SILK as Kanji Learning Model for Students at Japanese Department

Abstract

Japanese language learners at the university level must master the knowledge of Japanese letters, which consists of kana and kanji. There are no difficulties for the students who have already been familiar with Japanese letters to know the characteristics of kana and kanji. On the contrary, students who have no background of studying Japanese will think that writing and reading Japanese letters is a challenging effort. Therefore, a learning model which introduces the strategies of Japanese letters, especially kanji, is necessary for the beginner. This paper aims at proposing a learning model which is integrated with the courses of Shokyu Hyoki. The learning model introduces learning strategies in learning kanji which is appropriate with the students' needs and characteristics. The goal is to make the students know kanji learning strategies based on Strategy Inventory for Learning Kanji (SILK). In the end, the students will be able to decide and use the appropriate kanji learning strategy for them.