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Suggestions for Summer Study to Prepare for JPN 4
Listening and Reading
- Digital えほん
Digital えほん ("picture book") is designed for pleasure reading about old Japan.Voice
First, listen to the audio recordings as many times as you wish without looking at the story text. Then, read the story text, using the English translation as much as you need. Read to gain the general idea of the story; you do not have to understand every single word, although the stories do provide a good context within which to learn new words.Readings without voice
Easy, fun readings:- 桃太郎（ももたろう)
- 花咲じいさん（はなさかじいさん)
- 因幡のうさぎ（いなばのうさぎ）
- 鶴の恩返し（つるのおんがえし）
More challenging yet manageable readings:
- ぶんぶくちゃがま
- うさぎとかめ (a good one)
- かちかちやま
- おむすびコロリン
- 金太郎（きんたろう）
- Mangarama
This is good listening practice; includes transcripts and audio.
Grammar Review
Griffith University Japanese Page
A good site for reviewing grammar that you have learned or for looking into grammar that you haven't yet studied but want to learn more about.
Dictionaries
Online dictionary
A standard, easy-to-use and very good online dictionary available at the Monash University Japanese site.
Pop-up Dictionaries
Once installed in your browser, these dictionaries allow you to look up words merely by moving your mouse over them. Two good ones are:
- Rikaichan (a plugin for the firefox browser)
- Popjisyo (gives definitions in English, Chinese, or Korean)
Kanji Review
You can retain kanji that we learned in class by drilling them on the net. Practice often so you do not lose what you studied so hard to learn. Here are some good kanji practice sites:
Listening
This site enables you to take lessons independently as well as increase your listening skills:
http://www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/
