SHIGERU EGUCHI is the Administrative Director of the Summer MA Program in Japanese Pedagogy at Columbia University, and the Director of the Japanese Proficiency Test in New York (sponsored by the Japanese Ministry of Education).FUMIKO NAZIKIAN is the Director of the Japanese Language Program at Columbia University.MIHARU NITTONO is a senior instructor of Japanese at Columbia University.KEIKO OKAMOTO has taught Japanese at Columbia University, Princeton University, Fashion Institute of Technology, New School University, Spence School, NYU, and as a Senior Instructor at the Japan Society, amongst others.JISUK PARK has taught Japanese at Columbia University for five years.