Hanako Okada

(岡田華子)

Profile Information

Affiliation: Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Department of Liberal Arts, Sophia University

Degree: Doctor of Education(Temple University)
Master of Education(Temple University)
Bachelor of Arts(Sophia University)

Contact information: h-okada-c5ssophia.ac.jp
Researcher number: 80737205
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1905-5007
J-GLOBAL ID: 201401020301591836
researchmap Member ID: 7000007564

Research Interests

Applied linguistics; narrative inquiry; ethnography; reflexivity; illness narratives; multilingual identity; sociocognitive approach to learning

Research Areas

Humanities & social sciences / Linguistics /

Major Papers

Narrative inquiry in applied linguistics research: The pleasures and perils

Hanako Okada

Reflexive and Reflective Research Approaches in Applied Linguistics, 158-176, Feb 21, 2025 Peer-reviewedInvited
Ethnographic perspectives on discourse and second language research

Hanako Okada

The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Discourse, 173-186, Jan 1, 2024 Peer-reviewedInvited
Reflexivity, reflective practice, and good writing: An unfinished journey

Hanako Okada

Perspectives on Good Writing in Applied Linguistics and TESOL, 200-212, Sep 28, 2023 Peer-reviewedInvited
Discourse analysis and ethnography

Dwight Atkinson, Hanako Okada, Steven Talmy

The Bloomsbury Handbook of Discourse Analysis, Second Edition, 235-248, Jan 1, 2021 Peer-reviewedInvited
Language Learning Great and Small: Environmental Support Structures and Learning Opportunities in a Sociocognitive Approach to Second Language Acquisition/Teaching

Dwight Atkinson, Eton Churchill, Takako Nishino, Hanako Okada

Modern Language Journal, 102(3) 471-493, Sep, 2018 Peer-reviewedLast author
Researching people with illnesses and disabilities: Ethical dimensions

Hanako Okada

Doing research in applied linguistics: Realities, dilemmas, and solutions, 124-133, 2017 Peer-reviewedInvited
Negotiating the invisible: Two women making sense of chronic illness through narrative

Hanako Okada

Language, Body, and Health, 145-170, Nov 30, 2011 Peer-reviewedInvited
Alignment and interaction in a sociocognitive approach to second language acquisition

Dwight Atkinson, Eton Churchill, Takako Nishino, Hanako Okada

Modern Language Journal, 91(2) 169-188, Jun, 2007 Peer-reviewedLast author

Misc.

Book review: Ethnographies of academic writing research: Theory, methods, and interpretation

Hanako Okada

Journal of Second Language Writing, 63 101089, Mar, 2024 Invited
Book Review: Ethnographic perspectives on academic writing

Hanako Okada

Journal of Second Language Writing, 38 56-57, Dec, 2017 Invited

Presentations

Transformative potentials: Political role-play debates to foster critical thinking and student autonomy.

Hanako Okada

Critical Thinking in the Classroom Conference, Aug, 2024
Researching people with illnesses and disabilities: Ethical dilemmas and imperatives

Hanako Okada

Qualitative Research Consortium in English Education, Feb, 2020 Invited
Perils of narrative inquiry: When unexpected distressing stories unfold

Hanako Okada

American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference, Mar, 2019, American Association for Applied Linguistics
The ethical dilemmas in narrative research: Working with participants with illnesses and disabilities

Hanako Okada

American Association for Applied Linguistics Conference, Mar, 2017, American Association for Applied Linguistics

Colloquium Paper
Environmentally coupled learning structures and opportunities in a sociocognitive approach to SLA

Dwight Atkinson, Eton Churchill, Takako Nishino, Hanako Okada

The Interactional Competences and Practices in a Second Language (ICOP-L2) Conference, Jan, 2017 Invited

Professional Memberships

Media Coverage

Seminar/Laboratory visit, vol. 70. “Promoting Core Program that creates a foundation for learning in English”

Nagano Kenmin Shimbun, Hishō, No. 498 p. 9, Dec, 2023 Newspaper, magazine

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