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Placement Test for Japanese language courses
Students with prior qualifications in the Japanese language who wish to apply for a waiver for the prerequisites of the Japanese language...
SMLC HKU
Jan 2, 20241 min read


Sexuality, Maternity, and (Re)productive Futures: Women's Speculative Fiction in Contemporary Japan
Modern East Asian Literature Research Cluster presents Emerging Research on Modern East Asian Literature Speaker: Kazue Harada Associate...
michellc3
Oct 7, 20222 min read


Special Topic Lecture: A Linguistics-based Approach to the Acquisition of Japanese Verb Categories
Transitive & Intransitive Verb and Volitive & Involitive Verb Date 13th October, 2022 (Friday) Time 15:00-17:00 Venue Virtual Venue – via...
michellc3
Oct 5, 20221 min read


Placement Test for Japanese language courses
Students with prior qualifications in the Japanese language who wish to apply for a waiver for the prerequisites of the Japanese language...
michellc3
Aug 15, 20221 min read


Capstone fulfillment for the Japanese Studies major (Japaneses Language stream) in 2022-23
Dear Final Year students in Japanese Studies (Japanese-Language Stream), The expected way of fulfilling the capstone requirement for...
michellc3
Jul 28, 20221 min read


Capstone arrangements for the Japanese Studies major (Japan Studies stream) in 2022-23
Dear students, Update on the Capstone arrangements for the Japanese Studies Major (Japan Studies Stream) Please note that there is the...
michellc3
Jul 28, 20221 min read


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Jun 30, 20220 min read


Recruitment: Tenure-Track/Associate/Assistant Professor (Japanese Studies)
Tenure-Track Professor / Associate Professor / Assistant Professor in Japanese Studies (Japan and the World) Ref.: 515134 Work type:...
michellc3
Jun 28, 20223 min read


Special Topic Lecture: A Linguistics-based Approach to the Acquisition of Japanese Verb Categories
Special Topic Lecture: A Linguistics-based Approach to the Acquisition of Japanese Verb Categories Transitive & Intransitive Verb and...
michellc3
Oct 28, 20211 min read


Understanding Japanese through its invisible structures: how linguistics can contribute to language
Understanding Japanese through its invisible structures: how linguistics can contribute to language learning Date: 11 August 2021...
michellc3
Oct 28, 20212 min read


HKU Historian becomes First Scholar of Japan to Win Prestigious International Book Prize
[Repost from HKU Press: https://www.hku.hk/press/news_detail_23009.html] Dr. Janet Borland, Assistant Professor in the Department of...
michellc3
Oct 28, 20213 min read


The Inner side and the surface of Japanese Language
The Inner side and the surface of Japanese Language: Utterance content and expression from standpoint and perspective...
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Oct 28, 20212 min read
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