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From the JSLAR listserv:

The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures) invites applications for the summer M. A. program in Japanese Pedagogy. The 2019 program will begin on Monday, June 3rd and last until Friday, August 2nd, during which the following courses will be taught:

I. Three-week Pedagogy Course (6/03-6/21):
- *Intermediate/Advanced Japanese Pedagogy, Prof. Mariko Moroishi Wei of Purdue University and Dr. Fumiko Nazikian of Columbia University

II. 3 MA Courses (6/24-8/02):
- Cognitive Linguistics, Prof. Seiichi Makino of Princeton University
- Teaching Japanese Through Literature, Prof. Janet Ikeda of Washington and Lee University
- Sociolinguistics, Prof. Kenjiro Matsuda of Kobe Shoin Women's University

(*This 3-week course is a part of the Summer M.A. Program in Japanese Pedagogy, and those who have a B.A. degree and several years of experience teaching Japanese at the college level are qualified to take this course. Through this course you will obtain the necessary knowledge and techniques to teach Japanese at the Intermediate/Advanced level at a college. The course also includes the chance for participants to develop hands on curriculum design experience by creating course materials and presenting those materials during teaching demonstrations.)

Degree candidates may fulfill the requirements for the M.A. degree in three consecutive summers or in any three summers within a period of six years by taking eleven courses and writing an M.A. thesis. The thesis is required to have a focus on a particular area of Japanese pedagogy. Students take courses for six weeks in one summer and nine weeks during the other two summers. 

We also welcome non-degree students for the three-week Intermediate/Advanced Japanese Pedagogy course.

Special Admission Requirements: B.A. or equivalent 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 non-native Japanese speakers/ACTFL: Advanced-High or above).

More information is available at the following websites.
http://ealac.columbia.edu/program/language-programs/japanese/jlp-summerprograms/
https://gsas.columbia.edu/degree-programs/ma-programs/japanese-pedagogy

Application deadline: February 15th, 2019.
Online Application: https://gsas.columbia.edu/degree-programs/admissions

Successful applicants will be notified of their admission by the middle of March. On-campus housing is available during the summer.

Contact: Shigeru Eguchi, Administrative Director of the 2019 Summer M.A. Program in Japanese Pedagogy, Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures (EALAC), 407 Kent Hall, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027
Email: se53@columbia.edu
Tel: 212/854-8345; FAX: 212/678-8629

Eguchi, S. Summer MA Program in Japanese Pedagogy at Columbia University. JSLAR listserv (jslar@u.washington.edu, 21 Dec 2018).