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Class Ideas for Japanese Language Study

These class ideas are contributed by Japanese-language teachers and experts on Japanese-language education from various parts of the world. The names of the contributors are listed in the idea pages.
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About the chart
  1. Resource Number and Topic: Shows which article from “Culture and People of Japan” was used for the idea. Also shows the topics introduced in the resources.
  2. Target: Shows which school level is appropriate for the lesson. E: elementary, J: junior high, H: high school
Resource No.
Topic
Title Overview Target Expressions
21
Cell Phones
New Arrival!
Cell Phones
The activity highlights the pros and cons of cell phone use and introduces students to the use of emoticons with Japanese text messages. H potential form of verbs

20
Environment
Let's reuse our toys! While talking about unused toys in class, students will talk about their own toys, and express how they feel about others' toys. E Adjectives: あたらしい、かわいい.. etc.
どんな(おもちゃ)?
Name of the toy ..more
19
Dreams and Career Planning
Let's Express Your Future Plans Students learn the vocabulary for occupations and get to know about popular occupations and various career paths for Japanese high school students. H ~つもりです、~たいです、ので、より .. etc.
Let's Know about Shiori Students study the content through activities such as sequencing of the text and matching new expressions. J ~になりました
expressions of emotions (つらい、うれしい、かなしいetc.)
Let's introduce Shiori to your friend H
18
Games
Popular Digital Games Students learn which games are pppular in Japan, and learn to read large numbers and katakana words related to computer games. H どんなゲームをもっていますか
一番好きなゲームはどれですか
..more
What does this katakana word mean? Explore katakana words related to digital games and communication, and engage in activities such as role-play, discussion and reflection on their own life and language. J Katakana words(デジタルゲーム, プログラミング, ゲームクリエーター, コミュニケーション, etc.)
Let's find katakana words! H
16
Photography
The Exciting World of Photography Students express in Japanese what they feel and think about the photograph shown and explain in Japanese about photograph they themselves have taken. H Nがあります / います
~と思います
..more
14
Animals
Thinking about what animals give us Thinking about the good things animals do for human beings and the bad things humans do to animals from the perspective of animals, and presenting these ideas to the class.J, H V1と、V2ます/V2ません
Nのおかげで~
12
Robots
Things You Can Do Using Japanese Have the students think about what they can actually do using the Japanese language they have learned, such as talking about Japanese animation with secondary school students from Japan or reading Japanese manga. Then have them present their ideas to the class. This exercise will help focus their sense of purpose in studying Japanese. J, H Vことができる
potential verbs
11
Traditional Games
Kendama, a game you can play using your entire body Search on the Internet for techniques on how to play with a kendama and try them out.
If no kendama is available, try making one.
E,J,H Vocabulary for complimenting someone
(e.g., すごい, 上手, かっこいい)
02
Convenience store
Let's go shopping at a convenience store To compare convenience stores in Japan and those in your country, to compare convenience stores and supermarkets, and to learn shopping expressions through shopping games. E,J,H Name of items
Expressions to explain place
Expressions relating to shopping