Dr. Kaoru Ochiai is a Croft Instructional Associate Professor of Japanese in the Department of Modern Languages and the Croft Institute for International Studies at the University of Mississippi. She is the Director of the Japanese program.
Research Interests
Dr. Ochiai's research interests include Sociolinguistics, Pragmatics, Methodological Study, and Japanese Intonation and Accent.
Biography
Dr. Ochiai has been President of the South Central Association of Teachers of Japanese (SCATJ) since 2014 and is a member of the Association of Teachers of Japanese (ATJ).
Kaoru Ochiai. (2008). Impression Management by American Learners of Japanese: Does the level of self-enhancement cause mis-presentation of ‘self’? Doctoral Dissertation, The University of Mississippi. (Publication number AAT3361194).
Kaoru Ochiai. (2003). “Different Perceptions of Politeness and Use of Language in Making Requests between Japanese and Americans.” Mississippi Language Crusader. Vol. 41, 12-26.
Courses Taught
- Japn 101 and 103 Elementary Japanese I and Practical Review
- Japn 102, 104 Elementary Japanese II and Practical Review
- Japn 201, 203 Intermediate Japanese I and Review
- Japn 202 and 204 Intermediate Japanese II and Review
- Japn 301 Conversation and Composition I
- Japn 302 Conversation and Composition II
- Japn 401 Advanced Japanese I
- Japn 402 Advanced Japanese II
- Japn 501 Contemporary Japanese
Education
Associate Hospitality and Tourism Management, Mt Hood Community College (1994)
B.A. English, Aoyama Gakuin (1999)
M.A. Curriculum and Instruction, The University of Mississippi (2002)
Ph.D. Education, The University of Mississippi (2008)