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OKANO Yasuko, Ph.D. (Associate Professor) [KUID]

Personal Background

Yasuko OKANO joined the faculty of Kobe University in 2024. She received a Ph.D. in Education from Hiroshima University in 2023.

Fields of Specialization

Second Language Acquisition, Teaching Japanese as a Second Language, Academic writing, Yasashii-Nihongo

Selected Publications

• Okano, Y. (2025). Investigating the Degree to which Japanese Students’ Perception of Helping Others Changed after Three Weeks of Studying Yasashii-Nihongo. Bulletin of the Faculty of Letters Kobe University, 52, 47–59.
• Okano, Y. (2023). A Critical Review of Research on Peer Feedback for L2 Writing: Focusing on Key Analytical Points. The Chugoku-Shikoku Society for the Study of Education, 28, 53-62.
• Okano, Y. (2022). Students’ perceptions of peer feedback on Japanese L2 writings: Analyzing the roles of feedback provider-receiver and writer. Chugokugo washa no tameno nihongo kenkyu, 13, 94-110.