{"id":40706,"date":"2016-04-22T12:28:30","date_gmt":"2016-04-22T03:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/?p=40706"},"modified":"2016-04-22T12:28:30","modified_gmt":"2016-04-22T03:28:30","slug":"waseda-offers-new-mooc-course-on-japanese-pronunciation-follows-success-of-last-course-in-over-120-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/40706","title":{"rendered":"Waseda offers new MOOC course on Japanese pronunciation Follows success of last course in over 120 countries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tokyo – Waseda University has participated in edX (https:\/\/www.edx.org\/<\/a>),the world-renowned MOOC (Massive Open Online Courses) platform since\u00a0September 2015. Its second course will be for students and language teachers\u00a0on Japanese pronunciation.<\/p>\n

Waseda has over 5000 international students, the largest number in Japan,and is dedicated to Japanese language acquisition. The Center for Japanese\u00a0Language offers approximately 650 Japanese language classes, and the\u00a0Graduate School of Japanese Applied Linguistics continues to produce highly\u00a0qualified Japanese language specialists to teach all over the world.<\/p>\n

Using our experience and expertise as an institution noted for Japanese\u00a0language education, we will discuss pronunciation, one of the most\u00a0challenging aspects for non-native speakers of Japanese. Professor Takako\u00a0Toda of the Graduate School of Japanese Applied Linguistics, who will\u00a0instruct the course, has long studied the difficulties of students learning\u00a0Japanese. She has published a book entitled \u201cJapanese Pronunciation Lesson\u00a0for Communication,\u201d also available in Chinese and Korean, and the sequel\u00a0\u201cJapanese Pronunciation Lesson through Shadowing.\u201d Both publications are\u00a0highly regarded and continue to be reprinted. \u201cI look forward to making a\u00a0contribution to a field I am dedicated to using my specialization,\u201d\u00a0Professor Toda said with enthusiasm.<\/p>\n

Waseda\u2019s first edX course, \u201cTsunamis and Storm Surges: Introduction to\u00a0Coastal Disasters\u201d taught by Professor Tomoya Shibayama from the Faculty of\u00a0Science and Engineering, recorded 2,600 participants from 123 different\u00a0countries and regions. 57 percent said they were not familiar with Waseda\u00a0prior to the course. Nearly half of the participants were from coastal areas\u00a0where a tsunami or storm surge had struck before or were at risk. They\u00a0commented that the course helped raise awareness towards natural disaster\u00a0prevention, and that they learned what actions to take when a disaster\u00a0happens. As a result, approximately 50 percent of participants said they\u00a0would like to study at Waseda University, contributing to our global\u00a0recognition in research and education.<\/p>\n

The University\u2019s strategic plan, Waseda Vision 150, aims to double the\u00a0international student body to 10,000 by its 150th anniversary in 2032.\u00a0Through this course, we aim for our research and education to play a crucial\u00a0part in the field of Japanese language education and to attract many\u00a0talented international students from all over the world.<\/p>\n

Details of the planned course
\nTitle: Japanese Pronunciation for Communication
\nInstructor: Professor Takako Toda, Graduate School of Japanese Applied
\nLinguistics, Waseda University
\nEnrollment Start: July 2016
\nCourse Start: November 2016
\n*Course title and dates are as of time of writing<\/p>\n

Waseda University\u2019s edX MOOC site \u201cWasedaX\u201d
\nhttps:\/\/www.edx.org\/school\/wasedax<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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