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Kaori Furuya

Title: Associate Professor

Department: World Languages, Literatures, and Cultures

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

  • PhD, The City University of New York, 2009
    Major: Linguistics
    Specialization: Linguistics
    Dissertation: The DP hypothesis through the lens of Japanese nominal collocation constructions
  • MPhil, The City University of New York, 2004
    Major: Linguistics
  • MEd, Shizuoka University, 1996
    Major: English Education
    Specialization: Linguistics in English Education
  • BEd, Shizuoka University, 1994
    Major: English Education

Current Scheduled Teaching

JAPN 4046.001Dawn of Modern JapanSpring 2025
JAPN 3042.001Japanese Society TodaySpring 2025
JAPN 3064.001Japanese Grammar and KanjiFall 2024 Syllabus
JAPN 4048.001Travel Writings of the Edo PeriodFall 2024 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

JAPN 4030.001Advanced Japanese IVSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4044.001Lives of the SamuraiSpring 2024 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4900.002SPECIAL PROBLEMSSpring 2024 Syllabus
JAPN 4042.001Japanese Ghost StoriesFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 3064.001Japanese Grammar and KanjiFall 2023 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4020.001Advanced Japanese IIIFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4040.001Advanced Topics in Japanese CultureFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 3060.001Advanced Topics in Japanese LanguageFall 2022 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4040.001Advanced Topics in Japanese CultureSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
WLLC 2980.001Experimental CourseSpring 2022 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4040.001Advanced Topics in Japanese CultureFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 3060.001Advanced Topics in Japanese LanguageFall 2021 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4030.001Advanced Japanese IVSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4040.001Advanced Topics in Japanese CultureSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 3060.001Advanced Topics in Japanese LanguageSpring 2021 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4020.001Advanced Japanese IIIFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4040.001Advanced Topics in Japanese CultureFall 2020 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4030.001Advanced Japanese IVSpring 2020 Syllabus
JAPN 4040.001Advanced Topics in Japanese CultureSpring 2020 Syllabus
JAPN 4900.702SPECIAL PROBLEMSSpring 2020
JAPN 4020.001Advanced Japanese IIIFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4040.001Advanced Topics in Japanese CultureFall 2019 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4900.701SPECIAL PROBLEMSFall 2019
JAPN 4030.001Advanced Japanese IVSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4040.001Advanced Topics in Japanese CultureSpring 2019 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4900.701SPECIAL PROBLEMSSpring 2019
JAPN 4020.001Advanced Japanese IIIFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4040.001Advanced Topics in Japanese CultureFall 2018 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4040.001Advanced Topics in Japanese CultureSpring 2018 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 3020.001Advanced Japanese IFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 3020.002Advanced Japanese IFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4040.001Advanced Topics in Japanese CultureFall 2017 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4030.001Advanced Japanese IVSpring 2017 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 3020.001Advanced Japanese IFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 3020.002Advanced Japanese IFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 4020.001Advanced Japanese IIIFall 2016 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 3030.001Advanced Japanese IISpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 3030.002Advanced Japanese IISpring 2016 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 3020.001Advanced Japanese IFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 3020.002Advanced Japanese IFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 3040.001Advanced Topics in Japanese CultureFall 2015 Syllabus SPOT
JAPN 3030.001Advanced Japanese IISpring 2015 Syllabus
JAPN 3030.002Advanced Japanese IISpring 2015 Syllabus
JAPN 3020.001Advanced Japanese IFall 2014 Syllabus
JAPN 3020.002Advanced Japanese IFall 2014 Syllabus
JAPN 3060.001Advanced Topics in Japanese LanguageFall 2014 Syllabus
Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Published Intellectual Contributions

    Abstracts and Proceedings

  • Furuya, K. (2018). The syntax of Japanese postverbal elements: rethinking right dislocation. Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Kaitakusha Publishing Company,. http://elsj.jp/english_linguistics-eng/
  • Furuya, K. (2015). PRO and Phi-feature Mismatch in Imposter Construction. WPCL Digital edition, University of Victoria.

    • Journal Article

  • Furuya, K. (2020). Additional bi-clausal types of Japanese right dislocation. 36 (2) 225-251. De Gruyter. https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jjl-2020-2025/html
  • Furuya, K. (2020). Structure and Inference in Japanese Right-Dislocation. 21 (4) 557-580. John Benjamins Publishing Company. https://www.jbe-platform.com/content/journals/10.1075/lali.00070.fur
  • Furuya, K. (2019). A Cross-linguistic study of imposter constructions. 9 (1) 1-10. London, Academy Publication. http://www.academypublication.com/ojs/index.php/tpls/article/view/tpls09010110
  • Furuya, K. (2018). A reconsideration of the (non-)uniform syntax of Korean right-dislocation. 35 (2) 275-304. Seoul, Institute for the Study of Language and Information, Kyung Hee University. http://isli.khu.ac.kr/journal/content/data/35_2/2.pdf
  • Furuya, K. (2017). (Under)specification of the person feature in relative clauses. 64 (2) 281-311. Budapest, Akadémiai Kiadó. http://akademiai.com/doi/abs/10.1556/2062.2017.64.2.6
  • Furuya, K. (2017). Two types of 3rd person in English. (4) 40-46. Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215039016300637
  • Furuya, K. (2016). PRO and (Under)specification of Person in Imposter Constructions. 6 (9) 1799-2591. London, Academy Publication. http://www.academypublication.com/tpls/

Contracts, Grants and Sponsored Research

    Grant - Service

  • Furuya, K., "Fund for the cultural event (Japanese tea ceremony)," sponsored by Multicultural Center, Other, $500 Funded. (2016 - 2016).

    • Grant - Teaching

  • Furuya, K. (Other), "Fund for the Japanese National Exam," sponsored by WLLC, Other, $400 Funded. (2015 - 2015).
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    • The course as a whole was
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    • The instructor’s contribution to the course was
    • The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
  • Challenge and Engagement Index:
    This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
    • Do you expect your grade in this course to be
    • The intellectual challenge presented was
    • The amount of effort you put into this course was
    • The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
    • Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was
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