Satomi Suzuki-Chenoweth

Senior Lecturer of Japanese

Member Of:
  • School of Modern Languages
Office Phone: 404-894-7327
Office Location: Swann 332

Overview

Satomi Suzuki‑Chenoweth, Ph.D. (University of Georgia, 2011), joined Georgia Tech in 2003 and is a Senior Lecturer in the Japanese and Linguistics Programs. She currently serves as a member of the Modern Languages Advisory Committee. Alongside Dr. Masato Kikuchi, she co‑developed the School of Modern Languages’ pioneering synchronous online Japanese courses nearly two decades ago.

Her research focuses on second language acquisition (SLA) theory and foreign language (FL) pedagogy, with particular attention to students’ learning behaviors and experiences. She has presented her work at major conferences, including AAAL, ACTFL, CALICO, and AATJ. Her 2013 article in the CALICO Journal, “Private Turns: A Student’s Off‑Screen Behaviors During Synchronous Online Japanese Instruction,” was recognized as Best Article of the Year. Committed to technology‑enhanced learning, she was selected for the 2024–2025 Governor’s Teaching Fellows Program to explore the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom.

Dr. Suzuki‑Chenoweth is dedicated to promoting linguistic and cultural diversity and to broadening students’ worldviews through the humanities education while strengthening their professional skills in STEM fields. Since 2020, she has supported the Nakatani RIES Program as a Japanese instructor, collaborating with Biomedical Engineering faculty. Her current projects include the development of a new interdisciplinary course, Travel Japanese and Japan’s World Heritage Sites for Engineers and Architects (ML 2500), which integrates Japanese language, history, aesthetics, technology, and sustainability.

Her interest in cross‑cultural communication is shaped by her experiences living in Japan, the United States, Switzerland, and Denmark. In addition to English, she has studied French (DELF B2 certified) and Danish. As an educator, she strives to build bridges across cultures, languages, and communities, enriching learning beyond the classroom. She has received multiple teaching awards, including the ML Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching and Curricular Innovation and the Ivan Allen College Non‑Tenured Academic Faculty Distinguished Teaching Award (AY 2024–2025).

Education:
  • Ph.D., University of Georgia, 2011, Linguistics, Second Language Acquisition
  • M.A., Georgia State University, 2003, Applied Linguistics and Teaching English as a Second Language
  • B.F.A., Metropolitan State University of Denver, 1998, Art History and Postmodern Art Theories and Criticism
  • B.F.A, Tama Art University, 1996, 3D Design
Areas of
Expertise:
  • Adult Language And Literacy Education
  • Applied Linguistics
  • Conversation And Multimodal Discourse Analyses
  • Foreign Language Pedagogy
  • Intercultural Communication
  • Machine Translation
  • Second Language Acquisition Theories

Interests

Teaching Interests:
Satomi Suzuki‑Chenoweth’s teaching interests focus on undergraduate instruction in beginning‑ and intermediate‑level Japanese language and culture (JAPN 1001–2002), as well as foundational coursework in Linguistics (LING 2100). Recent course development includes Travel Japanese and Japan’s World Cultural Heritage Sites for Engineers and Architects (ML 2500), an interdisciplinary course that bridges the arts and humanities with STEM education and integrates Japanese language, history, aesthetics, technology and sustainability.
Research Interests:
Her research focuses on second language acquisition (SLA) theory and foreign language (FL) pedagogy, with particular attention to students’ learning behaviors and experiences. She has presented her work at major conferences, including AAAL, ACTFL, CALICO, and AATJ. Her 2013 article in the CALICO Journal, “Private Turns: A Student’s Off Screen Behaviors During Synchronous Online Japanese Instruction,” was recognized as Best Article of the Year. Committed to technology enhanced learning, she was selected for the 2024–2025 Governor’s Teaching Fellows Program to explore the use of AI in the classroom.
Research Fields:
  • Japanese
  • Linguistics
  • Pedagogy and Curriculum Development

Courses

  • JAPN-1001: Elementary Japanese I
  • JAPN-1002: Elementary Japanese II
  • JAPN-2001: Intermediate Japanese I
  • JAPN-2002: Intermediate Japanese II
  • LING-2100: Intro to Linguistics
  • ML-2500: Intro Cross-Cult Studies

Publications

All Publications

Journal Articles

Internet Publications

Updated:  Feb 7th, 2026 at 5:03 PM