Grace Li

Grace Li is an Instructor in the Department of World Languages at Western Carolina University (WCU), part of the College of Arts and Sciences. She joined WCU in 2023 after relocating from Japan in 2022. Her teaching focuses on integrating Japanese cultural elements across all language proficiency levels to enhance student engagement. Li emphasizes innovative pedagogical approaches, currently developing methods to teach Japanese pitch accent in beginner-level classes.

Education:

• MA in Japanese Studies, Kyushu University, Japan
• BA in English and Japanese, Dalian University of Foreign Languages, China

Her research interests bridge language education and cultural immersion, with a specialization in phonetics pedagogy. No academic publications or grants are explicitly listed in the provided information. She holds no recorded scientific awards.