Chapter 11: Lucy’s Story. Girly? Atashi? by Lucy Fraser
Abstract
In Chapter 11, Lucy talks about becoming aware of gendered language and noticing the way Japanese is used in stories to give characters varying degrees of femininity and masculinity. Kristen, as a Guest Sensei, makes many observations on the gendered use of language in Japanese and gives straightforward advice to learners on how to approach choosing language that suits them.
About the author
Lucy Fraser studied Japanese at high school from Years 8 to 12. She went to Japan on a two-week trip in Year 9 and loved it, then went back on a three-month exchange straight after graduating from high school. After that she did a double major in Japanese and a single major in literature as part of her arts degree, and went on a one-year exchange to Tokyo. She combined these interests in an Honours thesis on translating gendered language in Japanese literature into English. Then she went on to do a PhD (including 18 months research in Tokyo) on fairy tale retellings in Japanese and English. She is now a lecturer in Japanese, teaching language as well as literature and popular culture.
Citation
Fraser, L. (2017). Lucy's story. Girly? Atashi? In B. Kennett & Y. Nagata (Eds.), Learning Japanese: Voices of experience (pp. 114-124). Candlin & Mynard. https://doi.org/10.47908/6/11
In Chapter 11, Lucy talks about becoming aware of gendered language and noticing the way Japanese is used in stories to give characters varying degrees of femininity and masculinity. Kristen, as a Guest Sensei, makes many observations on the gendered use of language in Japanese and gives straightforward advice to learners on how to approach choosing language that suits them.
About the author
Lucy Fraser studied Japanese at high school from Years 8 to 12. She went to Japan on a two-week trip in Year 9 and loved it, then went back on a three-month exchange straight after graduating from high school. After that she did a double major in Japanese and a single major in literature as part of her arts degree, and went on a one-year exchange to Tokyo. She combined these interests in an Honours thesis on translating gendered language in Japanese literature into English. Then she went on to do a PhD (including 18 months research in Tokyo) on fairy tale retellings in Japanese and English. She is now a lecturer in Japanese, teaching language as well as literature and popular culture.
Citation
Fraser, L. (2017). Lucy's story. Girly? Atashi? In B. Kennett & Y. Nagata (Eds.), Learning Japanese: Voices of experience (pp. 114-124). Candlin & Mynard. https://doi.org/10.47908/6/11
Information About the Book
Title: Learning Japanese: Voices of experience
Editors: Belinda Kennett and Yuriko Nagata
Publication date: July, 2017
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Title: Learning Japanese: Voices of experience
Editors: Belinda Kennett and Yuriko Nagata
Publication date: July, 2017
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