Foreign Enrollment: Gifu High School on the Front Line of Japanese Language Education

Wada Satomi looks over a script written by students as part of Japanese language class. (© Tanaka Keitarō)

Wada Satomi writes deadlines to complete tasks on a whiteboard for her students. (© Tanaka Keitarō)

Gifu Prefectural Tōnō High School. (© Tanaka Keitarō)

The Japanese texts Tōnō High uses helped form the base of its emphasis on reading and drama. (© Tanaka Keitarō)

Wada (upper left) talks with students during Japanese class. (© Tanaka Keitarō)