２月１３日のアクティビティと１５日のしゅくだい

２月１３日のアクティビティ

Work as a group of 3~4.

1. Work on categorizing katakana words/expressions. 

• Discuss with your group members in which category each of the katakanas you found should fit. (If you don’t know the answer, please seek opinions from the さとう先生＆しばた先生.)

(Category) Onomatopoeia - Emphasis - Loanwords

• If a katakana word/expression doesn’t fit into any of the categories written above, create a new category for it.
• Write (1) the category, (2) the katakana words, (3) the English translation/transcription, and (4) the place where you found the katakana in the comment section of the blog. See the example below.

(Example) Loanword, スタイル, style, Newspaper

２月１５日のしゅくだい

Think about katakana use and write your analysis on your blog. 

Other people will read your analysis and make comments on your analysis.

1. Choose at least 2 katakana words/expressions that you found and think about what kinds of effects / purposes there may be in these words/expressions writing in katakana instead of hiragana or kanji.
2. Also, think why there are such effects/purposes.
3. Think about why each textbook is different in explaining katakana, and why the textbooks explained katakana in the manners that they did.

* Write what you have written in the above questions on your blog. In title, write "Katakana Analysis Draft." 

Katakana Analysis Checklist

1. Did you clearly state the source(s) for your data (e.g., newspaper "Asayomi shinbun," women's magazine "Kitty")?
2. Did you gather enough information from varied sources to support your conclusion?
3. Were you able to exchange your opinion with people who know Japanese (i.e., advanced level Japanese learners, Japanese persons)?

*After exchanging comments, revise your analysis and post it on your blog. (Deadline: March 5) The final analysis will be graded by the instructor.