ようこそ！Welcome! Kazuko Suzuki Carlson has been teaching a variety of courses at UVM including all four levels of core Japanese language courses (Elementary Japanese, Intermediate Japanese, Advanced Japanese, and Studies of Japanese Texts), Cultural Exchange Trip to Japan, Teaching Practicum, and Japanese for Traveling: Customs and Manners. She has established virtual-exchange partnerships with several Japanese universities and matches her students with their students to practice speaking Japanese and learn about Japan. She arranges tutors for the Japanese Program and connects international students from Japan with UVM students as language-exchange partners. As a Service-Learning Faculty Fellow, she has developed partnerships with various local schools and arranges community-based learning opportunities where UVM students can obtain transferrable skills and share and apply their knowledge. She works with Tottori Prefectural Government and Vermont State Agencies to enhance the sister-state relationship. For this effort, she works closely with Tottori University faculty members to provide students with creative opportunities to apply their knowledge and conduct research in their target language. Her current research interests are in virtual exchange and language learning through COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning). She serves as an associate board member of the Japan-America Society of Vermont and helps provide Japanese education and cultural activities in Vermont.