Asian Language Detective: Compare Chinese, Japanese, and Korean

Asian Language Detective: Compare Chinese, Japanese, and Korean

Asian Language Detective: Compare Chinese, Japanese, and Korean

This course introduces learners to distinguishing features of Chinese hanzi, Japanese kanji and kana, and Korean hangul. Students explore tone and pitch differences, writing system structures (radicals, kana, hangul design), pronunciation patterns, agglutinative grammar in Japanese and Korean, and historical borrowing and influence among the three languages.

Asian Language Detective: Compare Chinese, Japanese, and Korean

Paid once.

Level
Beginner
Ages
12–17
Duration
55 min
Classes
1 / Week
Weeks
9

Class Experience

This course introduces learners to distinguishing features of Chinese hanzi, Japanese kanji and kana, and Korean hangul. Students explore tone and pitch differences, writing system structures (radicals, kana, hangul design), pronunciation patterns, agglutinative grammar in Japanese and Korean, and historical borrowing and influence among the three languages.

Learning Outcomes

  • Distinguish Chinese hanzi, Japanese kanji/kana and Korean hangul at a glance

  • Discern pronunciation and tone/pitch differences among the three languages

  • Explain basic historical influences and relationships among the languages

  • Use a handful of greetings from each language

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Meet your Instructor

K. P. Thankamma

Joined August, 2026

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With a strong background in Japanese language and language instruction, this educator combines formal certification with practical teaching methods. A magna cum laude academic record and JLPT Level 2 certification support an approach that emphasizes kanji literacy, conversational…

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