Ana Sofia Hofmeyr, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Faculty or Foreign Language Studies at Kansai University, Japan. Her work focuses on developing intercultural and global competence among university students in Japan, particularly among students who do not have opportunities to go abroad. She is interested in internationalization at home initiatives and also on how intercultural competence is conceptualized and addressed in different cultures and settings.
アナ ソフィア ホフメア博士は日本の関西大学外国語学部の准教授です。彼女の研究は、特に海外へ行く機会のない日本の大学生を対象に、異文化能力そしてグローバルな能力を育成することに焦点を当てています。また、国内での国際化に関心を持ち、異文化能力がさまざまな文化や環境でどのように概念化され、扱われているかについても研究しています。
Degrees
Ph.D., Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University, 2021
M.A., Faculty of Arts, University of St Andrews, 2010
B.A., School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon, 2008
Published research
Hofmeyr. A. S. (2024). Beyond language: fostering an intercultural mindset in foreign language classrooms in Japan. Higher Education Research & Development, 43(8), 1784–1800. https://doi.org/10.1080/07294360.2024.2374086.
Veerasamy, Y. S. & Hofmeyr, A. S. (2024). Sequencing Internationalization Policy in the 21st Century: A Comparative Analysis between Japan and The United States of America. Journal of Comparative and International Higher Education, 16(3), 236-249. https://doi.org/10.32674/jcihe.v16i3.4926
Hofmeyr. A. S. (2024). The Quest for Globally Competent Human Resources in Japan. Deardorff, D. K., Tatebayashi, M. (eds) Current Perspectives on Intercultural and Global Competence. Star Scholars Press. https://doi.org/10.32674/jf1a4r48.
Hofmeyr. A. S. (2022). Incorporating Intercultural Competence into EFL Classrooms: the case of Japanese higher education institutions. Hemmy, K., Balasubramanian, C. (eds) World Englishes, Global Classrooms: The Future of English Literary and Linguistic Studies, 115-130. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4033-0_8.
Hofmeyr, A. S. (2022). Japanese university student responses to intercultural scenarios: Contact strategies and perceptions of otherness. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 90, 73-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2022.07.008.
Hofmeyr, A. S. (2021). Intercultural Competence Development Through Co-Curricular and Extracurricular At-Home Programs in Japan. Journal of Studies in International Education, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1177/10283153211070110.
Hofmeyr, A. S. (2021). Rethinking the Concept of Global Human Resources in the Japanese Higher Education Context. Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 46(1), 62-78. https://doi.org/10.1080/02188791.2021.1889970.
Hofmeyr, A. S. (2021). Taking Advantage of a Multicultural Campus: Impact of At-home Intercultural Initiatives on Japanese Students’ Skills and Future Goals. Journal of Studies in International Education, 25(2), 182-202. https://doi.org/10.1177/1028315320906159.
Hofmeyr, A. S. (2021). Efeitos dos Programas de Internacionalização do Campus na Competência Intercultural de Alunos Locais: dois estudos de caso de universidades japonesas pertencentes ao “Top Global University Project”. AFS Portugal #65 AFS Impact. https://www.intercultura-afs.pt/2021/06/23/competencia-intercultural-dois-estudos-de-caso-de-universidades-japonesas/
Hofmeyr, A. S. (2018). Conceptual and concrete views of globalisation on a multicultural Japanese university campus. Electronic Journal of Contemporary Japanese Studies, 18(1). https://www.japanesestudies.org.uk/ejcjs/vol18/iss1/hofmeyr.html
Media
Kansai University Research Channel: https://www.sensei-ch.rd.kansai-u.ac.jp/movies/1010/
Oxford University Press: Intercultural Competence in EFL Classes
PanSIG 2020 Conference: Intercultural competence in domestic students