Learning Japanese in the Network Society

Kazuko Nakajima, ed.

About the Book

Japanese is one of the most difficult languages to learn for English-speaking students, but emerging technologies are making revolutionary changes that help to ease the learning curve. Learning Japanese in the Network Society addresses current issues of computer-assisted language learning (CALL) shared by language-teaching professionals in the new global network society.

Focussing on teaching and learning Japanese as a second language, this collection emerged from previously unpublished presentations by leading Japanese scholars at the International Conference on Computer Technology and Japanese Language Education held at the University of Toronto.

This book is a comprehensive resource on the current status of CALL and is essential reference material for any language-instruction course.

"Ö presents a vivid picture and a meaningful discussion in both theoretical and practical ways for the teaching of Japanese with new technology." X. Jie Yang, University of Calgary

About the Author

Kazuko Nakajima is a professor in the Department of East Asian Studies at the University of Toronto.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Kazuko Nakajima

Part I: Language Learning in the Network Society

1. Using Multimedia in the Network Society
   Kanji Akahori
2. Developing CALL Software
   Michio Tsutsui
   
   Part II: Database-Supported Language Education
   
   
3. A Gradual Approach to Technology-Based Instruction
   Hilofumi Yamamoto
4. Analyzing Japanese Textbooks Using the Vocabulary and Kanji Level Checker
   Yoshiko Kawamura
5. Internet-Based Self-Assessment for Language Skills 89
   Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku and Hilofumi Yamamoto
   
   Part III: Learner Autonomy and Academic Language Learning
   
   
6. Learning Through Target Language Texts
   Jim Cummins
7. Audio Tapes for the Shinsho Library: Self-Study Reading Materials
   Yoko Suzuki, Hiroko Chinen Quackenbush, and Yuri Shimizu
8. Teaching Heritage Language: Individualized Learning
   Masako O. Doulgas
   
   Part IV: Collaboration and Copyright
   
   
9. Copyright in Japan and Distribution of the CASTEL/J Database
   Akifumi Oikawa

Contributors
Index

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