Tag Archives: language

Funding: Critical Language Scholarships (CLS)

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Paula

Applications for the Critical Language Scholarships (CLS) are now available and due on Friday, November 15, 8pm. This program provides full scholarship (tuition, room, board, travel, pre-departure orientation) for a in-country summer intensive language program that is equivalent to one academic … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, financial assistance, funding, graduate school, study abroad, study tools, summer program | Tagged CLS, Critical Language Scholarships, Japan, Japanese, language, scholarship | 1 Comment

IUC Kanbun Summer Course

Posted on September 4, 2013 by Travis

This summer, for the first time, the Inter-University Center (IUC) in Yokohama, about which we have posted before, offered an intensive summer course on how to read kanbun. It was quite common in Japan in certain periods, in certain circles, … Continue reading →

Posted in language schools, study abroad, study tools, summer program | Tagged Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies, IUC, Japan, Japanese language, kanbun, language, language training, summer program, Yokohama | 2 Comments

Resource: jisho.org

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Paula

There are numerous online resources for students of Japanese out there who need to find a word or kanji on the fly, many of which we covered in Leah’s article on Making the Most of Japanese Dictionaries. Still, new ones … Continue reading →

Posted in graduate school, study tools, undergraduate | Tagged dictionaries, Japanese, Japanese language, kanji, language, online dictionaries, resources | 2 Comments

Job Opening: Japanese Teaching Material Development, Innovative Language Learning [part-time] [Tokyo]

Posted on July 16, 2013 by LM

Thank you to Peyton at JapanesePod101.com for sending us this job description! Company: Innovative Language Learning Location: Akasaka, Tokyo Type: part-time Posting Received July 11, 2013 Education: not listed Deadline: not listed Innovative Language Learning, the maker of JapanesePod101.com and … Continue reading →

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Call for Applications: Reading Edo-period Hentaigana and Kuzushiji Workshop

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Paula

The Penn Faculty Working Group for Reading Asian Manuscripts will hold a four-day workshop on reading Edo-period hentaigana and kuzushiji August 19-22, 2013, and invites applications from faculty and graduate students from all fields of Japanese studies to participate. The workshop … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, graduate school, study tools, summer program | Tagged early modern, Edo period, hentaigana, Japanese language, kuzushiji, language, University of Pennsylvania | Leave a comment

Fun Link Friday: How To Count Anything In Japanese

Posted on May 31, 2013 by LM

Counters are one of the harder parts of Japanese to truly master. At a cafe, you order “二杯のコーヒーと一個のスコーン”; maybe you have 猫三匹 and 二人の姉妹 in your family. I actually just had a lengthy conversation about whether a rolled-up sweater was still 一枚 … Continue reading →

Posted in fun links, study tools, useful links | Tagged counters, fun link friday, grammar, Japanese, Japanese language, language, language study, Tofugu | Leave a comment

Internship Opportunity: Tofugu

Posted on May 28, 2013 by LM

Company: Tofugu Location: Portland, OR Education: not listed Type: unpaid Deadline: May 31, 2013 It is that time of the year again…An internship opportunity is available at Tofugu. Tofugu is a start-up for Japanese culture and language web applications The … Continue reading →

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Announcing the Kyoko Selden Memorial Translation Prize in Japanese Literature, Thought, and Society

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Paula

The Department of Asian Studies, Cornell University is pleased to announce a prize honoring the life and work of their colleague Kyoko Selden. The prize will pay homage to the finest achievements in Japanese literature, thought, and society through the … Continue reading →

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Working at an Eikaiwa [Part 1]

Posted on May 1, 2013 by LM

Today we return to the subject of teaching in Japan, with the first of several guest articles by Sean Montgomery, who writes on the basics you need to know about eikaiwa and employment experiences with them. — Eikaiwa is vernacular for … Continue reading →

Posted in jobs, main posts | Tagged article, education, eikaiwa, English, Japan, Japanese, job hunt, jobs, language, teaching, teaching in Japan | 8 Comments

Job Opening: Japanese Lecturer, University of Helsinki

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Paula

The Department of World Cultures (www.helsinki.fi/worldcultures) is engaged in interdisciplinary Area, Linguistic and Cultural Studies. The department is part of the Faculty of Arts, University of Helsinki. The Department of World Cultures invites applications a position of UNIVERSITY LECTURER commencing … Continue reading →

Posted in announcements, job openings, jobs | Tagged East Asian Studies, Japanese, Japanese language, japanese studies, job opening, language, lecturer, University of Helsinki | Leave a comment