Jerry Talandis Jr.

Male

Toyama City

Japan

Profile Information:

School / Work Affiliation: Toyo Gakuen University (Nagareyama Campus)
Blog: http://talandisfamilyinjapan.com
Skype Account: talandis
About Me: I've been teaching English in Japan for nearly 14 years. My background is in Psychology, and after working as a mental health counselor for several years in the late 80's/early 90's, I decided to change careers and become a teacher. I had a strong interest in Japan at that time and joined the "Jet Program" in 1993, a Japanese governmental program that imports native English speakers to help teach English in the primary school system. I was placed in Toyama City, a small city (350,000) on the west coast, directly across from Tokyo. During my three year tenure, I got married and started a family. I've been here ever since, working at the Toyama College of Foreign Languages, a small two-year vocational school featuring language education (mostly English) from 1997 to 2009. In 2006 I finished a master's degree via distance learning with Aston University (UK), and would like to continue my research with them at the PhD level someday. The focus of my research is online community building (hence my interest in joining this one!). In the spring of 2009 I began working at the Nagareyama Campus of Toyo Gakuen University.