Soo-im Lee
Education

BA (Commerce), Doshisha University, 1975

Certificate in the Teaching of English as a Second Language, UCLA, 1976

MA (Bilingual Education), Boston Sate College, 1978

Ed.D. (Education, Curriculum, Instruction and Technology in Education),
	Temple University, 2002 (dissertation: "Redefining motivation and language anxiety: an empirical validation of psycho educational model in an EFL context.")

Career History:

2003-2004	Visiting Fellow, Center for Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity, Stanford University Visiting Researcher, The Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Harvard University
1996-present	Faculty member in the Department of Business Administration, Ryukoku University, Kyoto, 67 Tsukahonmachi, Fukakusa, Fushimiku, Kyoto, 612-8577: teaching English, Cross-cultural communication, CALL, etc.
1980-1996	General director at NCB Language Institute,@designing curriculum, and managing and training teachers

Background

Born and grew up in Osaka, Japan as a second generation Korean and acquired Japanese citizenship in 2001. Studied in the US from 1975-1978 for graduate school and currently work as a full time faculty member in the Department of Business Administration, Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan. Have been teaching classes such as intercultural communication, Korean issues in Japan, Computer Assisted Language Learning, creative writing and, etc.

Activities/Interests/Plans

Because of my Korean ethnic background, I have participated in various social activities, for example, giving workshops related to human rights movements for minority groups in Japan. One year leave for overseas study was granted from Aug. 1, 2003 to July 31st, 2004.

2002-2003 Chair of General English Committee at Ryukoku university Member of JACET(Japan Association of College English Teachers) Member of TESOL and JALT(The Japan Association for Language Teaching) Member of Association for Asian Studies

Grants

1998 Ryukoku University, NINGEN, KAGAKU, SHUKYO Research Fund 1999 Ryukoku university Faculty Development Research Fund 2000 Ryukoku University Faculty Development Research Fund 2001 Ryukoku University Faculty Development Research Fund 2001-2 Ryukoku University, NINGEN, KAGAKU, SHUKYO Research Fund 2002 TOEIC Research Grant 2003 Harvard University, Edwin O. Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies, Grant for Collaborative Work in Japanese Studies 2003 Stanford University, the Center for East Asian Studies, the Principal investigator, Dr. Befu Harumi, emeritus