Suwako Watanabe
Biographic Data
| ID | 4362503 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Suwako Watanabe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Suwako |
| FAMILY NAME | Watanabe |
| SIGNATURE | WATANABE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Portland State University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1992 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Aatj’s Role in Diversity and Inclusion
The survey results (Mori et al., this volume) show that there are divisions among subgroups based on instructional level and language background in the field of Japanese language education. This commentary discusses various kinds of divide or disparity in our professional field based on the author’s experience of involvement in three national professional organizations (ATJ, NCJLT, AATJ). In order for AATJ to become a well-integrated professional…
Climactic effect markers in spoken and written narrative
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Cohesion and Coherence Strategies in Paragraph‐Length and Extended Discourse in Japanese Oral Proficiency Interviews
This study focused on Japanese linguistic features that contribute to producing the paragraph‐length and extended connected discourse that is expected at the Advanced and Superior levels in ACTFL oral proficiency interviews (OPIs). From 15 Japanese OPIs at the Intermediate‐High through Superior levels, 3,062 predicates were identified. Frequent use of embedded syntactic constructions, such as sentence modifiers and embedded interrogative and quot…
Japanese beyond Words
Learning Japanese is a challenge. And, as many students find out, memorizing sentence patterns, vocabulary, and lists of kanji doesn't necessarily make it easy to communicate with Japanese people. Barriers of culture and social etiquette can be just as difficult to overcome as problems of grammar. And until now, these aspects of learning to communicate with a new culture could only be learned first hand by trial and error. Japanese Beyond Words w…
On Japanese and How to Teach It
Cohesion and Coherence Strategies in Paragraph‐Length and Extended Discourse in Japanese Oral Proficiency Interviews
This study focused on Japanese linguistic features that contribute to producing the paragraph‐length and extended connected discourse that is expected at the Advanced and Superior levels in ACTFL oral proficiency interviews (OPIs). From 15 Japanese OPIs at the Intermediate‐High through Superior levels, 3,062 predicates were identified. Frequent use of embedded syntactic constructions, such as sentence modifiers and embedded interrogative and quot…
On Japanese and How to Teach It
Japanese beyond Words
Learning Japanese is a challenge. And, as many students find out, memorizing sentence patterns, vocabulary, and lists of kanji doesn't necessarily make it easy to communicate with Japanese people. Barriers of culture and social etiquette can be just as difficult to overcome as problems of grammar. And until now, these aspects of learning to communicate with a new culture could only be learned first hand by trial and error. Japanese Beyond Words w…
Cohesion and Coherence Strategies in Paragraph‐Length and Extended Discourse in Japanese Oral Proficiency Interviews
This study focused on Japanese linguistic features that contribute to producing the paragraph‐length and extended connected discourse that is expected at the Advanced and Superior levels in ACTFL oral proficiency interviews (OPIs). From 15 Japanese OPIs at the Intermediate‐High through Superior levels, 3,062 predicates were identified. Frequent use of embedded syntactic constructions, such as sentence modifiers and embedded interrogative and quot…
Climactic effect markers in spoken and written narrative
This Article is brought to you for free and open access. It has been accepted for inclusion in World Languages and Literatures Faculty Publications and Presentations by an authorized administrator of PDXScholar. For more information, please contact
Aatj’s Role in Diversity and Inclusion
The survey results (Mori et al., this volume) show that there are divisions among subgroups based on instructional level and language background in the field of Japanese language education. This commentary discusses various kinds of divide or disparity in our professional field based on the author’s experience of involvement in three national professional organizations (ATJ, NCJLT, AATJ). In order for AATJ to become a well-integrated professional…
Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (2 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (2 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (2 works) · Multilingual Education and Policy (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Anthropology (1 work)