Profiles

Judy Wakabayashi

Professor of Japanese Translation; Japanese Advisor

After working as a professional translator in Japan, Judy Wakabayashi received her Ph.D. from the University of Queensland in 1993. She taught Japanese-English translation at the graduate level in Australia before moving to Kent State University. Her research interests include Japanese studies, the history of translation in Japan, translation theory, and the pedagogy of translation. Dr Wakabayashi currently teaches graduate courses in Japanese-English translation and translation history. Accredited as an Advanced Translator (Japanese-English) by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters in Australia, Dr Wakabayashi is the co-editor of Asian Translation Traditions (2005) and Decentering Translation Studies: India and Beyond (2009), author of various articles and chapters on translation, and translator of several non-fiction books.

Scholarly, Creative & Professional Activities

RESEARCH AND TEACHING INTERESTS:

   Japanese-English Translation

   The History of Translation in Japan

   Translation Studies

   Translation Pedagogy

   The Teaching of Translation Theory

   The Practice of Japanese Translation

   Theory of Translation and Interpreting

   Graduate Research and Writing in Japanese

   Literary and Cultural Translation

Histories of Translation

OFFICE

Applied Linguistics, Institute for
Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies

OFFICE HOURS

Spring 2013:

Tuesday 2:30-3:30 p.m.
Wednesday 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.; 1:00-4:00 p.m.
And by appointment

Office: 308-D Satterfield Hall

CONTACT INFO

Phone: 330-672-1819
Fax: 330-672-4009
jwakabay@kent.edu

EXPERTISE

Japanese Translation