{"id":22641,"date":"2024-06-18T16:54:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T20:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/?p=22641"},"modified":"2024-07-08T15:14:57","modified_gmt":"2024-07-08T19:14:57","slug":"japanese-program-celebrates-student-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/japanese-program-celebrates-student-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Japanese Program Celebrates Student Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240529_160547720-1-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Spring 2024 advanced intermediate Japanese class\" class=\"wp-image-22642\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240529_160547720-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240529_160547720-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240529_160547720-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240529_160547720-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_20240529_160547720-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">All of the students from the spring 2024 advanced intermediate Japanese language class at Kalamazoo College received certificates noting their functional abilities in Japanese from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.  Pictured are Zoe Klowden \u201925 (front row, from left) Olivia Wolfe \u201924, Joshua Kim \u201925 and Shannon Abbott \u201924. In the back row (from left) are Associate Professor Noriko Sugimori, Assistant Professor Brian White, Noah Chukwuma \u201925, Victor Guerra Lopez \u201924, Tristan Uphoff \u201925 and Richard Sakurai-Kearns \u201924.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"527\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/image002-600x527.png\" alt=\"Three students and two professors attend the Japanese Speech Contest in Ann Arbor\" class=\"wp-image-22643\" style=\"width:525px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/image002-600x527.png 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/image002-300x264.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/image002-150x132.png 150w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/image002.png 1486w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Christopher Van Alstine \u201924 participated in the Michigan Japanese Speech Contest in Ann Arbor in February. Pictured from left are Shannon Abbott \u201924, Assistant Professor of Japanese Brian White, Van Alstine, Associate Professor of Japanese Noriko Sugimori and Zoe Klowden \u201925.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>The Department of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/academic\/programs\/east-asian-studies\/\">East Asian Studies<\/a> is celebrating two significant achievements by its students in the 2023\u201324 academic year.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, the entire advanced intermediate Japanese language class, led by Kalamazoo College Associate Professor of Japanese Noriko Sugimori, was certified at the Functional Level\u2014with the Global Seal of Biliteracy in English and Japanese\u2014by the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The certification for Tyler Houle \u201925, Zoe Klowden \u201925, Olivia Wolfe \u201924, Joshua Kim \u201925, Shannon Abbott \u201924, Noah Chukwuma \u201925, Victor Guerra Lopez \u201924, Tristan Uphoff \u201925 and Richard Sakurai-Kearns \u201924 provides a confirmation of their ability to speak, write, read and listen in real-world situations in a spontaneous and non-rehearsed context.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Houle, who plays <a href=\"https:\/\/hornets.kzoo.edu\/sports\/fball\/index\">football<\/a> at K, achieved his certification before becoming the first student from K to participate in the Nagasaki, Japan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/study-abroad\/\">study abroad<\/a> program this spring. Houle is eager to share his pioneering experiences as the Japanese department student advisor this fall.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, Christopher Van Alstine \u201924 participated in the Michigan Japanese Speech Contest in Ann Arbor in February, where he presented an essay detailing the heartwarming friendship he developed with the owner of a ramen restaurant where he worked as a part-timer during his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/k-plan\/study-abroad\/\">study abroad<\/a> in Kyoto.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The prestigious contest, organized by Detroit\u2019s Consulate General of Japan, features higher-education students from around the state who present their own work in front of three judges and an audience.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I am happy that our students were able to enjoy the fruits of their labor and can now display their Japanese qualifications to future employers,&#8221; Sugimori said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to all the students for their impressive achievements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"533\" height=\"800\" src=\"http:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1932-1-533x800.jpeg\" alt=\"Football player Tyler Houle \u201925 in a Kalamazoo College uniform\" class=\"wp-image-22645\" style=\"width:358px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1932-1-533x800.jpeg 533w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1932-1-300x450.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1932-1-100x150.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1932-1-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1932-1-1200x1800.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1932-1-600x900.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/news\/files\/2024\/06\/IMG_1932-1.jpeg 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tyler Houle \u201925 was among the advanced intermediate students who received certification for his abilities with the Japanese language. 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