Teaching
Indiana University Bloomington
Summer Language Workshop (8-week Intensive Course): Instructor
Japanese Level 1 [Goal: intermediate-low in ACTFL OPI]: 2021, 2022
Japanese Level 2 [Goal: intermediate-mid in ACTFL OPI]: 2023 (New course developer)
Japanese Level 3 [Goal: intermediate-high in ACTFL OPI]: 2024 (New course developer & Section manager)
East Asian Language and Cultures (EALC): Associate Instructor
EALC-J 101: Fall 2020
EALC-J 102: Spring 2021
EALC-J 201: Fall 2021, Fall 2022
EALC-J 202: Spring 2022, Spring 2023
EALC-J 301: Fall 2023
EALC-J 302: Spring 2024
Teaching Philosophy
いちご いちえ
[it͡ɕi.ɡo it͡ɕi.e]
一期一会, ichi-go ichi-e, literally means "one time, one meeting". This Japanese idiom describes the ephemeral nature of every moment in life. In my opinion, the idea, originally from Japanese tea ceremony, permeates Japanese culture.
In the context of teaching, I interpret this idiom as "every moment is unique even if you are with the same people (students) in the same place (classroom)". I teach Japanese with this concept in mind and let my students interpret this concept in their own way through my teaching and cultural events.
Japanese
Mascot Character
Project
「ゆるキャラプロジェクト」
(2023 Summer Japanese Level 2)
Please contact me for my character's profile/bio/outline/story (if you like 😄), and more detailed instructions for each step.
My character represents the Saitama prefecture, my hometown, which is famous for green onion and big kite 🔥. I thought mine was the best story but my students created better stories than mine (Hokkaido, Fukushima, Saitama, Ishikawa, Shizuoka, Gifu, Hyogo, Yamaguchi, Kochi, Fukuoka, and Okinawa)...
"This project took a lot of time but it was fun and quite rewarding to see the end product."
Cultural Events I have led
Origami
Rakugo
Haiku/The rhythm of Japanese
Shodo
Japanese School Events
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Undo-kai (Sport Day)
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Sotsugyo-shiki (Graduation Ceremony for my students at Summer Language Workshop)
Japanese Onomatopoeia
Japanese Traditional Dance (Bon-Odori)
Tokyo-Ondo
Soran-Bushi
Collaborations
Thank you for the wonderful cultural workshop and for sharing your own interpretation of 一期一会 and its connection with your expertise!
[with the help of Japanese Culture Center]
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Zen (with Ron Shereyk sensei)
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Flower Ceremony (with Yuko Inoue Darcy sensei)
[with the help of Japan House at U of Illinois]
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Tea Ceremony
