Rika Ito, PhD.

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I teach Japanese language (all levels) and linguistics (sociolinguistics, Japanese language in society, and East Asian linguistics) in Asian Studies Department at St.

Olaf College, Northfield, MN. I am also affiliated with Linguistics Program.

Fall 2009 courses

JAPAN 251 MWF 11:50-12:45
JAPAN 300 MWF 12:55-1:50

With some of the class of 2009 students

NEW!!
*We finally started offering 4th year Japanese supported by Freeman Foundation Grant!!

Office Hours:
M 9-10am, W 2-3pm (or appointment)

Research

My interests are in sociolinguistics, Japanese linguistics, and foreign language pedagogy. My current project examines Hmong American speech in the Twin Cities with reference to local majority norm. My McNair scholars collected more data during the summer.

Heather D'Evelyn ('09) won the MCAA's Mikiso Hane Prize for her paper, "Kansai Dialect in Anime: A look at Stereotypes in Japanese Media". We were awarded Magnus the Good Award in '07-08, and presented the results jointly at MCAA last fall!

Links for St. Olaf

St. Olaf College, Northfield, MN
Dept. of Asian Studies
Japanese Language Program
Linguistics Program

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