Task 3&4: Comment and Revision

Task #3: You will read your classmates' analyses and make comments on them.

Does the analysis include the following contents?

1.  Choose at least 2 katakana words/expressions that you found and think about what kinds of effects / purposes there may be in these words/expressions writing in katakana instead of hiragana or kanji.
2.  Also, think why there are such effects/purposes.
3. Think about why each textbook is different in explaining katakana, and why the textbooks explained katakana in the manners that they did.

Do you agree/disagree with your classmates' analyses? Why or why not?

Provide questions, suggestions, and new perspectives, if any.

*Your comments are due on 10/18 (R) for 5:40-class; 10/22 (M) for 11:40-class.

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Task #4: Based on the feedback you received from your classmates and others, revise your Katakana analysis and post it as the final version. Instead of erasing the draft, add a new version to your blog. For the title, write "Katakana Analysis (Final)." Your final Katakana analysis will be graded by the instructor.

The final version of your Katakana analysis is due on 10/30 (T) for 5:40-class; 10/31 (W) for 11:40-class. (Deadlines extended)