Programming in Japanese for literacy education

Ken Okada; Manabu Sugiura; Yoshiaki Matsuzawa; Megumi Araki; Hajime Ohiwa

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-09657-5_12

Programming in Japanese for literacy education

Ken Okada, Manabu Sugiura, Yoshiaki Matsuzawa, Megumi Araki, Hajime Ohiwa

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Abstract

We have developed a programming language Kotodama (means "what you speak becomes reality") in which a source program can be read as authentic Japanese language and be executed as a programming language at the same time. We put Kotodama into a teaching environment Squeak developed by Alan Kay and have developed several programming courses on it. We have found that explanation of a programming language becomes unnecessary and that we can concentrate on algorithm development by examining a program text that can be read as Japanese. We believe that this programming course can work as natural language writing course as well for precise description.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	History of Computing and Education 3 (Hce3)
Subtitle of host publication	IFIP 20th World Computer Congress, Proceedings of the Third IFIP Conference on the History of Computing and Education WG 9.7/TC9, History of Computing
Editors	John Impagliazzo
Pages	171-176
Number of pages	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09657-5_12
Publication status	Published - 2008

Publication series

Name	IFIP International Federation for Information Processing
Volume	269
ISSN (Print)	1571-5736

Keywords

Algorithm education
Postfix notation
Programming in Japanese
Word order

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Information Systems and Management

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Okada, K., Sugiura, M., Matsuzawa, Y., Araki, M., & Ohiwa, H. (2008). Programming in Japanese for literacy education. In J. Impagliazzo (Ed.), History of Computing and Education 3 (Hce3): IFIP 20th World Computer Congress, Proceedings of the Third IFIP Conference on the History of Computing and Education WG 9.7/TC9, History of Computing (pp. 171-176). (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing; Vol. 269). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09657-5_12

Programming in Japanese for literacy education. / Okada, Ken; Sugiura, Manabu; Matsuzawa, Yoshiaki et al.
History of Computing and Education 3 (Hce3): IFIP 20th World Computer Congress, Proceedings of the Third IFIP Conference on the History of Computing and Education WG 9.7/TC9, History of Computing. ed. / John Impagliazzo. 2008. p. 171-176 (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing; Vol. 269).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Okada, K, Sugiura, M, Matsuzawa, Y, Araki, M & Ohiwa, H 2008, Programming in Japanese for literacy education. in J Impagliazzo (ed.), History of Computing and Education 3 (Hce3): IFIP 20th World Computer Congress, Proceedings of the Third IFIP Conference on the History of Computing and Education WG 9.7/TC9, History of Computing. IFIP International Federation for Information Processing, vol. 269, pp. 171-176. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09657-5_12

Okada K, Sugiura M, Matsuzawa Y, Araki M, Ohiwa H. Programming in Japanese for literacy education. In Impagliazzo J, editor, History of Computing and Education 3 (Hce3): IFIP 20th World Computer Congress, Proceedings of the Third IFIP Conference on the History of Computing and Education WG 9.7/TC9, History of Computing. 2008. p. 171-176. (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing). doi: 10.1007/978-0-387-09657-5_12

Okada, Ken ; Sugiura, Manabu ; Matsuzawa, Yoshiaki et al. / Programming in Japanese for literacy education. History of Computing and Education 3 (Hce3): IFIP 20th World Computer Congress, Proceedings of the Third IFIP Conference on the History of Computing and Education WG 9.7/TC9, History of Computing. editor / John Impagliazzo. 2008. pp. 171-176 (IFIP International Federation for Information Processing).

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