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Yasumasa Shigenaga

Japanese Language Instructor
Office: 313 Friendly Hall
Phone: 541-346-4184
email – yshigena@uoregon.edu

Konnichiwa! My name is Yasumasa Shigenaga. I am a native of Tokyo. I taught first and second year Japanese at the University of Arizona as a graduate teaching associate, and I am very excited about the opportunity to teach at UO.

I believe that a relaxed and supportive classroom atmosphere is essential for effective language learning. Since the primary purpose of second language learning is communication, I make every effort to create a classroom environment in which learners feel comfortable about speaking Japanese freely without initial worries about making mistakes.

In my free time, I enjoy listening to classical music and playing the clarinet (poorly).