Essays about: "kanji"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the word kanji.

1. 1. OWNERSHIP AND PARTICIPATION IN AID PROJECTS A qualitative study of workers perceptions of work methods, constraints and motives to ownership and participation reforms in the aid project Bai Bang

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Louise Grähs; [2023-04-14]
   Keywords : Ownership reforms; Participation reforms; Aid projects; The Bai Bang project; Constraints to ownership; Instrumentalist motives to ownership; Purist motives to ownership;

   Abstract : The purpose of the essay is to develop a better understanding of aid- actors and implementors perceptions of efforts to create ownership and participation in aid projects. In research and policy literature on international aid, the terms ownership and participation have emerged as fundamental components for ensuring the success of aid (Rabinowitz 2015, Kanji & Greenwood 2001, Brown 2017). READ MORE

3. 2. The ito element: unravelling the thread in kanji

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

   Author : Erik Sandling; [2023]
   Keywords : Japanese; kanji; radical; element; ito-hen; ito; thread; textile; learning; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This paper is the first exhaustive investigation of a single kanji component: the ito element. Although, this element generally refers to thread or textile, the study examined this relationship and found a strong relationship to silk, cocoons, and craft—particularly weaving. READ MORE

4. 3. Teaching Kanji at Swedish Universities. On Teaching Kanji, Learning Strategies, and How These Are Perceived by Teachers and Students of L2 Japanese in Sweden

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Selena Seguel; [2022-06-03]
   Keywords : japanska; Japanese as a foreign language; JFL; learning strategies; mnemonic devices; rote learning; air writing; morphological analysis; Sweden; Kanji;

   Abstract : This thesis explores four different strategies of kanji instruction: mnemonic devices; rote learning; air writing; and morphological analysis. It also explores how these strategies are used in Swedish universities today, what the instructors think about them, as well as student perception of the techniques. READ MORE

5. 4. Orthography and Kanji Learning : A Comparison of Kanji Learning Methods in L2 Japanese Learners from Non-Logographic Sinosphere Backgrounds and Alphabetic Backgrounds

   University essay from Högskolan Dalarna/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och lärande

   Author : Matthew Robinson; [2022]
   Keywords : Japanese writing system; kanji learning; character background; non-character background; Sinosphere; alphabetic background;

   Abstract : This study investigates the kanji learning strategies used by learners of Japanese from two non-logographic orthographic backgrounds within the Sinosphere (Korean and Vietnamese), and alphabetic-language-based backgrounds, and how the three groups compare to each other. The study utilised data analysis techniques on data collected from 40 Japanese language learners via an online survey, and semi-structured interviews with four learners from Korea and Vietnam. READ MORE

6. 5. Swedish students and the phonetic component of Kanji

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

   Author : Jesper Gustafsson; [2019]
   Keywords : Japanese language; kanji; phonetic component; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : This thesis was written to answer the questions How much do Swedish students of Japanese know about the phonetic component of kanji? and Does awareness of the phonetic component help students guess the reading of kanji?. The phonetic component of kanji gives you the reading of kanji, and can give you an edge in correctly reading unfamiliar kanji. READ MORE