{"id":98,"date":"2017-09-27T21:20:04","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T21:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-asian-languages-cultures\/facultystaff\/ritsukonarita\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T16:40:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T16:40:43","slug":"ritsukonarita","status":"publish","type":"profile","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/asian-languages-cultures\/facultystaff\/ritsukonarita\/","title":{"rendered":"Ritsuko Narita"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ritsuko Narita Larson, \u201cNarita-sensei\u201d has various teaching experiences at all course levels of Japanese in both US\u00a0 and Japanese universities.\u00a0 Presently at Macalester College, she teaches 2nd & 3rd year Japanese language courses. In addition to her classroom work, she organizes the department\u2019s 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.).\u00a0 Narita-sensei also advises Macalester students who coordinate the Japanese Culture Club.<\/span><\/p>\n

Narita-sensei\u2019s research interests include language pedagogy, pragmatics, second language acquisition, discourse analysis and conversation analysis, and computer assisted language learning.\u00a0 She holds a Ph.D. in Japanese Linguistics from the University of Hawai\u2019i.<\/span><\/p>\n

Narita-sensei says, \u201cTo teach is to touch a life forever.\u201d This is my life philosophy.<\/span><\/p>\n

My passion for language teaching began when I started learning several foreign languages during my undergraduate education.\u00a0 I believe that we can deepen our understanding of different cultures, as well as our own, through language learning. \u00a0 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.\u00a0 I look forward to exploring the world in Japanese with you.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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