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Studying and Teaching Japanese in Ohio
(as of Fall 2003)


School The Ohio State University
Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures
201 Cunz Hall, 1841 Millikin Rd., Columbus, OH 43210
Contact information
  • Contact person: Mari Noda (Language Program Coordinator)
  • Email : noda.1@osu.edu
  • Phone number: 614-292-5816
    (Department of East Asian Languages and Literatures)
  • Website: http://www.cohums.ohio-state.edu/DEALL/
Number of instructors in this program 3 professors, 2 lecturers, teaching assistants
Number of students in this program about 300
Number of years/levels of Japanese taught 5 levels in total.
i) Regular track, Level 1-4
ii) Individualzied track, Level 1 to the 1st quarter of Level 2, and Level 5
iii) Intensive track, Level 2/3 (regular quarter) and Level 1/2/4 (summer)
Texts
  • This program presently (as of Fall 2003) uses:
    Level 1-4, Japanese: The Spoken Language Part 1-3 and Japanese: the Written Lanaguage
    Level 5: Internet, Sokudoku no Nihongo, etc.
  • Coverage of the texts for each level:
    Level 1 : JSL 1A to 10B; JWL 1 to 10A
    Level 2 : JSL 11A to 18 B; JWL 10B to 16A
    Level 3 : JSL 19A to 24B; JWL 16B to 21B
    Intensive Level 2/3 : JSL 11A to 24B; JWL 10B to 21B
    Level 4 : JSL 25A to 30B; JWL 22A to 24B
    Level 5 : Sokudoku no Nihongo, handout
Degrees offered (college instructor only) Major, Minor, BA, MA, Ph.D
Level-entrance exam
  • Level-entrance exams: yes
  • the emphasis of these exams: The placement test consists of oral interview, reading/writing test. The emphasis is on oral interview. Contact: Yuko Kuwai at kuwai.1@osu.edu
Other information about this program n/a