This book provides a complete course for beginning students who want
to learn the Katakana alphabet!
With plentiful writing and reading practice, this workbook starts with
the basic letters and works up to writing words and complete sentences.
Divided into two parts, the first part presents the 46 main Katakana
letters in their full and contracted forms, with extensive writing
spaces provided for writing practice. Recognition and pronunciation of
the letters are reinforced through writing and listening exercises.
In the second half of the book, students can apply their knowledge of
Katakana in a Writing Practice section that contains sentences related
to contexts in which Katakana words are often used, such as food and
drinks, social media and tourism. Exercises are graded in difficulty
from Writing Drills (from copying to writing from memory) to Dictation
Practice (connecting the sounds with the letters) to Writing Exercises
(writing answers that fit the situations given).
Features of this language workbook include:
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A thorough overview of the Japanese writing system, explaining when
and how Katakana is used
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Handwriting and stroke-order tips along with extensive writing
practice sheets
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Online audio recordings speed up the process by reinforcing the
pronunciation of the letters through a wide variety of listening and
writing exercises
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Mnemonic illustrations for every character
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Printable flashcards available online for download
The Japanese writing system combines three types of letters: hiragana,
katakana, and kanji. Katakana is used for transcription of foreign
language words into Japanese; in the writing of loan words; for
emphasis; to represent onomatopoeia; for technical and scientific terms;
for names of plants, animals, minerals and often Japanese companies.
