Megumi Bailey
Lecturer in Japanese

Profile

Biography

Megumi has been teaching Japanese over 30 years both in Japan and in the UK. She has joined Languages for All (LFA) as a Language tutor, the University of York in 2001. Until the present time Megumi has engaged in a range of Japanese teaching activities, teaching a spectrum of levels on the LFA programme at York University and local schools throughout this time. She has been involved in a range of language/culture related community events and has undertaken various translational activities.

Career

• External Examiner for UWLP, Nottingham Trent University (2015 - 2019)
• LFA Japanese language tutor, University of York (2001 - )
• Japanese Tutor, Queen Margaret’s School, York (2013 -2014)
• Freelance teaching for Japanese GCSE/ A-level and Japanese Language Proficiency Test (N5-N2), York (2012 - )
• Teaching Biology and Chemistry, Mashiko High school, Japan (1998 -2000)

Education

• MA in Education, University of York (1998)
• Diploma in Education, University of York (1997)
• Teaching science (11+) certificate of education, Utsunomiya University (1996)
• MSc in Applied Biochemistry, Utsunomiya University (1996)
• BSc in Agriculture, Utsunomiya University (1994)

Certifications

• 2021: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)

Departmental roles

• Module convenor for Beginner and Elementary levels

Teaching

Other teaching

• YLE Japanese Beginner
• LfA Japanese Beginner
• YLE Japanese Elementary
• LfA Japanese Elementary
• LfIM Japanese intermediate

External activities

Memberships

• The British Association for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language
• 川口義一日本語初級教授会
• The Association of Japanese language teachers in Europe

Invited talks and conferences

• Dialogue and Reflection on Japanese Teachers’ Professionalism: UK educators' perspective. At The 25th British Association for Teaching Japanese (BATJ) Annual Conference, Oxford, 2023 (a panel presenter)
• Reflection on the CPD workshop ‘Interactive art appreciation through
  dialogue for Japanese teachers’. At Language for Specific Purposes in Higher Education (LSPHE) Conference, University of York, 2022 (co-presenter)
• Creating mutual and deep learning environments for teachers through self-
  direction, self-awareness, and dialogue: reflection on teacher professionalism. At the 25th Japanese Language Education Symposium in Europe, Leiden University, The Netherland, 2022 (a panel presenter)
• Think language teaching outside the box? Think Japanese storytelling box!
  At a global celebration on Second Language Teaching in World Kamishibai Forum (online), 2022 (co-presenter and workshop organiser) 
• So that unexplored beauty can be created: enacting citizenship through drama  (online hybrid).  At Drama for All Language Learning Spring Workshop, Co-hosting with SOAS, University of York, 2022 (co-organiser)
• 対話者としての自分を振り返る- Reflection of self in dialogue (online).  A series of three international workshops, University of York, 2021/22 (co-organiser)
• 日本語教育現場で、学習者の対話力をどのように育てられるか? - How can dialogue skills for  learners be nurtured in Japanese language teaching? (online).  A series of three international workshops, University of York, 2020/21 (co-organiser)
• Cultivating a reassuring learning environment whilst learning Kana syllables - Using learners’ background and experiences in ab-initio Japanese class (online). InnoConf 20,  2020 (presenter)
• 教師用参考書「いわゆる「形式名詞」の考え方と教え方』作成プロジェクト - Project to produce a reference book for teachers on the concept and teaching of so-called 'formal substantive'. A series of seminar workshops, University of York, 2016-2019 (co-organiser and chair)

Publications

• Very special Ks: kamishibai, from “kokusaku” to “kyokan”, ie from war propaganda to sharing the same feelings, The World Financial Review, September 2019. 

Editorial work

• Face and enactment of identities in the L2 classroom (Kidd, J.A.), Multilingual Matters, March 2016.