{"id":1033,"date":"2023-05-04T15:26:45","date_gmt":"2023-05-04T15:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ealc\/?page_id=1033"},"modified":"2025-01-24T00:35:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-24T00:35:36","slug":"conversation-partner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/ealc\/conversation-partner\/","title":{"rendered":"Conversation Partner"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--stacking-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--stacking-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n            <div class=\"header-container\">\n            \n                                \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Having a Conversation Partner is an excellent way to improve your Japanese conversational skills without needing to pay for a tutor! The Japanese program matches USC students with native Japanese speakers who want to practice their English. While the native Japanese speakers help the students with their Japanese, USC students are given the opportunity to return the favor by helping native speakers practice their English. The time, place, and media (in person, telephone, Skype, etc.) of the meeting is arranged by the matched students.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nIf you have any questions, please email Professor Tamanaha &lt;<a href=\"mailto:mshimabu@usc.edu\">mshimabu@usc.edu<\/a>&gt;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n    \n    \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                        \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--link-list \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--link-list\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          More about Japanese Program\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"links-container\">\n\n                        \n        \n          \n            <div class=\"column\">\n                <ul>\n                                                                  <li>\n                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