Associate Professor, Japanese
Program Director, UNG Summer: Japanese Language and Culture
Office locationBarnes Hall, 304,
Dahlonega
Area(s) of Expertise: Second language acquisition, applied linguistics, Japanese pedagogy
Dr. Nishio earned her doctorate degree in Linguistics from the University of Georgia and joined the UNG faculty in Fall 2016. She has taught various levels of Japanese-language courses at several U.S. institutions since 2005. Her research interests include language learning and technology, intercultural communication, and language learning and culture.
Nishio, T. (2023). Project redesigning for U.S.-Japan COIL. Journal of Virtual Exchange, 6, 1–11.
Nishio, T., Fujikake, C., & Osawa, M. (2020). Language learning motivation in collaborative online international learning: an activity theory analysis. Journal of Virtual Exchange, 3(SI-IVEC2019), 27-47.
Nishio, T. & Nakatsugawa, M. (2020). ‘Successful’ participation in intercultural exchange: Tensions in American-Japanese telecollaboration. Language Learning & Technology, 24(1), 154–168.
Nishio, T. & Nakatsugawa, M. (2018). Value Orientations and Off-Topic Interactions: Contradictions in American-Japanese Telecollaboration. CALICO Journal, 35(3), 294-311.
Nishio, T. (2012). Metadiscursive Construction of Japanese Women’s Language: Images and Ideologies. In S. Song, J. Crowgey, & C. Yip. University of Washington Working Papers in Linguistics. Paper presented at the 2012 Northwest Linguistics Conference, Seattle, WA. (Volume 29). Seattle: UW Linguistics.