kat m.
japanese language/culture
What is the best way to prepare for a homestay in Japan??
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18 September 2011
Senior Project Presentation 1 @ 15:54
What will you be teaching?: Japanese Characters
Objective: Students will learn the difference between the 3 forms of Japanese Writing.
Procedure:
1 Intro: Audience Involvement
- Can you distinguish between the following?: (visual)
- What distinguishing characteristics cause you to know the difference?
2 Presentation
- In Japanese there are 3 different writing systems.
- Hiragana
Literal: The most basic form of Japanese; used for Japanese words (Words that exist in the Japanese language)
Interpretive: Red in Japanese = Aka. Written as あか (Hiragana)
- Katakana
Literal: Derived from parts of Chinese characters; used for foreign words. (Words that are taken from other languages)
Interpretive: Banana in Japanese = Banana. Written as バナナ (Katakana) Taken from English. Or Bread in Japanese = Pan. Written as パン (Katakana) Taken from Latin Languages.
- Kanji
Literal: Literally Chinese characters; used for reading/writing.
Interpretive: Aka in Hiragana is あか, Kanji is 赤.
3 Applied:
- By the end of this project, I hope to raise awareness to the non-stereotypical side of Japan and it's culture.
Check for Understanding: "Quiz"
- Show the visuals (2a.a/2.a.b/2.a.c) & Make sure they know the difference.
Resources/Materials:
- Visual for 1.b: Samples of writing (Hello) in; Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Russian, Thai.
- Visual for 2.a.a: Hiragana Alphabet
- Visual for 2.a.b: Katakana Alphabet
- Visual for 2.a.c: Samples of Kanji
- White Board for interpretive sections.
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