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Hiroko Yasukata

Mailing Address:
Hiroko Yasukata
PMB 544, P.O. Box 10006
Saipan MP 96950

Telephone: (670)288-2046

Employment History

Northern Marianas College
P.O. Box 501250, Saipan MP 96950,CNMI
Japanese Language Instructor, January 1998-Present

Yonsei Language Center, Yonsei University
134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-ku, Seoul, Korea
Japanese Language Department Chairperson; Japanese Language Studies Project Manager
Japanese Language Business Curriculum Coordinator; Japanese Language Instructor
September 1983-August 1997

Korean Foreign Language University
1-2 Heegi-dong , Tongdaemun-ku, Seoul, Korea
Japanese Language Instructor, March 1984-December 1985

Shuwa Education Center
3F Akiya bldg.,Kanagasaku 408, Matsudo, Chiba, Japan
Japanese Language Teacher; English Language Teacher
April 1980-March 1982

Professional Experience

• Conducted university level Japanese language classes in English;
• Taught Japanese communication skills and cultural etiquettes to
  businessmen and tourist industry professionals;
• Instructed Japanese scripts; Hiragana, Katakana, and Chinese characters;
• Managed a Japanese language studies project, which consisted of
  designing placement tests, composing lesson plans, publishing
  textbooks, recording language tapes, and developing course materials
  at the university level;
• Coordinated and facilitated intense ten week Japanese language seminars
  focusing on business and professional communications;
• Supervised a language department that consist of over 20 Japanese language instructors.
• Evaluated instructors' performance;
• Conducted Japanese languages classes to Japanese elementary and junior high school students;
• Conducted English languages classes to Japanese elementary and junior high school students;
• Translated documents into and from Japanese, English, and Korean.

Education and Training

• Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Anglo-American Literature,Keio University
  15-45, Mita, 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan , April 1973-March 1977
• Korean Language Courses, Yonsei Language Center, Yonsei University
  134 Shinchon-dong, Seodaemun-ku, Seoul, Korea, April 1982-Feburary 1983
• Japanese-Korean Interpreter courses,Korean Foreign Language University
  1-2 Heegi-dong, Tongdaemun-ku, Seoul, Korea, March 1983-February 1984
• Oral Proficiency Interview Workshops, American Council on Teaching of Foreign Languages, ACTFL, December 1996
• Special Training for Japanese Teachers, Japan Foundation, Urawa, Saitama, Japan, November-December 1994
• English Language Courses, Tsuda School of Business, Tokyo, Japan September-December 1981
• English Language Courses, ELEC, Tokyo, Japan
  September 1980-March 1981

Skill

• Fluent in Japanese, English, and Korean languages;
• Skilled in computer software: MS Word, MS Excel, MS power point, and MS Publisher
• Oral Proficiency Interview Tester in Japanese for American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, ACTFL

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