Journal of Undergraduate Research
Keywords
missionaries, Japanese written word, Japanese language, kanji
College
Humanities
Department
Asian and Near Eastern Languages
Abstract
The plight of the non-native missionary in Japan is adverse due to the extreme communication barriers that are encountered in every day life. Japanese is vastly different from Western languages. In the MTC missionaries receive sufficient training in the spoken language but are taught little or nothing about the written language. Therefore, upon entering the field of service, non-native missionaries are confounded by the written world that surrounds them.
Recommended Citation
Hick, Daniel and Watanabe, Dr. Masakazu
(2014)
"Creating a Program to Assist Missionaries Understand the Japanese Written World,"
Journal of Undergraduate Research: Vol. 2014:
Iss.
1, Article 560.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/jur/vol2014/iss1/560