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Ms Nagisa Fukui

Ms Nagisa Fukui

Senior Lecturer
Arts,Design & Architecture
School of Humanities & Languages

Nagisa Fukui is a Senior Lecture of Japanese studies, in the School of Humanities & Languages. I have developed and taught a wide range of Japanese courses at UNSW, including the largest language course at UNSW. I also supervise Japanese language teaching practicum students who are interested in teaching at tertiary institutions. My research interests are Japanese language education and Japanese discourse analysis by using the systemic functional approach (SFL).  I am in charge of the Japanese Proficiency Test, Sydney NSW site, a committee member of the Japanese Language Speech Contest NSW, and a member  of the Australian Network for Teaching Advanced Japanese of the Japanese Studies Association of Australia.
Phone
9385 2414
E-mail
n.fukui@unsw.edu.au
Location
206 Morven Brown
  • Books | 2017
    Thomson ; Shimasaki ; Fukui ; iida ; Okamoto ; hashimoto ; chan S; okawa ; okumura ; hiratsuka ; ogino , 2017, Foreign Language Learning Communities of Practice: Mechanisms for participatory learning [Gaikokugo Gakushuu no Jissen Komyuniti: Sanka suru manabi o tsukuru shikake], Thomson CK, (ed.), Coco Publishing, Tokyo, http://www.cocopb.com/cocobooks/booksinfo/%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC/2017/9/11_978-4-904595-93-0.html
  • Book Chapters | 2017
    Fukui N; Hashimoto Y, 2017, 'The practice of connecting different level of students: A reforming Senpai Session [ I-reberu-kan wo Tsunageru: Senpai Sesshon no Kaizen]', in Thomson C (ed.), Foreign Language Learning Communities of Practice: Mechanisms for participatory learning [Gaikokugo Gakushuu no Jissen Komyuniti: Sanka suru manabi o tsukuru shikake],, Coco Publishing, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 159 - 177
    Book Chapters | 2017
    Fukui N, 2017, 'The first Japanese course [Saisho no Nihongo Coosu]', in Thomson C (ed.), Foreign Language Learning Communities of Practice: Mechanisms for participatory learning [Gaikokugo Gakushuu no Jissen Komyuniti: Sanka suru manabi o tsukuru shikake], CoCo Publishing, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 45 - 68
    Book Chapters | 2013
    Fukui N, 2013, 'Description of MOOD in Japanese: examining Mood types in a selected set of texts', in Thomson E; Armour WS (ed.), Systemic Functional Perspectives of Japanese: Descriptions and Applications, edn. 1st, Equinox, UK and USA, pp. 65 - 100, https://www.equinoxpub.com/equinox/books/showbook.asp?bkid=120
    Book Chapters | 2009
    Iida S; Fukui N, 2009, 'Learning Japanese by Discourse Analysi - Application of Teacher's Research Field', in Thomson CK (ed.), New pedagogies for learner agency:Japanese language education research and practice in Australia, edn. 1, Coco Publishing Co. Ltd., Japan, pp. 179 - 195
    Book Chapters | 2009
    Thomson CK; Fukui N; Shimasaki K, 2009, 'Active Learning in an Introductory Course: An Examination of Interaction Tests', in Thomson CK (ed.), New pedagogies for learner agency:Japanese language education research and practice in Australia, edn. 1, Coco Publishing Co. Ltd., Japan, pp. 47 - 65
    Book Chapters | 2008
    Fukui N; Thomson EA; White PR, 2008, 'Evaluating ¿Reporter¿ Voice in Two Japanese Front-page Lead Stories', in Thomson EA; White PRR (ed.), Communicating Conflict, Multilingual Case Studies of the News Media, edn. 1, Continuum Publishing Co, Great Britain, pp. 65 - 95
    Book Chapters | 2005
    Fukui N, 2005, 'The Junior Teacher Internship program: Case studies of junior teachers` encounters with first year students', in Bourke B (ed.), Innovative Practice in Japanese Language Education, edn. First, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, pp. 120 - 137
  • Journal articles | 2022
    Fukui N; Tajima M, 2022, 'The Significance of Crossing the Boundaries: A Case Study of an Online Student Exchange Project Between Ibaraki University and UNSW, Sydney', Journal on Liberal Arts Education (Institute for Liberal Arts Eductaion, Ibaraki University), 5, pp. 93 - 109, http://www.lae.ibaraki.ac.jp/publication/%E5%85%A8%E5%AD%A6%E6%95%99%E8%82%B2%E6%A9%9F%E6%A7%8B%E8%AB%96%E9%9B%86%EF%BC%88%E7%AC%AC%EF%BC%95%E5%8F%B7%EF%BC%89.pdf
    Journal articles | 2021
    Hayes C; Nakane I; Fukui N; Nagami M; Ogino M; Otsuji E, 2021, 'Are ‘advanced’ Japanese language programs sustainable? A look at Australia, New Zealand and Singapore', Melbourne Asia Review, 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.37839/mar2652-550x7.17
    Journal articles | 2021
    Otsuji E; Fukui N; Nakane I; Hayes C, 2021, '世界とつながる日本語ユーザーの育成、Sekai to tsunagaru Nihongo yuuzaa no ikusee, Cultivating Japanese Users who Connect to the World', ことばと社会, Kotoba to Syakai, Languages and Societies, pp. 186 - 189
    Journal articles | 2019
    Thomson C; Fukui N, 2019, 'Issues and practices of overseas Japanese language teacher training and practicum: an Australian case study [Kaigai de no kyouin yousei, kyouiku jisshuu no jissen to kadai: Oosutoraria no genba kara]', Journal of Japanese Language Teaching Nihongo Kyoiku, 172, pp. 48 - 61, http://www.nkg.or.jp/wp/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/172_4abstract.pdf
    Journal articles | 2015
    Fukui N; Kwaguchi , 2015, '" Designing a Japanese Learning Environment for Peer Learning Using the Social Networking Service BEBO "', Electronic Journal of Foreign Language Teaching, 12, pp. 115 - 134, http://e-flt.nus.edu.sg/main.htm
  • Conference Papers | 2018
    Thomson C; Fukui N, 2018, 'Ekkyouteki gakushuu to shite no kaigai nihongo kyoushi jissen kenkshuu [Overseas Japanese language teacher training as Cross-Boundary Learning.]', in Proceedings for the Fall Conference of the Society of Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language, Nihongo Kyoiku Gakkai, The Society of Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language, Shizuoka Japan, pp. 130 - 135, presented at the 2018 Fall Conference of the Society of Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language, Shizuoka Japan, 24 November 2018 - 25 November 2018, http://www.nkg.or.jp/pdf/yokou-18autumn.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2018
    Thomson C; Fukui N, 2018, 'Supporting mixed-group language learning through Communities of Practice and Boundary Crossing', in SPENCE-BROWN R (ed.), Bigger, broader, better, The Japan Foundation, Sydney, the University of Technology Sydney, pp. 67 - 71, presented at The fourth National Symposium on Japanese Language Education (NSJLE2018), the University of Technology Sydney, 02 November 2018 - 03 November 2018, https://nsjle.org.au/proceedings/#2018-proceedings
    Conference Papers | 2017
    Thomson C; Fukui N, 2017, '“’Idoo, ekkyoo, tsunagari’ o kangaeru: kaigai no nihongo kyoiku jisshuusei no jirei kara. [A consideration of “Boundary Crossing and Connections” in a case of Japanese teaching practicum students at an overseas university.]', in Proceedings for the 2017 Fall Conference of the Society of Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language, Nihongo Kyoiku Gakkai, The Society of Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language, Niigat, Japan, pp. 408 - 411, presented at the 2017 Fall Conference of the Society of Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language, Niigat, Japan, 25 November 2017 - 26 November 2017, http://www.nkg.or.jp/pdf/yokou-17autumn.pdf
    Conference Papers | 2013
    Fukui N, 2013, '"Using a Peer assessment for designing a collaborative learning environment: a case study of Introductory Japanese Class"', in Proceedings of the 18th Conference of The Japanese Studies Association of Australia: Peer-reviewed full papers, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, presented at The 18th Biennial Conference of the Japanese Studies Association of Australia, Canberra, Australia, 08 July 2013 - 11 July 2013, http://japaninstitute.anu.edu.au/sites/default/files/u6/02_Nagisa_Fukui-JSAA2013.pdf

the Vice Chancellor’s Teaching Excellence Award, receipian. (2013) 

Citation for Oustanding Contribution to Sudent Learning as a part of the Australian Awards for University Teaching for the Community of Practice of Leaners of Japanese, receipient. (2012)

• EF champion of ADA.

• the person in charge of the Japanese Proficiency Test, Sydney NSW site.

• a committee member of the Japanese Language Speech Contest NSW.

• a member  of the Australian Network for Teaching Advanced Japanese of the Japanese Studies Association of Australia.

• a member of the Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language.

My Teaching

ARTS1630 Introductory Japanese A

ARTS1631 Introductory Japanese B

ARTS1632 Introductory Japanese for HSC Beginners

ARTS6704 Approaches to Japanese Discourse Analysis

ARTS6718 Advanced Writing in Japanese

JAPN5011 Japanese Teaching Practicum