| 1997 |
YDM pedagogical course for Japanese
employees and language course for local employees were implemented at Nissan Europe
(Amsterdam, The Netherlands). |
|
1996
|
YDM Language
International Inc. was established.
|
|
1995
|
Joint
venture contract with Yaohan expired. |
|
1993
|
Joint
venture contract with Yaohan wad concluded.
YDM Language International Holding Ltd. was established. |
|
1992
|
Chief
executive director, Nobuko Yokoyama was sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to
Stanford University (California, U.S.) and Willamette University (Oregon, U.S.) as
instructor on Japanese culture.
|
|
1990-1991
|
Japanese
language teacher-training
for Japanese
employees and 2-month language training for local Mexican employees, both adopting YDM,
were conducted at Nissan Mexico Factory. (See YDM
Projects.) |
|
1990
|
Japanese language teacher-training for Japanese employees and 3-month language
training for technical trainees from Asian countries, both adopting YDM, were conducted at
Nissan Tochigi Factory. (See YDM Projects.) |
|
YDM
pedagogical training course in Japanese was held at Tokohagakuen University (Shizuoka,
Japan) and Yomiuri Culture Center (Tokyo, Japan).
|
|
Agent
contract with Man Power Japan was concluded. |
|
1989
|
Look,
Listen and Learn Ms. Yokoyama's Japanese (7 volumes) was published. |
|
YDM
pedagogical training course in Japanese was held at Nissan. |
|
YDM
pedagogical training course in Japanese was held at Pasco (Manila, The Philippines). |
|
1988
|
Center
for Japanese Language Education (Nihongo Kyoiku Center) was established. |
| 1993 |
Ms. Nobuko Yokoyama (CEO) was sent to Hong Kong as a cultural lecturer by the Japanese foreign ministry. |
| 1993 |
Ms. Nobuko Yokoyama was honored as Soroptimist International of the Americas (Tokyo-Azuma). |
| 2001 |
Established NPO YDM Association. |
| 2003 |
Developed Japanese language teaching product for WBT (Web Based Training) system with NTTR. |
| 2006 |
Produced DGBOOK (Japanese textbook 1-6, English textbook 1-4) with D.G.C. Co., Ltd.
|
|
1996
|
Completed
The Yokoyama Direct Method: Japanese CD ROM demonstration version. |
|
1994
|
Published
Look, Listen and Learn Pictorial Chinese Conversation* (4 volumes & 16
cassette tapes).
*Title changed Later to The Yokoyama Direct Method: Pictorial Chinese Conversation. |
|
1993
|
Published
Japanese Conversation in Bars, Hotels and Restaurants for Philippines. |
|
Japanese Conversation in Bars, Hotels and Restaurants for Thai. |
|
Japanese Conversation in Bars, Hotels and Restaurants for Korean. |
|
Japanese Conversation in Bars, Hotels and Restaurants for Chinese. |
|
1992
|
Published
Japanese Phrases for Foreign Workers (with cassette tapes) |
|
Japanese - Korean, Thai
and Urdu. |
|
Japanese - Chinese,
Portuguese and Spanish. |
|
Japanese - English,
Indonesian and Persian. |
|
1991
|
Published
Look, Listen and Learn Pictorial English Conversation* (4 volumes & 8
cassette tapes).
*Title changed Later to The Yokoyama Direct Method: Pictorial English Conversation. |
|
1989
|
Published
Look, Listen and Learn Ms. Yokoyama's Japanese* (7 volumes & 6 cassette
tapes).
*Title changed Later to The Yokoyama Direct Method: Pictorial Japanese Conversation;
Practical Japanese Conversation; and Practical Dictionary. |
|
Published
How to Train Instructors of the Japanese Language (pedagogical training videos
/ 6 volumes). |
| 2003 |
Published Language is a culture: Yokoyama-san’s Japanese. |
|
Published Japanese textbook for WBT system. |
| 2006 |
Released DGBOOK cartridge Japanese edition 1-6, English edition 1-4. |
