About Sensei Blomeley
My name is Danielle Blomeley and I am the Japanese teacher at Mortlake P12 College. Mortlake College has approximately 280 students ranging from Prep to Year 12. The school stands at the edge of town surrounded by farming land.
I originally learnt Japanese by distance education from the University of New England in New South Wales. When I was learning, we used cassettes for our speaking and listening tasks. There was no such thing as online programs! It was very difficult to learn a language this way but I loved it. I also studied Japanese for some time at Latrobe University. Again, it was by distance education using cassettes but at least, we were able to meet with our lecturer a couple of times each year.
I began teaching Japanese at Derrinallum P-12 College about 15 years ago. I have worked there ever since. In 2012, I also started to teach Japanese at Mortlake College and I am looking forward to building this program in the future. I strongly believe that through the study of a second language, students take the first steps towards global communication and gain important understanding of another culture.
I feel very fortunate to have visited Japan on numerous occasions. Some of these were for teaching programs or language study while others were personal holidays. My most recent trip was with ten, very interested and enthusiastic students from Derrinallum and Mortlake Colleges. People often ask why I keep going back to Japan and my response is always the same; "I love the country, the culture and the language!" If I can engender a little of this passion into my students so that they look at the world with understanding and knowledge, then I will be a very happy teacher!
I originally learnt Japanese by distance education from the University of New England in New South Wales. When I was learning, we used cassettes for our speaking and listening tasks. There was no such thing as online programs! It was very difficult to learn a language this way but I loved it. I also studied Japanese for some time at Latrobe University. Again, it was by distance education using cassettes but at least, we were able to meet with our lecturer a couple of times each year.
I began teaching Japanese at Derrinallum P-12 College about 15 years ago. I have worked there ever since. In 2012, I also started to teach Japanese at Mortlake College and I am looking forward to building this program in the future. I strongly believe that through the study of a second language, students take the first steps towards global communication and gain important understanding of another culture.
I feel very fortunate to have visited Japan on numerous occasions. Some of these were for teaching programs or language study while others were personal holidays. My most recent trip was with ten, very interested and enthusiastic students from Derrinallum and Mortlake Colleges. People often ask why I keep going back to Japan and my response is always the same; "I love the country, the culture and the language!" If I can engender a little of this passion into my students so that they look at the world with understanding and knowledge, then I will be a very happy teacher!