Chapter 6: Belinda’s Story. Listen Carefully by Belinda Kennett
Abstract
In Chapter 6, Belinda, who began learning immersed in a school and family environment in Japan, writes about listening. She focuses on listening, not just as a means to comprehension, but as a means to learn and to connect with others. Guest Sensei, Todd, elaborates on the active style of listening that is expected in Japanese and stresses the value of learners developing know-how in this area.
About the author
Belinda Kennett began learning Japanese informally as a 17-year-old during a high school exchange year in Mie and then later studied the language and how to teach it at university in Australia and Japan. She has been a teacher in primary and secondary schools in Australia for nine years and taught Japanese at the University of Queensland, Australia, for 25 years. She is interested in long term motivation for learning Japanese, informal and independent learning and language edutainment. She is currently researching the development of listening behaviour in oral narratives in classroom learners and am an Honorary Lecturer in the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Queensland.
Citation
Kennett, B. (2017). Belinda's story. Listen carefully. In B. Kennett & Y. Nagata (Eds.), Learning Japanese: Voices of experience (pp. 59-69). Candlin & Mynard. https://doi.org/10.47908/6/6
In Chapter 6, Belinda, who began learning immersed in a school and family environment in Japan, writes about listening. She focuses on listening, not just as a means to comprehension, but as a means to learn and to connect with others. Guest Sensei, Todd, elaborates on the active style of listening that is expected in Japanese and stresses the value of learners developing know-how in this area.
About the author
Belinda Kennett began learning Japanese informally as a 17-year-old during a high school exchange year in Mie and then later studied the language and how to teach it at university in Australia and Japan. She has been a teacher in primary and secondary schools in Australia for nine years and taught Japanese at the University of Queensland, Australia, for 25 years. She is interested in long term motivation for learning Japanese, informal and independent learning and language edutainment. She is currently researching the development of listening behaviour in oral narratives in classroom learners and am an Honorary Lecturer in the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Queensland.
Citation
Kennett, B. (2017). Belinda's story. Listen carefully. In B. Kennett & Y. Nagata (Eds.), Learning Japanese: Voices of experience (pp. 59-69). Candlin & Mynard. https://doi.org/10.47908/6/6
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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