Multilingual Japan Discussion Group

This group is a space for students teaching and researching languages of Japan (Japanese as a second/foreign language, Japanese as a heritage language, indigenous and minority languages in Japan, foreign languages taught in Japan) to present their in-progress teaching/research ideas and get feedback from peers. This group will be a welcome space for any projects/ideas that are not polished and would benefit from peer/mentor guidance. We welcome projects at all levels, even that idea you’ve just barely started thinking about.

Other sessions will include discussions on various topics of your interests. We can also use these meetings for professional development purposes (e.g., surviving graduate school, looking for an academic job, presenting at a conference, applying for PhD programs), if the time allows and there is enough interest.

In March-April 2023, we meet biweekly on Tuesdays at 9:00 AM via Zoom. If you are interested in being part of the group, please email tanaka [at] indiana [dot] edu.

Past Groups:

If anyone is interested in the revival of either of the following groups, please let me know at tanakan [at] indiana [dot] edu.

• Syntax & Processing Working Group (2017-2019)
• Statistics Reading Group (2020-22)