Memorable Stories and Students from My Japanese Language Teaching
(著) 村上瑛一
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Teaching Japanese was never just a matter of giving lessons.
It was a place where people from different countries and cultures collided, struggled, and—despite everything—found ways to connect.
In a small town in Japan, a Japanese language class began. People gathered there from China, the United States, the Philippines, Peru, and beyond.
They could not understand each other’s language. Their cultures were different. Their daily lives and values did not align.
And yet, within that classroom, there was laughter, there were tears, and gradually, a genuine sense of connection was born.
Based on over twenty years of records from this Japanese language classroom, this book portrays a real-life setting where foreign residents and Japanese people lived and learned together.
Why is Japanese often described as “difficult”?
What realities do foreigners face in Japan?
What social changes can be seen from a small, local classroom?
Through actual events, the book reveals both the ideals and the realities of international exchange.
This is not merely a record of education. It is a vivid account of real international exchange, where individual lives intersect.
What does it truly mean to live together with people from different backgrounds?
This is a book for anyone who wishes to think about the future of our society.
［Author’s Introduction］
Teruichi Murakami
1930 Born in Tokushima City. 1938: Moved to Anshan City, former Manchuria, where his father worked.
1946: Moved back to Japan with his mother, sister and younger brother. 1950 Joined Kaneka Corporation.
1957 Graduated from Kansai University, Faculty of Economics (Second Division).
Retired in 1993. Joined the Yoshinogawa City International Association and was in charge of the “Japanese Language Class”.
(Publications)
My retirement”, Iwanami Shoten, 2000 (collection of writings)
Doyo to Watashi (Children’s Songs and Me), Chuo Bunka Shuppan (2002), etc.
Received the Excellence Prize at the 15th Tokushima Literature Award for the novel “Invisible Thread” (2018), etc.
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