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Letters of Recommendation
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Core Teaching Philosophy
I seek to instill in my students the qualities of mind that empower them to be careful and thoughtful thinkers, intelligent members of society, and happy individuals. To me, the abilities to read carefully, think critically, and to problematize matters of interpretation are not "generic." They are rare and precious. I want my student to take away from my classes a heightened sense of intellectual initiative and the ability to critically examine and question dominant social, political, and cultural paradigms; to be able to formulate strong and defensible arguments about complex topics; and to articulate those arguments well both verbally and in writing.


Teaching Schedule

Semester 2, 2011
  • ASNS3690, Research Methods in Asian Studies (honours prep)
  • JPNS2660, Introduction to Japan
  • JPNS2621, Reading in intermediate Japanese
Semester 1, 2011
  • ASNS1601, Introduction to Asian Cultures (Asian Studies Core Component)
  • ASNS2631, The Origins of Japanese Traditions
  • JPNS2621, Writing instruction in intermediate Japanese
Semester 2, 2010
  • HSTY2681, Colonialism in Modern Asia (team taught in History Dept.)
  • JPNS2660, Introduction to Japan
  • Japanese 4 reading
Semester 1, 2010
  • ASNS1601, Introduction to Asian Cultures (Asian Studies Core Component)
  • ASNS2631, The Origins of Japanese Traditions
  • JPNS2621, Writing instruction in intermediate Japanese
Semester 2, 2009
  • ASNS6901, Japan in the Western Imagination (postgraduate seminar)
  • HSTY2681, Colonialism in Modern Asia (team taught in History Dept.)
  • JPNS2660, Introduction to Japan
  • Japanese 10: Advanced Japanese