About the “Reflective Practitioner Community Research Group“
Do you have any opportunities to talk about practice while looking back over it? Or, do you have any opportunities to take time to listen to other people’s practice and learn together?
At the “Reflective Practitioner Community Research Group”, we inquire into the meaning of this while digging deep into practice and seeking out content. We are creating a community which continues with learning with practice at its base and we value our links with other communities.
In addition, this research group goes beyond the framework of each person’s point of view and Japanese language education with a specific aim; we believe it is important for various Japanese language teachers to seriously face practice head on and learn from each other in complex learning situations. Exchanging not just with one person but with many different practices means that there is sure to be learning that will connect at a fundamental for everyone.
This research group has planned two round tables a year, ‘From talking and listening to reflection – looking back with practice process cooperation’ in order to support learning for Japanese language teachers in this way.
They have been held multiple times in Tokyo and Beijing since 2008 but from 2015, the research group has been developing its activities. We hope that everyone’s practice will support learning and empower you. We are looking forward to as many people as possible participating.
Research group core members
| Name | Affiliation | Speciality |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroko Ikeda | Meijiro University Faculty of Foreign Language Studies / Master’s Program in Japanese and Japanese Language Education/Graduate School of language and Culthure Studies | Japanese Language,Teacher education, Adult learning |
| Yin Song | East China Normal University Graduate School of Foreign Languages | Japanese language education, listening comprehension, Teacher education |
| Kazuko Ueda | Mukogawa Women’s University Department of Literature | Japanese language education，Teacher education |
| Namiko Utsugi | Teikyo University Teikyo Study Abroad Center Japanese language preparatory education | Japanese language youth education |
| Tatsuya Konishi | Graduate School of Japanese Applied Linguistics Waseda University | Japanese language education, Education for Japanese language teachers overseas |
| Kaori Sano | Nagasaki International University | Language study/Education, Adult learning |
| Eiko Moriuchi | Japan Institute of the Moving Image | Japanese language/Japanese language education, Interactive classes |
| Kumiko Akita | Taiki Japanese language school | Japanese language education, Teacher education, Business Japanese |
| Rima Togashi | Aoyama International Education Institute | Japanese language education, Career development for Japanese language teachers, Academic Japanese education |