Yukimi Nakano

Yukimi Nakano is a Senior Lecturer in Japanese at Brandeis University, affiliated with the East Asian Studies Department and the Japanese Language Program. Her expertise spans Japanese language instruction, second language acquisition (focusing on ESL and JFL), and Japanese literature, particularly 17th-century Haikai poetry and the works of Matsuo Basho.

She holds a Master of Arts from California State University and a Bachelor of Arts from Osaka Ohtani University. Her teaching portfolio includes courses such as Intermediate Japanese (JAPN 30a), Advanced Intermediate Japanese (JAPN 40b), and Advanced Conversation and Composition (JAPN 105a/b).

Nakano’s research interests emphasize pedagogical approaches to language learning and historical literary analysis. She contributes to interdisciplinary efforts through affiliations with the East Asian Studies Undergraduate Research (UDRs) and the Watanabe Scholars program.

No specific scientific awards, grants, or advised students are listed in the provided information. Her professional activities are centered on teaching and program development within the Japanese Language Program at Brandeis.