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  Akiko SATO
   Department   Kyoto University of Foreign Studies  Department of British and American Studies, Faculty of Foreign Studies
   Position   Professor
■ Academic conference presentation
1. 2025/03/01 Community Interpreting Program Where Students Can Envision Their Future (The 30th FD/SD Forum, Consortium of Universities in Kyoto)
2. 2024/12/07 Exploring A Better Way of Community Interpreting Program:A Case Study of Questionnaire for Students at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (Research Conference 2024, Japan Society for Educational Technology) Link
3. 2024/10/18 Implementation of Language Proficiency Assessments for Community Interpreters (IAFOR The Asian Conference on Media, Communication & Film (MediAsia2024))
4. 2024/09/07 Community Interpreting Program - Kyoto University of Foreign Studies' Approach (The 25th Annual Conference of the Japan Association for Interpreting and Translation Studies (JAITS))
5. 2024/02/23 Efforts and Future Challenges of Community Interpreting at Kyoto University of Foreign Studies (The Cosoritum Kyoto)
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■ Books and academic papers
1. Book Science and Technology Acceptance and Transformation: Contribution to Public Health Quality Control by the Pharmaceutical Industry in Occupied Japan, 1945–1952   (Single) 2025/01
2. Book Working Draft International Standard: General Guidelines for In-house Translation Department   (Collaboration) 2024/07
3. Book Working Draft International Standard: General Guidelines for In-house Translation   (Collaboration) 2024/01
4. Book Working Draft International Standard: General Guidelines for In-house Translators   (Collaboration) 2023/08
5. Book A Compound Analysis of the Asia-Pacific Region: History and Prospects   (Collaboration) 2018/09
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■ Academic background
1. 〔Doctorial Course〕 Language and Society, Graduate School, Division of Language and Culture, Osaka University, Accomplished credits for doctoral program
2. 〔Master Course〕 Language and Society, Graduate School, Division of Language and Culture, Osaka University, Completed, Master's Degree (Language and Culture)
3. Faculty of Economics, Hokkaido University, Graduated, Bachelor
■ Business career
1. 1981/04~1983/03 Bank of Tokyo Foreing Echange Department, Sapporo Branch Bank Employee
2. 1983/04~2017/04 Atelier Ark Mary, Sole Proprietor Representative
3. 2017/05~2018/03 Osaka University Graduate School of Language and Culture Specially Appointed Assistant Professor
4. 2018/04~2023/03 Osaka University School of Foreign Studies Part-time Lecturer
5. 2018/10~2023/03 Osaka University of Tourism Faculty of Tourism Professor
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■ Educational ability
● Evaluation such as universities concerning teacher's concerned educational ability
1. 2023/03/31~2023/03/31 President's Award for Contribution to the Tourism Education Quality Certification "TedQUAL" by Osaka University of Tourism
● Special note of person who has experience of business
1. 1999/04/01~ Community Interpreting (Public Services)
2. 1997/04/01~ Translation
● Matter that should be mentioned specially in others educational activity
1. 2021/04/01~2023/03/31 Vice Chair, Institute of Japanese Language, Osaka University of Tourism
● Guidance such as alumni meetings and club
1. 2024/04/01~ Establishment of the Community Interpreting Research Group at the International Research Institute for Studies in Language and Peace, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies
■ Main Subject
Special Seminar for Community Interpreting
■ Belonging society
1. 2025/01~ Japan Society for Educational Technology Link
2. 2015/04~ The Japan Association for Interpreting and Translation Link
3. 2011/04~ The Japanese Society for the History of Pharmacy (JSHP) Link
4. 2010/04~ Japanese Society for The History of Medicine Link
5. 2010/04~ The Japan Association of International Relations Link
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■ Results on duty
● Special note of person who has experience of business
1. 2024/04/01~ To help and support the students who do the community interpreting activities (public services)
2. 2005/04/01~ Community Interpreting Acitivities (Public Services)
■ Qualification and license
1. 2024/11/12 QMS Auditor (JIS Q 9001:2015 JAB Certified) A25272
2. 2023/04 ISO/TC37 Committee, National Expense Trust in 2023
3. 2022/04 ISO/TC37 Committee, National Expense Trust in 2022
4. 2021/06 ISO9001IRCA(International ) Assistant Auditor(IRCA6129348)
5. 2021/05 ISO13611:2014 Certified Community Interpreting Service Provider (CISP)(OK#0002)
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■ Subject
1. Academic Reading I
2. Academic Reading III
3. Academic Reading IV
4. Elementary IELTS Preparation A
5. Elementary IELTS Preparation B
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■ Activity in society
1. 2020/10~2023/03 The Kansai Forum for Japan-U.S. Intellectual Exchange from October 2020 to January 2024
2. 2000/04~ Japan Association for Translators (JAT)
3. 1997/04~ Japan Translation Federation (JTF)
■ Research topic, funded research, and department laboratory expense
1. 2024/05~  Development of Language-Specific Aptitude Tests to Measure Language Proficiency for ISO13611:2014 Certification "Interpreting - Guidelines for Community Interpreting" (English-Japanese, Russian-Japanese, Portuguese-Japanese, Chinese-Japanese, French-Japanese)  (Key Word : ISO13611, Aptitute Test, Certified Inpterpreting)
2. 2023/05~2024/03  Development of Language-Specific Aptitude Tests to Measure Language Proficiency for ISO13611:2014 Certification "Interpreting - Guidelines for Community Interpreting" (English-Japanese, Russian-Japanese, Portuguese-Japanese, Chinese-Japanese, French-Japanese)  (Key Word : ISO13611, Aptitute Test, Certified Inpterpreter)
■ Committee and society
1. 2024/04/01~ Community Interpreting Research Group, International Research Institute for Studies in Language and Peace, Kyoto University of Foreign Studies Chairperson
2. 2014/04/01~ ISOTC37 Committee ISOTC37SC5 Expert, ISO/TS 25391 Project Leader
3. 2013/10/01~ ISOTC37
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