2.0 Unit 2 Overview: The Influence of Language and Culture on Identity
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Katelyn Lien
Katelyn Lien
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Unit 2 Overview
Unit 2 looks at how language and culture influence identity in Japanese-speaking societies.
The primary focus will be on Personal and Public Identities, Beauty and Aesthetics, Contemporary Life, and Science and Technology
Essential Questions
- How does oneโs identity evolve over time?
- How does language shape our cultural identity?
- How does technology influence the development of personal and public identity?
- How does the art of community reflect its public identify?
Guiding Questions
- How do developments in science and technology affect language, communication, and self-perception?
- What role does advertising play in shaping personal and public identity?
- How is a community's identity reflected in its art?
- In what ways does social media impact personal image and identity?
Themes
- Personal and Public Identities
- Personal Beliefs,
- Gender Roles
- National Figures
- Pop Culture Icons
- Beauty and Aesthetics
- Perspectives of Beauty in Japanese Culture,
- Architecture
- Literature
- Contemporary Life
- Entertainment
- Sports
- Nutrition and Food Culture
- Science and Technology
- Health and Wellness
- Access to Technology
- Science and Ethics
Possible PromptsIts
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Write an article in which you compare and contrast writing Japanese and speaking Japanese.
(Sample response below . Remember this is just an example and answers can vary. )
- Introduction:
- ใใใใๆฅๆฌ่ชใๆธใใใจใจ่ฉฑใใใจใๆฏในใพใใ้ใใจใใใไผผใฆใใใจใใใใใใพใใ
- Three similarities/differences:
- ใพใใๆฅๆฌ่ชใ่ฉฑใๆใฏๆผขๅญใ็ฅใใชใใฆใๅคงไธๅคซใงใใๆผขๅญใ็ฅใใชใใฆใ่จ่ใ็ฅใฃใฆใใใฐไบบใจไผ่ฉฑใใงใใพใใๆฅๆฌ่ชใๆธใใจใใฏๆผขๅญใ็ฅใใชใใจๆ็ซ ใๅ จ้จใฒใใใชใซใชใฃใฆใใพใๆใใใใใพใใ
- ๆฌกใซใๆฅๆฌ่ชใ่ฉฑใๆใฏ่ฉฑใ็ธๆใซใใฃใฆ่จ่ใฎ็จฎ้กใๅคใใพใใ่ชๅใใๅนดไธใฎไบบใๅใไบบใจ่ฉฑใๆใฏใใฏใใใจใใใใใงใใใจ่จใไธๅฏงใช่จ่ใใใใใฃใใใใใชใฉๆฌ่ชใไฝฟใใพใใๆฅๆฌ่ชใๆธใๆใฏๆ็ซ ใฎๅฝขๆ ใซใใฃใฆไฝฟใ่จ่ใๅคใใพใใ
- ๆๅพใซใๆฅๆฌ่ชใ่ฉฑใๆใฏใใพใ่ใใฆใใๆใฏใใใพใใใ่จ่ใๅใใใชใใฆ้ทใ้่ใใฆใใใจไผ่ฉฑใ้ฒใฟใพใใใใใใจ้ใฃใฆๆฅๆฌ่ชใๆธใๆใฏใใฃใจ่ใใๆ้ใใใใพใใใใใซ่จ่ใ้ ญใซๆตฎใใฐใชใใฆใใๅฐใ่ใใใฐๆใๅบใใใใใใใพใใใ
- My preference and reason(s):
- ็ต่ซใจใใฆ็งใฏๆฅๆฌ่ชใ่ฉฑใๆนใๅฅฝใใงใใๆฅๆฌ่ชใงไบบใจ่ฉฑใใจๅฌใใใชใใ่ฑ่ชไปฅๅคใฎ่จ่ชใง่ฉฑใใใจ่จใ่ชไฟกใใคใใพใใใใคใๆฅๆฌใซ่กใฃใฆๅฎ้ใซๆฅๆฌไบบใจๆฅๆฌ่ชใง่ฉฑใใใฆใฟใใใงใใ
Write an article in which you compare and contrast writing kanji and writing hiragana.
- Introduction:
- ใใใซใกใฏใ็งใฎๅๅใฏ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใจ็ณใใพใใใใใใๆผขๅญใจใฒใใใชใฎใกใใใซใคใใฆ่ฉฑใใใใจๆใใพใใ
- Similalities/differences
- ๆผขๅญใจใฒใใใชใฏใฉใกใใๆฅๆฌ่ชใงไฝฟใใใๆๅญใงใๆฅๆฌไบบใฎ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ ใใใฒใใใชใจๆผขๅญใ่ชญใใ ใๆธใใใใใใใจใใงใใพใใใๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎๆๅญใจใใฆใกใใ็นใใใใพใใ
- ใพใใใฒใใใชใจๆผขๅญใฏไฝฟใใๅงใใๆญดๅฒใใกใใใพใใๆผขๅญใฏไธญๅฝใใๆฅใใๆๅญใงใไธญๅฝใงไฝฟใใใๆผขๅญใใๆฅๆฌใงไฝฟใใใฆใใๆผขๅญใใงใไธใใใพใใใๆผขๅญใไฝฟใไธญใงๆฅๆฌ่ชใใๅ จ้จๆผขๅญใ ใใงใใใใใใจใฏใๅบๆฅใชใใฃใใฎใงๆผขๅญใฎๅฝขใๅ ใซใใใฒใใใชใไฝฟใใๅงใใพใใใ
- ไบใค็ฎใซใฒใใใชใจๆผขๅญใงใฏไฝฟใๆนใฎใกใใใใใใพใใใฒใใใชใฏใๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎ้ณใ่กจใๆๅญใงใใขใซใใกใใใใจใฎใใใซ่ชญใฟๆนใซใใจใฅใใฆไฝฟใใใฆใใพใใใฒใใใชใ็ฅใฃใฆใใใฐๆ็ซ ใ่ชญใใใจใ็ฐกๅใซใชใใพใใโโโโๆผขๅญใฏใๆๅญไธใคไธใคๆๅณใใใไฝฟใๆนใซใใฃใฆๆๅณใ่ชญใฟๆนใๅคใใใพใใใใฎใใๆผขๅญใๅญฆใใงใใชใใจ่ชญใใใจใๆธใใใจใใงใใพใใใ
- ไธใคใใฎใกใใใฏๆๅญใฎๆฐใงใใใฒใใใชใฏๅ จ้จใง๏ผ๏ผๆๅญใฎใฟใงใใใๆผขๅญใฏๆฅๅธธ็ใซไฝฟใใใๆๅญใฏ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผๅญใใใใพใใๆฅๆฌใงใฏๅนผ็จๅใฎๅนดใใใงใฒใใใชใๆธใ็ทด็ฟใๅงใใพใใ้ๅธธใฏๅฐๅญฆๆ กใซ่กใๅใซ๏ผ๏ผๅญๅ จใฆใฎใฒใใใชใๅญฆใณใพใใไธๆนๆผขๅญใฏๅฐๅญฆๆ กใฎไธๅนด็ใใ็ฟใๅงใใฆใ้ทใๆ้ใใใใฆไธญๅญฆ็ใซใชใใพใง็ด๏ผ๏ผ๏ผ๏ผๅญใๅญฆใณใพใใ
- Conclusion
- ไปฅไธใฎใใใซๆผขๅญใจใฒใใใชใฎ้ใใฏๆฒขๅฑฑใใใพใใ็งใฏใฒใใใชใฎๆนใ่ชญใใฎใๆธใใฎใ็ฐกๅใชใฎใงใใใคใใฒใใใชใไฝฟใฃใฆใใพใใพใใใๆผขๅญใ็ฅใฃใฆใใใจใใฃใจๆฒขๅฑฑใฎๆฌใๆฐ่ใ่ชญใใใจใใงใใใใใซใชใใฎใงๆผขๅญใใใใใใ็ถใใฆๅๅผทใใฆ็ฐกๅใซไฝฟใใใใใซใชใใใใจๆใใพใใ
Present your own view or perspective on Japanese greetings. Discuss at least FIVE aspects or examples of Japanese greetings.
- Introduction
- ใใใซใกใฏใ็งใฎๅๅใฏ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใงใใใใใใๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎๆจๆถใซใคใใฆ็งใฎๆ่ฆใ่ฉฑใใใใจใใใใพใ
- Five aspects or example of Japanese greetings
- ๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎใใใใคใฏๆฅๆฌใฎๅคงๅใชๆๅใฎไธใคใงใใๆฒขๅฑฑใใๆฅๆฌใฎใใใใคไธญใงใใใไฝฟใใใ๏ผใคใฎใ็ดนไปใใใใจๆใใพใใ
- ใใใใฏๆฅๆฌใงๅญไพใใๅคงไบบใพใงไฝฟใใใฆใใพใใๅคใใฎๅ ด้ขใงๆฅๆฌใงใฏใใใใใใพใใไบบใซไผใฃใๆ ใใ็คผใ่จใๆ ใใใญใใใใใๆ ใชใฉใใคใ่จ่ใจๅๆใซใใใใใใพใใใใใใฏไบบใฎๆฐๆใกใ่กจใๅคงๅใชใธใงในใใฃใผใจใใฆไฝฟใใใฆใใพใใ
- ๆฅๆฌ่ชใซใฏๅฎถใๅบใใจใใๅฎถใซๅธฐใฃใฆใใๆใซๅฎถๆใซ่จใใใใใคใฎ่จ่ใใใใพใใๅฎถใๅบใใจใใฏใใใฃใฆใใพใใๅบใใใไบบใซใฏใใใฃใฆใใฃใใใใใจ่จใใพใใๅฎถใซๅธฐใฃใฆใใใจใใฏใใใ ใใพใใจๆจๆถใใใฆใๅฎถใซใใไบบใฏใใใใใใชใใใใจๅธฐใฃใฆใใไบบใซ่จใฃใฆ่ฟใใพใใ
- ้ฃไบใฎๅๅพใซ่จใใใใใคใฎ่จ่ใใใใพใใ้ฃไบใฎๅใซใฏใใใใ ใใพใใใ้ฃไบใฎใใจใซใฏใใใกใใใใพใใจ่จใใพใใใฉใกใใ้ฃไบใไฝใฃใฆใใใไบบใ้ฃใน็ฉใ่ฒใไบบใใใใฆ้ฃๆใฎๅฝใธใฎๆ่ฌใฎๆฐๆใกใ่กจใๆๅณใใใใใใฆใใพใใ
- ๆฐๅนดใฎ็ตใใใใใใฆๅงใพใใซไฝฟใ็นๅฅใชๆจๆถใใใใพใใๆฐๅนดใฎ็ตใใใซใฏใ่ฏใใๅนดใใ่ฟใใใ ใใใใๆฐๅนดใฎๅใใซใฏใๆใใพใใฆใใใงใจใใใใใพใใใจ่จใใพใใๆฐใใๅนดใใใใใใใใใณใใใใใคใงไบคใใใพใใ
- ใใใใ่จ่ใงใฎใใใใคใฎใปใใซใๆฅๆฌใงใฏใใฌใผใณใใๆ็ดใ่ๆธใงๆ่ฌใๆฐ้ ใใ่กจใ็ฟๆ ฃใใใใพใใๅคใซใใไธญๅ ใ่ๆธใใๆไธญ่ฆ่ใใๅนดใฎ็ตใใใซ่ดใใใฎใใใๆญณๆฎใใจๅผใณใพใใๆฐๅนดใฎๆจๆถใจใใฆใๅนด่ณ็ถใใ้ใไบบใๅคใใใพใใ
- Conclusion
- ็งใฏๆฅๆฌใฎๆจๆถๆๅใฏใ้ๅธธใซ็ด ๆดใใใใใฎใ ใจๆใใพใใๆฅๆฌใฎใใใใคใฏใพใใใฎไบบใๆใใใใใใใผใจ็คผๅใๅคงๅใซใใใจใฆใ่ฏใ็ฟๆ ฃใ ใจๆใใพใใ
Present your own view or perspective on Japanese public identities. Discuss at least FIVE aspects or examples of Japanese public identities.
- Introduction
- ใใใซใกใฏใ็งใฎๅๅใฏ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟ๏ผฟใงใใใใใใๆฅๆฌไบบใฎๅฝๆฐๆงใซใคใใฆ็งใฎๆ่ฆใ่ฉฑใใใใจใใใใพใ
- Five aspects examples of Japanese public identities.
- ๆฅๆฌ็คพไผใฏๅไบบใใใใฐใซใผใใงใฎๆ่ฆใ้ใใใใใ็คพไผใงใใๅญฆๆ กใงใไปไบๅ ดใงใใๅๅใใฆๅใใใจใใงใใใใจใ้่ฆ่ฆใใใใฐใซใผใใฎไธญใงๅๆญฃใใๅคๅใซๅใใใจใๆ นไปใใฆใใพใใ
- ๆฅๆฌไบบใฏ็คผๅใๆญฃใใใๅ ฌๅ ฑใฎใซใผใซใๅฎใ็คพไผใฎ่ชฟๅใซ้ซใไพกๅคใ็ฝฎใใ็ๆดปใ้ใใใจใๆญฃใใใจใใใฆใใพใใๅ ฌๅ ฑใฎๅ ดๆใงใใๅ ฌๅใ้ง ใชใฉใงใใดใใ่ฝใกใฆใใใใจใฆใๆธ ๆฝใซไฟใใใฆใใใใจใซใใฎๅ ฌๅ ฑใฎใซใผใซใๅฎใๅฝๆฐๆงใๅบใฆใใใจ่จใใพใใ
- ๆฒปๅฎใฎ่ฏใใฏๆฅๆฌใซใใใฆ้ๅธธใซ้่ฆใชๅ ฌๅ ฑใขใคใใณใใฃใใฃใฎ1ใคใงใใ็ฏ็ฝช็ใไฝใใๅฝๆฐใๅฎๅฟใใฆ็ๆดปใใใใจใใงใใ็คพไผใๅถใพใใฆใใใใจใฏใจใฆใ่ชใใใใใจใจ่ใใใใฆใใพใใใใใฏใๆฅๆฌไบบใซๅฏพใใ่ญฆๅฏใๆณๅพใธใฎไฟก้ ผใๅฐๆฌใ็คพไผไบบใจใใฆใฎๆญฃ็พฉๆใชใฉใใไฝใใใฆใใใจ่ใใใใพใใ
- ๆฅๆฌไบบใฏใ่ชๅฝใฎไผ็ตฑ่ธ่ฝๆๅใซๅผทใใขใคใใณใใฃใใฃใๆใฃใฆใใพใใ็็ฉใๆตด่กฃใชใฉใฎไผ็ตฑ็ใช่กฃ่ฃ ใใ็ฑณใๆฅๆฌ้ ใใ้คๆฒนใชใฉใฎ้ฃๆใๅบญๅใๅคใๅฏบใชใฉใฎๅปบ็ฉใใใๆญ่ไผใๆฅๆฌใฎใใฉใใใใ็ดใพใงใใใใใใฎๆๅ่ธ่กใ้ทๅนดใซใใใๆฅๅธธ็ๆดปใฎไธญใงใๅคใ ๅใใคใใใฆใใพใใ
- ๆฅๆฌไบบใฏ้ทใ้่ช็ถใจ็ฐๅขใซๆทฑใๆ่ฌใฎๆฐๆใกใๆใฃใฆๆฎใใใฆใใพใใๆกใๅฒใๆฅใใ็ด ่ใฎ็งใฎๅญฃ็ฏใชใฉๅญไพใใใๅนดๅฏใใพใงใๆฅๆฌ็นๆใฎๆฏ่ฒใซๆฅๆฌไบบใฏๅฎใใใๆใ่ช็ถใๅคงๅใซใใๆ่ญใฏใๆใใใฎ็ๆดป็ฐๅขใจใฎ้ขใใใใ็ใพใใใใฎใจ่จใใใฆใใพใใโโ
- Conclusion
ไปฅไธใฎ็็ฑใง็งใฏๆฅๆฌใจใฆใ็ด ๆดใใใๅฝใ ใจๆใใพใใ็นใซๆฒปๅฎใ่ฏใ็คพไผใใใฆ็ฐๅขๅ้กใซๅฏพใใฆๆ่ญใ้ซใๅฝๆฐใฎ่ใใฏใฏไปใฎๅฝใ่ฆ็ฟใในใใ ใจๆใใพใใ
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