Should you go to grad school for Japanese? | Ichimon Japan 74

<p>On this episode of <em>Ichimon Japan</em> we ask: Should you go to grad school for Japanese?</p> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Topics Discussed<br /></strong></h2> <ul> <li>About why we went to grad school</li> <li>Whether you should attend a Japanese focused graduate school program</li> <li>About Japanese linguistics programs</li> <li>The good and bad of doing a master's degree focused on Japanese linguistics</li> <li>About different fields within linguistics (sociolinguistics, syntax, phonology, etc)</li> <li>About attending the University of Hawaii's Japanese language and linguistics M.A. program</li> <li>Whether it's worth doing a Phd degree</li> <li>About attending Phd programs</li> <li>And much more!</li> </ul> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Support on Patreon & Ko-fi<br /></strong></h2> <p>If you enjoy <em>Ichimon Japan</em> and want to ensure that we're able to produce more episodes, then please consider becoming a patron on Patreon.com. You can join for just $1 a month. Patrons get first access to podcast episodes, as well as updates on what I'm working on for JapanKyo.com. If you join the $3 a month tier you get access to the back catalog of the <em>Japanese Plus Alpha </em>podcast (a short series on interesting Japanese words and features of the Japanese language). If you would like to do a one time donation, that is also possible. Just use the Ko-fi link below. All donations are greatly appreciated! And if you can't support financially, that's ok. Consider telling a friend about the show!</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/user?u=32280122">Support on Patreon</a><br /> https://patreon.com/japankyo</li> <li>Support on Ko-fi<br /> https://www.ko-fi.com/japankyo</li> </ul> <h2 style="padding-left: 40px; text-align: center;"><strong>Links, Videos, Etc.</strong></h2> <p>To learn more about the MAJISON Tokaido Challenge, check out the latest episode of Japan Station. See the link below</p> <p> https://www.japankyo.com/2023/08/im-walking-from-kyoto-to-tokyo-and-im-legally-blin