Yumi Ohashi

Biography

Since 1997, Ms. Yumi Ohashi has been teaching Japanese in Japan and the US. She has taught business people, Japanese Proficiency Test (JLPT) takers, middle school students (US), and for the last decade, undergraduate college students(US). She started her career in administration in Japanese corporations and shifted to teaching Japanese. She earned her bachelor’s degree in “Nihon-ga” (Japanese traditional painting). She went on to acquire a Japanese teaching license from Japanese Language Institute. She also earned a masters's degree in TESOL from Columbia University. Her research focus at Columbia was on methods to improve the effectiveness of Japanese learning for native English speakers. She currently is pursuing her Doctoral of Education in Educational Technology. Her research interest is on how technology may accelerate the acquisition of JSL speaking skills, which is a near-greenfield topic that is important for the progression of Japanese language education.

Education

Doctor of Education Candidate
M.A. Columbia University
Licensed Japanese Language at Alpha Language Institute
B.A. Musashino Art University

Research

Professional Certifications

Google Certified Educator Level 1
Google Certified Educator Level 2
Google Certified Trainer
Areas of Specialization

Japanese/English Pedagogy
Second Language Acquisition
Educational Technology
Business Japanese
Japanese Language Proficiency Test
HTML/CSS
Professional Affiliations

American Association of Teachers of Japanese (AATJ)
American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
Association for Japanese Language Education (Nihongo Kyoiku Gakkai)
Association for Educational Communications & Technology (AECT)