Sendaiben

October 15, 2011 by Nicolas 0 Comments

Addition to Japan Blog Directory

New Blog: Sendaiben

sendaiben.org is a blog written by Ben Shearon, an English teacher in Sendai. It focuses mainly on teaching, particularly with a focus on Japan, but occasionally goes off on tangents.

URL: http://sendaiben.org/
Category: Working in Japan
Start Date: August 2005
Location: Sendai

About the author of this Japan blog

“I’m originally from Europe (British passport, born in Germany and grew up in Spain). I came to Sendai in July 2000 and have been here ever since, working in a variety of educational contexts. After almost four years as an ALT working for the Sendai Board of Education (two in JHS, one in ES, and nine months in SHS), I was employed by the Miyagi Board of Education as Chief ALT Advisor for Miyagi, a position I held for four years. It was an incredible learning experience, but in March 2008 I left to work part-time at several universities in Sendai.

From April 2009 I have been working at the Centre for the Advancement of Higher Education at Tohoku University, as well as serving on the boards of Nika Junior and Senior High School and Cambridge English. I am an active presenter at various conferences and events, and have presented on behalf of Oxford University Press, Sendai, Miyagi, and Niigata Boards of Education, and Tohoku University.

I am particularly interested in teaching English to children, especially through phonics and reading instruction; extensive reading; effectiveness in teaching; curriculum change; and the English education system in Japan.”