Students will learn the Katakana alphabet, 43 new Kanji, 35 grammar points, and between 175-200 new words

I have been heavily steeped in both Japanese language and culture for over 20 years. Graduating with honors, I have a BA in East Asian Studies and two minors in Japanese language and Philosophy. I studied Japanese in Kobe, Japan briefly as an exchange student. In addition, I lived and worked in Sendai, Japan after graduation for two years as an elementary and middle school teacher. 

Upon returning home to the U.S I have tutored both children and adults in Japanese, successfully ran a Japanese conversation club for several years, and worked in a Montessori environment with children ages 2-12. I have given several presentations to elementary and middle school students about both Japanese language and culture and currently teach Japanese for an online high school. Lastly, I have successfully taught my daughter Japanese. 

In addition, I recently graduated in 2021 from the University of Nottingham with an MA in Applied Linguistics, receiving the highest academic award of Distinction. As a graduate student, most of my research was concentrated in nonverbal communication, such as, body language, gesture and humor. Other areas of research were second language acquisition, culture shock, and psycholinguistics. 

Homework Offered
Will generally consist of handouts, listening exercises and workbook exercises 
0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Quizzes, tests and a project
Grades Offered