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Ritsuko Narita Larson, ¡°Narita-sensei¡± has various teaching experiences at all course levels of Japanese in both US? and Japanese universities.? Presently at ÈÕº«¾«Æ·, she teaches 2nd & 3rd year Japanese language courses. In addition to her classroom work, she organizes the department¡¯s cultural events such as a Poetry Contest. Narita-sensei also coordinates other department events such as Language Fair, Japanese Chatime, and career events (JET, alumni talk, etc.).? Narita-sensei also advises Macalester students who coordinate the Japanese Culture Club.

Narita-sensei¡¯s research interests include language pedagogy, pragmatics, second language acquisition, discourse analysis and conversation analysis, and computer assisted language learning.? She holds a Ph.D. in Japanese Linguistics from the University of Hawai¡¯i.

Narita-sensei says, ¡°To teach is to touch a life forever.¡± This is my life philosophy.

My passion for language teaching began when I started learning several foreign languages during my undergraduate education.? I believe that we can deepen our understanding of different cultures, as well as our own, through language learning. ? I am certain that introducing Japanese culture along with Japanese language study is essential for raising a life-long learner. As such, I incorporate issues of real life and topics of student interest into classes. I love talking with students and supporting a Japanese learning community at Macalester. I am so thrilled to hear alumni updates from graduates.? I look forward to exploring the world in Japanese with you.¡±

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