Possible learning experiences

Levels 1 and 2

Engage the learners in a range of activities involving listening, speaking, reading, writing, viewing, and presenting and performing. Activities could include;

• encouraging students to notice Japanese influences in their community;
• じこしょうかい – either for live web exchange or digitally recorded to be sent to speakers of Japanese;
• making a profile in Japanese for electronic exchange of information;
• listening to and singing Japanese songs;
• viewing/presenting role plays;
• writing and answering surveys;
• peer teaching kana;
• kana and kanji aerobics and other kinaesthetic script activities;
• calligraphy: practising relevant kanji and kana;
• playing card games such as かるた;
• playing communicative games such as counting games and フルーツバスケッツ;
• celebrating (i.e., experiencing/enacting) まつり as an integral part of Japanese language acquisition;
• exploring the significance of まつりfor individuals, families, and communities and making links with own experiences;
• keeping a daily class record of dates and future events in simple formulaic Japanese;
• listening to simple, authentic Japanese sound files (links to TKI learning languages kete Japanese page with suggested sites);
• viewing videos, DVDs, presentations in Japanese and/or about Japan;
• creating simple まんが;
• playing じゃんけんぽん and variations;
• making links with the local Japanese community by inviting Japanese people into the class to share their expertise;
• making links with other schools with an interest in Japan or Japanese language.

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