2016-12-02
airplane - predeparture safety instructions
Listening practice from middle November 2016 domestic flight between Komatsu and Fukuoka,
2016-09-23
putting archaeology online - "virtual tudors"
The high value ship, The Mary Rose, has formed an online source for getting to know the period and place from which it comes.
[excerpt]
A skull, the team add, can offer a number of insights. "You can estimate the sex of an individual, you can estimate the ancestry of an individual and you can certainly diagnose the pathology of an individual: things like scurvy and a number of other conditions," said Nick Owen, a sport and exercise biomechanist also from Swansea University.
At the heart of the project is a technique known as photogrammetry. For each of the skulls, around 120 high resolution photographs were painstakingly taken from many different angles, with the in-focus sections digitally stitched together to produce the final, state-of-the-art, 3D models.
[project online], http://www.virtualtudors.org/
2016-09-18
New J.E.T. Program (Japan English Teacher) video 2016
This gorgeous video may inspire students of Japanese to teach English in Japan!
https://youtu.be/dRjTHcz0JQw
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Amanda Rollins, Program Coordinator
Japan Foundation, Los Angeles
5700 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90036
(323)761-7510x113
2016-09-02
annual enrollment for high schoolers - Reischauer Program (online)
<application deadline for the 2017 RSP is October 14, 2016>
The Reischauer Scholars Program (RSP) http://spice.fsi.stanford.edu/fellowships/reischauer_scholars_program is an online course for high school students sponsored by the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) at Stanford University. Named in honor of former Ambassador to Japan Edwin O. Reischauer, the RSP annually selects 25~30 exceptional high school students from throughout the United States to engage in an intensive study of Japan. Selected students will participate in this online course on Japan from February to June 2017.
Currently entering its fourteenth year, the RSP is an intensive and engaging course. Students are introduced to a broad overview of Japanese history, literature, religion, art, politics, economics, and contemporary society, with a special focus on the U.S.・€・Japan relationship. Top scholars and diplomats interact directly with students in online virtual classes, and offer both American and Japanese perspectives on many historical and contemporary issues. The RSP also provides students with a chance to meet like-minded peers with an interest in Japan, U.S.・€・Japan relations, and/or global perspectives. As a student-centered course, a strong emphasis is placed on encouraging students to share and appreciate the diverse perspectives that each student brings to the RSP learning community. RSP students also connect directly with the Japanese high school students of the Stanford e-Japan program, which is an online course that SPICE offers on U.S.-Japan relations and U.S. society to students in Japan.
Students who successfully complete the course will earn Stanford Continuing Studies Program (CSP) credit and a Certificate of Completion from SPICE, Stanford University. The RSP equips participants with a rare degree of expertise about Japan that may have a significant impact on their choice of study and future career. Students do not need to know the Japanese language to participate in this course. There is a student fee for books and the Stanford Continuing Studies credits.
The 2017 Reischauer Scholars Program is currently accepting applications from all current high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors (Classes of 2017, 2018, and 2019) in the United States.
For more information and to download the 2017 Reischauer Scholars Program application, please visit http://reischauerscholars.org http://spice.fsi.stanford.edu/fellowships/reischauer_scholars_program. The application deadline for the 2017 RSP is October 14, 2016. All applications must be postmarked by this date.
Please visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/reischauerscholars https://www.facebook.com/reischauerscholars/.
Thank you for your interest in the RSP. Please contact Naomi Funahashi, RSP Manager and Instructor, at nfunahashi [at]stanford.edu with any questions.
The Reischauer Scholars Program (RSP) http://spice.fsi.stanford.edu/fellowships/reischauer_scholars_program is an online course for high school students sponsored by the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) at Stanford University. Named in honor of former Ambassador to Japan Edwin O. Reischauer, the RSP annually selects 25~30 exceptional high school students from throughout the United States to engage in an intensive study of Japan. Selected students will participate in this online course on Japan from February to June 2017.
Currently entering its fourteenth year, the RSP is an intensive and engaging course. Students are introduced to a broad overview of Japanese history, literature, religion, art, politics, economics, and contemporary society, with a special focus on the U.S.・€・Japan relationship. Top scholars and diplomats interact directly with students in online virtual classes, and offer both American and Japanese perspectives on many historical and contemporary issues. The RSP also provides students with a chance to meet like-minded peers with an interest in Japan, U.S.・€・Japan relations, and/or global perspectives. As a student-centered course, a strong emphasis is placed on encouraging students to share and appreciate the diverse perspectives that each student brings to the RSP learning community. RSP students also connect directly with the Japanese high school students of the Stanford e-Japan program, which is an online course that SPICE offers on U.S.-Japan relations and U.S. society to students in Japan.
Students who successfully complete the course will earn Stanford Continuing Studies Program (CSP) credit and a Certificate of Completion from SPICE, Stanford University. The RSP equips participants with a rare degree of expertise about Japan that may have a significant impact on their choice of study and future career. Students do not need to know the Japanese language to participate in this course. There is a student fee for books and the Stanford Continuing Studies credits.
The 2017 Reischauer Scholars Program is currently accepting applications from all current high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors (Classes of 2017, 2018, and 2019) in the United States.
For more information and to download the 2017 Reischauer Scholars Program application, please visit http://reischauerscholars.org http://spice.fsi.stanford.edu/fellowships/reischauer_scholars_program. The application deadline for the 2017 RSP is October 14, 2016. All applications must be postmarked by this date.
Please visit us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/reischauerscholars https://www.facebook.com/reischauerscholars/.
Thank you for your interest in the RSP. Please contact Naomi Funahashi, RSP Manager and Instructor, at nfunahashi [at]stanford.edu with any questions.
2016-07-25
kyara Ben (character Bento)
Feature story Sunday morning on National Public Radio (USA), web version includes photos:
[Excerpt]
Packing your child's lunch calls for a whole different level of preparation in Japan. There, moms often shape ordinary lunch ingredients like ham or rice into cute little pandas, Pokemon or even famous people's faces.
It's called character bento, and there's considerable pressure to produce these cute food creations. Tomomi Maruo has been teaching how to make character bentos, or "kyaraben" for short — at her home for the past 13 years.
"My kid brought kyaraben to the kindergarten and his friends saw the bento and moms started asking me how to make kyaraben so that's how I started teaching," Maruo said.
[related story-1] These Parents Make Lovely Lunch Bag Art. Not Everyone Is Pleased
[related story-2] In Japan, Food Can Be Almost Too Cute To Eat
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/02/04/170583365/in-japan-food-can-be-almost-too-cute-to-eat
2016-07-14
visual essay - Japan's exclusion zone around Fukushima reactors
Something to share with teen and older students, as well as colleagues:
This visual essay appeared today at Digital Photography Review.
Compare the interactive media essays at Magnum Photos,
Walking Kesennuma after the 2011 tsunami, part 1, http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/essay/tsunami-streetwalk-1-kesennuma
Kesennuma streetwalk, part 2, http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/essay/tsunami-streetwalk-2-kamaishi
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Keow Wee Loong, a Malaysian photographer currently based in Thailand, snuck into the zone with his fianceé to document the current state of Fukushima's abandoned towns – and what was left behind. From a supermarket picked over by wild animals, forgotten laundry at a laundromat and a wall calendar forever frozen on March 2011, his photos show the eerie remains of daily life brought to an abrupt halt.
You can see more of his Fukushima photos and his photography on his Facebook page.
Compare the interactive media essays at Magnum Photos,
Walking Kesennuma after the 2011 tsunami, part 1, http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/essay/tsunami-streetwalk-1-kesennuma
Kesennuma streetwalk, part 2, http://inmotion.magnumphotos.com/essay/tsunami-streetwalk-2-kamaishi
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[excerpt from DPReview, http://www.dpreview.com/news/6195625964/photographer-captures-the-ruin-of-fukushima-s-exclusion-zone]
Keow Wee Loong, a Malaysian photographer currently based in Thailand, snuck into the zone with his fianceé to document the current state of Fukushima's abandoned towns – and what was left behind. From a supermarket picked over by wild animals, forgotten laundry at a laundromat and a wall calendar forever frozen on March 2011, his photos show the eerie remains of daily life brought to an abrupt halt.
You can see more of his Fukushima photos and his photography on his Facebook page.
2016-06-25
easy news in Japanese
Nhk easy news is a good site for quick video news clips of Japanese current events in Japanese with English subtitles or without,
2016-06-02
learning Japanese with music
The Japan Foundation, Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai launched a new website named "みんなで聞こう 日本の歌" yesterday.
URL： http://nihon-no-uta.jp<http://nihon-no-uta.jp/>
The site is made for Japanese Learners or anyone who is interested in Japanese songs, language and culture all over the world.
--"Listen Together : The Songs of Japan" is a site where you can search for and listen to Japanese songs that suit your interests and the level of your Japanese language ability.
--Target audiences: Students of Japanese language who wish to experience the language and culture of Japan through Japanese songs.
People from around the world who are interested in Japanese songs, language, and culture.
Site features Japanese songs can be searched for using various methods such as genre, theme, level of Japanese language difficulty, title, view ranking, and so forth.
Pages can be browsed and music videos played using not only PC's but also tablets or smartphones. You can listen to Japanese songs anywhere, anytime.
Lyrics subtitles are available on the pages where songs are played, and can be displayed in hiragana, katakana, or romaji. Even people who find Japanese kanji and the written characters difficult can still enjoy Japanese songs. Also, lyrics cards are available to be downloaded.
Any questions should be addressed to the Kansai Center: http://www.jfkc.jp/index_en.html
URL： http://nihon-no-uta.jp<http://nihon-no-uta.jp/>
The site is made for Japanese Learners or anyone who is interested in Japanese songs, language and culture all over the world.
--"Listen Together : The Songs of Japan" is a site where you can search for and listen to Japanese songs that suit your interests and the level of your Japanese language ability.
--Target audiences: Students of Japanese language who wish to experience the language and culture of Japan through Japanese songs.
People from around the world who are interested in Japanese songs, language, and culture.
Site features Japanese songs can be searched for using various methods such as genre, theme, level of Japanese language difficulty, title, view ranking, and so forth.
Pages can be browsed and music videos played using not only PC's but also tablets or smartphones. You can listen to Japanese songs anywhere, anytime.
Lyrics subtitles are available on the pages where songs are played, and can be displayed in hiragana, katakana, or romaji. Even people who find Japanese kanji and the written characters difficult can still enjoy Japanese songs. Also, lyrics cards are available to be downloaded.
Any questions should be addressed to the Kansai Center: http://www.jfkc.jp/index_en.html
2016-05-26
visual culture - exhibit & outdoor art
Beginning June 10 at the Siebold museum for Japanese Studies at Leiden University in the Netherlands; announcement with photos here (in Dutch),
http://www.sieboldhuis.org/tentoonstellingen/detail/te_mooi_om_weg_te_gooien._verpakkingsdesing_uit_japan
Title translates "Too beautiful to throw away - package design in Japan"
http://www.sieboldhuis.org/tentoonstellingen/detail/te_mooi_om_weg_te_gooien._verpakkingsdesing_uit_japan
Title translates "Too beautiful to throw away - package design in Japan"
Seen this week at Atlas Obscura, where the search word 'japan' brings up a variety of curious photo stories.
This town near Nagasaki is peppered with fruit-flavored bus stops.
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/konagai-japan-fruit-shaped-bus-stops
http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/konagai-japan-fruit-shaped-bus-stops
2016-05-19
visual treat - cultural landscape
The group of images for the matsuri food vendor stalls, the family crests, and the decorative envelops all can be shared and used for discussion among students.
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theme, "typology" (sets of related images)
[kanban, stall signs at festival time]
Many festivals are held in summer in Japan. There are lots of street stalls, and each shop has colorful shop curtain. --Kotoko Nomoto
https://www.flickr.com/photos/141902803@N02/26483406363
[kamon, family crests]
Japanese family emblems. --Hikaru Kokami
https://www.flickr.com/photos/141814370@N02/26481713914
[kinpu, money envelops]
This envelope is used celebrating event. For example wedding ceremony. If you use them, you have to follow the manners. --Minami Takagi
https://www.flickr.com/photos/141842068@N06/27053979456
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theme, "typology" (sets of related images)
[kanban, stall signs at festival time]
Many festivals are held in summer in Japan. There are lots of street stalls, and each shop has colorful shop curtain. --Kotoko Nomoto
https://www.flickr.com/photos/141902803@N02/26483406363
[kamon, family crests]
Japanese family emblems. --Hikaru Kokami
https://www.flickr.com/photos/141814370@N02/26481713914
[kinpu, money envelops]
This envelope is used celebrating event. For example wedding ceremony. If you use them, you have to follow the manners. --Minami Takagi
https://www.flickr.com/photos/141842068@N06/27053979456
2016-04-19
popular songs to teach beginning high school students
--- thanks to M. Homan:
"Yosaku" 与作 is a good one for students. Each single line or two lines is a full sentence (but in informal/plain form) with basic grammatical structure. The song is sung slowly enough, with echo lines "hei, hei, ho" and "ton. ton, ton" in between each line of the verse, that it's easy to think ahead to the next line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYTiffYu4JI
Many Japanese think "Yosaku" is a traditional folk song. It is not. It came out in the late 1970s, written by Nanasawa Kiminori 七沢公典 with the most popular version being the one by Kitajima Saburo 北島三郎.
--- thanks to Elena Yoo:
an old song, but contemporary enough, I think. The song includes lots of good vocabulary words and grammar rules, too. My students won't stop singing... http://youtu.be/C35DrtPlUbc
"Yosaku" 与作 is a good one for students. Each single line or two lines is a full sentence (but in informal/plain form) with basic grammatical structure. The song is sung slowly enough, with echo lines "hei, hei, ho" and "ton. ton, ton" in between each line of the verse, that it's easy to think ahead to the next line.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYTiffYu4JI
Many Japanese think "Yosaku" is a traditional folk song. It is not. It came out in the late 1970s, written by Nanasawa Kiminori 七沢公典 with the most popular version being the one by Kitajima Saburo 北島三郎.
--- thanks to Elena Yoo:
an old song, but contemporary enough, I think. The song includes lots of good vocabulary words and grammar rules, too. My students won't stop singing... http://youtu.be/C35DrtPlUbc
2016-03-24
teaching materials - theme of 3.11 disasters
From: Inter University Center Stanford Admin, levy@iucjapan.org Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Subject: I.U.C. 311 project update -- please share the news!
The IUC is pleased to present new Japanese teaching materials for the advanced high school level, themed around the disasters of March 11, 2011.
The materials, which use manga, are available for FREE download at http://www.iucjapan.org/html/311_material_j.html
Subject: I.U.C. 311 project update -- please share the news!
The IUC is pleased to present new Japanese teaching materials for the advanced high school level, themed around the disasters of March 11, 2011.
The materials, which use manga, are available for FREE download at http://www.iucjapan.org/html/
Please share the news with all who might be interested!
Special thanks to the U.S.-Japan Foundation and Norman Masuda for making this project possible.
Special thanks to the U.S.-Japan Foundation and Norman Masuda for making this project possible.
2016-01-13
online supplemental sources for learning language(s)
Ways to use audio recordings from the Internet to fill the parts of your day productively and flexibly.
General Webpage (46 languages referenced), http://www.openculture.com/freelanguagelessons
Japanese collection of resources,
Bookmark our free Japanese lessons section.
General Webpage (46 languages referenced), http://www.openculture.com/freelanguagelessons
Japanese collection of resources,
- Foreign Service Institute Japanese – Web site
- Student guide, textbook, glossary, flashcards (PDF) and nine audio lessons (MP3).
- JapanesePod101.com – iTunes Free – Feed
- Over 100 quality lessons aimed at the beginner. Users give it high marks.
- Kanji Characters – iTunes Free
- Learn the proper form and stroke for several important Kanji characters. From Emory University.
- Learn Japanese Symbols – iTunes Free – Feed – Web Site
- These lessons teach students how to work with Japanese symbols, such as Kanji, Hiragana, and Katakana.
- Let's Speak Japanese Basic – YouTube
- 26 video lessons produced by the Japan Foundation.
- Let's Learn Japanese Basic II – YouTube
- 25 video lessons produced by the Japan Foundation.
- Survival Phrases iTunes Free Feed
- Learn the must-know phrases for traveling in Japan.
Bookmark our free Japanese lessons section.
see also update of January 12, 2016 at JFLALC offices in Los Angeles,
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