Japanese teaching ideas for:
Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking
Useful websites, in class activities, games for teaching Japanese reading, listening, speaking and writing.
ALL MACRO-SKILLS
HSC (High school Certificate) listening, reading, writing, speaking texts
http://hsc.csu.edu.au/japanese/
Various texts on topics including: personal world, daily life, leisure, future plans, travelling in Japan, living in Japan, cultural life, the world of work, current issues, skills aimed at Year 12 HSC students.
Japan Foundation UK
http://www.jpf.org.uk/language/exercises/list.php
Listening, reading, writing, speaking texts and ICTs on various topics including: myself, my home life (daily routines), my family, hobbies, birthdays, diary, where in school, do's and don'ts in the classroom, school rules, lunchtime detention, food I like, shopping, parties, special days and more!
READING
Essays
http://www.mori7.com/okap/index.php?p=517986
Example essays written by Japanese primary and junior-high school students.
Furigana
http://www.hiragana.jp/en/
Add furigana to websites
HSC reading texts with questions
http://www.curriculumsupport.education.nsw.gov.au/secondary/languages/japanese/teachlearn/hscbandc.htm
A few reading texts with questions suitable for year 12 HSC.
Interactive readers (High school level)
http://studio.qantm.com.au/onlinelanguageresources/main.htm
Interactive units on: getting around, famous places, famous Japanese folktales, preparing for school, shopping, telephone messages, ordering at a restaurant, weather, seasons, food, body and parts, my day, my room, my family etc etc.
Interactive reader
http://www.swinburne.edu.au/ads/showcase/examples/_lesson17-package/movie.html
One reading activity on travel in Japan with audio, questions, vocabulary and exercises.
Magazines 雑誌 ざっし
Inspire your students with real magazines from Japan. Monthly subscriptions are available from: http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/magazine/index.html
Manga strips
http://www.ak.cradle.titech.ac.jp/Rise/index.htm
Manga with audio まんが
Sazaesan Profiles
http://www.sazaesanitiba.com/
Profiles of characters and family tree
さざえさん
Stories
http://www.e-hon.jp/demo1/index1.htm
E-book old tales in Japanese (Mukashi banashi むかしばなし 昔話)
Ehon
http://www.ohanashiehon.com/
Colourful Japanese online e-books. 絵本 えほん
LISTENING
Basic roleplays
http://www.tokorozawa-stm.ed.jp/d_base/nihongo/html/japanese.html
Listen and watch short colourful roleplays includes introductions, greetings, using Japanese toilets, body, phoning school and many many more!
Basic conversations
http://web.uvic.ca/hrd/japanese/listen/
Listen to short basic conversations about such things as shopping, directions, family, birthdays, holidays etc. with short answer comprehension questions.
Basic conversations
http://www.thw.coventry.sch.uk/MFL/GCSEJapSpeaking.htm#House
Listen to basic conversations while reading the transcripts about home and daily routines, sports and hobbies, school and future plans, home and abroad, media and entertainment
Classic Japanese stories
http://jclab.wordpress.com/
Classic Japanese stories read aloud by native Japanese speakers including music. Downloadable MP3.
Griffith University Listening Practice for ISLPR Test
http://www.griffith.edu.au/school/lal/japanesemain/ISLPR_listening/ISLPRlistening_frame.html
Short texts from level 1 to 3 ISLPR. Real Japanese in real situations some with short videos. Situations include going to the shop, announcements on a train, getting medicine, radio commercials, going to the doctor etc.
Interactive problem solving language games
http://www1.curriculum.edu.au/nalsas/w_new/whats_new01.htm
The two Space Adventure games challenge students to apply their language learning to solve time-limited problems on a space station. EXCELLENT!! Government website. There are six Scenarios, four Explorers and two Space Adventure games. .The Explorers provide students with an intercultural language experience as well as being a rich source of images, texts and language audio files.
Japanese Internet Radio
http://www.multilingualbooks.com/online-radio-japanese.html
Lengthy list of online radio and news sites. Great listening tool.
JLPT Level 3
Transcripts, pictures and MP3s in various situations suitable for JLPT 3 learners.
http://japanese.human.metro-u.ac.jp/mic-j/listen3q/DownLoad.html
JLPT Level 2
Transcripts, pictures and MP3s in various situations suitable for JLPT 2 learners.
http://japanese.human.metro-u.ac.jp/mic-j/listen2q/DownLoad.html
JLPT Level 1
Transcripts, pictures and MP3s in various situations suitable for JLPT 1 learners.
http://japanese.human.metro-u.ac.jp/mic-j/listen1q/DownLoad.html
Short videos with transcripts of how to use Keigo in various situations including the telephone, borrowing items politely, finding work, surveys, paying for things etc.
http://japanese.human.metro-u.ac.jp/mic-j/keigo/index.html
Onomatopoeic (Gitaigo)
Basic onomatopoes explained with video examples.
http://japanese.human.metro-u.ac.jp/mic-j/gitaigo/index.html
Short skits and stories
http://www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/english/learn/story/index.html
Free MP3s of short skits and stories spoken by native speakers. Includes transcripts and explanation of vocabulary and grammar.
Say what I type
http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php?sitepal
Type in anything and the Japanese character will say what you have written.
Songs 日本語でのうた
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/learnjapanesenumbers.htm
You-Tube songs on numbers, when/where/who/what song, days of the week, months, hiragana and katakana songs, adjectives, weather, mary had a little lamb
Yomiyuri Online Audio Newspaper
http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/stream/index.htm
Listen and watch Japanese news.
SPEAKING
Folktale skits
http://jpplays.jpf-sydney.org/
Variety of Japanese plays and skits. Some are based on folk tales, others on various situations, such as being in a classroom or a restaurant. Plays are mostly in hiragana, and include cultural notes.
Tongue Twisters
http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/ja.htm
31 Japanese tongue twisters.
WRITING
Free Hiragana worksheets
http://www.genkienglish.net/genkijapan/hiraganaworksheets.htm
Download and print for free hiragana worksheets from あ、い、う、え、お through to や、ゆ、よ.
Hiragana practice ひらがなチャレンジ
http://tell.fll.purdue.edu/ultimate/hiragana.htm
A game where students need to click on the hiragana in the correct order. See who is the fastest!
Hiragana practice ひらがなタイマー
http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/sheaa/projects/hiragana.html
Put hiragana in correct alphabetical order
Hiragana song and practice
http://www.moshihola.org/mm/mm_student_activities/mm_activities.html
Hiragana song, kana puzzles, kana stroke order,
Hiragana worksheets
http://www.mlcjapanese.co.jp/Download.htm
Hiragana and katakana reading and writing practice worksheets
Kana recall activity
http://www.realkana.com/
Type in the English for the Kana
Kana recall activity
http://www.msu.edu/%7Elakejess/Kana_Page.html?bg=1
Type in the English for the Kana
Kana quizzes
http://www.manythings.org/japanese/kana/
Tests for practising hiragana and katakana
Katakana practice
http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/sheaa/projects/katakana.html
Put katakana in correct alphabetical order
Kanji drill
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~ik2r-myr/kanji/kanji1a.htm#intro
Flashcard question drills for onyomi, kunyomi, meaning.
Kanji game
http://www.nhk.or.jp/school/kanji/
Practice reading kanji game
Kanji crossword
http://www.waparound-your-car.de/japanese-crosswords.html#Kanji%20Crossword%20Puzzles
Various crosswords using only Kanji
Kanji picture flashcards
http://www.jpf.org.uk/language/kanjifiles/kanjicard.html
Download Kanji flashcards with pictures to help you remember them more easily. PDF format.
Kanji writing
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~kanji/
See stroke order video and pratice reading on and kun yomis.
Keyboarding Hiragana
http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/subjects/japanese/sakura/exercises.html
practice typing hiragana with various typing exercises
Keyboarding practice
http://www.quia.com/cz/72070.html
Students read hiragana and romaji then practice typing hiragana.
Names translator
http://www.japanesetranslator.co.uk/your-name-in-japanese/
Find your name in Japanese
Sudoku in Kanji
http://www.kanji-sudoku.com/sudoku-kanji-numbers.html
Kanji sudoku
Typing hiragana
http://easyjapaneasy.com/files/HiraganaRomaji.htm
Students read romaji and then type the corresponding hiragana.
Typing Kana
www.realkana.com/practice/
Select the hiragana or katakana students need to practice, then students read the Japanese and type in the correct romanji.
Typing game
http://www.0typeing.com/01game.php
A long list of various Japanese typing games.
Typing game Katakana
http://www.learn-hiragana-katakana.com/japanese-alphabet-typing-game-katakana/
Type the dropping katakana before they hit the bottom of the screen.
Typing game Hiragana
http://www.learn-hiragana-katakana.com/japanese-alphabet-typing-game-hiragana/
Type the dropping hiragana before they hit the bottom of the screen.
Typing games Nifty Kids
http://kids.nifty.com/game/typing/index.htm
Various typing games from easy to hard using hiragana, katakana and pictures for comprehension.
Typing practice Hiragana
http://learn-hiragana-katakana.com/typing-hiragana-characters/
Read hiragana and type the hiragana.
Typing practice Katakana
http://learn-hiragana-katakana.com/typing-katakana-game/
Read katakana and type the katakana.
Typing PuniPuni Panic
http://netkun.com/panzo/games/punip.htm
Type the hiragana before the head hits the pumpkin hits the water or weights will be put on your boat and it will sink!













































