The goal of the USJETAA Japanese Reading Group is to help advanced beginner and intermediate level students improve their reading skills. Each month, we explore a short reading and discuss its literary and cultural significance. Participants should attempt to do the reading on their own and come to the meeting with any questions. We will spend the meeting each month reading the assignment sentence by sentence to understand how the Japanese is working.
Registration is free, but we always appreciate donations to support these types of programs. Zoom link will be sent upon completing registration.
Post questions, discuss the reading, etc. in our USJETAA Japanese Reading Group Facebook Group.
In December, we will read an excerpt from another essay by Itsuki Hiroyuki from his collection 捨てない生き方 (Living Without Throwing Things Away).
We'll read the section titled コロナで断捨離ブームが再燃. One thing to note about this essay in comparison with last month's is the use of です・ます. Keep an eye on this as you read. Click here for the reading.
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