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A Talk on The second tip is to master is no shortcut to learning
a new language; one must
the basics through listening,
Japanese speaking, reading and writing. continuously spend time and
helps
Listening
energy to practise in order to
improve
Language & pronunciation of the words learn. It will be hard but one
must not throw in the towel,
correctly. Speaking is also very
Culture important and requires a lot of as only through perseverance
training. This is because, under
one
achieve
results.
can
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Yeo Ju Xuen Jr1D(1) tongue instead of a foreign the talk concluded at around
Rosalind Chiang Fei Yang Sr3A language. However, speaking 3.20 pm. After that, Olivia
in a foreign language requires Lim Sensei came up and gave
Japan, the Land of the Rising Sun. How many of us have ever the processes of translation her part of the talk, which
wished to visit Japan? Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, we and transformation in one’s was about Japanese culture.
cannot travel as international borders are closed. However, we mind. Therefore, it is more
were fortunate to be provided with insight of Japan and their difficult and often appears Japan has a culture like no
native language, as the Kuen Cheng Japanese Society held a less natural. Reading is a great other. Japan is a country that
talk on the topic on the 11th of June 2021 at 3pm. The guest way to explore a wide range of has four seasons – spring,
speakers were Masada Kenji Sensei and Olivia Lim Sensei. vocabulary and expressions. summer, autumn and winter.
Writing can help consolidate They also have a sweet and
The talk started with Masada Kenji Sensei explaining how to all the information learned. sugary dessert that is quite
learn a foreign language such as Japanese. First of all, one must similar to our Malaysian
be clear about the purpose of learning the language. Knowing Last but not least, to learn a kuih-muih called “wagashi”,
its purpose is very important because it provides motivation. foreign language, one must however unlike kuih-muih, it
have perseverance. There differs every season. In Japan,
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“seifuku”. The “seifuku” is
modelled similarly to the
European-style navy uniform.
