An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese Workbook
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This is the workbook that accompanies the "An integrated approach to intermediate Japanese" text and audio files.
Akira Miura Libri
Akira Miura è professore emerito di giapponese presso l'Università del Wisconsin, Madison, dove ha insegnato tutti i livelli di giapponese e la pedagogia giapponese per oltre trent'anni. Originario di Tokyo e laureato presso l'Università di Tokyo, ha conseguito il dottorato presso la Columbia University. È anche autore di "English Loanwords in Japanese", "An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese", "Problematic English Words Written in Katakana", "Japanese Cultural Episodes for Speed Reading" e "Let's Get to Know Japan!". Le sue traduzioni includono "Twenty-four Eyes" di Sakae Tsuboi e "Words in Context" di Takeo Suzuki.
Observing the nuances of language, Shunji Suzuki contends, is more complicated than simply cataloging speech patterns. Language includes a set of unconscious expectations that communicate much, much more.Words in Context is an exploration of the intimate relationship between language and lifestyle, psychology, and culture. Suzuki convincingly illustrates the dangers of isolating words from their cultural context, and focuses on the types of misperceptions that result from such widely held practices.Citing examples from Japanese and other languages, he demonstrates how words carry nuanced cultural baggage and must be considered in the broader context of culture, history, and social mores to fully appreciate their potency.