Multilingual Eugene
Mutilingual Eugene was born when Maiko, a Japanese mother in Eugene, Oregon, heard sad stories of local families giving up on raising their kids to be bilingual because of myths they heard – “If they don’t speak English fluently before preschool, they’ll be behind” and “Learning a second language delays English development” etc.
Having been trained in second language acquisition, Maiko knew these beliefs were not supported by research. So, she decided to give a presentation about bilingualism. And that’s how this site and Multilingual Eugene got started.
Maiko Hata & Tom Delaney
Maiko has a Bachelor’s Degree in Education and English Communication from Doshisha Women’s College in Kyoto, Japan, and a Master’s degree in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from the Monterey Institute of International Studies. She has taught English and Japanese for more than 8 years, and co-authored 2 self-study English books as well as research papers on language learning/teaching. She is a faculty member at American English Institute at University of Oregon, and works as a freelance translator as well. She’s on LinkedIn, and has a business website at http://www.japanlanguagesolutions.com (Japanese/English).
Maiko’s husband, Tom, also teaches at the University. He teaches English to international students and trains teachers-to-be in the Linguistics Department as well. He completed his Ph.D. in Language Learning and Teaching at the University of Auckland in New Zealand, and his MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages at the Monterey Institute of International Studies. He has taught English in Japan, Korea, Turkey, and Colombia, in addition to the U.S.
They are raising their 4 year old son, Kyan, to be bilingual in Japanese/English.
Contact Us
Maiko Hata – Multilingual Eugene
maiko*japanlanguagesolutions.com (please change * to @)
www.multilingualeugene.com
541-221-9318
