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Yumiko Nishi
Lecturer
of Japanese Language and Linguistics
| E-mail: | ynishi@emory.edu |
| Address: |
Department of Russian and East Asian Languages and Cultures 532 Kilgo Circle Emory University, Atlanta GA 30322 |
| Building: | Modern Languages |
| Telephone: | 404 727 2167 |
| Fax: | 404 712 8511 |
About
Dr. Nishi received her Ph.D. in Linguistics from Cornell University with a minor in Cognitive Science. Her research involves second language acquisition and Japanese linguistics with emphasis on cross-linguistic analysis. She holds an M.A. in teaching Japanese as a foreign language from Ochanomizu University, and has taught Japanese at universities in the U.S., Australia, and Japan. .
Area of Interest
Second Language Acquisition
Japanese Linguistics
Tense and Aspect
Japanese Pedagogy
First Language Acquisition
Courses Taught
Beginner Japanese:
Japanese 101/102, Fall 2003, 2004; Spring 2004, 2005, 2006, Cornell University
Japanese 141/142, Fall 2001, 2006; Spring 2007, Cornell University
FALCON program, Summer 2003, Cornell University
Level 1, Spring 1997, Monash University
Intermediate Japanese:
Japanese 201, Fall 2008, Emory University
Japanese 0003/0004, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, University of Pittsburgh
Japanese 201, Fall 2004, Cornell University
Japanese 241/242, Fall 1999, 2002; Spring 2000, 2001, 2002, Cornell University
Advanced Japanese:
Japanese 401, Fall 2008, Emory University
Japanese 1050/1051, Fall 2007, Spring 2008, University of Pittsburgh
Advanced Japanese, 1996-7, Ochanomizu University
Linguistics:
Aspects of the Japanese Language, Fall 2007, University of Pittsburgh
Exploring the Japanese Language and Mind, Spring 2008, University of Pittsburgh