Tag Archives: Japanese language

Job Opening: Japanese, Part-time Instructor

Posted on September 2, 2017 by Paula

Mott Community College Japanese Instructor (part time) Position Summary Purpose, Scope & Dimension of Job: Faculty facilitate student learning and initiate and participate in efforts to consistently improve the level of student success. As learning facilitators, faculty consistently assess learning … Continue reading →

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Funding: 2018 Blakemore Freeman Fellowships

Posted on July 17, 2017 by Paula

2018 Blakemore Freeman Fellowship Blakemore Freeman Fellowships are awarded for one academic year of full-time, intensive language study of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Khmer or Burmese at the advanced level in approved language programs in East or Southeast Asia. … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Critical Language Mentor Research Associate

Posted on July 13, 2017 by Paula

EXIGER DUE DILLEGENCE Exiger assists organizations worldwide with practical advice and technology solutions to prevent compliance breaches, respond to risk, remediate major issues and monitor ongoing business activities. Exiger has a current need for Hebrew, Korean, Dutch and Japanese proficient candidates. Reading comprehension … Continue reading →

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What can you do with a BA in Japanese? The Struggles and Successes of Translating Mobile Apps

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Laura

Starting to study Japanese in undergrad or high school, I think a lot of us imagine translating our favorite Japanese video games, anime, and movies. When I started studying Japanese in college I had a vague image of my future … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Learning Kanji through Poop

Posted on May 12, 2017 by Paula

With the growing ubiquity of technology, Japanese and Chinese societies fret over “character amnesia“– the loss of knowledge of kanji in the younger generation, the generation who don’t have nearly the same need to memorize written characters as those for whom … Continue reading →

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Workshop: Kambun Workshop at USC, July 10-Aug. 4, 2017

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Paula

The University of Southern California Project for Premodern Japan Studies is pleased to announce that there will be a Kambun Workshop at USC this summer.  We will focus on Kamakura materials—Professor Takahashi Shinichirô will join us from the University of Tokyo … Continue reading →

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3 Best Chat Apps for Practicing Japanese

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Laura

When studying Japanese or any foreign language, everyone knows that practice makes perfect! But it can be hard to stay motivated to practice everyday, especially if you don’t have any Japanese speaking friends available to talk with. Luckily there’s an … Continue reading →

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Book Announcement: ABC Dictionary of Sino-Japanese Readings

Posted on January 29, 2017 by LM

Via University of Hawai’i Press (catalog). VICTOR H. MAIR JULY 2016 232 pages, 7 x 10 Hardback 9780824823313 $55.00 s ABC Chinese Dictionary Series Japan / China / language Victor H. Mair is professor of Chinese language and literature at … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Japanese idioms and proverbs

Posted on January 27, 2017 by Paula

One of the most fascinating parts of foreign languages is learning the intricacies of local sayings, since they help us really dig into the cultural context specific to that language, but also see the universal themes many places and peoples … Continue reading →

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Resource: Translation Workshops

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Paula

Translation is, without a doubt, one of the most popular ways to use your Japanese in the professional world. But there are so many types of translation work out there that many people embark on that journey with a trial-and-error … Continue reading →

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