Chiaki Takagi Japanese Studies
334J McIver
(336)256-1156
c_takagi@uncg.edu
| B.A. | English literature | Meiji Gakuin University, Tokyo 1985 |
| M.A. | English and Afro-American literature | North Carolina A & T State University 1995 |
I was born in Shizuoka in Japan. I began studying English when I
was in junior high school. Throughout high school, English
was always my favorite subject. At Meiji Gakuin University, I majored in
English literature and also sought teaching license in English. During
the first part of my college years, I spent a lot of time reading
Shakespeare. Later on my interest moved into American literature. I was
especially interested in Soul Bellow, John Irving, Richard Wright, and
Ralph Ellison. At North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University, I
majored in English and Afro-American literature. I kept reading Wright
and Ellison and added Toni Morrison, Zora Near Hurston and Chester Himes
to my reading list. Out of these African-American writers, I chose
Chester Himes for further study. I rethought and discovered my own
culture through studying new culture in the United States.
| 2000 - Present | University of North Carolina at Greensboro Instruct Japanese language and culture |
| 1995 - present |
Brooks Global Studies Instruct Japanese language and culture to k-5 children |
| 1991 - 1992 |
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Intern in Japanese language |
| 1988- 1991 | Instructor in English at Japanese 'yobikoo'. |
Courses JNS 101 Elementary Japanese JNS 102 Elementary Japanese JNS 203 Intermediate Japanese JNS 204 Intermediate Japanese JNS 220 Modern Japan (culture study) Professional Membership National Association of Educators Association of Teachers of Japanese