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Welcome to my EFL and Language acquisition blog! I am creating a space to share my teaching and learning experiences within the field of English as Foreign Language (EFL), and more broadly, second language acquisition. More than just my experience, I  hope to share ideas, comments, critiques and analysis (and links) to interesting research and articles on English language acquisition and related topics. 

About me:

Ben Jansson

I am currently a part-time lecturer teaching general English classes to first-year students and EAP classes to second-year students at Utsunomiya University. I also teach part-time at Teikyo University, in Utsunomiya. I have taught at Hotoku Nursing School in Utsunomiya and at the Hokkaido School of Education in Iwamizawa. 

I have a Certificate in TESOL (2019), two music degrees, a Bachelor of Music (Wayne State University, 2008, and a Master of Music from Michigan State University, 2010. I am currently finishing my Master of Science in Education TESOL from the University of Southern Maine. 


Ben Jansson

benjansson77@gmail.com

Utsunomiya, Japan, August, 2021

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