Kodansha Kanji Learners Course

Step by Step Guide to Mastering 2300 Characters

Andrew Scott Conning, Jack Halpern

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Kodansha International
01 July 2017

Language teaching & learning material & coursework; Languages & ESL; Kanji Characters; Japanese - Languages

"The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course is an innovative and

highly effective system for learning and remembering kanji, or

Sino-Japanese characters. The book contains 2,300 character entries,

including all 2,136 Joyo Kanji (""regular-use kanji"") plus 164 of the

most useful non--Joyo Kanji. It offers a sophisticated, pedagogically

sound method for remembering the basic meaning(s) of each character,

conveniently summarized in concise keywords to facilitate memorization.

Each

kanji is accompanied by an explanation of how to remember its

meaning(s) clearly and distinctly. These mnemonic explanations teach you

to associate each kanji's graphical form with its unique range of

meaning, often by ""seeing"" its meaning in the form of the kanji itself.

An outstanding feature of the course is the special attention it gives

to the challenge of learning each kanji in a differentiated way. This

allows you to associate the meaning of each character with the features

that distinguish it from graphically similar characters.

Another

unique feature-and a significant breakthrough in kanji pedagogy-is the

sequence in which the course introduces kanji. Most kanji dictionaries

and textbooks arrange their entries in ways that do not address the

needs of non-native learners, such as by traditional radical or by the

grades in which the kanji are taught in Japanese schools. The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course uses an original sequence that presents graphically related characters

one after the other to help you give significance to their contrastive

features as you learn them, and thereby avoid having to relearn them

later. It also introduces the meaning and usage of each graphical

element-each kanji building block-the first time it appears, thus

enabling you to seamlessly and rapidly acquire new characters. In short,

The Kodansha Kanji Learner's Course makes learning and remembering kanji easier than ever before.

This

book fills an urgent need for a timesaving yet sophisticated

kanji-learning system that can be used from beginning through advanced

levels-an enjoyable, no-nonsense path to proficiency. It is intended for

anyone serious about learning to read Japanese.

Features

. Includes 2,300 kanji entries

. Completely up-to-date- includes all the 2,136 officially prescribed Joyo Kanji (""kanji for regular use"")

. Each entry explains how to remember the character's meaning clearly

and distinctly, often through the innovative use of visualization and

concrete imagery

. Introduces kanji components in a logical, step-by-step order that makes learning new kanji easier than ever

. Can be used as a stand-alone resource or together with The Kodansha

Kanji Learner's Dictionary. Includes cross-references, character

meanings, readings, and sample vocabulary from the dictionary."

By: Andrew Scott Conning
Foreword by: Jack Halpern
Imprint: Kodansha International
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 35mm
Weight: 972g
ISBN: 9781568365268
ISBN 10: 1568365268
Pages: 720
Publication Date: 01 July 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely

Andrew Scott Conning is a doctoral candidate and Presidential Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He received a bachelor's degree in languages from Georgetown University (USA) and a master's degree in social anthropology from the Escuela Nacional de Antropologia e Historia (Mexico). He has been active in Japan as a lecturer and university administrator, and most recently as a research scholar at the University of Tokyo.