Division of International Studies, Human and Socio-Environmental StudiesKanazawa University

Japanese Language Education and Japanese Culture Studies

This course aims to train graduate students to have an expertise in the field including Japanese Language, Japanese Language Education, and Japanese Culture. Students are encouraged to have a practical experience in teaching Japanese as a foreign language.

Professors Specialized Area
BITTMANN Heiko Sports Science, History of Thought
FUKAGAWA Miho Japanese Language Teaching,Second Language Acquisition
FUKASAWA Nozomi Japanese Language Education, Technical Japanese Education, Oral Communication
MATSUDA Makiko Japanese Linguistics, Japanese Language Education
NISHIJIMA Yoshinori Linguistics, German Linguistics, European Literature, Foreign Language Education
OE Motoki Linguistics, Japanese Linguistics
OTA Akira Japanese;Spanish; Portuguese Language, Japanese Language Education, Linguistics
SHIMIZU Kunihiko History of Thought, Religious Studies, Cultural Anthropology
YAMAMOTO Hiroshi Japanese Early Modern History and Literature, Education for International Students

Student Voices

Pawin Jarnlee (From Thailand)

It is great fun studying on the Japanese Studies Course!
My classmates are not only Japanese but international students.
I always enjoy listening to the diverse opinions in class.
I learned a lot from discussing with others how to improve Japanese language education.

Main List of Available Subjects

  • Seminar in Japanese Linguistics Ia/Ib/IIa/IIb
  • Lecture on Japanese Linguistics Ia/Ib/IIa/IIb
  • Seminar in Japanese Culture Research Ia/Ib/IIa/IIb
  • Lecture on Japanese Culture Research Ia/Ib/IIa/IIb
  • Lecture on Japanese Modern Literature I/ II
  • Lecture on Japanology Research Ia/Ib/IIa/IIb
  • Seminar in Japanese Language Pedagogy Ia/Ib/IIa/IIb
  • Lecture on Japanese Language Pedagogy Ia/Ib/IIa/IIb
  • Seminar in Japanese Language Teaching Ia/Ib/IIa/IIb/IIIa/IIIb/IVa/IVb
  • Lecture on Japanese Language Teaching Ia/Ib/IIa/IIb/IIIa/IIIb/IVa/IVb
  • Practical Seminar in Japanese Language Teaching I
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