Katakana Kantan

This book is a great resource to incorporate into your teaching of Katakana.It introduces all 46 Katakana syllables in 16 lessons, in innovativeways that appeal to and motivate students.

The workbook introduces the script through basic survival skills, such as reading a menu, shopping, writing one’s name etc. Students are then presented with a variety of reading and writing tasks aimed at aiding acquisition, from basic crossword puzzles to comprehension exercises using store floor guides, TV schedules, sales brochures etc. Learning to handle authentic texts from this early stage in their study of Japanese will motivate pupils and give them the skills to move on to more advanced real tasks.