Yuhko Kayama

• ASIA 1770 - Introductory Japanese
• ASIA 2770 - Intermediate Japanese
• ASIA 3480 - Japanese Culture and Language Experience
• ASIA 3770 - Advanced Japanese
• ASIA 3792 - Linguistic Analysis of Japanese

After obtaining a PhD degree at McGill University, Dr. Kayama started her teaching career at the University of Manitoba. Her research interests include foreign language learning/teaching, second language acquisition, and first language development. 

• PhD (Linguistics), McGill University 
• MA (TESL and Linguistic Studies), Syracuse University
• BA (Education), International Christian University

• Okumura, Y., Y. Oshima-Takane, T. Kobayashi, M. Ma, & Y. Kayama. 2023. Comprehension of null and pronominal object sentences in Japanese-speaking children. Language Learning and Development, 19, 2, 151-166.
• Kayama, Y., & Y. Oshima-Takane. 2022. The acquisition of argument structures of intransitive and transitive verbs in Japanese: The role of parental input. First Language, 42, 1, 144-167

• 2021 - The Twelfth JCHAT (Japanese Codes for the Human Analysis of Transcripts) Award, Best paper utilizing JCHAT/CHILDES. Kayama, Y., & Y. Oshima-Takane. The role of the input in the acquisition of verb argument structures in child Japanese. The Japanese Society for Language Sciences (JSLS).