Nobuko Chikamatsu
Assistant Professor
Department of Modern Lanugages
DePaul University
Nobuko Chikamatsu can answer questions about instructional aspects of this application.
She can be reached at nchikama@condor.depaul.edu
Stephen W. Ryner, Jr.
Lead Instructional Developer
Academic Technology Development
DePaul University
Steve Ryner is responsible for all technical issues regarding this application.
He can be reached at kanji2k at nuthatch dot com
This project is based upon the research of the following people:
Hironari Nozaki
Nagoya City University, Japan
Shoichi Yokoyama
The National Language Research Institute, Japan
The Java Kanji Flashcard 500 project was made possible by the following grants:
The Japan Foundation Assistance Program for the Development of Japanese-Language Teaching Recourses
The DePaul Univerisity Quality of Instruction Council and Academic Technology Development
The flashcard database was developed with data from Asashi Newspaper Inc. (Asahi Shinbun-sha) which provided permission for its use in this application.
LoriLee Sadler, Director, Academic Technology Development, also known as the "dean of culture change" for her efforts to help faculty and staff understand use technology to support their teaching.
Izumi Senior High School, Izumi-ki, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken, for their help and support while Steve Ryner was there finishing this project in his spare time.
The Kanji Crew, whose names will be added here shortly,for entering all of the kanji card examples and drawing all the kanji stroke examples.
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