Shinsuke Tsuchiya

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Here is one of the ideas I listed in my recently published commentary for Japanese Language and Literature about how to balance diversity and standard in my teacher training.

“I encourage my TAs to take advantage of the prevalence of Standard Japanese and use it as a model to improve their language ability. However, I do not require non-Tokyo dialect speakers and non-native-speaking TAs to strictly model their pronunciation and pitch accent pattern in Standard Japanese. This is to prevent them from becoming too cautious about their language use and spending undue time preparing for class in an attempt to eliminate any perceived imperfections (Horwitz, 1996). It is also to prevent some of the L1 Japanese TAs from becoming too critical of others.”

How do you balance diversity and standard as a language teacher?

I'd be interested to hear your opinions!

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