Haruko is the Head of Primary EAL here at Britannica. She currently teaches EAL to Years 1, 2, 4 and 5.
Haruko holds a CELTA, a BA in Ethnicity, Race and Migration, and an MA in Applied Linguistics and TESOL. She has worked in education for 13 years, including experience in state high schools in Toyama, Japan, language schools in the southeast of the UK, and international schools in Suzhou, China. She has a particular interest in language phonology and enjoys the challenge learning the pronunciation of new languages.
Outside of school, Haruko enjoys reading (always with at least one fiction and one non-fiction book on the go), hiking, trying new foods, and watching films.
