I was taking a look at last year’s admissions test for the Japanese Applied Linguistics Graduate program at Waseda and there are some very interesting and intriguing questions.<\/p>\n
Here’s a small sample:
\nG\u3000JSL\u306e\u5b50\u3069\u3082\u3092\u5bfe\u8c61\u306b\u3057\u305f\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u5b66\u7fd2\u6559\u6750\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8ff0\u3079\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n
B\u3000CLL (Community Language Learning) \u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8aac\u660e\u3057\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n
H\u3000\u300c\u7dcf\u5408\u578b\u6559\u79d1\u66f8\u300d \u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8ff0\u3079\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n
You can download the whole file at: It seems like there’s a lot of research and things going on for teaching Japanese. But I have no idea where I can get information about this stuff. For instance, how do I get these teaching materials for JSL kids? (I’m guessing JSL is Japanese as a Second Language like ESL?) I’m also curious about what a \u300c\u7dcf\u5408\u578b\u6559\u79d1\u66f8\u300d is and how it could help people learning Japanese. It certainly can’t be worse than the mainstream textbooks here. Or maybe Community Language Learning is the way to go for learning Japanese? I have no idea because unfortunately, real research studies and papers are nowhere to be found on the net. I guess I can try looking in University libraries nearby.<\/p>\n The thing I’m wondering is how does all this research help people learning languages? Biomedical research cure illnesses and technology research (eventually) creates new and innovative products but how does research in applied linguistics help improve the language classes that you and I take? Why are we still stuck with workbooks, flash cards, drills, cheesy dialogues, and crappy textbooks? When is this Applied Linguistics research going to “apply” to us?<\/p>\n I’m curious to hear from anybody studying Applied Linguistics particularly for Japanese or Chinese. What’s the best way for me to catch up on current research and introduce the good stuff to the rest of the world?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I was taking a look at last year’s admissions test for the Japanese Applied Linguistics Graduate program at Waseda and there are some very interesting and intriguing questions. Here’s a small sample: G\u3000JSL\u306e\u5b50\u3069\u3082\u3092\u5bfe\u8c61\u306b\u3057\u305f\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\u5b66\u7fd2\u6559\u6750\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8ff0\u3079\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002 B\u3000CLL (Community Language Learning) \u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8aac\u660e\u3057\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002 H\u3000\u300c\u7dcf\u5408\u578b\u6559\u79d1\u66f8\u300d \u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066\u8ff0\u3079\u306a\u3055\u3044\u3002 … Continue reading
\nhttp:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/gsjal\/dat\/nyusi_master\/07.4-07.9m_kakomon.pdf<\/a>.<\/p>\n