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Ep 15 Co-hosts:

About Prof. Takaaki Hiratsuka:

List of Prof. Hiratsuka's writings and presentations
Bio: Takaaki Hiratsuka is an associate professor in the Department of Global Studies at Ryukoku University, in Kyoto where he teaches a range of applied linguistics courses and supervises master's and PhD students in related fields of language teacher education and narrative inquiry. He has a PhD in Language Teaching and Learning from the University of Auckland, New Zealand. And an avid futsal player.

Other JET Alumni or Friends of JET mentioned in this episode:

Bruce Feiler (Tochigi-ken, 1988-89), author of numerous best-sellers including Learning to Bow
David L. McConnell, author of Importing Diversity: Inside Japan's JET Program
Earth Bennett (Aomori-ken, 2000-03), author of the JET cartoon strip series Every Situation Is Different
David Namisato (Aomori-ken-2002-04), author of the cartoon book Life After the B.O.E.
Khalid Birdsong (Osaka-fu, Shimamoto-cho, 2003-05), author of the cartoon series Fried Chicken & Sushi

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Ep 015 JETAA-sphere: JET Professional Identity & Interview with author Takaaki Hiratsuka