TheJapanese Writing System: Challenges, Strategies and Self-regulation for Learning Kanji

Heath Rose

Published by Multilingual Matters 2017

TheJapanese Writing System

Challenges, Strategies and Self-regulation for Learning Kanji

Heath Rose

In the series Second Language Acquisition

https://doi.org/10.21832/9781783098163

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About this book

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. It weaves together previous research on Japanese second language acquisition and kanji learning with original studies on self-regulation and kanji learning strategies.

Author / Editor information

Rose Heath :

Heath Rose is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics in the Department of Education at the University of Oxford, UK. His research interests include Global Englishes, second language pedagogy, language learner strategies and the teaching and learning of Japanese as a foreign language. 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).

Reviews

Lorna Carson, Trinity Centre for Asian Studies, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland:

A timely and important contribution to the study of the acquisition of the Japanese writing system, focussing on self-regulation and motivation. 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.

Ryuko Kubota, University of British Columbia, Canada:

For Japanese language learners, studying kanji requires laborious and often tedious efforts, but it can also build their self-confidence and creativity for devising learning strategies. This groundbreaking book draws on Rose’s own experience as a learner, fills a research gap, and offers evidence-based insights to Japanese language learners, teachers, and researchers.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Figures and Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
About the Author Publicly Available Download PDF	xvii
Part 1: Issues Surrounding Japanese Language Acquisition
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3. Cognitive Challenges in Learning the Japanese Writing System Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	25
Part 2: Cognitive Strategies
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Part 3: Psychology and Self-regulation
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Part 4: Implications
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