Experience Summary
Born in Tokyo, Japan. Live and work in the US since 1989 (25 years).
• Teach Japanese in both private and group settings, to different levels and ages of students, from beginners to advanced, from kindergarteners to adults.
• Develop lesson plans and teaching methods, and implement a variety of teaching tools to adapt and meet each student’s needs and goal.
• Implement programs for lectures, discussions, systematic in establishing clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.
• Assist in motivating students in achieving completion of their projects and assignments.
Experience
September 2008 - Present
Private tutor, Japanese
Teaching Japanese to students who are enthusiastic about improving the ability to speak, write and read Japanese.
June 2000 - Present
Freelance translator between English and Japanese.
November 1996 - June 2000
Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Nagoya, Japan
Planning and designing of art exhibitions with Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.
June 1995 - October 1996
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA
Worked as a research intern in order to assist production of a bilingual catalogue for Japanese art collection.
December 1991 - May 1993
Children's Museum, Boston, MA
A liaison between the museum and the clients in Japan for the exhibition that presented Japanese contemporary teenage culture.
Education
Masters in Arts Administration
Lesley University, Cambridge, MA
B.A. in English and American Literature
Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan
Teaching Style
Develop and provide customized lessons to an individual and groups, based on students' needs and their goals.
Other Comments
A long experience in working in the art and educational institutions and projects that involve Japan and the US, planning and designing exhibitions, and developing and implementing educational programs. Have substantial knowledge of the use of terms and expressions reflecting the contemporary Japanese culture, as well as the traditional, proper Japanese.