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Job Opening: Adjunct Instructor/Assistant Professor of Japanese Language & Literature

Posted on May 19, 2011 by LM

Online application at The University of Montana’s website. Position: Adjunct Instructor/Assistant Professor of Japanese Language & Literature Institution: The University of Montana Location: Missoula, MT Application Due: Open Until Filled Job Description The University of Montana seeks to appoint an … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Assistant Visiting Professor of Japanese

Posted on April 26, 2011 by LM

See original posting and apply at HigherEdJobs.com. Bard College’s Division of Languages & Literature invites applications for a two-year fulltime Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese, beginning in the fall of 2011. The successful applicant should hold a Ph.D. or be … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Part-Time Instructor of Arabic and Japanese

Posted on April 18, 2011 by LM

See original posting on HigherEdJobs.com. The Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures at Lincoln University of Pennsylvania invites applications for an adjunct in Arabic and Japanese to begin August 16, 2011. Required Qualifications: * Native or near native fluency in … Continue reading →

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Choosing the right Japanese Studies Ph.D. program for you

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Paula

April 15th. The dreaded Tax Day. Or, for those hoping to break into academia, also known as Decision Day! If you’re like me, you’ve spent all of March and most of February agonizing over where the rest of your life … Continue reading →

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Is Home Stay in Japan right for you?

Posted on February 9, 2011 by reedda02

The decision whether to do a home stay or to live in a dorm while studying abroad is a personal one.  In order to make this decision effectively, you need to honestly evaluate yourself – specifically, what you can handle … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: “Languages of Dissent in Modern Japan”

Posted on December 15, 2010 by Paula

Conference: The Rocky Mountain Modern Language Association Convention Date: October 6-8, 2011 Location: Scottsdale, Arizona Proposal deadline: March 1, 2011 Website: http://rmmla.wsu.edu/conferences/conf11Scottsdale/default.asp Post-WWII Japan has confronted an array of social problems: environmental pollution, social injustice, bullying, gender discrimination, hikikomori (shut-ins) … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: Online games for Japanese study

Posted on November 12, 2010 by Paula

It was my hope to do Fun Link Friday with some online Japanese learning games, but to my disappointment, most of the games out there are aimed at beginners learning hiragana, katakana, and kanji. Once you hit a decently advanced … Continue reading →

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64th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Paula

For those interested in foreign language and linguistics, check out the 64th Annual Kentucky Foreign Language Conference. There’s a call for papers with an extended deadline until November 15th, but registration just to attend in April is also open. There … Continue reading →

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