Teaching
Delivering lectures to help our students learn the language and discover aspects of Japan is our top priority. We are also enthusiastic about research and being the leading experts in our fields.
Language Learning
Japanese is notoriously one of the more difficult languages to learn, but one of the most fascinating ones due to its singularity. Its origins are unclear and like all languages, its words and expressions are filled with social and cultural implications.
We are interested in understanding more about the Japanese language, especially in contrast to English and other European languages. We are also interested in how learners perceive information in Japanese and process it, how learning progresses, and what we can do in our teaching to facilitate learning.
Suzuko Anai studied applied linguistics and has been teaching Japanese over 30 years, Her research interests range from e-learning, kanji learning for beginners to language education. She combines her research and teaching experiences to the development of the Let’s Read Japanese reading materials and is the Japanese editor of the series.
Keiko Ikeshiro has studied Linguistics. Incorporating studies in Linguistics and wide experience in teaching, she is one of the creators of the Let’s Read Japanese series graded reading materials. Her current research interests include the effects and implications of reading this series on students’ performance and L2 acquisition.
Hanako Fujino studies Japanese linguistics, second language acquisition and language teaching. Her recent research focuses on the process of learning Japanese grammar and how grammar should be taught to learners living outside of Japan.