Japanese Popular Culture in English: Discussions and Critical Thinking
| Author | Robert Sheridan 著 Kathryn M. Tanaka 著 Jeanette M. Kobayashi 著 |
|---|---|
| Category |
Reading Communication |
| TOEIC Level |
400~500 500~600 |
| Release Date | 2024/01/10 |
| ISBN | 9784523179641 |
| Book Size・Number of Pages | A4変・88 pages |
| Price | 2,530 yen (incl. tax) |
| Number of Units | 12 |
| Materials | Downloadable Audio Files |
| Teacher’s Materials | ●Teacher's Manual with Japanese translation ●Teacher's Data CD |
| Stocks |
Japanese Popular Culture in English: Discussions and Critical Thinking is an engaging popular culture-based textbook developed with the needs and interests of intermediate Japanese students and international students studying in Japan in mind. Aimed to improve reading, discussion, critical thinking, and writing skills, the textbook includes 12 units centered around reading passages written by experts in Japanese culture. The topics are popular with students and include manga, food, animals, and more. Coupled with the reading passage, each unit contains pre-reading, while-reading, and post-reading activities to promote comprehension and opinion formation. Furthermore, extension activities at the end of each unit offer students additional research opportunities to build on the topics. Finally, “Global Context” sections link each topic to world issues that can be used in conjunction with the extension activities. Overall, this textbook provides multiple perspectives and is effective in developing critical thinking and English language skills in the classroom.
Unit 2 Japanese Rituals and Food for the Gods
Unit 3 Animation in Japan
Unit 4 Popular Fiction and Changing Ways of Reading
Unit 5 Japanese Cuisine Goes Global
Unit 6 The Development of Relationships Between Humans and Animals
Unit 7 Changing Forms of Celebrity in Japan
etc.
