Etsuko Toyoda
List of John Benjamins publications in which Etsuko Toyoda is involved.
Articles
2001 Learning strategies employed for learning words written in Kanji Versus Kana Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 24:2, pp. 1–16 | Article
The aims of this paper are: (1) to compare learning strategies employed to memorize the meaning of words written in kanji (logograph) and kana (syllablics); and (2) to identify effective learning strategies to memorize meanings of words in kanji. Eleven native speakers of English enrolled in… read more
2000 English-speaking learners’ use of component information in processing unfamiliar kanji Australian Review of Applied Linguistics 23:1, pp. 1–14 | Article
Reading in the Japanese language cannot be accomplished without adequate recognition of kanji words. Abundant research suggests that, when recognizing kanji words, it is crucial to use semantic and phonological information of constituent components of kanji. This paper reports on the results of a… read more
1998 Teaching Kanji by focusing on learners’ development of graphemic awareness Issues in the Teaching and Learning of Japanese, Bramley, Nicolette and Naoko Hanamura (eds.), pp. 155–168 | Article
It has been widely claimed that Kanji is one of the most difficult aspects of Japanese language learning for learners with alphabetic language backgrounds. There are various techniques devised by teachers to teach Kanji effectively. However, given variables such as individual differences, none of… read more