JETAA-sphere Podcast

Ep 015 JETAA-sphere: JET Professional Identity & Interview with author Takaaki Hiratsuka

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In Episode 15 of the JETAA-sphere podcast, we interview Prof. Takaaki Hiratsuka, author of Narrative inquiry into language teacher identity: ALTs in the JET program.

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    • Ep 15 Co-hosts:

    • Steven Horowitz (Aichi-ken, Kariya-shi, 1992-94)
    • Mark Frey (Kumamoto-ken, 2002-2006)

      • About Prof. Takaaki Hiratsuka: 

      • List of Prof. Hiratsuka's writings and presentations
      • Bio: Takaaki Hiratsuka is an associate professor in the Department of Global Studies at Ryukoku University, in Kyoto where he teaches a range of applied linguistics courses and supervises master's and PhD students in related fields of language teacher education and narrative inquiry. He has a PhD in Language Teaching and Learning from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. And an avid futsal player.

        • Other JET Alumni or Friends of JET mentioned in this episode:

        • Bruce Feiler (Tochigi-ken, 1988-89), author of numerous best-sellers including Learning to Bow
        • David L. McConnell, author of Importing Diversity: Inside Japan's JET Program
        • Earth Bennett (Aomori-ken, 2000-03), author of the JET cartoon strip series Every Situation Is Different
        • David Namisato (Aomori-ken-2002-04), author of the cartoon book Life After the B.O.E.
        • Khalid Birdsong (Osaka-fu, Shimamoto-cho, 2003-05), author of the cartoon series Fried Chicken & Sushi

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