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Ritsuko Koso-Kirk is an Assistant Professor in Japanese at Durham University's School of Modern Languages and Cultures. She specializes in Japanese language teaching, focusing on materials design and technology-enhanced learning. Her roles include Japanese Studies Year Abroad Officer and Outreach Officer, collaborating with institutions like Teikyo University and the Japan Foundation. She organizes annual Japanese speech contests and has developed virtual year-abroad programs during the pandemic.
- Affiliations: Durham University, Inter-University Support Programme (IUSP), British Association for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language (BATJ)
Her research emphasizes multimodal texts, online collaborative writing, and pandemic-era pedagogical innovations. Recent work addresses legal considerations for online teaching and inter-university collaboration. She has presented at conferences including the Year Abroad Conference and UK LINGUA colloquia.
Recipient of the 2018 Excellence in Learning and Teaching Award, she advocates for student engagement through immersive and digital tools. Her outreach activities bridge academic and cultural institutions, promoting Japanese language and culture in the UK.
