Dr Carol Hayes. PHOTO BY JIMMY WALSH.
Dr Carol Hayes has received an Award for Teaching Excellence at the Australian Awards for University Teaching. The Senior Lecturer from the ANU College of Asia and Pacific specialises Japanese cultural production including literature and film as well as popular culture, such as anime and manga. The citation for the award praised Dr Hayes' leadership in Japanese studies across Asia and the Pacific. Hayes has been an early adopter of digital technologies, which she uses to invigorate the students to learn. "I encourage my students to use their language study to inform their cultural study and vice versa, requiring them to engage with popular media, such as film and anime, and to pin their discussion to solid examples from primary sources," says Dr Hayes. "The incorporation of authentic primary materials is vitally important if students are to experience first-hand the cultural richness and diversity of the Japanese language and society." One of Dr Hayes' students said that her care for teaching was obvious both inside and outside the classroom. "Her lectures are filled with quirky, interesting anecdotes and pieces of information that capture the audience's attention," said the student.
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