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PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

北米日本語教師協会会 ルと大学レベルが協力して対策を立てる必要があります。
もう一つの問題は、世代交代で、教員の数が不員各位足しつつあることです。先日、すでに別の科目で教え
日本語の科目も加えたいという会 員の皆 様 、初めまし ている高校教師が、
ところが、調べてみたて。会長としての任期を ことで、問い合わせてきました。
ところ、私の勤めている大学で初めの教員免許をとっ
始めるにあたって、少し
自己紹 介をさせていた ていない人には別科目を加える道は閉ざされている
日本語教師としての知識や技能があだきます。1986年から とのことでした。
るにもかかわらず、
このような制度上の障害があるの
1990年にかけて、
社会
Suwako Watanabe
また、ある先生は、退職をしたいの
言語学をジョージタウン は残念なことです。
渡辺素和子にもかかわらず、後任の教師がみつからないがため大学で学び、そのあと、まだ教え続けているという話も聞きました。
ポートランド州立大学で1990年から日本語を教え に、
始めて、
かれこれ28年になります。私の興味のある研
日本語・日本研究の地位を究分野は、主に談話分析なので、人々のコミュニケー 北米の教育制度の中で、日本語教師協会は、
さションをいつも観察しています。
また、ACTFL OPIの より強固なものにするために、らなる振興を続けていく必要があります。
どうぞ、会
テスターとトレーナーをしているので、言語評価と言また、各アフィ語プロフィシェンシーの育成にも関心を持っていま 員の皆さんの声をお聞かせください。
す。
プライベートでは、
日曜日に茶道を教えています。 リエートの代表の方々も、ぜひ会員の声を吸い上げ
みなさんと一緒
談話分析と教えることと茶道、この三つは、意外にも て、現場の状況をお知らせください。
よろしくお願いいた互いに関連性があって、仕事でもプライベートでもう に頑張っていきたいと思います。
します。
まく活かすことができています。
日本語、文学、文化などを含む日本学・日本研究の分野としての現状を見ると、強みがいくつもあることに気付かされます。大学レベルでの学習者数が安定していること、実績のある言語教授法と経験のある教員、
また、年に二回の学会に質の高い学会誌
Japanese Language and Literatureを有することは私たちの分野が確立されていることを示しています。

3月のワシントンDCでの学会でお会いするのを楽しみにしています。
会長

渡辺素和子

Greetings to members of American Association ofTeachers of Japanese!

I am excited to start my term as the president of
ただ、一方では、いくつかの問題にも直面しています。 AATJ. I would like to introduce a little bit about
そのうちの一つの問題は、K-12レベルで日本語プロ myself. I did my Ph.D. in Sociolinguistics at
グラムが減っていることが挙げられます。K-12レベル Georgetown University from 1986 to 1990, andの学習者数が少ないということは、大学で日本語の then I started teaching Japanese language and学習を続ける学生数が減るということで、K-12レベ culture at Portland State University in 1990, so
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this is my 28th year teaching at PSU. My primaryresearch interest is discourse analysis, so I am
always observing how people interact with one
another. I am also an ACTFL OPI tester and trainer
for Japanese, which got me interested in language
assessment and development of language
proficiency. On the private side, I teach Japanese
tea ceremony on Sundays. Amazingly, discourse
analysis, teaching, and Japanese tea ceremony
are closely related to each other and coherently
integrated into my career and personal life.

college levels need to talk about what can be done
to prevent Japanese programs at the K-12 levelfrom being cut. Another issue is licensure and the
expected teacher shortage due to retirement. The
other day, a high school teacher in Oregon e-mailed
me asking how he can get a second endorsementin Japanese as he is already certified to teach inone subject. After many e-mail exchanges andchecking websites, we learned that he cannot get
a second endorsement in Japanese from Portland
State University because he did not get his firstendorsement from the same university even though
Looking at the field of Japanese studies, including he has all the qualifications, knowledge, and skills
language, literature, and culture, I see a lot of to teach Japanese. I also heard that an instructor
strengths. Stable student enrollment at the college who is ready to retire decided to continue anotherlevel, solid pedagogy with well-trained language year because a replacement the instructor could
instructors, and a well-established professional not be found.
organization that holds two academic conferences
and publishes a quality journal, Japanese To establish the status of Japanese studies in the
Language and Literature, are evidence of our US educational setting more firmly, we still havestrengths.
some way to go. I would like to see AATJ doing
more to advocate for its members and Japanese
However, we are also faced with some issues. programs in the US. Please let us hear from you. I
One issue is the decrease of Japanese programs urge each affiliate to take an active role channelingat the K-12 level. Fewer students from high school members’ voices to AATJ. I look forward to working
level would mean lower student enrollments at with you.
college level. Language educators at K-12 andSee you at the Spring Conference!

Suwako Watanabe
President (2018-2020)

AATJ’s representatives attended the annual Legislative Day
and Delegate Assembly of the Joint National Committee for
Languages (JNCL) in Washington, DC, on February 15-16, 2018.
From left: Janet Ikeda, Suwako Watanabe, Shingo Satsutani
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AATJ Directors, 2018-20192018 Annual Spring Conference

Poetics of the In-Between: Learning and Living Between Languages
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Spring 2018 Bridging Scholarships Awarded
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AATJ Officers
Suwako Watanabe
President
suwako@pdx.edu
Portland State University

Yoshiko Saito-Abbott
Immediate Past President
ysaito-abbott@csumb.edu
California State University,
Monterey Bay

Ann Jordan
Vice President
teiann@gmail.com
Los Gatos High School
San Jose, CA

AATJ Directors, 2018-20194

Nobuko Chikamatsu-Chandler
Annual Spring Conference(AAS-affiilated) Co-Director
nchikama@depaul.edu
DePaul University

Shingo Satsutani
Advocacy Director
satsutan@cod.edu
College of Du Page

Mariko Moroishi Wei
Annual Spring Conference(AAS-affiilated) Co-Director
moroishi@purdue.edu
Purdue University

Tomomi Sato
National Japanese Exam Director
ts2fn@virginia.edu
University of Virginia

Iya Nemastil
Newsletter Director
inemasti@mevsd.us
Marysville High School, OH

Masahiro Tanaka
Annual Fall Conference(ACTFL-affiliated) Co-Director
mtanaka@unis.org
United Nations International
School, NY

Kiyomi Chinen
Annual Fall Conference(ACTFL-affiliated) Co-Director
kchinen@csulb.edu
California State University,
Long Beach

Mio NIshimura
Student Activities(Nengajo Contest) Director
sensei93905@gmail.com
Alisal High School, CA

The 2017 Annual AATJ Spring Conference
will be held on Thursday, March 22, 2018, in
Washington, DC, Canada, in conjunction with
the Annual Meeting of the Association for AsianStudies (AAS). A full day of panel and individual
paper presentations on Literature, Language
Pedagogy,
Linguistics,
SecondLanguage
Acquisition, Language and Technology, and othertopics will take place at the Marriott Wardman Park
Hotel, the site of the AAS conference.
Online registration for the Spring Conferenceis open. Conference registration fees are $60 for
AATJ members ($40 for student members) and$100 for non-members. Online registration ends
March 12. After that date only on-site registration
will be available (US$100; cash or checks only).
A link to registration, as well as links to download
the conference program, with or without abstracts,
is at http://www.aatj.org/conferences-spring.
The keynote speaker for this year’s conference
is Jeffrey Angles of Western Michigan University,a teacher, scholar, translator of contemporary
Japanese poetry, and poet in Japanese in his own
right. Professor Angles was awarded the Yomiuri
Literature Prize in 2016 for his book of poetry わた
しの日付変更線 (My International Date Line).
We encourage those attending the AATJ
Conference to also attend the AAS Annual
Meeting, which takes place Friday, March 23, to
Sunday, March 25. The AAS conference features
many sessions on Japanese (as well as other
Asian) history, culture, society, and language;
in the conference Exhibit Hall, academic andgeneral-interest publishers, including many fromJapan, exhibit and sell Japan- and other Asiarelated books and journals.
AATJ’s special sponsored session at this year’s
AAS annual meeting - a panel on professional
development for graduate students and juniorfaculty - will take place on Friday, March 23, from5:15 – 7:15 p.m. The panel’s title is “Earning Your
Stripes as an Academic: Advice on publishing,presenting, collaborating, and winning support,
for young faculty and graduate students in Asian
languages and literatures”; the panelists include
book and journal editors in our field as well as
senior scholars.
The Classical Japanese Special Interest Groupwill hold a meeting, with presentations, on Friday,
March 23, from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Poetics of the In-Between: Learningand Living Between Languages

AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ February 20182018 ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE

Jeffrey Angles, Western Michigan University
Language teaching involves spending large amountsof time with students helping them learn to express
themselves in their second language. Instructors try to
carry them as far as possible toward fluency by sharing
knowledge, providing experiences, inculcating new
habits, and teaching discursive strategies, all in thehopes that the learners will reach a point where they cangive full, culturally appropriate expression to their own
thoughts. Certainly, this is admirable, but in reality, mostlanguage learners never make it all the way to the goalof fluency and instead end up somewhere in the large,
intermediary expanses that separate their native tongue
from the one that they are trying to master.
As a writer and translator, Jeffrey Angles has spentmuch of his career navigating and negotiating the terrain
between Japanese and English. In fact, the need toreconsider the spaces between languages is a major
theme of Watashi no hizukehenkōsen (My International
Date Line), a collection of poetry that Angles wrote inJapanese and which won the Yomiuri Bungakushō(Yomiuri Prize for Literature) in 2017. This theme also
appears in the writing of the multilingual writers Tawada
Yōko and Itō Hiromi, both of whom have spent muchof their careers writing from locations outside Japan.
Perhaps instead of thinking of the terrain between
languages as a kind of no-man’s land that simply needs
to be traversed as quickly as possible, we might think
about it as a productive space in which ideas flow
together and new dynamic, creative forms of culturalexpression might arise. In this presentation, Angles will
discuss his own work and will argue for the value andimportance of those types of expression that arise in thevast transitional spaces between languages.

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AATJ 2018 ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, DC

Meeting Rooms (Mezzanine Level): Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Madison, Truman, Tyler
Thursday, March 22, 8:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
(On-site Registration and Check-in: Mezzanine Lobby)
Papers whose titles appear in Japanese in the program will be delivered in Japanese; those with
only English titles will be delivered in English
8:30 a.m.–10:10 a.m. — Session 1

SESSION 1-A: PEDAGOGY PANEL [ MADISON B ROOM ]Chair: Shinji Sato, Princeton University

Panel Title: 「言語景観研究と日本語教育：最近の動向と未来を創る言語教育実践」(Linguistic Landscape and Japanese Language
Education: Current Trends and Language Education for Social Future)「言語景観研究とことばの教育」(Linguistic landscape research and language education)
Yuri Kumagai, Smith College; Shinji Sato, Princeton University「言語景観が持つことばの教育の可能性―価値の分析と創造，変革にむけて―」(Possibilities of language education using linguistic
landscape: Toward analysis, creating our social values, and transforming)
Ryosuke Minamiura, Tokyo Gakugei University「言語景観データ収集とデータ分析結果を使用した日本語上級クラスでの言語活動報告」 (Linguistic landscape and Japanese
language education: A new way of discussion and field work activities using LL data)
Asako Hayashi-Takakura, University of California, Los Angeles「言語景観改善プロジェクトとその危険性：実践と分析」(Changing linguistic landscape as class project: Practice and analyses)
Neriko Musha Doerr, Ramapo College

SESSION 1-B: STUDY ABROAD FOR LANGUAGE ADVANCEMENT (SAFLA) SIG PANEL [ JEFFERSON ROOM ]Chair: Hiroaki Kawamura, University of Findlay

Panel Title: Sink or Swim During Study Abroad: Equipping Learners with Navigating Strategies Through Coaching“Maximizing language gains during a short study abroad program: Use of on-site coaching as a strategy”
Hiroaki Kawamura, University of Findlay「体験型訪日プログラムにおける活動とコーチングの分析」（An analysis of field-based activities and supervision in study abroad
programs)
Akiko Murata, Hosei University“Transformative learning: A case of a short-term, faculty-led Japanese language study abroad program”
Yuko Prefume, Baylor University“I am kind of afraid of the language partner”: Data-driven pre-study abroad training”
Hiromi Tobaru, Ohio State University

SESSION 1-C: SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION PAPERS [ JACKSON ROOM ]Chair: Mariko Moroishi Wei, Purdue University“Development of abstract word knowledge in English–Japanese bilinguals with autism spectrum disorder”
Mariko Moroishi Wei, Purdue University“Developing critical language awareness through a community-based project in an intermediate Japanese language classroom”
Holly Didi-Ogren, The College of New Jersey““Our Language” – An autoethnographic analysis of Japanese dialect use in L1/L2 interaction”
Jae DiBello Takeuchi, Clemson University“A preliminary study of Chinese international students studying Japanese in American universities”
Jun Xu, Colorado State University

6Chair: Kasumi Yamazaki, University of Toledo

Panel Title: 「日本語教育と AI：研究実践例と今後の課題」 (Japanese Language Teaching and AI: Sample Projects, Research Findings
and Future Directions)「読解支援システムへのAI活用の可能性と留意点」(Incorporating AI in a reading tutorial system: Possibilities and pitfalls)
Yoshiko Kawamura, Tokyo International University「自然言語処理を用いた日本語教育ソフトの一例」(An NLP-based Japanese language educational software package)
Noriko Nagata, University of San Francisco「会話支援AIスマホアプリの開発に向けて：現状と今後の課題」(Developing an intelligent mobile-assisted language learning(IMALL) application: Progress and challenges)
Kasumi Yamazaki, University of Toledo; Yukihisa Yonemochi, Honda Research Institute, Japan「AIチュータの開発に向け：機械学習の導入とその成果」(Toward the development of AI Tutor: Incorporation of machine learningand its results)
Takako Aikawa, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

SESSION 1-E: LINGUISTICS PAPERS [TRUMAN ROOM ]Chair: Michiko Kaneyasu, Old Dominion University“Grammar at work: Register analyses of Japanese cleft construction”
Michiko Kaneyasu, Old Dominion University“The ways to greet in Japanese: Awareness by Japanese college students of their greeting”
Noriko Noma and Megumi Iida, University of Arizona

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SESSION 1-D: LANGUAGE AND TECHNOLOGY PANEL [ TYLER ROOM ]“Modern debates on the reasons for use of phonograms and notes on their use in the Kojiki: Implications for the history of writing
Ann Wehmeyer, University of Florida“Cute (kawaii) or overly cute (burikko)?: Childlike cute register as an implicit form of social and linguistic capital”
Atsuko Oyama, Stony Brook University

SESSION 1-F: LITERATURE PAPERS [ JOHNSON ROOM ]Chair: J. Christopher Kern, University of Maryland““The Fate of Qi”: Chinese history and the Tale of Genji”
J Christopher Kern, University of Maryland“Four narrative styles in classical Japanese: Their implications for Japanese linguistic history”
Frederick Bowman, Ohio State University“Narrative structure in secular and Buddhist Heian texts: -ki and -keri in the Tale of Genji, the Lotus Sutra, and the Golden Light
Sutra”
John Bundschuh, Ohio State University“Rewriting magic and miracles in the human world: Adaptations of medieval Buddhist tales in early modern Jōruri puppet
theater”
Shiho Takai, Waseda University

10:20 a.m.–12:00 p.m. — Session 2

SESSION 2-A: PEDAGOGY PANEL [ MADISON B ROOM ]Chair: Kasumi Yamamoto, Williams College

Panel Title:「内容重視型日本語教育の意義と可能性：４つの実践形態を通して」(Significance and potential of content-based
Japanese language instruction: Findings from four CBI courses)「チュートリアル形式で行う内容重視の日本語教育」(Content-based Japanese language instruction in a tutorial format)
Kasumi Yamamoto, Williams College「「総合活動型」の内容重視の日本語教育：リーダビリティの観点からの成果と課題」 (Content-based Japanese language
instruction in the sogokatsudogata format: From a readability perspective)
Jinhwa Chang, Williams College「ソーシャルネットワーキングアプローチ(SNA)に基づいた 内容重視の批判的言語教育(CCBI)の実践報告」 (Critical content-based
instruction for an advanced-level Japanese course using a social networking approach)
Yuko Kageyama-Hunt, Harvard University「 内 容 重 視 日 本 語 学 習 の 方 法 と し て の Project Based Language Learning (PBLL)： そ の 利 点 と 課 題 」 (Project-based language
learning (PBLL) as a method for content-based language learning in Japanese)
Naoko Nemoto, Mount Holyoke College

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SESSION 2-B: SIG PAPERS: STUDY ABROAD FOR LANGUAGE ADVANCEMENT (SAFLA) AND JAPANESE FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES(JSP) [ JEFFERSON ROOM ]Chair: Atsushi Hasegawa, University of Kentucky「日本の大学における留学生と日本人学生の混住寮：コミュニティの形成プロセスとその要因に注目して」(International students’socialization processes in a theme-based residence hall in Japan)
Chiharu Shima, Akita International University; Atsushi Hasegawa, University of Kentucky“Working towards intercultural competence through negotiating and adapting: Case of internship in Japan”
Nobuko Koyama, University of California, Davis“From talking with restaurant wait staff to explaining U.S. policy: Task-based needs analysis for U.S. Foreign Service officers inJapan”
Kyoko Kobayashi Hillman, University of Maryland, College Park/George Washington University“Bonding through indexical reference in Japanese and American business discourse”
Lindsay Yotsukura, University of Maryland, College ParkSESSION 2-C: SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION PAPERS [ JACKSON ROOM ]Chair: Shigeru Osuka, Seton Hall University「英語を母語とする日本語学習者の流暢性の研究：レベル別検証」(A study of oral fluency of English-speaking learners of Japanese atdifferent proficiency levels)
Maki Hirotani, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kazumi Matsumoto, Ball State University; Atsushi Fukada, Purdue University「アメリカの大学における日本語学習の動機づけに関する一考察」(Japanese language learning motivation in the United States)
Shinji Shimoura, University of South Florida「21世紀型日本語作文教育の評価法についての一考察：リレー式ストーリー・ライティングを中心として」 (Toward the future ofJapanese writing assessment in the 21st century: A case study of relay story writing)
Shigeru Osuka, Seton Hall University; Kiyoshi Noguchi, Sophia University; Kazuko Tanabe, Japan Women’s University; Aya Okada,
University of Oklahoma

SESSION 2-D: LANGUAGE AND TECHNOLOGY AND PEDAGOGY PAPERS [ TYLER ROOM ]Chair: Nobuko Chikamatsu, DePaul University「日本語初級ハイブリッドコースの修正とその方向性」(Where are we going?: Rebuilding hybrid and flipped first-year Japanese
courses)
Nobuko Chikamatsu, DePaul University; Mika Obana-Changet, University of Illinois, Chicago「オンラインによる漢字力診断テストの報告」(Report on a digitally administered diagnostic test of kanji ability)
Chieko Kano, University of Tsukuba「私達が好きなこの町をもっと元気に-夏期集中コースでの町紹介ポッドキャスト・プロジェクトの試み」(Energizing our favorite
town: An exploratory project in podcasting to introduce the town in which students live during a summer intensive course)
Kiyomi Kawakami, University of Iowa; Yasuko Shiomi, University of Massachusetts, Amherst「オンラインと紙面を使った言語学習アドバイジングの実践」(Language learning advising through written communication)
Yuko Kojima, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

SESSION 2-E: LINGUISTICS PANEL [ TRUMAN ROOM ]Chair: Mutsuko Endo Hudson, Michigan State University

Panel Title:「語用論と日本語教育：「適切さ」を探る」(Pragmatics and Japanese language education: Exploring“appropriateness”)「会話における「分かる」と「知る」の使用：語用論的観点」(The use of "wakaru" and "shiru" in conversation: From a pragmatics
perspective)
Misumi Sadler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign「学習者の誤用：語用論による説明」(Learner errors: Pragmatics account)
Mutsuko Endo Hudson, Michigan State University「母語話者の敬語使用に関する様々な規範意識」(Norms of honorific use: Diverse awareness among native speakers)
Shigeko Okamoto, University of California, Santa Cruz「「適切さ」とその指導：教師の視点」(Teachers’ views on “appropriateness” and how to teach it)
Naomi Geyer, University of Wisconsin, Madison

8Chair: Linda Galvane, Stanford University“Beauty and sadness of excrement: Scatological representation as a rhetorical device in Hino Ashihei’s and Yasuoka Shōtarō's
works”
Linda Galvane, Stanford University“Narcissism as genius in the short fiction of Okamoto Kanoko (1889-1939)”
Pau Pitarch Fernandez, Waseda University“A comparative analysis of Japanese adverb jitsuwa and English adverb actually” [Translation Focus]
Kiyono Fujinaga, SUNY Buffalo“The transnational in translation: Nihongo bungaku and the inexorability of the nation-state in English translations of Japanese
literature”
Gregory Khezrnejat, Aoyama Gakuin University

12:00 p.m.–12:50 p.m. — Lunch Break

12:50 p.m.–2:30 p.m. — Session 3

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SESSION 2-F: LITERATURE PAPERS [ JOHNSON ROOM ]SESSION 3-A: PEDAGOGY PAPERS [ MADISON B ROOM ]Chair: Yoshihiro Mochizuki, University of Michigan「日本語翻訳実習コースにおける社会貢献の試み」(Practicum in Japanese translation: Connecting classroom learning tocommunities and beyond)
Yoshihiro Mochizuki, University of Michigan「プロジェクトベース・ランゲージ・ラーニングによる異文化コミュニケーションとグローバル能力の伸長」 (Enhancement ofintercultural communication and global skills based on project-based language learning)
Noriko Fujioka-Ito, University of Cincinnati「学習者主役のコンテントベース授業の試み：日本の自然と文化」(Case study: Learner-centered content-based instruction – onnature and culture)
Atsuko Neely, Utah State University「第１回日本語教育インターンシップ制度の活動報告及び相互の言語・文化理解を目指した日米の学生間交流のあり方の検討」(Establishing a Japanese education internship program and exploring effective mutual understanding of language and culture
among undergraduate students in Japan and the U.S.: Demonstrating activities and results of a student survey and participant
observations)
Yuki Waugh, Texas A & M University; Yoko Arashi, Kyorin University

SESSION 3-B: JAPANESE AS HERITAGE LANGUAGE SIG PANEL [ JEFFERSON ROOM ]Chair: Hitomi Oketani, Eastern Michigan University

Panel Title:「北米における補習授業校の挑戦：高度グローバル人材育成に向けて何ができるか」(Challenges for Hoshuko in North
America: Issues towards Advanced Global Human Resource Development)「問題提起：乳幼児・園児・小学低学年を中心とした補習校と大学の母語支援の取り組みをもとに」 (From the perspective of
hoshuko–university collaboration on early childhood mother-tongue support)
Hitomi Oketani, Eastern Michigan University「日本語指導が必要な児童生徒教育充実のための施策と海外での日本語支援」 (Enhancing Japanese language education and its
policies for students in Japan and overseas)
Yukiko Konda, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan「米国北東部における新しい日本語教育施設の課題—ニューヨークを事例に政策支援の方法を探る」(New Japanese programs in the
New York area: Searching for effective policy interventions)
Toshiko Calder, Princeton Community Japanese Language School「グローバル時代の補習校 — カナダの現地校と共にバイ/マルチリテラシー育成を目指して」(Hoshuko in the global era: Working
with local Canadian schools in promoting bi/multi-literacies)
Kazuko Nakajima, University of Toronto

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SESSION 3-C: LANGUAGE AND CULTURE SIG PANEL [ JACKSON ROOM ]Chair: Hideki Hara, Japan Foundation Los Angeles

Panel Title: Thematic Approach in the Language Classroom Using Manga“'Edutainmentification' in Japanese manga”
Frederik L. Schodt , Author and translator“Using manga in the Japanese language classroom”
Shige (CJ) Suzuki, Baruch College, CUNY
"Manga edutainment"
Hideki Hara, Japan Foundation Los Angeles

SESSION 3-D: PEDAGOGY PAPERS [ TYLER ROOM ]Chair: Tomoko Shibata, Princeton University「自律型発音学習における自己モニター力の育成」(Improving self-monitoring ability in autonomous learning of Japanese
pronunciation)
Tomoko Shibata, Princeton University“Integrating the full scope of Japanese pitch accent into the Japanese as a Foreign Language classroom”
Vance Schaefer, University of Mississippi「初級レベルにおけるスキット創作と朗読発表を融合したハイブリッド型音声・表現指導の試み」(Voice for expression: Exploring
the synergy of combining “skit writing” and “recitation performance” for pronunciation training in elementary Japanese)
Mihoko Yagi, Boston University「初級・上級コースにおける音声教育の実践報告：学習者の意識向上を目指して」(An attempt to further improve the quality ofJapanese accents and intonations for learners at elementary and advanced levels)
Hiroyo Nishimura, Yale University

SESSION 3-E: LINGUISTICS PANEL [ TRUMAN ROOM ]Chair: Mitsuko Takei, Hiroshima Shudo University

Panel Title: 「効果的な国際共修カリキュラム構築のための「共通語としての日本語」話者の言語行動の分析」 (Analyses of Conversations
Using Japanese as a lingua franca for Effective Multicultural Co-learning Curricula in Japanese Universities)「国際共修カリキュラムのための母語場面・接触場面における会話データの収集と分析」(Collecting and analyzing Japaneseconversation data in native and contact situations for multicultural co-learning course design)
Mitsuko Takei, Hiroshima Shudo University; Etsuko Yoshida, Mie University「日本語母語話者によるスピーチスタイルシフト―母語場面と接触場面の比較―」(L1 Japanese speakers’ style-shifting: A
comparison of native and contact situations)
Mitsuaki Shimojo, University at Buffalo, SUNY

「母語場面と接触場面における疑問表現の比較」(A comparison of interrogative expressions in native and contact situations)
Miho Fujiwara, Willamette University「話段の展開的構造からとらえる母語場面と接触場面の比較」(A developmental structure analysis of wadan, ‘functional
paragraph’: A comparison of native and contact situations)
Fumio Watanabe, Yamagata University

SESSION 3-F: LITERATURE PAPERS [ JOHNSON ROOM ]Chair: Joan Ericson, Colorado College“Women writing literature for children”
Joan Ericson, Colorado College“Reevaluating war-time feminism: Waka Yamada and her personal advice column”
Rika Saito, Western Michigan University“A young woman’s search for her female sexual identity in Ogawa Yoko’s “Pregnancy Diary” (1990)”
Yuko Ogawa, Purdue University“What’s Love Got To Do With It – The case of Setouchi Jakuchō’s Kashin "Luciana Sanga, Stanford University

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SESSION 4-A: PEDAGOGY PAPERS [ MADISON B ROOM ]Chair: Yuki Matsuda, University of Memphis「「多書のすすめ」：参加型文化の時代における「多書」活動の効果」(“Let’s write!”: Effects of extensive writing in the age ofparticipatory culture)
Yuki Matsuda, University of Memphis; Noriko Okamoto, Tokyo International University「多読は、たくさん本を読むだけでいいのか？より効果的な読書法の考察」(Is solely reading many books an effective method in
extensive reading curriculum?: Analysis of more effective reading methods)
Ikuno Imaizumi, Foreign Service Institute「多読における自作本作成と伝統的和装本製本ワークショップの実践報告：インプットからアウトプットへ、現代と江戸のコラボ」(Implementing a students’ book writing project and a traditional stitch-bound book binding workshop in extensive reading:
From input to output, what is old is new again)
Yuki Yoshimura and Sharon Domier, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Hisako Kobayashi, UWC ISAK Japan“An impossible mission? Tadoku pedagogy and library collaboration with limited institutional resources”
Michiru Lowe and Yuh-Fen Benda, Vanderbilt University

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2:40 p.m.–4:20 p.m. — Session 4

SESSION 4-B: SIG PAPERS: JAPANESE AS HERITAGE LANGUAGE (JHL) AND LANGUAGE & CULTURE [ JEFFERSON ROOM ]Chair: Yoshiko Mori, Georgetown University“The role of parental support and family variables in L1 and L2 vocabulary development of Japanese heritage language students
in the United States”
Yoshiko Mori, Georgetown University“Crafting Japaneseness: An ethnographic study of parents’ attitudes toward language maintenance in a Japanese community in
the United States”
Lorvelis Madueno, University of New Orleans"Amazing!: A study of the construction of foreigner stereotypes in Japanese anime”
Rika Ito and Megan Bisila, St. Olaf College「日本語の音節構造とリズムを俳句を導入して学ぶ活動報告」(Creating haiku: Appreciating seasons and sounds while
implementing haiku in Japanese language class)
Chieko Yamazaki, Eckerd College

SESSION 4-C: AP JAPANESE FOR SPECIFIC PURPOSES SIG PANEL [ JACKSON ROOM ]Chair: Tomoko Takami, University of Pennsylvania

Panel Title: 「新しい時代の日本語教育への提言」 (Recommendations for Japanese Education in a New Era)
「日系企業が日本語教育に期待すること」(Business expectations for Japanese language education)
Motoko Tabuse, Eastern Michigan University「日本語教育を通してのグローバル・コンピテンシー育成への提言」(Global competency in Japanese language education)
Yoshiko Saito-Abbott, California State University, Monterey Bay「グローバル・コンピテンシーの育成をめざしたビジネス日本語教育：｢ワークライフバランス｣プロジェクト」("Work-life balance"
project：An attempt to cultivate global competency in Business Japanese instruction)
Tomoko Takami, University of Pennsylvania

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SESSION 4-D: PEDAGOGY PAPERS [ TYLER ROOM ]Chair: Tomoko Ikeda, McGill University「日本語独習者は教室内の他の学習者にどのような影響を与えるか」(How do self-taught Japanese learners affect the other students
in the classroom?)
Tomoko Ikeda, McGill University「独学成功者の学習法を上級日本語の授業に取り入れる試み」(Implementing learning methods of self-learners into an advanced
Japanese class)
Masami Ikeda, Massachusetts Institute of Technology「日本語教師のビリーフ：日本語教師は文化をどのように捉え、教えているのか」(The beliefs of Japanese teachers about culture
and culture learning)
Chihiro Inoue, Osaka Gakuin University「「もし私が日本語の先生だったら・・・」学生と共に言語教育について考える授業の試み」(“If I were a teacher of Japanese . . .” :Reinventing learning and teaching with students)
Mieko Kawai, University of Virginia

SESSION 4-E: PEDAGOGY PAPERS [ TRUMAN ROOM ]Chair: Shoko Hamano, George Washington University“Context-based teaching of Japanese mimetic verbs”
Shoko Hamano, George Washington University“The role of pragmatics-focused instruction in L2 interactional competence of Japanese interactional particles ne, yo, and yone”
Saori Hoshi, Brown University「日本語学習者の「書き」に見るヘッジの使用」(An analysis of hedging in the written work of intermediate/advanced Japaneselearners)
Miharu Nittono, Columbia University「「夫の言い分、妻の言い分」: 文章の結束性を高めるための指導における感情の果たす役割 」("He said, She said": The role ofemotions in the instruction for cohesive writing )Takae Tsujioka, George Washington University

SESSION 4-F: PEDAGOGY PAPERS [ JOHNSON ROOM ]Chair: Satoru Ishikawa, Boston University「初級で学ぶコンテンツと学習者の関心の分析 〜言語学習を継続していくには〜」(Aligning student interests andintroductory course content: A proposal for student retention in language programs)
Satoru Ishikawa, Mariko Itoh Henstock, and Emi Yamanaka, Boston University“Corrective feedback in a beginning Japanese language classroom”
Karen Curtin and Suwako Watanabe, Portland State University「相互行為能力育成を目指した新カリキュラム：プラグマティックス重視のアプローチ」(A new curriculum for fosteringinteractional competence: A pragmatics-focused approach)
Tomoko Iwai and Emi Murayama, University of Hawai’i, Manoa「異なったレベルの学習者同士の学びを促す活動としての「ポスター発表」(Poster presentation as an activity to promote peer
learning by learners at different proficiency levels)
Erika Hirano-Cook, Pennsylvania State University; Yuta Mori, University of Michigan; Sachiko Kondo, Oberlin College; Miki
Murakami, University of Arizona; Keiko Ueda, University of Missouri, St. Louis; Yumiko Tashiro, Kenyon College; Wakana Maekawa,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ayaka Sogabe, University of Michigan

4:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. — Keynote Session
Madison RoomKeynote Speaker: JEFFREY ANGLES, Western Michigan University

12Language teaching involves spending large amounts of time with students helping them learn to express
themselves in their second language. Instructors try to carry them as far as possible toward fluency bysharing knowledge, providing experiences, inculcating new habits, and teaching discursive strategies, allin the hopes that the learners will reach a point where they can give full, culturally appropriate expression
to their own thoughts. Certainly, this is admirable, but in reality, most language learners never make it
all the way to the goal of fluency and instead end up somewhere in the large, intermediary expanses that
separate their native tongue from the one that they are trying to master.
As a writer and translator, Jeffrey Angles has spent much of his career navigating and negotiating theterrain between Japanese and English. In fact, the need to reconsider the spaces between languages isa major theme of Watashi no hizukehenkōsen (My International Date Line), a collection of poetry thatAngles wrote in Japanese and which won the Yomiuri Bungakushō (Yomiuri Prize for Literature) in 2017.
This theme also appears in the writing of the multilingual writers Tawada Yōko and Itō Hiromi, both ofwhom have spent much of their careers writing from locations outside Japan. Perhaps instead of thinkingof the terrain between languages as a kind of no-man’s land that simply needs to be traversed as quickly
as possible, we might think about it as a productive space in which ideas flow together and new dynamic,
creative forms of cultural expression might arise. In this presentation, Angles will discuss his own work
and will argue for the value and importance of those types of expression that arise in the vast transitional
spaces between languages.

AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ February 2018

Poetics of the In-Between: Learning and Living Between Languages [Madison Room]Keynote Speaker: Jeffrey Angles, Western Michigan University

Other AATJ-sponsored Events in Washington, DC
Friday, March 23, 5:15 – 7:15 p.m.

Earning Your Stripes as an Academic: Advice on publishing, presenting, collaborating, and winningsupport, for young faculty and graduate students in Asian languages and literatures

This panel is part of the Association for Asian Studies program and requires registration for the AAS conference.
Chair:
Janet Ikeda (Washington & Lee University)
Panelists:
Linda Chance (University of Pennsylvania)
Jennifer Crewe (Director and Publisher, Columbia University Press)
Hiroshi Nara (University of Pittsburgh; Japanese Language and Literature)
Yoshiko Saito-Abbott (California State University, Monterey Bay; Foreign Language Annals)
Keith Cothrun (Executive Director, American Association of Teachers of German)

Friday, March 23, 7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Classical Japanese SIG presentation and meeting

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AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ February 20182018 AATJ “YEAR OF THE DOG”
NENGAJO CONTEST RESULTS
Congratulations to all participants, especially the award winners! AATJ’s
NENGJO contest helps you teach culture and advocate for your program.
Thank you to everyone who
participated in the 2018
NENGAJO Contest. We had
873 cards submitted by 130
teachers from schools nationwide this year. I am very
pleased that the number of participants are increasing
every year!

LOCAL AFFILIATE# submitted

AFTJ

6

AITJ

3

The tables show the number of members from each
local affiliate who submitted NENGAJO entries and thenumber of cards submitted for each category and eachschool level.

AKATJ

2

ATJO

5

AzATJ

2

Mio Nishimura
AATJ NENGAJO Contest Director

CAJLT

17

CJLEA

4

NUMBER OF CARDS SUBMITTEDFOR EACH CATEGORY:

GATJ

1

HATJ

3

IMAJLT

1

IATJ

2

YEAR

ARTISTIC

CG

TOTAL

2018

284

237

276

76

873

2017

251

222

246

75

794

JTAM

2

2016

215

212

232

51

723

JTAT

8

2015

218

198

217

50

683

KAJLT

4

MAATJ

19

NCATJ

2

COMICAL

ORIGINAL

NUMBER OF CARDS SUBMITTEDFOR EACH LEVEL:

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NUMBER OF CARDS SUBMITTEDBY LOCAL AFFILIATES:

LEVEL

ES

MS

HS

CL

NECTJ

11

2018

111

159

514

89

NJATJ

5

2017

92

135

491

76

OATJ

4

131

438

44

1

2016

112

SNJTA
WATJ

15

2015

109

112

439

14

WiATJ

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All of the winners received an award certificate and an Amazon gift card ($25 for first place, $20 forsecond place, and $15 for third place) for their accomplishment. Some students received an Honorable
Mention, which means their card was one of the finalists, and all participants received certificates ofparticipation. It was very difficult to select the winners since all the nominations were excellent andclearly show the hard work of your students and of your work as AATJ members.
If you have questions or concerns, please contact Mio Nishimura at:sensei93905@gmail.com
The winning cards’ images are on display in slide show format on the AATJ website:www.aatj.org

AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ February 2018

The winning cards were chosen by blind-anonymous judging. The Past President of AATJ, Dr. Yoshiko
Saito-Abbott, my Japanese colleagues in the district (Yo Azama, Cameron Chien, Erica Hashiba, Minako
Kamimura, Michelle Lupisan, Hiroko Zeller), and my students (150) helped me select the finalists. I
have confidence that the winning cards represent each category very well.

The following are images of the winning cards:
ELEMENTARYARTISTIC

1
Sora Walker (5th Grade)
Student of: Akane Shirata
Washington Japanese Heritage Center:
Cabin John, MD

COMICAL

Karsyn Kenui-Nakayama(4th Grade)
Student of:Fumiko Yamada
Mililani “Ike
Elementary:
Mililani, HI

ORIGINAL

Maya Bugay(5th Grade)
Student of:
Kimie
MatsumotoSoutheast
Japanese
School:Norwalk, CACG

Matias Velarde(5th Grade)
Student of: Chiho Cotton
Gulliver Academy:
Coral Gables, FL

Lew
2 Hina(2 Grade)ndStudent of:Kimie Matsumoto
Southeast
Japanese
School:Norwalk, CA

3 Samantha Murray(5th Grade)
Student of:Maki Okamoto
St. Paul’s Schoolfor Girls:
Brooklandville,
MD

Kimi Saad(2nd Grade)
Student of: Akane Shirata
Washington Japanese Heritage Center:
Cabin John, MD

Lindsey Brull (5th Grade)
Student of: Maki Okamoto
St. Paul’s School for Girls:
Brooklandville, MD

Ethan Chun
(4th Grade)
Student of:Fumiko Yamada
Mililani “Ike
Elementary:
Mililani, HI

Kai Matsumoto(4th Grade)
Student of: Kimie Matsumoto
Southeast Japanese School:
Norwalk, CA

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MIDDLE SCHOOLARTISTIC

COMICAL

ORIGINAL

CG

Ashleigh Cole

Grade)
1 (7Studentof:thMaki Okamoto
St. Paul’s Schoolfor Girls:
Brooklandville,
MD

Charis Philo (8th Grade)
Student of: Miyuki Johnson
Elkins Pointe MS: Roswell, GA

Camille Quindica (78h Grade)
Student of: Steve Markham
Kapolei MS: Kapolei, HI

Stacy Nguyen (8th Grade)
Student of: Yuki Merlvin
Hayfield Secondary School
Alexandria, VA

Rohan Wassink (8th Grade)
Student of: Toby Dederick
Shoreline, WA

Julia Peirce-Wallace (8th Grade)
Student of: Miwako Winters
Laredo MS: Aurora, CO

2 Jaeihn Park

(7th Grade)
Student of:Mami Masuya
UNIS:
New York, NY

Grace Muma (88h Grade)
Student of: Nicholas Sturtevant
JLS MS: Palo Alto, CA

3 Ariel Burns(7th Grade)
Student of:
Wakae MacLean
Eckstein MS
Seattle,WA

Casey Takenori Claxton (8th Grade)
Student of: Yumiko Yoshida
Washington Japanese Heritage Center:
Cabin John, MD

Lauren Goetz(6th Grade)
Student of:
Akiko Bentz
Great Falls EL
Great Falls, VA

Eliza Young(8th Grade)
Student of:Yumi Lawless
Cooper MS:
McLean, VA

HIGH SCHOOLARTISTIC

1
Taylor Dinh (11th Grade)
Student of: Mayumi Hino
Ocean Lake HS: Virginia Beach, VA

COMICAL

Genevieve
Speros(12th Grade)
Student of:
Lisa Berkson
Arcadia HS:
Phoenix, AZ

ORIGINAL

Kira Ostrander(12th Grade)
Student of:Alex
Blackwelder
Scripps RanchHS:
San Diego, CAIm
2 Adriene(11 Grade)thStudent of:
Joy ShinozakiKawamoto
Cerritos HS:
Cerritos, CA

Hailey Meyer

Grade)
3 (11Student of:thJessica C. Lee
AuburnMountainview
HS:
Auburn, WA

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Danielle Sharkey (10th grade)
Student of: Lisa Berkson
Chaparral HS: Scottsdale, AZ

Sara Mejia(11th Grade)
Student of:Carly Mendoza
Paradise Honor
HS:
Surprise,
AZ

Eleanor Reiff (10th Grade)
Student of: Naomi Okada
Lowell HS: San Francisco, CA

Andreana Lin(12th Grade)
Student of:
Kyoko Vaughan
HayfieldSecondary
School:Alexandria, VA

CGErin Stone (10th Grade)
Student of: Naomi Okada
Lowell HS: California, CA

PhoebeJenkins(9th Grade)
Student of:
Sam Kuyper
Redmond HSRedmond, WA

Nicholas Scott(11th Grade)
Student of:
Hiroki Danshita
Issaquah HS
Issaquah, WA

ARTISTICCOMICAL

1
Kristen Boyer
Student of: Yuko Prefume
Baylor University:
Waco, TX

Linh PhamStudent of: Junko Hatanaka
University of Texas at Austin:
Austin, TX

Eliza

Allie
KimuraStudent of:
Mako
BeeckenColorado State
University:
Fort Collins, CO

2 DukeStudent of:

MiwakoIchikawa
Texas Christian
University:
Fort Worth, TX

3
Azize Altay
HarveyStudent of:Stephen Luft
University ofPittsburgh:
Pittsburgh, PA

Koko Olivares
Student of:
Makiko Fukuda
University ofTexas at San
Antonio
San Antonio, TX

ORIGINAL

CG

RollinWoodford
Student of:
Aiko Kitamura
College ofWilliam andMary:Williamsburg,
VA

Amy LiStudent of:
Yoshiko Fujii
Gaines
BaylorUniversity:
Waco, TX

Sabrina Estrada
Student of:
Naoko Suito
University ofTexas at Austin
Austin, TX

Jackson Burkholder
Student of: Mako Beeeken
Colorado State University:
Fort Collins, CO

Lina Chang
Student of:
Makiko Fukuda
University ofTexas atSan Antonia
San Antonio, TX

Julian Kadolph
Student of: Junko Hatanaka
University of Texas at Austin:
Austin, TX

AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ February 2018

COLLEGE/UNIVERSITY

AFFILIATE NEWSイリノイ州日本語教師会（IATJ）
２０１７年のナッシュビルでのACTFLには国際交流基金の支援を得て今年度から新しくフルタイムで
シカゴ公立学校で教え始めているリサ・ターナー先生が初めて参加することができました。AATJの年賀状コンテストもさることながらイリノイ州年賀状フェスティバルも実施され、シカゴ美術館付属美術大学(SAIC)の国際関係研究員の先生にお願いすることになっています。

とのことです。現地校に通いながら、継承語としての日本語も頑張って学習している子供が増えています。
アメリカ人であり、日本人でもあるダブルの子供たちの事も引き続き応援していきたいです。
５月初旬には例年の通り補習校の先生方にも参加していただきながら、
日本国総領事館で春の日本語教師ワークショップを開催する予定です。

昨年度から始まった「日英バイリンガルのための継承
日本語弁論大会」は申込者が倍増し、在シカゴ日本国総領事館広報センター会場にて実施されました。
イリノイ州日本語教師会もスポンサー団体の一つとして参加しながらそのメンバーも審査に加わりました。満席となった今回の弁論大会での優勝は、「生まれは日米国ウィスコンシン州山田町」
を堂々と発表した高校生で、受賞した日米往復航空券を大切に使う
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SPRING 2018
BRIDGING SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED
Twenty-six undergraduate students from colleges
and universities across the United States havebeen named recipients of Bridging Scholarships
for Study Abroad in Japan in Spring 2018. The
scholarship program is administered by the
AATJ with the support of the US-Japan Bridging
Foundation, which receives contributions to thescholarship fund from organizations and individual
donors.

language and culture. Their destinations also vary,from giant campuses in Tokyo to small colleges inrural Japan. A list of the recipients, their schools,
their destination programs, and their majors canbe found below.

Applications will be accepted until April 10, 2018, forthe next group of Bridging Scholarships, for study
in Japan beginning in Fall 2018. For informationon the scholarships and to access the application
These Bridging Scholars hail from a variety of form, visit the Bridging Project online at www.aatj.
schools–public and private, large universities and org/studyabroad/japan-bridging-scholarships. For
small colleges–in 17 states. Their majors range information on the Bridging Foundation, visit www.
from biochemistry to fine arts, but they share a bridgingfoundation.org.
common interest in Japan, its society, and its

Recipients of Bridging Scholarships for Study Abroad in Japan, Spring 2018
Andrew BERNESHAWI, Emory University (GA) / Kansai Gaidai / psychology; computer science
Angel BISTA, Grand Valley State University (MI) / Ritsumeikan APU / international relations
Austin BORN, University of Illinois / Nagoya University / computer engineering
Dylan DONLON-MOYER, George Mason University (VA) / Hosei University / communications
Chynna ESTRELLA, SUNY New Paltz / Kansai Gaidai / intercultural relations; Asian studies
Lacey GERDES, Northern Kentucky University / Nanzan University / international studies; JapaneseKaitlyn GOUDY, University of California, Davis / Kyoto Seika University / JapaneseMary Kate GREENING, University of Maryland / Keio University / government & politics; Japanese
Kim HA, San Jose State University (CA) / Kyushu University / business
Meighan HANNON, University of Scranton (PA) / Sophia University / counseling & human services
Emily ISAKARI, UCLA / International Christian University / Asian American studies; global healthNnamdi JOGWE, Brown University (MA) / Keio University / ethnic studies
Emily MERRICK, George Mason University (VA) / Hosei University / English
David MOORE, University of Cincinnati (OH) / Co-op program internship, Beltecno / architectural engineering
Tanya OLIVAS, New Mexico State University / Nagoya University of Foreign Studies / computer science
Elizabeth PANG, University of California, San Diego / International Christian University / international writing
Kevin PEREZ, Georgetown University / Waseda University / regional & comparative studies
Kim PHAN, Augustana College (IL) / Kobe City University of Foreign Studies / biochemistry; pre-medicine
Caroline PHELAN, Baylor University (TX) / Seinan Gakuin / international studies
Shanice SHUMAN, Arkansas Tech University / Komazawa University / fine arts
Hayley SNOWDEN, College of William and Mary (VA) / Keio University / marketing
Jacqueline SU, University of California, Davis / Kyoto Seika University / design
Sarah TRINH, Suffolk University (MA) / Sophia University / Asian studies
J’ayla VICKS, University of Texas, San Antonio / Kyoto University of Foreign Studies / psychology; JapaneseMaria VALADEZ, Creighton University (NE) / Sophia University / anthropology; sociology
Emily WU, University of California, San Diego / Tohoku University / computer science

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The 2017 AATJ/JFLA Leadership Training Workshop was held in San Antonio, TX, from September
8-10, 2017. This year, the training workshop was hosted by the Japanese Teachers Association of Texas(JTAT), unlike previous years when it was held during the ACTFL Convention, and JTAT members had
the opportunity to participate in a significant portion of the workshop.
Leadership Training Workshop participants:
Lauren K. Gassman (Cass Technical High School, MI)
Carlos L. Pimentel (Western Michigan University)
John Caden (James Madison High School, TX)
Naoko Ozaki (Rice University)
Shinji Shimomura (University of South Florida)
Soichiro Motohashi (Western Carolina University)
Takayuki Masai (South Kitsap High School, WA)

AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ February 2018

LEADERSHIP TRAINING WORKSHOP IN TEXAS

Below are Carlos Pimental’s report on the Leadership Training Workshop and Makiko Fukuda’s reporton the Saturday Workshop for teachers from Texas hosted by JTAT.

Report on the Leadership Training Workshop
by Carlos L. Pimentel, Western Michigan University

From September 8th to the 10th, I had the privilegeof attending the Leadership Training Workshop
in Global Competency and Japanese Language
Education, held by AATJ and JFLA in beautiful
San Antonio, Texas. This year’s cohort consistedof bright and eager Japanese instructors from highschools and universities in Florida, Michigan, North
Carolina, Texas, and Washington. The workshop
was designed to educate leadership participantsin AATJ’s J-CAN initiatives and advocacy andnetwork activities. By the end of the workshop,
we developed short-term (1-2 year) and long-term(3-5 year) goals designed to put these activities
into practice.

discussed ACTFL’s Global Competence Position
Statement, and participants discussed how
Japanese language education coincides with theposition statement’s objectives.

The second day of the conference was held at the
University of Texas at San Antonio, where we werejoined by several JTAT instructors. Erin Whelchel,
ACTFL’s Special Projects Coordinator, gave apresentation about the Lead with Languages
project designed to promote language advocacy.
The subsequent presentations dealt with resources
available by the Japan Foundation and AATJ’s
advocacy efforts, 21st century skills and corepractices. In the evening, Director Hideki Hara
On the first day of the workshop we presented the of JFLA discussed survey reports on Japanesecurrent status, activities conducted, and challenges language education and initiatives. Following this,facing our respective local organizations. the leadership participants brainstormed shortAfterward, we listened to an interesting talk by term and long-term action plans for our respective
Yoshihira Nagatani, the president of Toyota Motor organizations.
Manufacturing, Texas Incorporated. Mr. Nagatani
spoke on the role of Japanese language education On the final day, the leadership participantsin business, and stressed the need for students to presented their short and long-term action plans.
focus on the development of professional skills, Being able to learn about the activities currently
while also studying Japanese language and taking place as well as the action plans of ourculture. After the talk, Dr. Yoshiko Saito-Abbott fellow organizations under the AATJ umbrella wascontinued on next page19

AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ February 2018both insightful and educational. For me personally,
the workshop allowed me to gain a better
understanding of how AATJ as an organization
functions in cooperation with the Japan Foundation
and ACTFL.
In conclusion, I would like to thank Dr. Yoshiko
Saito-Abbott, Dr. Yoshiko Mori, Dr. Motoko Tabuse,and Director Hideki Hara for the time and carethat they placed into organizing this wonderfulworkshop. I would also like to thank my fellow
leadership participants, from whom I gained awealth of knowledge and a camaraderie that I lookforward to enjoying for many years to come.
Report on the Saturday JTAT Workshop “Global
Competency and Japanese Language Education”
conjoined with the AATJ/JFLA Leadership Training
Workshop, by 福田真樹子, the University of San
Antonio, JTAT President
2017 年 9 月 9 日、全米日本語教師会と国際交流基金ロサンゼルスが共催の”Global Competency
and Japanese Language Education”をテーマにした公開ワークショップをテキサス教師会がテキサ
ス州立大学サンアントニオ校でホストいたしました。
午前の部では ACTFL のスペシャルプロジェクトコ
ーディネーターErin Whelchel さんが、”Lead with
Languages” というウェブサイトを用い Advocacy
について、そして国際交流基金ロサンゼルスの原所
長がビジネスリソース、漫画について話されました。
午後の部は、全米日本語教師会会長の齋藤先生と田伏先生が、J-CAN, Advocacy, Articulation,
21st century skill, そして Core Practice と盛
り沢山の内容で講義をされ、参加者全員がディスカッションを通じて様々な情報を共有する事が出来ました。
テキサス教師会では、この時期通常の勉強会をテキ
サスの教師会会員のみで開催しておりましたが、今年はリーダーシップ研修の一部をホストする機会に恵まれた為、
日系ビジネス関係者、
テキサス州以外の日本語教師、更に補習校教員とのネットワークを強める事が出来、大変有意義な勉強会となりました。
この様な素晴らしい機会を下さった全米教師会と国際交流基金ロサンゼルスの皆様に心より感謝を申し上
げます。

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Call for Proposals: Critical Content-Based Instruction (CCBI)
International Symposium
The Critical Content-Based Instruction (CCBI) International Symposium will be held on June 30 (Saturday) - July 1 (Sunday), 2018, at Musashino University, Tokyo, Japan.
批判的言語教育国際シンポジウム:未来を創ることばの教育をめざして-内容重視の批判的言語教育（Critical Content-Based Instruction: CCBI）のその後The deadline for submitting proposals: March 2, 2018 (17pm Japan Time)
Language for proposals and presentations: Japanese
For complete information and to submit a proposal, go to:

AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ February 2018

CCBI CALL FOR PROPOSALS

http://www.cocopb.com/ccbi-conference/presentation_entry.html
未来を創ることばの教育とは、
いったいどんな言語教育なのでしょうか。私たちは、『未来を創ることばの教育をめざして：内容重視の批判的言語教育の理論と実践』（2015、
ココ出版）
にて、言語教育・日本語教育の目
標を「言語の知識やスキルの効率的な習得」
から、「コミュニティメンバーとして社会に参加しその将来を担う人間を育成する教育」
へと変換する必要性を唱えました。
そして、その目標を達成するための一つのアプロー
チとして「内容重視の批判的言語教育（Critical Content-Based Instruction: CCIB）」
を提案しました。
「
内容重視の批判的言語教育」の根幹にある「批判的・クリティカルな視点」というのは、「今ある社会をよりよくしていくという前向きな視点」
です。
昨今の言語教育の現場において、何をもって「内容」とするのか、「言語学習」と「内容学習」のどちらにどの程
度重点が置かれているのかなど多くの議論はあるものの、「内容重視の言語教育」というアプローチ自体は、
広く受け入れられ、様々なかたちで実践されてきているのではないでしょうか。
では、それにクリティカルな視点を取り入れた「内容重視の批判的言語教育」
は、果たしてどのように受け入れられているのでしょうか。
本大会は、『未来を創ることばの教育をめざして：内容重視の批判的言語教育の理論と実践』の出版から３年経った今、そのアプローチがどのように進化・発展してきているのか、
どのような問題点・課題が明らかになったのか、など、
みなさんとの建設的な意見交換の場にしたいと思っています。
発表募集
応募締切 2018.3.2（金）17時（日本時間）
結果通知 2018.4上旬
応募資格 特になし
応募内容:言語教育に関するもので、CCBIに共感しその発展に貢献するものだけでなく、新たな視点や野心的な取り組みを歓迎します
カテゴリー: 口頭発表（30分 質疑応答含む）
ポスター発表（60分）
問い合わせ ccbiconference@gmail.com

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PROGRAM IN JAPANESE PEDAGOGY
2018 Summer M.A. Program in Japanese Pedagogy
at Columbia University
The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences(Department of East Asian Languages andCultures) invites applications for the 2018 Summer
M.A. program in Japanese Pedagogy. The programruns from June 11 (Monday) to August 10 (Friday),2018.

https://gsas.columbia.edu/degree-programs/maprograms/japanese-pedagogy

I. Three-week Pedagogy Course (6/11-6/29):• Elementary Japanese Pedagogy, Prof. Naomi Application deadline: February 16, 2018
Fujita Geyer of the University of Wisconsin at https://gsas.columbia.edu/degree-programs/
Madison and Dr. Fumiko Nazikian of Columbia admissions
University
Successful applicants will be notified of theirII. Three MA Courses (7/2-8/10):
admission by the middle of March. On-campus• Second Language Acquisition Theory, Prof. housing is available during the summer.
Keiko Koda of Carnegie Mellon University• History of Japanese Language, Prof. Peter Contact: Shigeru Eguchi
Hendriks of Australian National University
Administrative Director of the 2018 Summer M.A.
• Special Topics - Instructional & Learning Program in Japanese Pedagogy, Department ofTechnology, Prof. Atsushi Fukada of of Purdue East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALAC)
University
407 Kent Hall, Columbia University
New York, NY 10027
Degree candidates may fulfill the requirements for
the M.A. degree in three consecutive summers or Email: se53@columbia.edu
in any three summers within a period of six years
by taking eleven courses and writing an M.A. Tel: 212/854-8345
thesis. The thesis is required to have a focus ona particular area of Japanese pedagogy. Students FAX: 212/678-8629
take courses for six weeks in one summer andnine weeks during the other two summers.
We also welcome non-degree students for thethree-week Elementary Japanese Pedagogy
course.
Special Admission Requirements: B.A. orequivalent from an accredited institution in the
U.S., Japan or elsewhere, proficiency in English(for native Japanese speakers: 570/IBT88/
CBT230 TOEFL or above) or Japanese (for nonnative Japanese speakers/ACTFL: AdvancedHigh or above).

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More information is available at the following
websites:
http://ealac.columbia.edu/program/languageprograms/japanese/jlp-summerprograms/

Japan Studies Institute in San Diego for Faculty Without
Experience in Teaching Japanese Studies
The American Association of State Colleges andUniversities (AASCU) offers an annual JAPANSTUDIES INSTITUTE for faculty without priorexperience in Japanese Studies, to encouragethem to include Japan in their courses. The next
institute will take place June 4-17, 2018, on thecampus of San Diego State University; most of

the cost of attending is covered by grant funding.
Information is online at http://www.aascu.org/programs/JSI/.
If you have colleagues who might benefit fromthis institute, please let them know about thisopportunity.

AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ February 2018

JAPAN STUDIES INSTITUTE IN SAN DIEGOMEMBERSHIP RENEWAL
Have You Renewed Your AATJ Membership This Year?
Thank you to the many members who have renewed their membership for 2018!
If you have not renewed yet, please take a moment to make sure you are included in all thebenefits that membership brings: professional
development opportunities like conferences andwebinars; activities for your students like the Japanese National Honor Society; publications andother resources.
Renew online by going to http://www.aatj.org/
membership or use the membership form on
page 24 of this newsletter.
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Bard College
Bard College invites applications for a full-time, tenuretrack position at the rank of Assistant Professor inJapanese language, literature, and culture, to begin
in Fall 2018.
The position requires a lively interest in undergraduateteaching at a small liberal arts college and a vigorous
and active commitment to scholarship, as well as
contributions to the general education curriculum andengagement with the life of the college.
Candidates should have Ph.D. in hand by timeof appointment and primary training in the field ofJapanese literary or cultural studies in the modern
or Edo periods. The successful candidate will be
expected to teach courses in the area of speciality inaddition to contributing to Literature and Asian Studies
program offerings. Ability to teach Japanese language
at all levels is expected. Native or near-native fluency
in English and Japanese is required.

To apply, please send a cover letter, curriculum vitae,
teaching and research statements, a brief writing
sample, a video of yourself teaching a language class,and three letters of reference via Interfolio at: http://
apply.interfolio.com/48324. The application deadline isFebruary 26, 2018.
For more information about the search or the AsianStudies Program at Bard College, please visit http://
asian.bard.edu or email Li-hua Ying at ying@bard.edu.
Bard College is an equal opportunity employer andis especially interested in candidates who intend tocontribute to the diversity goals of the institution.

AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ February 2018JOB OPENING ANNOUNCEMENTS

Boston University
Boston University’s Department of World Languages &Literatures invites applications for a full-time lecturer
in Japanese beginning July 1, 2018, renewable
based on satisfactory performance. Responsibilities
will include teaching all levels of Japanese language
and collaborating with faculty in related fields across
campus. Requirements include an M.A. (at minimum)in Japanese linguistics, language pedagogy, secondlanguage acquisition, or a relevant field; native or nearnative command of Japanese and English; commitment
to a proficiency-based communicative curriculum;
demonstrated excellence in college-level Japanese
language teaching; leadership and administrative
ability; familiarity with the North American higher
education system; and experience using technology inthe language classroom. The successful candidate will
join a growing and vibrant community of scholars ofJapan and of the world’s languages, literatures, andcultures. The position is in a professional career trackwith possibility of growth.

website other than AcademicJobsOnline will not be
considered. If electronic submission is not possible,
send materials by postal mail to Japanese Lecturer
Search, Department of World Languages & Literatures,
745 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215.
Review of applications will begin on January 10, 2018,
and will continue until the position is filled. Inquiries to
Emi Yamanaka at yamanaka@bu.edu.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment
without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability
status, protected veteran status, or any othercharacteristic protected by law. We are a VEVRAA
Federal Contractor.

Please submit a letter of application, CV, one-pagestatement of teaching philosophy, two sample syllabi,
and, if possible, a link to a teaching video to https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/10619.
Three
confidential letters of recommendation should besubmitted as well. Applications submitted through a

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Bucknell University
The Bucknell University Department of East AsianStudies invites applications for a one-year, entrylevel replacement position as a Visiting AssistantProfessor in Japanese language for the 2018-19
academic year. Teaching responsibilities include threelanguage courses each term for a total of six in theacademic year. Specific courses offered will depend
upon departmental needs. MA, ABD, or Ph.D. required.
Teaching experience highly favored. Candidates must
be able to speak English effectively and have native
or near-native command of Japanese, with standard
pronunciation.
To apply, please submit a cover letter, C.V., three
confidential letters of recommendation (at least one ofwhich must speak specifically about language teaching),
and teaching evaluations (if available). Applications
will only be accepted online through Bucknell’s career
center (careers.bucknell.edu). E-mail submissions will
not be considered; however, specific questions about
the search may be directed to Erik R. Lofgren, Chair,
East Asian Studies Department at elofgren@bucknell.
edu. Review of applications will begin 16 February
2018 and continue until the position has been filled.
Bucknell University, an Equal Opportunity Employer,
believes that students learn best in a diverse, inclusive
community and is therefore committed to academic

excellence through diversity in its faculty, staff, andstudents. We seek candidates who are committed to
Bucknell’s efforts to create a climate that fosters thegrowth and development of a diverse student body, and
we encourage applications from members of groups
that have been historically underrepresented in higher
education.
Bucknell University is a private, highly ranked, national
liberal arts institution that also offers strong professional
programs in engineering, business, education, andmusic. Located in Central Pennsylvania along theSusquehanna River, Bucknell is nestled in the Boroughof Lewisburg, an architectural gem that has been ranked
as one of America’s best small towns. The Lewisburgarea offers a unique combination of outdoor recreation
opportunities, and appealing amenities such as art
galleries, an art deco theater, historic museums, andcharming independent boutiques and restaurants. In
addition to the many cultural and athletic events offeredby the University and the Borough, the surrounding
region offers outstanding schools, medical facilities,
and an affordable cost of living. For those who crave
the city, Bucknell is within an easy three-hour drive toPhiladelphia, New York, Baltimore, and Washington,
D.C.

Colorado State University
The Department of Languages, Literatures & Culturesat Colorado State University seeks applications for a
non-tenure track position in Japanese language,
literature and culture, to begin on August 13, 2018.

abroad.

Required Qualifications: Ph.D. for Special AssistantProfessor rank or M.A. for Special Instructors;
Experience teaching Japanese language and culture
at all levels; Proven record of teaching effectiveness;
Demonstrated advanced proficiency level in Japaneseand English.

Applicants should upload their dossier at https://jobs.
colostate.edu/postings/53013.

Preferred qualifications: Ability to teach a range ofundergraduate courses up to the advanced level;
Willingness to work together with LLC instructors asa team on curriculum building, assessment, student
outreach and recruitment; Expertise in curriculum
development; Expertise in assessment; Commitment todiversity through teaching and outreach; Experience orinterest in organizing extracurricular activities; Interestin advising for, and leading programs in, education

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For full job description, please visit http://jobs.colostate.
edu and search for Japanese.

The dossier should include:• A letter of interest addressing the minimum andpreferred qualifications• A current curriculum vitae• Three recent confidential letters of reference• Course evaluations from at least 2 courses• Statement of Teaching Philosophy
Referees will be contacted for a reference letter
upon submission of completed application. A videoof teaching demonstration will be requested fromsemifinalists. All materials should be submitted online;
no emailed applications will be accepted.

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Applicationmaterialsofsemifinalist

candidates,

including letters of reference, will be made available
for review by the entire faculty of the Department of
Languages, Literatures & Cultures. CSU is an EO/
EA/AA employer. Colorado State University conducts
background checks on all final candidates.

Georgia Institute of Technology
The School of Modern Languages in the Ivan Allen
College of Liberal Arts at the Georgia Institute ofTechnology in Atlanta seeks a Visiting AssistantProfessor of Japanese. This position is full-time with a
2/2 teaching load and is renewable for up to two years.
The successful candidate will have (1) a PhD in handby Aug 2018; (2) native-level competence in Japanese;(3) an active research and publication agenda; and (4)documented evidence of successful instruction andteaching Japanese language, particularly upper level,
content-based language courses. The candidate will
join the robust Japanese program, which currently
offers undergraduate majors and minors in Japanese.
The candidate will be expected to teach courses
in Japanese popular culture as well as specialized
courses. The candidate will also be actively involved in
the recruitment and launch of graduate programmingin Japanese. Preferred areas of expertise include
Japanese literature, culture, and media studies.
Interest and/or experience in digital media and applied
approaches to language learning and interculturalcommunication is an asset.
Candidates should submit a statement of interest
highlighting how they meet the job requirements,
contact information for three references, including atleast one who can address teaching qualifications, acurrent CV, and a recently published writing sample

to hiring@modlangs.gatech.edu in one single PDF
document. Please ask your three recommenders tosend their letters of recommendation separately tohiring@modlangs.gatech.edu. Review of applications
should begin on March 16, 2018 and continue until the
position is filled. Interviews will be conducted virtuallyin early/mid-April.
The School of Modern Languages (https://modlangs.
gatech.edu/) emphasizes interactive learning andinterdisciplinary study of languages and cultures. We
offer an innovative B.S. degree in Applied Languages
and Intercultural Studies (ALIS) as well as degrees in
Global Economics and Modern Language (GEML) andInternational Affairs and Modern Languages (IAML).
We are currently preparing to launch a Master’s
program in Applied Languages and Intercultural studies
and are planning an interdisciplinary MS in Global
Media Cultures. The school is home to approximately
60 full- and part-time faculty members. The Ivan Allen
College of Liberal Arts is recognized nationally andinternationally for teaching and research examining thehuman context of engineering, science, and technology.
Located in midtown Atlanta, Georgia Tech enrolls over
21,500 students and is consistently ranked as one of
the top seven public universities in the country. A unit of
the University System of Georgia, Georgia Tech is an
AA/EO employer. Women and minorities are strongly
encouraged to apply.

AATJNEWSLETTER ∙ February 2018

Applications completed online by 11:59 pm (MT) on
March 12, 2018 will receive priority consideration, but
the position will remain open until filled.

Hamilton College
The Japanese Program in the East Asian Languages
and Literatures Department at Hamilton College invites
applications for a one-year position in Japanese
Culture/Language at the rank of Visiting AssistantProfessor, effective July 1, 2018. Responsibilities
include teaching cultural aspects of Japan in the
successful candidate’s specialization (e.g., literature,cinema/media), as well as advanced-level language
courses. The teaching load is five courses.
We seek applicants with Ph.D. in hand or nearcompletion, fluency in Japanese and English, anda strong commitment to teaching undergraduates

within an interdisciplinary context. Training and actual
experience in Japanese language teaching at college
level is strongly preferred. Consideration of applications
will begin on February 15 and continue until the positionis filled.
Please submit a letter of application, curriculum
vitae, transcript, a writing sample, and arrange
for the submission of three confidential letters ofrecommendation via Interfolio at http://apply.interfolio.
com/48292. Questions regarding the search may bedirected to Kyoko Omori, Associate Professor, at
komori@hamilton.edu.

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Hamilton (www.hamilton.edu) is a residential liberal arts
college located in upstate New York. Applicants withdual-career considerations can find other Hamilton andnearby academic job listings at www.higheredcareers.
com, as well as additional information at https://www.hamilton.edu/offices/dof/faculty-supportresources/resources-for-prospective-or-new-faculty/
opportunities-for-spouses-or-partners (Opportunities
for Spouses or Partners).

Hamilton College is an affirmative action, equal
opportunity employer and is committed to diversity
in all areas of the campus community. Hamilton
provides domestic partner benefits. Candidates fromunderrepresented groups in higher education areespecially encouraged to apply.

Harvard University
The Department of East Asian Languages andCivilizations at Harvard University anticipates apossible opening for a full-time Drill Instructor/
Teaching Assistant in Japanese for the Spring 2018semester. The appointment is expected to begin in midJanuary 2018 and extend through June 30, 2018. Drill
instructors teach small-group drill sections in Japanese
language classes under the supervision of a course
head and assist the course head in preparing classmaterials, grading, and providing individual assistanceto students. Candidates must have native or nearnative fluency in all modalities of Japanese (reading,writing, listening, and speaking); a bachelor’s degree
or higher; experience teaching Japanese, preferably at
the college level to students whose native language isEnglish; and computer literacy.
Should this opening become available, the position will
be a semester appointment for six months, with thepossibility of renewal contingent on performance andcurricular need.

Interested candidates should submit a letter ofapplication, curriculum vitae, and the names andcontact information of three references (who will be
invited to upload letters of recommendation) to https://academicpositions.harvard.edu/postings/8043.
The
references will be contacted separately and invited to
upload letters of recommendation. Candidates should
also submit a 20-minute teaching demo by URL throughthe ARIeS portal.
Please note that references will only be invited to
upload letters of recommendation after a complete
application has been submitted online.
Harvard University is an equal opportunity employer
and all qualified applicants will receive considerationfor employment without regard to race, color, religion,sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteranstatus, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Kalamazoo College
Kalamazoo College invites applications for a three-year
Visiting Assistant Professor of Japanese, beginning
September 2018. Ph.D. or evidence of imminent
completion required. We seek candidates with native ornear-native fluency in English and Japanese, a recordof successful teaching at the college or university
level in both Japanese language and non-language
courses. Salary competitive and consistent with levelof experience. The successful candidate must be able
to teach introductory to advanced Japanese as wellas content courses in the areas of the candidate’s
expertise. Specialization is open. A full-time load is six
courses per year, two per 10-week term. Candidates
are expected to have high aptitude and interest inundergraduate teaching of language, willingness tocontribute to our East Asian Studies Program and theCollege’s Shared Passage Program, and a desire to28

involve undergraduates in scholarship both inside andoutside the classroom.
Kalamazoo College is a highly selective, nationallyknown liberal arts college offering an integrated
undergraduate experience that weaves a traditional
liberal arts curriculum into educational experiences inboth domestic and international settings. The campus
is located midway between Chicago and Detroit inKalamazoo, Michigan, a metropolitan community of
225,000, which supports several college and university
campuses along with numerous civic arts and cultural
associations. Thirty-five miles from Lake Michigan, thearea offers many opportunities for outdoor activities.
Completed applications received by March 1, 2018,
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demonstration video. If not using a dossier service,
have three confidential letters of recommendation sent
to JapaneseSearch@kzoo.edu. Questions may bedirected to the same email.
Kalamazoo College encourages candidates who willcontribute to the cultural diversity of the College toapply and to identify themselves if they wish. Equal
Opportunity Employer.

University of California, Berkeley
The Department of East Asian Languages andCultures at the University of California, Berkeley
seeks applications for a pool of qualified lecturers toteach Japanese language should an opening arise.
Screening of applicants is ongoing and will continue as
needed. The number of positions varies each teaching
term, depending upon the needs of the Department,
and in some semesters may be zero. The percentage
of lecturer appointments will vary, depending on thenumber of sections taught, and duration of the course.
The positions may be full-time or part-time ranging
from 8 % -100%.
Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): teamteaching several sections or independent teachingof elementary, intermediate and advanced Japanese
in fall or spring semesters, or intensive summer
courses; supervising graders, tutors, graduate
student instructors; holding office hours, assigning
grades, preparing course materials, maintaining acourse website and compiling teaching materials andinteracting with students via email and/or bCourses.
Appointments may be renewable based on need,funding, and performance.
Minimum Basic Qualifications (by the time of
application):• M.A. or equivalent degree is required by the time of
application in Teaching Japanese Language as a
Foreign Language, Linguistics, Second Language
Acquisition, or equivalent degree.
Additional Qualifications (by start date):• Native or near-native fluency in Japanese.
• Experience in teaching Japanese language.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States.
• Good command of English.
Preferred Qualifications (by start date):• Experience and ability to teach different levels of thelanguage at the college level.

• Experience with computer-assisted instruction, online
courseware, and language instructional software ishighly desirable.
Salary: Salary is commensurate with teachingexperience. The starting minimum full-time equivalentsalary is $53,402 - $162,227 in accordance with thecurrent Unit 18 Lecturer salary scale and its provisions.

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describing your interest in the position and possible
courses you can offer, CV, graduate transcript(unofficial acceptable), three confidential letters ofrecommendation, selected course evaluations, adetailed statement of teaching philosophy and goals,
a statement on scholarship, and a statement on
experience working with underrepresented students
and engaging issues of diversity and inclusion in the
curriculum and pedagogical approaches. Semi-finalists
will be asked to provide a 10-15 minute teaching

The Department is interested in candidates who willcontribute to diversity and equal opportunity in higher
education through their teaching. The University iscommitted to addressing the family needs of employees
and has a number of policies and programs in place tosupport employees as they balance work and family.
To Apply: Visit http://apptrkr.com/1150042.
Applicants should submit a current C.V., a letter ofapplication, summary of teaching experience, threeletters of recommendation, and an internet link to a
Teaching Demonstration. The posting will remain open
until December 2018 to accommodate department
needs. Appointment for summer and fall semester areusually reviewed in March and for spring semester in
November. The pool will close on December 14, 2018;
if you would like to remain in the pool after that time
you will need to submit a new application.
All letters will be treated as confidential per Universityof California policy and California state law. Pleaserefer potential referees, including when letters areprovided via a third party (i.e. dossier service or career
center), to the UC Berkeley statement of confidentiality
http://apo.berkeley.edu/evalltr.html prior to submitting
their letters.
Please direct questions to: easearch@berkeley.edu.
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/
Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants

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will receive consideration for employment without
regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation,
gender identity, national origin, disability, age orprotected veteran status. For the complete Universityof California nondiscrimination and affirmative action
policysee:
http://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/
NondiscrimAffirmAct.

University of California, Davis
The Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures(EALC) at the University of California, Davis, invites
applications for the position of Lecturer of Japanese
for the 2018-2019 academic year. Primary duties areto teach up to seven modern Japanese courses atvarious levels as assigned. Salary is commensuratewith qualifications and experience. This appointment isrenewable contingent on departmental teaching needs.
Requirements include an MA or above in secondlanguage pedagogy, Japanese linguistics, applied
linguistics, or any closely relevant field; native ornear-native proficiency in Japanese and English;
and a demonstrable record of excellence in teaching.
Preference will be given to candidates with college
teaching experience in the U.S., knowledge of current
developments of second language pedagogy, strong
skills in written Japanese, and the ability to apply
modern technology in classroom teaching.

Complete application should include:
1. cover letter,
2. curriculum vitae,
3. sample sets of student evaluations,
4. names of three references, and5. video demonstration of recent classroom teaching.
Please upload application materials 1-5 to https://
recruit.ucdavis.edu/apply/JPF02005 by February 15,
2018. Position will remain open until filled.
The University of California, Davis, is an affirmative
action/equal opportunity employer with a strong
institutional commitment to the achievement of diversity
among its faculty and staff. The position is covered bya collective bargaining agreement.

University of Michigan
The Department of Asian Languages and Cultures at
the University of Michigan invites applications for the
position of Lecturer I in Japanese language beginning
September 1, 2018. Responsibilities include instruction
at any assigned levels and active involvement inteamwork and program affairs. Appointment level willbe 100%. This is a renewable one-year appointment.
Applicants should have a Master’s degree in a relevant
field such as the following: language pedagogy (inJapanese language preferred), second language
acquisition, or linguistics. Native or near-native
proficiency in Japanese and English is required; atleast two years of experience teaching Japanese at thecollege/university level is preferred. Preference will begiven to candidates who have solid Japanese linguisticknowledge and are familiar with contemporary second
language teaching methodologies, instructional
technologies and curriculum development.
Interested applicants must apply by completing theapplication located at bit.ly/JapaneseLec. You will be
required to upload a letter of application, a statementof teaching philosophy, a current CV, the names andemail addresses of three people who have agreed to30

provide letters of recommendation, and to provide a link
to a 30-minute teaching demonstration video. You will
also have the option to upload self-developed teachingmaterials and evidence of teaching excellence.
Review of applications will continue until the positionis filled. Inquiries should be directed to Mayumi Oka(mayoka@umich.edu).
The University of Michigan is an Equal Opportunity/
Affirmative Action employer. Terms and conditions forthis position are subject to the provisions of a Collective
Bargaining Agreement between the University ofMichigan and the Lecturers’ Employee Organization.

The Department of Language and Cultural Studies at
the University of Missouri-St Louis is seeking a nontenure-track, full-time Assistant Teaching Professorof Japanese, effective August 15, 2018. We seek
candidates with demonstrated excellence in language
teaching who will help us strengthen and grow ourJapanese-language program, which offers a BA in
Modern Languages (Japanese) as well as a minor.
Minimum requirements are:• Masters degree or higher in Japanese-language
pedagogy, Japanese linguistics, Japanese Studies,
Second Language Acquisition, or related discipline;• native or near-native fluency in Japanese andEnglish;• a demonstrated excellence in language teaching,including familiarity with
ACTFL
proficiency
guidelines;• evidence of effective use of technology and familiarity
with blended and online formats;• ability to independently teach first through fourthyear Japanese courses and specialized Japanesereading and writing courses; and• ability to coordinate and teach upper level Japanese
language courses.

program develop community partnerships and enhance
the use of technology and social media in language
instruction and program building.
Candidates at the rank of Assistant Teaching Professor
must have a minimum of 4 years of successful
university-level, full-time teaching experience with adocumented record of excellence in service, advising,and other professional activities. The anticipated salaryis $39,000 to $41,000 with full benefits.
Review of applications will begin January 15, 2018, andwill continue until the position has been filled. Applicantsmust provide a letter of application, curriculum vitae,
statement of teaching philosophy, and three letters ofprofessional reference. To apply go to www.umsl.jobs.

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University of Missouri-St. LouisThe University of Missouri-St. Louis is an affirmative
action/equal opportunity employer committed to
excellence through diversity.

Duties include teaching 11-15 credit hours ofundergraduate courses of Japanese language and/or
culture per semester, academic advising, and campus
service. The ideal candidate will help the Japanese

University of Vermont
The Department of Asian Languages and Literature
at the University of Vermont (UVM) seeks a full-time
Senior Lecturer in Japanese Language to begin
in Fall 2018. Candidates must have a M.A. or higher
degree in Japanese language pedagogy, Japanese
Linguistics or relevant areas, native or near native
fluency in both Japanese and English, and extensive
experience in teaching Japanese to English-speaking
students at the college level. Responsibilities include
teaching Japanese language at all levels (eight
courses per academic year) and assisting in Japanese
language and cultural activities.

increasing faculty diversity and welcomes applications
from women and underrepresented ethnic, racial andcultural groups and from people with disabilities.
Applicants must submit 1) a letter of application,in which an Internet link to a video clip of 20-minuteclassroom teaching by the applicant must be included,2) a current CV, and 3) contact information for threereferences at www.uvmjobs.com/postings/28591.

The University is interested in candidates who
can contribute to the diversity and excellence of
the academic community through their teaching.
Applicants are requested to include in their application
information about how they would further this goal. The
University of Vermont is an Affirmative Action/Equal
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American Association of Teachers of Japanese, Inc.
1424 Broadway, Campus Box 366
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO 80309-0366

Vassar College
Vassar College invites applications for Japanese
Language Fellow (Intern) for the 2018-19 academic
year (late August, 2018 through May, 2019 Vassar
College is an affirmative action and equal opportunity
employer with a strong commitment to increasing thediversity of the campus community and the curriculum
and promoting an environment of equality, inclusion andrespect for difference. Candidates who can contributeto that goal are encouraged to identify their strengths
and experiences in this area. Applicants who havedemonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion
are particularly encouraged to apply.
The Language Fellow, who must be a native speakerof Japanese, assists the Japanese faculty members
in preparing teaching materials and conducting drill
sessions for 12 hours a week. Language Fellows

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receive free room and board on Vassar’s campus
in student housing for the academic year, a monthly
stipend of $650 for 10 months, and health insurance
coverage. They may also take up to two courses persemester free at Vassar. Language Fellows shouldhave a B.A. and be fluent in English. To apply, please
send a cover letter, vita, an audio recording introducing
yourself in both Japanese and English, and at least
one recommendation letter. Review of applications
is ongoing until the position is filled. Please send
applications to Peipei Qiu, Chair, Department ofChinese and Japanese, Box 285, Vassar College,
124 Raymond Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12604 or(preferably) via email to chineseandjapanese@vassar.
edu.