Helping Students to Grasp the Context of Conversations:

Survey on Teaching Approaches Regarding the Usage of -teiru.

Abstract

This report focuses on students' way of learning kanji and the role of activities in the beginners' class for reading and writing. It is said that the main difficulties of kanji learning are “the shape of the character, its meaning, and its reading.” In consideration of these points, various activities were carried out in class, such as kanji puzzle, dictation, and kanji card games. Then, a questionnaire concerning both these class activities and the learning methods used by the learners was conducted. As a result, it was suggested that useful activities differ depending on the learner.