Resources for Teaching Japanese: Reading, Writing, and Speaking
The goal of learning any foreign language is being able to read, write and speak in that language. To do so, students need to learn about verbs and …
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Use This Simple Method to Write a Japanese Letter to a Friend
What better way to practice Japanese writing skills than writing a Japanese letter to a friend? Learn the different ways that the class can do this …
Continue ReadingUse Online Listening Programs, Music, and Videos to Practice Japanese Listening
As with any language, listening practice is an important aspect of language acquisition. Teachers can do Japanese listening practice through online …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan: Japanese Body Words
Teaching a beginner’s Japanese class? This is a great lesson for beginner’s Japanese: teaching students the Japanese words for human body …
Continue ReadingJapanese Haiku Lesson Plan: Haikus and Love in Japanese
Are you teaching your students about love in Japanese? Why not teach them about haikus, the Japanese love poem? This lesson plan goes over some famous …
Continue ReadingTeaching Love in Japanese: The Different Love Kanji
When teaching how to say “I love you” in Japanese, why not include the words for love in Japanese kanji? This lesson plan goes over the different …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan For Your Language Class: Teach I Love You in Japanese
Does your class know the Japanese words for love? Valentine’s Day is the right time to teach your students how to say “I love you” …
Continue ReadingHow Do You Write 'I Love You' in Japanese? A Classroom Exercise with Hiragana, Kanji and Katakana Examples
For Activities for the Classroom, consider teaching How Do You Write I Love You in Japanese. You must first help students understand which type of …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan: Past Short Form in Japanese
Now that the class has learned the present tense short form in Japanese, it’s time to teach them the past tense of this form. This lesson plan …
Continue ReadingA Fun and Easy Way to Teach Japanese: Learning the Kanji
Teaching Japanese can be a daunting task, especially the Japanese Kanjis. With the method described in this article, there is a way to make your …
Continue ReadingLesson Plan: Present Short Form in Japanese
Now that the class has a grasp on the Japanese present long form, try teaching the present short form! This lesson plan goes over ways to teach the …
Continue ReadingJapanese Onomatopoeia: Teaching Sound and Feeling Words
Share the excitement of gitaigo and giseigo (Japanese onomatopoeia) with Japanese learners by using it to decipher the world in the eyes of a native …
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