Japanese language instructor
Yoko Maruyama
Yoko holds a BA from Tokyo Women’s Christian University where she majored in Japanese Literature and minored in Education.
In Tokyo, she taught Japanese at Amica Language School for expatriates as the chief instructor. Yoko later became a freelance teacher, continuing her work with foreign nationals who were working in Japan.
After coming to Vancouver, BC in 1996, she taught Japanese at UBC continuing Studies, CO-OP Japan at UBC, Douglas College, the YWCA, the West End Community Centre, the Mount Pleasant Community Centre, the Kerrisdale Community Centre, and has 20 years of experience as the primary Japanese instructor at Langara College Continuing Studies.
For the last 3 years before Covid, Yoko has assisted with the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) held at Langara College both as an invigilator and invigilator recruiter. She was the main contact for the Japan Foundation Toronto during the exams.