Ryan Taro Hirano

hirano8@hawaii.edu Honolulu, Hawaii

Education
University of Hawaii at Manoa August 2016 - December 2020
BA in Second Language Studies (Japanese minor) GPA 3.7 Honolulu, Hawaii

Kansai University April 2017- February 2018

Osaka, Japan

Relevant Courses
SLS 303 Second Language Teaching

SLS 312 Techniques in Teaching: Reading/Writing

SLS 313 Techniques in Teaching: Listening/Speaking

Ling 320 General Linguistics

Relevant Work Experience

Japanese Immersion Afterschool Worker
Punahou School Honolulu Hawaii August 2014 - May 2016

- Took care of and played with children ranging from K-5 in Japanese
- Taught mini-lessons to students in Japanese (counting, colors, requests, greetings, etc)

Languages
English Native Speaker

Japanese Near Fluent/Fluent (JLPT N1)

Chinese (Mandarin) Intermediate (4 yrs in University)

Qualifications
Attained JLPT N1 in Japanese
-Highest level of Japanese proficiency recognized by the Japanese government
Computer Literate
-Comfortable with common computer programs used in the workplace (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, etc)

Professional Interests
- TBLT (Task-based language teaching)
- Communicative approach
- Student-centered activities
- Improving Student Participation and Student Motivation
- Language Endangerment
- Language Revitalization

Personal Interests
- Literature (both written in Japanese and English)
- Anime and Manga
- Hiking
- Japanese Buddhism
- Video games