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The Best Tools and Resources for Learning Japanese at Home
Explore the best tools for learning Japanese at home, from textbooks to reading strategies, and take your skills to the next level.
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Sketching Me & My Possible Selves Tree as a Japanese language user, professional, and person
Spending time with friends in Japan may include a trip to a Karaoke Box to enjoy a few hours singing together, no matter what your vocal skills are. Without fail, along with John Denver’s “Country Roads” and John Lennon’s “Hey Jude” you may also sing something by Kyu Sakamoto.
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Hiroshima, Nagasaki, Sadako and Peace
The second week of August is always a bit somber for me. Sandwiched between the lazy summer days of July and frantic preparation for the new semester later this month, are these days when I hold Japan close to my heart and remember the horrific events that brought about the end of WWII in the…
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Thinking about Japanese language hopes, expectations & fears
What are your hopes and expectations for being a Japanese language user? What scares you about reaching that goal? This Maneki Neko lesson will help you figure it out
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5 MORE sites to learn about Eel eating day 土用の丑の日 – Round 2~
If you missed Doyo-ushi-no-hi on July 23, you can still participate on August 4!! Unagi eating day! 土用の丑の日. This year there are 2 Eel eating days: July 23 and Aug 4. Why and when? It’s all in a buddhist algorithm. For Doyo Ushi my family and I go out to eat unagi at one of…
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Whew! 疲れている!
Summer course grading is done! I’m taking break today, but tomorrow I will begin posting portions of Unit 3 of my motivational curriculum. It’s all about thinking of ourselves as Nihongo Users, adjectives, and Maneki Neko おやすみなさい
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Multi-literacy lessons everywhere & unexpected
I’m always exploring the Japanese language – If you were born after the mainstream use of the Internet began, you might not know how amazing this is for me. Even if I’m not in Japan, I can turn on my device and read something in Japanese, discover something new, or interact with friends in real…
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Discovering your Nihongo strengths
Today is Unit 2 in the Possible Selves project. Click on the link and begin discovering what your nihongo strengths and abilities are.
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6 Kinds of lucky days on Japanese calendars
I’m setting up my Hobonichi calendar for the new semester. I use an A5 Hobonichi Cousin Avec, which means the year is separated into two books. I prefer this for scheduling the semester classes that I teach. Each daily page contain a quote from a book or other source in Japanese, and also shows the…
