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 Students
interested in learning Japanese can take the Japanese language credit
courses being offered on both the Main and East Campuses. The Basic 1
(80 111 161) and Intermediate 1 (80 111 261) Japanese courses are
open as elective courses to students from all departments.
The Bilkent News
interviewed instructor Saeke Ohashi about the courses. When asked about
the difficulties of learning Japanese, Ms. Ohashi answered, "Japanese is
not difficult. For Turkish people in particular, it's an easy and
enjoyable language to learn because of the grammatical similarity
between Turkish and Japanese. Learning the Japanese writing system is
also really enjoyable. You feel like you're drawing pictures." She added,
"The pronunciation is very simple. One thing to remember is that there
is no 'L' sound in Japanese. So, for example, 'Bilkent' becomes 'Birukento.'"
"I think learning the
language of a Far Eastern country is valuable for students. Japan is
geographically very far from Turkey, but the languages and traditional
culture of the two countries are surprisingly similar. Interestingly,
learning Turkish has recently become popular among members of the
younger generation in Japan." Ms. Ohashi invites all interested students
to take her courses and learn about Japan by learning Japanese.
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