Social Networking Approach to Japanese Language Teaching

The intersection of Language and Culture in the Digital Age

Edited by: Yasu-Hiko Tohsaku, Fumiko Nazikian, Jisuk Park

This book is rooted in the workshop “Working at the Intersection of Language and Culture in the Digital Age: Social Network Approaches (SNA) to the Pedagogy of Language Teaching,” held at Columbia University of New York in October 2018. The workshop was funded by the Consortium for Language Teaching and Learning, National Research Centers of US Department of Education, and the Language Resource Center of Columbia University (LRC), the department of East Asian Studies and Languages (EALAC) and the Weatherhead East Asian Institute of Columbia University. The book outlines an innovative approach to language instruction that goes beyond the communicative approach and encourages a global view of language education and curriculum development through the use of social networking.

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Zhongqi Shi elected to the Board of Directors of the Chinese Language Teachers Association (CLTA)

CLTA, established in 1962, is the largest and most influential professional organization devoted exclusively to the study of Chinese language, culture, and pedagogy in the USA. At CLTA, he will be in charge of the Committee of Publicity and Media. To learn more about the CLTA, please visit their website (https://clta-us.org).