Our instructors include local language teachers, staff and graduate scholars at Yale, as well as heritage speakers of the local community.
Paul Ditimi (American Sign Language)
Paul was born in Ojobo, Delta State, Nigeria, West Africa and has lived in Connecticut for over 30 years. He graduated from Central Connecticut State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Graphic Designer-Arts. Paul continued his education and graduated from Housatonic Community College, Bridgeport, Connecticut in Human Service and has been teaching ASL for many years. He enjoys photography and graphic computer. Paul and his wife Terri have three children.
Hanan Elkamah (Arabic)
Hanan is an Arabic teacher and the World Language Department Lead at Wilbur Cross High School in New Haven, Connecticut.
Dr. Andrea Bryant (German)
Bio coming soon.
Chie Yamamoto (Japanese)
Chie was born in Japan and came to the USA as a high school exchange student in Long Island, New York. She graduated from Rhode Island College with B.A in Japanese Studies and has been teaching Japanese language and culture. Chie has also taught at Brown University, Upward Bound program at Rhode Island College, and local schools in RI in addition to the Japanese Language School in Greater Hartford since 2018. Ms. Yamamoto enjoys dancing at Zumba class in my spare time and love to explore the different languages and cultures around the world.
Mijin Her (Korean)
Mijin has been teaching Korean and Korean history in local Korean schools for many years. She has a B.A of Educational Psychology from Sookmyung Women’s University in Korea and a Master degree of Research, Statistics, and Measurement in Education from Southern Connecticut State University. Ms. Her has a true passion for working with language learners.
Livia Rosi Siqueira (Portuguese)
Livia is from Espírito Santo, Brazil and is pursuing a master’s degree in Literary Studies. She is currently a Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) in Yale’s Department of Spanish and Portuguese.