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Diversity in Language and Lifestyles
Karen Colligan-Taylor
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Living Japanese: Diversity in Language and Lifestyles (Ikita Nihongo: samazama na kotoba, samazama na seikatsu) draws students into the lives of thirty-three Japanese from ages seven to seventy-five. As students listen to diverse viewpoints on cultural and social issues, they will develop an extensive vocabulary and become accustomed to natural speech and linguistic differences.
The workbook contains a transcription of all interviews, a cultural introduction to each topic, a complete vocabulary list, and grammar explanations. Furigana are provided in the transcriptions and notes to facilitate reading. Discussion questions encourage students to research the topics further, to think about and discuss recurrent themes, to speak or write about the topic in terms of their own culture or experience, and to seek out the views of native speakers.
The DVD/workbook will facilitate development of the five major skill areas delineated in the National Standards for Japanese Language Learning.
A DVD of spontaneous interviews exploring twenty topics, including:
· Family, living environment, household crafts, architecture
· Farming for health, eating habits in a fast-paced society
· Issues faced by children, working women, and the elderly
· Student life; views of marriage among young people
· Anime, manga, revival of traditional arts
· Ways of viewing and valuing nature, environmental education
· Buddhist thought on the interrelatedness of all things
· Japanese songs and their context
· Childhood memories, including school life during World War II
· Linguistic differences, Japanese Sign Language
· Family, living environment, household crafts, architecture
· Farming for health, eating habits in a fast-paced society
· Issues faced by children, working women, and the elderly
· Student life; views of marriage among young people
· Anime, manga, revival of traditional arts
· Ways of viewing and valuing nature, environmental education
· Buddhist thought on the interrelatedness of all things
· Japanese songs and their context
· Childhood memories, including school life during World War II
· Linguistic differences, Japanese Sign Language
Karen Colligan-Taylor is professor emerita of Japanese Studies at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. She holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Asian Languages and Literatures at Stanford University.
Read the Table of Contents (2 pages in PDF)
Read the Introduction (8 pages in PDF)
Read excerpts from:
Chapter 5: The Neighborhood Organic Farmer (7 pages in PDF)
Chapter 10: Three Views of University Life (2 pages in PDF)
Chapter 13: Approaches to Environmental Education (9 pages in PDF)
Vew Sample DVD Excerpts:
You will need to have RealPlayer installed on your computer to view the DVD files. You can download it for free at real.com.
DVD, Lesson 13, Segment 2
DVD, Lesson 18, Segment 1
“This package provides a revolutionary approach to language instruction, promising to be highly engaging for students and therefore much more effective than conventional, didactic language textbooks.” — Harumi Befu, Stanford University
ISBN: 9780300109580
Publication Date: December 15, 2006
Publication Date: December 15, 2006
352 pages, 7 x 10
35 b/w illus.
35 b/w illus.
