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Teaching kids, a dream come true Yoko Mizui Daily Yomiuri Staff Writer The experience of teaching Japanese to American children at Marcus Whitman Elementary School in Richland, Wash., on an internship program in 1992 led Mariko Shimizu to conclude she wanted to make teaching Japanese children English a lifetime job. Shimizu had been teaching English to children in language classes in her hometow..

SELHi in action / School revives recitation Tadashi Yamauchi Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writer This is the 23rd installment in a series on the government-designated Super English Language High School (SELHi) pilot project. Having students recite English passages from their textbooks over and over until they can write them down without having to refer to the books--this may seem like an old-fashioned ..

Cultural Conundrums / Is there a cultural interpreter in the house? Kate Elwood Special to The Daily Yomiuri As a child I always loved the scenes in TV programs when a diner suddenly fell ill in a restaurant and someone called out, "Is there a doctor in the house?" Without fail, an elegantly dressed physician would hurry over, efficiently assess the situation, and save the day. How cool was that..