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Post by Otaku on Oct 13, 2007 11:45:20 GMT 8
'Otaku' means 'geek or nerd' in Japanese. It basically means that the person knows too much about a certain subject than everyone else around them.
So, here's my challenge for you all. When it comes to resources for in the English classroom, whether it be famous people in Japan, trivial questions about Japan's English education system, resources for certain grammar points in your textbook, etc.....tell me what you need, what you want or are looking for. Like many of you know, the Englipedia Project is extremely backlogged with uploading activities and resources to the site because lack of volunteer (wo)man power and recent restrictive access at work.
BUT, just because it's not on the website, doesn't mean the information you want isn't in a file I haven't uploaded. If I don't have it, chances are I know where to find it online without you having to search.
In the External Links pages of the Englipedia website, there are about 90 different websites listed. I have an additional 100 websites I haven't even posted to the site.
So, the challenge to you is....in terms of English classroom resources...what are you looking for?
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Post by junkdna on Nov 15, 2007 9:07:49 GMT 8
The origins of 'otaku' is the upper-tier universities in Japan where the upper-class would refer to themselves or their homes as 'otaku'.
Interestingly enough, this is also where the word 'Gal' came from too.
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Post by Otaku on Nov 19, 2007 7:22:20 GMT 8
Are you pulling my leg? I knew 'otaku' also meant 'house' but I knew of no connection between the two definitions.
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Post by junkdna on Nov 19, 2007 8:41:30 GMT 8
Nope, not kidding. Saw a report on it when the word started really becoming big.
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