Koji Arizumi (有住幸二) grew up in Tokyo, Japan. He went to Waseda University
and majored in physics. While in college, he started playing the flute and went on to get a master's
degree (MA) and doctoral degree (DMA) in music. He has been teaching Japanese on Satellite TV/video
as well as in the classroom almost 20 years while researching the educational use of technology.
Dr. Arizumi also teaches Modern Japanese Literature and Film in the Department of Modern Languages
and Classics of UA.
My name is Rachel Caver. I work in the Modern Languages and Critical Languages Center here at
The University of Alabama. I enjoy being exposed to all of the different languages. Learning a new
language is very beneficial to all. I enjoy working around people from different countries, learning
their cultures, spending time with the ones I love and learning new things.
Sumi is from Korea. She is a doctoral student majoring in International Relations and minoring in
Comparative Politics and American Politics at UA. She received her BA and MA degrees from Korea, and she
worked at the Assembly of Korea for 4 years. She enjoys traveling, meeting new people from different
countries, playing racqetball and tennis, swimming and cooking.
I am from China. I received my MA in TESOL from UA. Now I am in the PHD program of Educational
Psychology. I am glad that I got the opportunity to work with people all over the world in CLC.
My goal is to help every student to enjoy learning.
My name is Myung Ju Lee from Seoul, Korea. I am a
doctoral student studying Adapted Sport Pedagogy. I received my MA
and BA from Korea. I love doing diverse exercise such as table tennis,
skiing, snowboarding, aerobics, mountain bicycle, marathon, swimming,
and triathlon. I am looking forward to meeting new people who would
like to learn Korean.
Fadhela Jameel is from Iraq. She has been teaching Arabic at CLC for 18 years. She also worked
as an external examiner for Arabic language at the University of North Alabama.
I was born and raised in Israel. I moved to Alabama in 2008 and I have been attending
the University of Alabama since 2009. I am double majoring in Management
and Geology. I enjoy dancing, reading, hiking and traveling.
My name's Shashank (pronounced / ʃəʃɑːŋk /), and I'm an undergraduate from
Delhi, India. I like to explore different
languages and interact with people from different
parts of the world. I love tea, speaking
french, reading, watching movies, and most
of all, food. I enjoy teaching Hindi at the
CLC, and am looking forward to meeting new
students.
Sumi is from Korea. She is a doctoral student majoring in International Relations and minoring in
Comparative Politics and American Politics at UA. She received her BA and MA degrees from Korea, and she
worked at the Assembly of Korea for 4 years. She enjoys traveling, meeting new people from different
countries, playing racqetball and tennis, swimming and cooking.
My name is Myung Ju Lee from Seoul, Korea. I am a doctoral student studying Adapted Sport
Pedagogy. I received my MA and BA from Korea. I love doing diverse exercise such as table
tennis, skiing, snowboarding, aerobics, mountain bicycle, marathon, swimming, and triathlon.
I am looking forward to meeting new people who would like to learn Korean.
My name is Chanhyung You. I'm from Kumi, Korea. I majored in English language
and literature when I was in Korea.
I'm studying English in ELI at the University
of Alabama,and I have been interested
in interlanguage between Korean and English. So, I'm really happy to meet you,and
study language together. While studying
in CLC, you could get your goal, I believe. Thank you!
I am Ian Soo Ha from Busan, Korea. I am majoring in Secondary Education History
and Social Studies. I came to the U.S. eight years ago with my family.
I am an open minded person to meet new friends and learn their cultures.
I really enjoy playing sports such as soccer, basketball and football.
Also, I love to read history book and talk about it with my family
or friends. As a language trainer, I am always looking forward to
meeting students who want to learn Korean and Korean culture.
I am from kenya, Africa. I am an undergraduate student in Business school majoring
in Economics and Finance with a specialization in macro and monetary
policy. I like meeting people from diverse backgrounds, running, and
exercising. I am looking forward to meeting people with interest in
learning Swahili.
Ali Fuat is from Turkey. He grew up in Ankara, the
capital of Turkey. He received his BA and MA degrees from Turkey.
He studied “Critical and Postmodern International Relations Theories”
in his MA degree. Now, he is a PHD student in the Department of Political
Science at UA.
I am from
China. I received my MA in TESOL from UA. Now
I am in the PHD program of Educational Psychology.
I am glad that I got the opportunity to work
with people all over the world in CLC. My goal
is to help every student to enjoy learning.
My name is Daniel Paul. I am from Grove Hill, Alabama. I am currently living
in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and working at B.B. Comer in the CLC. I studied
as an exchange student at Japan's Kansai Gaidai during my undergraduate
years, and after graduation I moved to Korea to work as an English
teacher. I am currently pursuing an MBA degree here at UA, and am
looking forward to continuing my work with students of the Japanese
language. Students are welcome to send me an email with any questions
-- let's work together to make this experience as fun and as effective
as we can!
My name is Meghan Malone. I am from Fort Rucker, Alabama. I am an undergraduate
student majoring in English and minoring in Japanese. I love
learning about new cultures and new languages. I hope I can
help students have a great, first experience with studying
Japanese.
My name is Mai and I am originally from Japan, however, I have lived last eight years on Rome, Georgia.
I am majoring in Music Education and I enjoy playing many kinds of instruments. I was able to travel to Miami for the National Championship Game as a member of the Million Dollar Band. Roll Tide!
My name is Katrina Kessler. I am from Montgomery, AL. I’m a senior at UA majoring
in International Studies and minoring in Arabic. I spent
four months studying abroad in Amman, Jordan in spring 2012.
I love learning languages, and I hope I can help students
grow to love learning Arabic too!
