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For Teachers of JapaneseAbout this site
Project Objectives
Yomimono Ippai (Heaps of Stories) strives to offer copyright-free stories that elementary- or intermediate-level students can read easily.
This is a website for those who want to improve their Japanese through reading interesting Japanese graded readers, as well as for those who want to teach learners of Japanese in an effective and enjoyable way.
People who want to write their own interesting stories targeting elementary- and intermediate-level learners worldwide can easily participate in the development of the Yomimono Ippai website.
Organizers' Profiles
Mitsue Tabata-Sandom (Co-manager)
Mitsue was born in Osaka. She received her PhD from the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
After serving as an assistant professor at the University of Hawaii from 2014 to 2016, Mitsue became a lecturer at the Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. Her speciality is L2 Japanese reading development. She takes ‘promoting Japanese Extensive Reading’ as her life mission. Coming from Osaka, she is confident that she can make the best Okonomiyaki (Japanese savoury pan-cakes, Osaka people believe their Okonomiyaki are the best). Her hobby is watching Japanese dramas.
Email (for this site): yomimono_ippai[AT]excite.co.jp
Tatsuhiko Matsushita (Co-manager)
Tatsu was born in Nagoya City. He received his PhD from the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Having worked as a lecturer and an associate professor at Obirin University, and then an associate professor and professor at the University of Tokyo, he is now a professor of the National Institute for Japanese Language and Linguistics (NINJAL). Tatsu's specialized firld is vocabulary learning and teaching. While he is from Nagoya, he is somehow a supporter of Hanshin Tigers. (But his soul-food is not Udon, a food probably loved by Hanshin Tigers fans, but Kishimen, a food typically loved by Nagoya people.)
Mami was born in Tokyo. She earned a master's degree in linguistics from the University of Florida. She teaches Japanese language, culture, extensive reading, and Japanese through manga at universities in the United States and Japan. She also publishes picture books and essays for Japanese language learners. Before becoming a teacher, she had various jobs and possesses a unique range of experiences.
中越尚美（なかごし・なおみ）
Hailing from Hiroshima, she worked as a JICA coordinator for over 20 years, traveling nationwide. Discovering a shortage of Japanese teachers in her area, she began teaching with goodwill and got hooked! She is now a national interpreter guide for Chinese, English, and Spanish, and also a certified Japanese teacher. In her youth, she engaged in backpacking across developing nations, fostering a lifelong love for foreign languages.
Satoko Tokumaru
Satoko has lived in various places from Hokkaido to Kyuushuu. She did her university studies in Kyoto. She received her PhD from the Ochanomizu Women’s University. Having taught at Japan Women's College of Physical Education and Miyazaki University, she is currently a professor at Kaichi International University. Her speciality is writing pedagogy. She is engaged in writing instruction with the application of TAE (Thinking at the Edge) and conducting qualitative research.
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