Personal profile
Personal profile
Language Lecturer in Japanese at the Modern Languages Centre, Global Cultures and Languages Hub. Before join the Japanese Division at XJTLU, I taught Japanese as well as Chinese to beginners to intermediate-level students at Higher Education Institutes in the United States. Besides, I was the Teaching Director at a private Japanese school in Guangzhou. As a language teacher, I believe that a successful foreign language classroom should always be communication-oriented, with the goal to interact with native speakers of the target language in a real-world situation. My personal style of teaching brings contextualized and personalized activities, cultural elements, and technology into the classroom to enhance learners’ communicative abilities.
Experience
Adjunct Instructor in Japanese, Temple University, 2019-2020
Chinese Japanese Teaching Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2017-2019
Teaching
JPL001, JPL002, JPL003
Education/Academic qualification
MA, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - 2019
BA, Xi'an Jiaotong University - 2017
Person Types
- Staff
Projects
- 1 Finished
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TDF: Flipped Language Learning: Student engagement and their academic achievement
Takewa, M. (PI), Miyairi, T. (CoI), Yu, S. (CoI) & Song, Y. (CoI)
1/02/23 → 31/12/24
Project: Internal Research Project
Research output
- 2 Conference article
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反転学習における日本語 A1 学習者のエンゲージメントと 学期末成績の相関性
Translated title of the contribution :Correlations between Learners’ Engagement in Flipped Learning and End-of-Term Grades in an A1 Japanese Module Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article
Open Access -
反転学習における日本語A1学習者のエンゲージメントと学期末成績の相関性
Translated title of the contribution :Hantengakushū-niokeru nihongo A1 gakushūsha-no engeejimento-to gakkimatsuseiseki-no sōkansei [Correlations between Japanese A1 learners' engagement in flipped learning and end-of-term grades Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference article
Activities
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"Japan Day: Flower of Culture"
Salike, N. (Chair), Takewa, M. (Chair), Tazoe, N. (Chair), Zhou, X. (Chair), Song, Y. (Organiser), Chen, L. (Organiser), Zheng, Z. (Organiser) & Shen, T. (Organiser)
13 May 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Organising an event e.g. a conference, workshop, …
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Correlations between A1 Japanese Learners' Engagement in Flipped Learning and End-of-term Grades: Findings from learner questionnaire and interviews in the second year of the project
Takewa, M. (Speaker), Song, Y. (Speaker) & Miyairi, T. (Speaker)
30 Aug 2024 → 31 Aug 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Flipped Learning and Learner Autonomy - Analysis of Our Interview Data
Takewa, M. (Speaker), Miyairi, T. (Speaker), Yu, S. (Speaker) & Song, Y. (Speaker)
1 Jun 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Correlations between Japanese A1 learners' engagement in flipped learning and end-of-term grades
Takewa, M. (Speaker), Miyairi, T. (Speaker) & Song, Y. (Speaker)
1 Sept 2023 → 2 Sept 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar
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Flipped Learning and Learner Autonomy
Takewa, M. (Speaker), Miyairi, T. (Speaker), Yu, S. (Speaker) & Song, Y. (Speaker)
6 Jun 2023 → 7 Jun 2023Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentation at conference/workshop/seminar