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Designing a Japanese language program centered on connection, participation, and student contribution.
Students are not only learners—they actively shape the program and its community.
What Makes This Program Different
Community: Students connect across courses and levels.
Continuity: Learning extends beyond individual classes.
Contribution: Students actively participate in shaping the program.
The program is intentionally designed to support multiple entry points, sustained engagement, and cross-level interaction.
Learning Environment
Learning extends beyond the classroom through a shared space where students interact and build relationships.
Participation & Co-Creation
Students are not only participants in the curriculum, but contributors to the program itself.
Teaching in Practice
Teaching is designed to create shared spaces where students interact across levels and participate in the program.
Voice-over: A program-wide event where representative teams from different levels perform voice-over, creating opportunities for cross-level interaction.
Extensive Reading: An open, multi-level space where students engage in reading and share experiences across proficiency levels.
Tutoring: A shared learning space where students support and learn from one another, fostering interaction across levels.
Projects are designed to create opportunities for student participation and contribution.
Kanji Learning Tool: A project in which a student contributed to the development of a kanji learning tool for the program.
Masaki Minobe is an Assistant Professor of Japanese at Utah State University. His work focuses on the design of language programs as integrated learning environments.
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