Japanese Folktales for Language Learners (eBook)

Bilingual Stories in Japanese and English (Free online Audio Recording)

Eriko Sato, Anna Sato (Autoren)

eBook Download: PDF

2022
320 Seiten
Tuttle Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4629-2335-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Learn about Japanese culture while improving your language skills!Japanese Folktales for Language Learners presents 22 traditional stories in parallel Japanese and English versions on facing pages, with detailed notes and exercises aimed at beginning to intermediate learners. This book can be used as a language reader and will be of great interest to anyone wishing to learn more about Japanese culture and folklore.The stories in this collection gradually increase in length and complexity as the book progresses. They include:"e;The Candy-Buying Ghost"e; - A female ghost mysteriously buys candy every night from a small village shop, until one night she reveals her true identity and her tragic story. "e;The Old Man Who Made Trees Blossom"e; - Regarded as one of the ? ve greatest Japanese folktales, this touching story tells of a kind old man who uses his magical powers for good. "e;The Abandoned Mother"e; - An elderly woman is abandoned at the top of a mountain by her own son, a reference to the old practice of senicide in Japan. Vocabulary lists, cultural notes, exercises and discussion questions help to reinforce an understanding of the stories and bolster language skills. Free online recordings of all the stories are provided.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.8.2022
• Reihe/Serie: Stories for Language Learners
• Reihe/Serie: Stories for Language Learners
• Illustrationen: Anna Sato
• Zusatzinfo: 37 b&w line drawings; 22 stories in bilingual Japanese and English text; Free online Audio Recordings
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lektüren / Interpretationen
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Wörterbuch / Fremdsprachen
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Japanese tales short stories folk tales beginner language learning culture bilingual English translation reading comprehension legend myth hiragana katakana kanji
• ISBN-10: 1-4629-2335-6 / 1462923356
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4629-2335-9 / 9781462923359