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Kanji Acquisition Techniques For L1 And L2 Japanese Studies, Amber Richardson
Kanji Acquisition Techniques For L1 And L2 Japanese Studies, Amber Richardson
Undergraduate Honors Theses
Kanji are ideograms, a morphographic system borrowed from the Chinese language and used in Japanese writing. 2,136 kanji are used in the average Japanese newspaper, required for academic certification and for expat job placement. A qualitative study was conducted to observe the optimum methods to learn and acquire kanji. Japanese native speakers who were educated by the Japanese school system grades 1 through 12 are classified as L1 or first language speakers. American students, L2 or second language speakers, must have been educated in the American education system grades 1-12. L1 speakers were students attending Central Washington University (CWU) study …
Attitudes Of College Freshmen And Sophomores Toward Interfaith, Interracial, And Intercultural Marriage, Marie O'Connor
Attitudes Of College Freshmen And Sophomores Toward Interfaith, Interracial, And Intercultural Marriage, Marie O'Connor
All Master's Theses
The purpose of the study was to determine by questionnaire the attitudes of college freshmen and sophomores toward marriage to another of different religion, race, and/or cultural background, and to determine whether the findings compare with the findings of previous studies. Results of previous studies indicate that today's students are more willing to marry persons of different faith, race, and/or cultural background. Jacks' study (to be described later) in particular shows students more accepting of interfaith marriages.