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Japanese Language
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Free Japanese Language study notes for Junior High School students. Each chapter below covers a key topic with worked examples and practice prompts you can take into the thinka app.
Kanji and vocabulary
Reading joyo kanji
Writing and using kanji in context
Word meaning and building vocabulary
Synonyms, antonyms, homophones, polysemy
Idioms and four-character compounds
Native, Sino-Japanese and loan words
Grammar, honorifics and rhetorical devices
Word classes
Conjugation
Particles and auxiliary verbs
Sentence elements, order and agreement
Demonstratives and connectives
Honorifics and register
Rhetorical devices
Spoken vs written language; standard and dialect
Handling information
Cause and effect; claim and grounds
Concrete and abstract
Organising information
Quotation and citation
Checking reliability of information
Classical language and calligraphy
Classical grammar basics and rhythm
Historical kana and using translations and glosses
Views and values in classical texts
Kanbun reading marks and transcription
Enduring expressions and classical quotations
Language change over time and generations
Calligraphy: kaisho, gyosho and kana
Reading: expository texts
Grasping the gist and summarising
Fact vs opinion; claim and example
Structure and development of argument
Integrating text with figures and tables
Comparing multiple texts
Critical reading and evaluation
Reading practical texts
Reading: literary texts
Scene development and character relations
Tracing emotion through description
Characterisation and meaning of actions
Narrative structure and effect of expression
Reading poetry: expression and theme
Grasping viewpoints and forming an opinion
Writing
Choosing a topic and organising material
Paragraphing and structuring
Writing an evidence-based opinion
Explanatory, record and report writing
Letters, emails and notices
Writing a critique
Creative writing: poetry, tanka, haiku, narrative, essay
Revising and proofreading
Speaking and listening
Setting a topic and planning content
Structuring a talk persuasively
Adapting expression to audience and setting
Evaluating what is heard
Discussion, debate and consensus building
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