The Japanese Writing System: Challenges, Strategies and Self-Regulation for Learning Kanji (Second Language Acquisition)
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (577 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1783098147 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 208 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-03-18 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
A timely and important contribution to the study of the acquisition of the Japanese writing system, focussing on self-regulation and motivation. (Lorna Carson, Trinity Centre for Asian Studies, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland) . This compelling volume relates key research findings on kanji acquisition in a way that will be very useful to Japanese language learners, teachers and researchers alike
It will appeal to researchers of the teaching and learning of Japanese as a foreign/second language, the Japanese writing system and second language acquisition, as well as to instructors and learners of Japanese who are struggling with the teaching and learning of kanji.. It provides the most comprehensive overview of the Japanese writing system and kanji learning to date; helps further our understanding of second language writing acquisition and offers new directions for research in the wider fields of language learning strategies, motivation and self-regulation. It weaves together previous research on Japanese second language acquisition and kanji learning with original studies on self-regulation and kanji learning strategies. This is the first book devoted to exploring issues of learning written Japanese, focusing on the challenges the writing system poses for the second language learner. Each chapter concludes with a brief discussion of the implications of the content of the chapter for the Japanese language learner, instructor and researcher
He has published extensively in applied linguistics journals, is the co-author of a number of books on Global Englishes and the co-editor of Doing Research in Applied Linguistics (Routledge, 2017).. Heath Rose is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of Education at the University of