Areas of Expertise

Japanese Pedagogy

Teaching Interests

Yuko Van Orman is primarily interested in politeness and pragmatics in Japanese.

Education

• MA in Japanese Pedagogy, in Columbia University in the City of New York
• BA in Art, in University of Massachusetts, Boston

Previous Appointments

Before joining Temple University, I mainly taught international students aiming to enter Japanese universities and graduate schools with a focus on the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test, in addition to communicative Japanese.

Professional Associations

American Association of Teachers of Japanese