Associate Professor Carol Hayes, Associate Professor Ikuko Nakane, Nagisa Fukui, Masanori Nagami, Dr Masahiro Ogino & Dr Emi Otsu

Economic, strategic and cultural connections to Japan have never been stronger and more students across the breadth of our education system, primary through to tertiary, continue to be interested in studying Japanese. But what, beyond Demon Slayer and Pokemon, motivates them and how can that knowledge help universities to build effective and engaging language programs? […]