SOAS, University of London (The School of Oriental and African Studies)

Japanese Teaching Resources

• How to Teach Kana. This article aims to provide some suggestions on how to teach Kana together with some classroom materials.
• Japanese-into-English translation This essay outlines some strategies for teaching Japanese-into-English translation to a class of Japanese learners with native or near-native English ability.
• Teaching Different Degrees of Formality in Japanese The use of formal language poses serious difficulties for students who learn Japanese as a foreign language. They study them as grammatical items at beginner level but the majority find that using them can be problematic.
• Your computer needs to be enabled for Japanese script in order to display the Japanese content of these documents. You can get enabling information for:
  • Enabling Japanese Script on Windows Vista
  • Enabling Japanese Script on Windows XP
  • Enabling Japanese Script on Windows 2000
  • Enabling Japanese Script on Mac OSX

• Teaching Kana
• Japanese to English Translation
• Teaching Formality