The goal of learning any foreign language is being able to read, write and speak in that language. To do so, students need to learn about verbs and sentence structures. These lessons and instructional articles on Japanese can help teachers get their students talking!
What better way to practice Japanese writing skills than writing a Japanese letter to a friend? Learn the different ways that the class can do this lesson, what supplies they will need and who they can write a letter to.
As with any language, listening practice is an important aspect of language acquisition. Teachers can do Japanese listening practice through online programs, music and video.
Teaching a beginner’s Japanese class? This is a great lesson for beginner’s Japanese: teaching students the Japanese words for human body parts. Includes the kanji and hiragana readings for the different parts of the body.
When teaching how to say “I love you” in Japanese, why not include the words for love in Japanese kanji? This lesson plan goes over the different words you can use and charts for writing the kanji.
Are you teaching your students about love in Japanese? Why not teach them about haikus, the Japanese love poem? This lesson plan goes over some famous Japanese haikus about love and different exercises to use in the classroom.
Does your class know the Japanese words for love? Valentine’s Day is the right time to teach your students how to say “I love you” in Japanese. This lesson plan goes over the different romantic words in Japanese and exercises that you can use.
For Activities for the Classroom, consider teaching How Do You Write I Love You in Japanese. You must first help students understand which type of love they wish to express and how it is appropriate to express it to someone else. Then you can discuss the kanji for love and how it can be used
Now that the class has learned the present tense short form in Japanese, it’s time to teach them the past tense of this form. This lesson plan goes over the past tense short form for verbs, adjectives and nouns and includes different activities for each.
Teaching Japanese can be a daunting task, especially the Japanese Kanjis. With the method described in this article, there is a way to make your classes fun and interesting!