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Yoko Sakurauchi is Assistant Professor at World Languages (Japanese) as well as International Studies. Her specialties are intercultural communication, culture learning, early language education, and language pedagogy.

Yoko completed her BA in Education at Shimane University in Japan in 1998. Portland State University is where she received her MA in Communication Studies in 2004, and she earned her EdD in 2014. She currently serves as president of Pacific Northwest Council for Languages (PNCFL).

Courses frequently taught:

• JAPN 101, 102 | Intro to Japanese Language & Culture
• IS 220W | Intro to International Studies
• JAPN 313 | Intro to Sustainability in Japanese
• JAPN 385 | Intro to Japanese Studies
• JAPN 413W | Advanced Sustainability in Japanese
• JAPN 485W | Seminar in Japanese Studies
• WORL 325 | Mentoring & Tutoring Languages