Contest on Ideas and Examples of How to Teach Culture in Japanese-language Class

Award-winning Plans of the Third Contest

  The winning entries in the 3rd Contest on Ideas and Examples of How to Teach Culture in the Japanese-language Class, have been decided. This year 33 entries were received from Australia, Canada, China, New Zealand, United Kingdom and United States, as well as, for the first time, from Germany, Korea, and Thailand. There were 14 entries for the elementary
school level and 19 in the secondary school level. The winners are as follows:

( You can view PDF files of the following lesson plans. )

 Elementary school level

Grand Prize:
	"Journey in Japan," Mary-Grace Browning (U.K.)
Second Prize:
	"Hinamatsuri at Our School," Eiko Yonezu Larsen (Canada) "Indirect Personal Encounter," Lynn Sessler-Schmaling (U.S.)

 Secondary school level

Grand Prize:
	"Comparing Cultures Together," Cyrus Rolbin (U.S.)
Second Prizes:
	"Promoting the Gold Coast," Megan Alexander (Australia) Making a Bridge between the U.S. and Japan," Mie Ashihara-Lee (U.S.) What's in the Bag?," Miho Miyakawa-Giraud (Germany) "Moshi Moshi," Sachiko Omoto Renovich (Canada)