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Asako Takakura, who teaches Japanese to over 2,000 people at UCLA in the US, will hold a special class online on August 24th.
6th special public lecture by seniors who are active around the world: “Let’s jump out of Japan! ~ Living in the world is interesting ~” ……
Kaishi Sosou High School, a wide-area correspondence high school that opened in April 2025, is holding an “Open Global Career Course” online (planned and managed by Lighthouse).
The sixth session, scheduled to be held on August 24th, will feature Asako Takakura, who has been teaching Japanese classes at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) for over 20 years.
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It’s ok to drop out of high school, refuse to attend school, or graduate from middle school!
Kaishi Sosou High School (opened in April 2025), a wide-area correspondence system, is holding a series of “Open Global Career Courses” online with internationally active Japanese instructors (planning and management: Lighthouse) .
The purpose of this public lecture is to convey to young people with limitless possibilities the idea of a wide range of career paths that go beyond national borders, as well as practical wisdom for surviving in the world. Each time, we invite lecturers who are active in various fields around the world to talk about how to build a global career and the “stimulation and joy” they have gained from working with diverse people on the world stage.
The 6th lecturer is Asako Takakura, who has been teaching Japanese to over 2,000 students for over 20 years at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Approximately 180,000 people are currently studying Japanese in the United States, and many students take Japanese classes at UCLA every year.
Mr. Takakura, who has researched bilingual education as a doctor of education, is one of the leaders of Japanese language education in the United States, including serving as president of the Southern California Japanese Language Teachers Association. In addition to Mr. Takakura’s professional knowledge on Japanese language education overseas and how to improve your skills, he will also talk about his life in the United States.
Participation is free, but advance reservations are required. If you would like to participate, please apply using the form below. https://bit.ly/KAISHI2024
[Lecturer profile]
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Born in Tokyo. Senior lecturer in the Japanese Department, Department of Asian Languages and Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Doctor of Education.
After graduating from the Department of Broadcasting, College of Art, Nihon University, she studied abroad in Hawaii and worked as a broadcasting-related interpreter. Studied abroad at a graduate school in Georgia in 1994. He holds a master’s degree in special education from Georgia Southwestern University, a master’s degree in Japanese language education from Columbia University, and a doctorate in language education from Boston University. After serving as a lecturer in the Japanese language department at Harvard University, assumed his current position in 2001. From 2006 to 2007, served as president of the Southern California Japanese Language Teachers Association. [Course content]
・Japanese as a foreign language. Japanese as a heritage language ・If there are 100 people, there are 100 ways to learn. It is natural that there are various ways of learning.
・What happens after you get 100 points on the test?
・From interpreter for overseas musicians to educational researcher ・Even though I passed Eiken Level 1 and had a perfect TOEIC score, I couldn’t keep up with American English!
[Event date/time/contents]
Saturday, August 24, 2024 10:30am-11:40am
Part 1: 10:30am-11:20am
“Let’s leave Japan! ~Living in the world is interesting~” Online public career course
Asako Takakura (UCLA Japanese instructor)
Part 2: 11:20am-11:40am
Wide-area correspondence system Kaishi Sozo High School Online high school information session
[Participation fee] Free
[Advance application required] https://bit.ly/KAISHI2024 or from the QR below [Website] https://kaishi-souzou.jp/
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◆ Sponsored by Wide Area Correspondence System Kaishi Sosou High School It is operated by Niigata Sogo Gakuin, a school corporation of the NSG Group based in Niigata Prefecture. A correspondence high school that emphasizes communication, offering Metaverse Campus and a unique e-learning learning management system. The subject areas are diverse, including “career exploration,” “high school/university
cooperation,” “athletes,” “esports,” “anime/manga,” and “entrepreneurship.” On August 6, 2024, the school was approved by Niigata Prefecture to open, and the school was set to open in April 2025.
Official website https://kaishi-souzou.jp/
◆Planning and operation: Lighthouse (Head office: Los Angeles, USA) Established in 1989 by Yoichi Komiyama (current chairman), who moved to the United States alone. We launched a Japanese-language
information magazine with the aspiration to become a lighthouse for people living in America, aspiring people, and businesses. In addition to planning and producing publications, we also plan and manage events, and engage in international education projects.
Official website https://www.us-lighthouse.com/
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