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Yuki Yasuda

Clinton,NY

Summary

Motivated language teaching fellow with 6+ years experience working in a student-focused leaning environment for students with various linguistic and cultural backgrounds. Extensive teaching experience at all levels has taken place in Japan and the United States. Continuously seeking out ways to improve more efficient instruction and to make psychologically safe and fun environments for students.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience

Work History

Japanese Teaching Fellow

Hamilton College
08.2023 - Current

Inside Classroom

Students: College students

Class size : 12-14 students

Student levels and used textbooks

  • 120 and 130 (sometimes 110, 140, 200, 220, 401 and 550)
  • Nakama 1
  • Nakama 2
  • Nakama 1 Student Activities Manual
  • Nakama 2 Student Activities Manual

- Teaching speaking sessions

- Making teaching materials

- Grading homework, quizzes, chapter tests

- Giving make-up sessions

- Giving oral interview tests

Outside Classroom

- Organizing Japanese Language Table and Cultural Events

- Managing Japanese program's social media platforms

- Supporting students for a speech contest

Research Assistant

Faculty Of Foreign Studies, Sophia University
04.2023 - 07.2023

- Worked as Teaching Assistant

- Worked on administrative tasks such as organizing past course schedules and sorting study abroad documents

- Assisted in event management

Foreign Language Communication Group Leader/Instructor

Language Learning Commons, Sophia University
09.2020 - 09.2022

Students: College students

Group size: 4-5 students

Students' Levels: Beginner to advanced

- Facilitated conversations and activities using Japanese in each groups

- Taught some vocabulary, grammatical structures, pronunciation and intonation

- Made some teaching materials

Writing Tutor (Japanese/English)

Language Learning Commons, Sophia University
04.2020 - 09.2022

    Students: College students

    Students' Levels: Beginner to advanced

    - Corrected essays and reports

    - Had meetings with students

Teaching Assistant

Sophia University
10.2019 - 07.2022

    - Assisted in classes

    - Managing class attendance

    - Managing computer equipment and platforms

    - Taking class notes

    - Preparing teaching materials

    - Grading reaction papers, assignments, and tests

Study Support Tutor

Sophia University Junior College Division
11.2018 - 07.2019

    - Corrected essays and reports.

    - Corrected and assisted presentations.

    - Giving advice on study abroad and career path consultations

    - Giving advice on language proficiency tests

Education

Master of Arts - Linguistics

Sophia University
Tokyo, Japan
09.2022

Bachelor of Arts - English Studies

Sophia University
Tokyo, Japan
03.2018

Exchange Student - Arts

University of British Columbia
Vancouver, Canada
04.2017

Associate of Arts - English Studies

Sophia University Junior College Division
Kanagawa, Japan
03.2015

Skills

  • Passed Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test (Dec 2021)
  • Completed ALLEX teacher training program (4 weeks of synchronous and asynchronous online sessions followed by two-week in-person session at Cornell University)

Timeline

Japanese Teaching Fellow

Hamilton College
08.2023 - Current

Research Assistant

Faculty Of Foreign Studies, Sophia University
04.2023 - 07.2023

Foreign Language Communication Group Leader/Instructor

Language Learning Commons, Sophia University
09.2020 - 09.2022

Writing Tutor (Japanese/English)

Language Learning Commons, Sophia University
04.2020 - 09.2022

Teaching Assistant

Sophia University
10.2019 - 07.2022

Study Support Tutor

Sophia University Junior College Division
11.2018 - 07.2019

Master of Arts - Linguistics

Sophia University

Bachelor of Arts - English Studies

Sophia University

Exchange Student - Arts

University of British Columbia

Associate of Arts - English Studies

Sophia University Junior College Division
Yuki Yasuda