I was born and grew up in Japan and now I'm living in Canada. I have taught Japanese from children (6-18 years old) to adult learners (post secondary and continued education) over 10 years in and outside Japan.
I believe one learns the most when there are reasons. To have such environment, I am trying to apply the language instruction into learners' life contexts and interests and to create situations which motivate them to use the languege. I am pursuing to create resources useful for teachers and meaningful for learners.
MA in Japanese Applied Linguistics, BA in Literature
My native language is Japanese and I use English and Spanish as my second languages. When I create resources I am applying what I have experienced through my own language learning and teaching. I am creating what I wish/wished to exist and I am happy to make it realized. My shop name "にほんごのはね (wings of Japanese)" contains my wish for learners to have wings to fly the world with another language.
Kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education, Homeschool, Not Grade Specific
Specialty, Social Studies, World Languages, Japanese, Arts & Music, Visual Arts, Geography, For All Subjects, Holidays/Seasonal, Back to School, Christmas-Chanukah-Kwanzaa, Autumn, Halloween, Winter, The New Year, Spring, Products For TpT Sellers, Summer, End of Year, Classroom Community