Class Practice on Final Particles and Modalities Assuming the Connection between Words and a Person’s Image:

Results of the Video Creation Task as the Final Assignment

Abstract

Every word in Japanese is associated with a specific person’s image. There is a certain significance in incorporating this connection into Japanese language education. Therefore, we conducted a class on final particles and modality with this connection in mind. Additionally, students were given the task of creating a video. In this paper, we report on this practice. Through the assignments, the learners consolidated their understanding of the connections between final particles, modalities, and figures, and realized that other vocabulary elements were also connected to a person’s image and that they could apply them to real-life language usage.