Watabe, Masakazu (Director, Japanese School), 1996

1 interview with Masakazu Watabe, Director of the Japanese School. Watabe discussed how he got the directorship; his duties as director; how he challenges the students; how he hired faculty; faculty turnover; 25th Japanese symposium; Japanese curriculum; the proficiency of the students; category 3 languages; language teaching methods; future jobs for Japanese language school students; graduate students' use of Japanese; the use of technology for Japanese language learning; teaching Japanese culture in relation with language; oral proficiency interview standards; cultural appropriateness; influence of Japan over the world; World War II; and what sets Middlebury apart from other schools