Faculty Information - TOMOKO HASHIMOTO |

（Last updated : 2026-05-08 13:17:51）

TOMOKO HASHIMOTO

Department / Course

Tokyo Future University School of Child Psychology Department of Child Psychology Speciality of Childcare

Job Associate Professor

Academic conference presentation
2026/05	An overview of the current state of sex education in infants and young children
2026/05	An investigation on kamishibai in childhood
2026/02	Perceived English Ability, Language Mindset, and Belief About Age Sensitivity in Pre-service Teachers: Implications for Teaching (The 97th EPA (Eastern Psychological Association) Annual Meeting)
2026/02	Social–Emotional Learning in Childhood: Parent Perspectives from a Japanese English Immersion Classroom (The 97th EPA (Eastern Psychological Association) Annual Meeting)
2025/11	Interdisciplinary research on English and early childhood
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Book and thesis
2026/04	Papers	“Play Is for Kids!...or Is It?”: Play as a Pedagogical Tool for Learners Beyond Early Childhood MindBrainEd Think Tanks: Embracing playful learning in the language classroom 12 (4),pp.13-22 (Co-authored)
2026/03	Papers	Connective Instruction and Teacher-Student Relationships in Cultivating Intrinsic Motivation: A Case Study of a Japanese University EFL Classroom The Language Teacher 50 (2),pp.3-11 (Co-authored)
2026/03	Papers	The Impact of Childhood English Experiences on Affinity for English: Implications for Educational Practice (Sole-authored)
2026/02	Books	Early Multilingual Education Research Pathways from Policy to Practice,pp.305-320 (Co-authored)
2025/10	Papers	Enhancing Intrinsic Motivation and Internalization in Very Young Learners' Speech Production: Insights from an English Immersion Kindergarten Classroom in Japan International Journal of Early Childhood Education 32,pp.123-141 (Sole-authored)
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Academic background
2019/04～2022/03	Doctoral Program (2nd Semester) Doctorate Program Graduate School of Global Japanese Studies Meiji University Finished Ph.D.
2017/04～2019/03	Doctoral Program (1st Semester) Master's program Graduate School of Global Japanese Studies Meiji University Finished Master
2001/04～2003/03	Master Program School education Graduate School of Education Tokyo Gakugei University Finished Master
1996/04～2000/03	Faculty of Literature Waseda University Graduated

Business career
2023/04 ～ 2026/03	Part-time researcher for university or other academic organization
2023/04 ～	Part-time researcher for university or other academic organization
2022/04 ～ 2023/03	Felicia College of Childhood Education Global Childhood Education Department
2019/09 ～ 2023/03	Waseda University Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences
2017/08 ～ 2018/08	Tsurukawa Women's Junior College
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Belonging society
2025/12 ～	Eastern Psychological Association (EPA)
2024/09 ～	Early Language Learning and Multilingual Education Network (ELLME)
2018/03 ～ 2024/03	International Association for the Psychology of Language Learning (IAPLL)

Activity in society
2014/07	E-learning teaching material "TOEIC (R) test utilization course to improve Business English"

Research topic, funded research, and department laboratory expense
2023/04 ～ 2027/03	What encourages English oral production of kindergarten children in an English immersion classroom? (KAKEN Early Researchers Grant) Research by External Competitive Fund
2022/04 ～ 2023/03	2022 Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) CUE Research Grant Research by External Competitive Fund
2019/04 ～ 2020/03	2018 Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) Research Grant Research by External Competitive Fund

Research Field
2019/03	Meiji University Graduate School Dean's Award

Present specialized field
Education

e-Rad Researcher Number
50816238

Teaching Experiences
学術英語コミュニケーション（明治大学大学院）