Rika Ikei
Instructor, East Asian Languages and Literatures
Phone: (541) 346-4035
Email: rika@uoregon.edu
The main focus of my professional efforts as a teacher has been to provide a positive and effective learning environment for my students. Language, whether it is first or subsequent, is a lifelong endeavor so I strive to endow the skills and offer experience in language to make my students independent learners. I also believe that it is an educator’s responsibility to offer opportunities for students to analyze and question what they see and hear in order to become active participants in society. I am eager to challenge my students to be analytical thinkers.
My teaching experience has been varied and rewarding. I have taught courses from beginning through advanced level, mainly first year and fourth year Japanese language courses at the University of Oregon. In my classes, I find that making language fun and applicable to the student makes the language acquisition process a pleasure, not a task. I apply many communicative and hands-on activities. I stress cross-cultural awareness and appreciation which is integral to language.
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