Hisae Matsui

Hisae Matsui serves as Senior Lecturer in Japanese Language at Princeton University's Department of East Asian Studies, teaching first through fourth-year Japanese courses since 2007. She also held the role of Acting Director of Princeton's Japanese Language Program (2020) and previously directed Japanese Studies at Salem International University (2003-2007).

Education:

• Ed.D. in Technology Education, West Virginia University (2014); Dissertation: "The Impact of Visual Elements in Virtual Environments on Interpersonal Emotional Connection in Telecollaboration"
• M.A. in TESOL/Linguistics, West Virginia University (2002)
• B.Ed. in Elementary Education (English Specialization), Hiroshima University, Japan (1998)

Dr. Matsui pioneers technology-enhanced language pedagogy through research on design thinking in curriculum development, AI-driven personalized instruction, and virtual exchanges between native/non-native Japanese speakers. Her work bridges cultural gaps by leveraging adaptive learning systems and ethical AI applications to transform second-language acquisition methodologies.

Scientific Awards:

• Digital Pedagogy Projects, McGraw Center for Teaching and Learning (2025)
• PCLS Summer Fellowship, Princeton Center for Language Study (2024)
• 250th Anniversary Innovation Fund grants (2016, 2018) for personalized Japanese curriculum development

She directs grant-funded initiatives including adaptive learning pathways for beginner Japanese and fine-tuned large language models for world language education. Her upcoming Summer 2025 graduate course at Middlebury College will explore ethical AI applications in Japanese pedagogical grammar instruction.