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第15回（1997年） excellent work
Yuka Kawaji
かわじ ゆか
Kawaji Yuka
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 生誕
- 1959-08-00
- 国籍
- Japan
- 言語
- Japanese
経歴
- 職業
- Japanese language education scholar, tanka poet, university lecturer, researcher
- 活動期間
- 1988年〜
- 所属
- Kyorin University, Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, Hitotsubashi University, Toyo University, Shinjuku Japanese Language School, International Friendship Association
- 所属団体
- Modern Tanka Poets' Association, Japan Writers' Association
- 影響を受けた人物
- Junji Kinoshita, Yasuhide Yamamoto
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keio Girls' High School | — | — | — | 1975-1978 | Japan |
| Keio University | Faculty of Economics | Department of Economics | — | — | Japan |
| Keio University Graduate School of Letters | — | Japanese Literature (Master's program) | — | — | Japan |
| Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Language and Society | — | Doctoral program (credits earned, withdrew) | 博士（学術） | — | Japan |
Keio Girls' High School
期間:
1975-1978
卒業年:
1978
国:
Japan
Keio University
Faculty of Economics
/ Department of Economics
国:
Japan
Keio University Graduate School of Letters
Japanese Literature (Master's program)
国:
Japan
Completed master's program
Hitotsubashi University Graduate School of Language and Society
Doctoral program (credits earned, withdrew)
学位:
博士（学術）
卒業年:
2004
国:
Japan
Doctoral dissertation on Japanese language education as an 'international cultural project' under the wartime system: the International Cultural Promotion Association and the International Friendship Association (1934–1945).
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Gendai Tanka Criticism Prize (Excellence Award) | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Gendai Tanka Criticism Prize (Excellence Award)
1997
結果:
受賞
受賞・候補エディション
作品
代表作
Nihongo Farm
1995年 Tanka collectionFirst tanka collection. Poems observing everyday life and language.
everyday lifelanguageself
Dawn of the Only-Child Empire: China Seen Up Close
1995年 Travel / ReportageA travelogue-style account of experiences in China.
Chinastudy abroadcross-cultural
Hundred-Year Future
2000年 Tanka collectionSecond tanka collection exploring time and memory.
timememoryfuture
The Birth of Japanese Language Schools for Non–Chinese-Character Students
2006年 Research / AcademicA scholarly study on the history and systems of Japanese-language education for students from non–Chinese-character cultures.
history of Japanese language educationinternational studentseducational systems
Magic School
2008年 Tanka collectionThird tanka collection addressing wonder and imagination in daily life.
fantasyeveryday lifeimagination
Japanese Language Education and War: The Ideals and Transformations of the 'International Cultural Project'
2011年 Research / HistoryA research work examining wartime Japanese-language education based on historical materials.
warhistory of Japanese language educationinternational cultural projects
Donald Keene: My Japanese Language Training (co-authored)
2014年 Conversation / Co-authoredCo-authored with Donald Keene; dialogues and records about Keene's experience learning Japanese.
language learningmemoirJapanese
Night Cherry-Blossom Disposition
2015年 Tanka collectionFourth tanka collection incorporating Japanese culture and seasonal sensibilities.
seasonalityJapanese culturenature
Orange Moonlit Night
2024年 Tanka collectionFifth tanka collection: works that view everyday life with a mature perspective.
maturityeveryday lifesentiment
全著作
- Nihongo Farm
- Dawn of the Only-Child Empire: China Seen Up Close
- Japanese for Prospective University Students: Beginner — Teacher's Guide (co-authored)
- Hundred-Year Future
- 31 Syllables of Japanese — From Modern Tanka to Ancient Songs (co-authored)
- Agricultural Education under the Wartime Regime and Chinese International Students (co-authored)
- The Birth of Japanese Language Schools for Non–Chinese-Character Students
- International Friendship Association 'Japanese Textbooks' 1940–1943 (7-volume compendium)
- Magic School
- Japanese Language Education and War: The Ideals and Transformations of the 'International Cultural Project'
- Donald Keene: My Japanese Language Training (co-authored)
- Marian and the Model Maria Gibbon
- Night Cherry-Blossom Disposition
- History of Japanese Language Learning and Education: Crossing Borders of Words and People
- Staring Down Japanese: The Invisible Boy's Struggle to Learn (co-authored)
- Yuka Kawaji: Collected Tanka (Gendai Tanka Library 161)
- Japanese Is Tough and Deep: Lineages of 'Foreigners' Who Met a Recalcitrant Language
- Orange Moonlit Night
- One Hundred Poems of Toki Zenmaro (Tanka Poet Introduction 10)
作風・主題
- 文体
- concise, observational tankascholarly writing grounded in historical sources
- 頻出モチーフ
- intersection of language and culturestudy-abroad and overseas experienceseasons and everyday life
評価・遺産
Active both as a scholar of the history of Japanese language education and as a modern tanka poet, she played a key role in organizing and making public prewar and wartime Japanese-language education materials. Her long practical experience in language education and academic research have contributed to international Japanese studies and the history of Japanese language education.
関連学会
- Modern Tanka Poets' Association
- Japan Writers' Association
資料所蔵先
- Naganuma Naoki Collection (TUFS Library)
豆知識
- Helped facilitate the digital publication of prewar, wartime, and occupation-period Japanese-language education materials at the TUFS library (Naganuma Naoki Collection).
- Has teaching experience at Xi'an Jiaotong University (China).
- Co-authored a book with Donald Keene.