Naslov
Multimedia assisted learning of Japanese kanji characters

Autori
Librenjak, Sara ; Vučković, Kristina ; Dovedan Han, Zdravko

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u zbornicima skupova, cjeloviti rad (in extenso), znanstveni

Izvornik
35. jubilee international convention on information and communication technology, electronics and microelectronics: Proceedings / Bijanović, Petar ; Butković, Željko ; Skala, Karolj ; Golubić, Stjepan ; Bogunović, Nikola ; Ribarić, Slobodan ; Čičin-Šain, Marina ; Cisić, Dragan ; Hutinski, Željko ; Baranović, Mirta ; Mauher, Mladen ; Ulemek, Jelena - Rijeka : Hrvatska udruga za informacijsku i komunikacijsku tehnologiju, elektroniku i mikroelektroniku - MIPRO, 2012, 1284-1289

ISBN
978-953-233-069-4

Skup
35. jubilee international convention on information and communication technology, electronics and microelectronics

Mjesto i datum
Opatija, Hrvatska, 21.05.2012. - 25.05.2012

Vrsta sudjelovanja
Predavanje

Vrsta recenzije
Međunarodna recenzija

Ključne riječi
multimedia tools; kanji; ideograms; learning Japanese

Sažetak
This research presents guidelines for usage of multimedia in learning Japanese writing system for international learners. The writing system in question, the Sino-Japanese script called kanji, consists of at least 2000 commonly used ideograms. Such system presents a great obstacle in acquiring Japanese language for a great number of international learners. The research consists of three parts. Firstly, we provide an overview of existing multimedia tools for learning and teaching the Sino-Japanese script. Secondly, we present the results of survey among 47 international students. They have been surveyed about their methods of learning kanji in classroom and self-study, as well as their perceived difficulties and problems. Lastly, we talk about the experiment about using multimedia in teaching and learning kanji. The group of 6 students spent one semester learning kanji using modern multimedia method, such as websites, videos and smartphones. The group was successful in acquiring a large number (300-400) of characters with greater retention and reported enjoyment in the process, which had been the biggest issues in the acquisition process.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Informacijske i komunikacijske znanosti

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