Makiko Hoshii

Makiko Hoshii is a Professor at Waseda University's School of Law, specializing in German linguistics and foreign language education. She holds a PhD in German Linguistics from Dokkyo University and a Bachelor's degree from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.

• Research Interests: German as a foreign language, second language acquisition, discourse analysis, interactive competence, and technology-mediated language learning.
• Recent Research: Focus on disfluency patterns, videoconferencing pedagogy, and longitudinal studies of Japanese learners' acquisition of German syntax.
• Professional Memberships: German Society for Foreign Language Research, Association for German as a Foreign Language, Japanese Association of Sociolinguistic Sciences.
• Key Collaborations: Nicole Schumacher (Humboldt University) on interactive language development and videoconference-based learning environments.
• Grant Funding: Multiple Japan Society for the Promotion of Science projects analyzing German word order, article systems, and virtual exchange programs.