Past Blog Articles

  • Discovering your Nihongo strengths – Reflective learning

    Discovering your Nihongo strengths – Reflective learning

    Today is the final section in the second unit of my motivational multi-literacy curriculum. If this is your first visit to my site, please start at Unit 1 Nihongo Dreams and don’t forget the Unit 1 Nihongo Dreams Worksheets. If you are returning for Unit 2 Discovering Your Nihongo Strengths, there are 4 posts.Unit 2…

  • Discovering from Authentic Resources Worksheet

    Discovering from Authentic Resources Worksheet

    When our students have a clear and defined vision of what they want to accomplish, they are more likely to achieve it. Let this be where they start to see themselves as Japanese language users.

  • Discovering your Nihongo Strengths Worksheet

    Discovering your Nihongo Strengths Worksheet

    I believe it is important to train our students how to use these resources correctly so they will feel confident when faced with unknown kanji in the future.

  • Discovering your Nihongo strengths

    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.

  • How to stay motivated to learn Japanese

    How to stay motivated to learn Japanese

    Language proficiency is a tiny motivational seed that must be planted early.

  • 6 Kinds of lucky days on Japanese calendars

    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…

  • 5 sites to learn about Eel eating day 土用の丑の日

    5 sites to learn about Eel eating day 土用の丑の日

    It’s here!!!! Doyo-ushi-no-hi! Unagi eating day! 土用の丑の日 When it arrives my family and I go out to eat unagi at one of our favorite Japanese restaurants. This year there are 2 Eel eating days: July 23 and Aug 4. Find out more: A fun look at why we eat eel this time of the year…

  • Quickly Find Japanese Language Degree Programs

    Quickly Find Japanese Language Degree Programs

    Learn how to use the Japan Foundation survey results of formal educational programs to find one near you.

  • Nihongo Dreams Worksheets

    Nihongo Dreams Worksheets

    I love exploring Japanese through a multi-literacy experiences. Regardless of your level of Japanese, you will be able to gain something in lessons based on the multi-literacy approach.

  • Nihongo Dreams

    Nihongo Dreams

    How do you dream of using the Japanese language? Do you want to translate manga? Do you want to be a diplomat? Do you want to work more successfully in Japan? Let’s explore