In this episode, Brent and Derek meet with Edward Montgomery over Zoom. Links to background info, etc. for some of the topics are included here: Summer Japanese Program at Konan
In this episode, Derek and Brent talk about the tendency among Japanese learners of English to avoid speaking up in class (reticence). Some of the related topics are listed below:
In this episode, Brent sits down with professor and freelance writer John Spiri. Here are some links to topics and people that were mentioned: Go / Igo (game) – https://www.britannica.com/topic/go-game
In this episode, Derek interviews Brent about his background and career path. Here are some links to some of what was discussed. Konan University, Hirao School of Management – https://www.konan-cube.com/
In this episode, Derek shares some thoughts about growing up in North Carolina, life overseas, graduate school and his various teaching adventures. Links Trainwreck: Woodstock 1999 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tm5uUzbUwR4 PBS POV:
In this mini episode, we inaugurate the podcast and explain our motivation and a little bit about the format and plan.