Hiroyasu Yoshimi

Educational Activities

Until April 2007, I taught Spanish as a second foreign language (beginner and intermediate levels), special seminars, and a foundational seminar in thesis writing in Japanese, primarily at Kanagawa Prefectural College of Foreign Languages. Since April 2007, I have been teaching Spanish as a second foreign language (beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels) at Sophia University. I also serve as the coordinator for the university’s Spanish classes offered as a second foreign language, creating standardized syllabi and standard exams. Additionally, I teach a graduate-level course on Spanish teaching methodology. Concurrently, I teach Spanish (beginner, intermediate, and intensive courses) at Waseda University’s School of International Liberal Studies and other institutions.

Research Activities

I have authored Spanish textbooks for university courses as well as self-study materials for the general public. In 2003, 2005, and 2010, I was responsible for NHK’s Spanish radio program. I have also worked in editing and writing dictionaries. Until 2012, I participated in group research focused on the selection of basic Spanish vocabulary using computers. From 2014 to 2018, I led a group in curriculum development research on German, French, and Spanish education as second foreign languages at the university level. My current central research theme is the state of Spanish language education in Japan. I am developing a corpus of Spanish textbooks published since the 19th century to study teaching materials and the compilation of Spanish language education resources.