Kodansha's Katakana Workbook: A Step-by-Step Approach to Basic Japanese Writing - Softcover

Stewart, Anne Matsumoto

Softcover

ISBN 10: 4770030827 ISBN 13: 9784770030825

Publisher: Kodansha USA, 2009

Synopsis

This companion volume teaches the basics of katakana, the script for writing loanwords borrowed from English and other languages. The book introduces the characters not in the traditional a-i-u-e-o order, but in a radical new one that allows students to sound out words from the very first page.

As in the Hiragana Workbook, one page each is devoted to the 46 basic characters, which are then used to form actual, everyday words, enabling the student to build his or her vocabulary from the very beginning. The Katakana Workbook also features exercises, flashcards, games and free audio downloads.

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About the Author

Anne Matsumoto Stewart is a professional Japanese-language instructor with more than 25 years of experience. She has taught at all levels, from kindergarten through university. After earning an M.A. in linguistics from the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, she went on to pursue graduate studies at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies and Cornell University, where she earned another M.A., in Japanese literature. She is the author of All About Katakana and Kodansha's Katakana Workbook (both from Kodansha International), and the coauthor of several volumes of the Total Japanese series (Waseda University). She is a member of the Association of Teachers of Japanese and the National Council of Japanese Language Teachers, and currently teaches and resides in Seattle.

About this edition

• Publisher: Kodansha USA
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 4770030827
• ISBN 13: 9784770030825
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 112