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Writing essays in Japanese : guidebooks? - Womacks23 - 2010-07-22
Hey I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions for books on writing essays in Japanese. Bonus points if the books are with English explanation.
I already have "writing letters in Japanese".
Writing essays in Japanese : guidebooks? - Thora - 2010-07-22
Are you looking for stuff specifically about (traditional) Japanese essay structure (which differs from the structure we're taught) or books on improving prose (or academic) writing more generally? I might be able to link you to some titles (in both J and E) later this evening if I have a better idea what you're interested in.
Writing essays in Japanese : guidebooks? - vileru - 2010-07-22
@Thora
I'm very interested in both types! Any links would be much appreciated.
Writing essays in Japanese : guidebooks? - Womacks23 - 2010-07-22
Any book is good.
One of my bigger weaknesses in Japanese is creating complex sentences and linking them together to make a bigger point. I'd like to work on those skills and before jumping in on lang-8 I'd like to read a few books on the subject.
Writing essays in Japanese : guidebooks? - mullr - 2010-07-23
fwiw, you really don't need any skills per-se to do lang-8. It's really all about just writing SOMETHING, and improving from where you are. Even without knowledge of particular form it's still really valuable to practice forming sentences and writing them down.