Yoko Kano currently teaches all levels of Japanese language and a culture course at UNC-Wilmington. Her classes use technology extensively to enhance teaching and student learning such as videoconferencing with Japan and E-learning course materials (WebCT). She serves as the academic director and coordinator of Outreach Program of North Carolina Teaching Asia Network (NCTAN), the director of Japan Center-Coastal Chapter, the director of Foreign Language Resource Center at UNCW. She was also a board member of the National Council of Japanese Language Teachers (NCJLT) and the former president of Carolina Association of Teachers of Japanese (CATJ).
Japanese and American students exchanged their short essay writings to be edited by native speakers, using Forum on the web. Through these exchanges, they developed their foreign language skills and learned and got the first hand information about their counterparts' culture.
Kano sensei's paper is at http://people.uncw.edu/kanoy/Sensei-on-line-9-04.htm
So read the paper above and go to TAPPED IN. There, you will be able to discuss this topic with Kano sensei and others from around the world. TAPPED IN is open to everybody and the presentation will be done in English.
This event is open to anybody who is interested in the topic. It will be at After School Online Room at http://ti2.sri.com
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