The Language Resource Newsletter - Jan 2004 Teacher s Lounge Look in the filing cabinet for culture lesson plans. language lesson OBSERVE AND ANALYZE PHOTOS AND CULTURE http://www.nclrc.org/caidlr81.htm
UK At Aichi Expo 2005 Building on our strengths in English language teaching, and the high prioritythat the Lesley Hayman Acting Director British Council Japan lesson plans http://www.my-earth.org.uk/html/elt/index_e.html
Extractions: On behalf of the British Council I would like to offer my congratulations to the many people who have worked tirelessly to make Aichi Expo a reality. I am sure it will be a great success and I am delighted that the British Council is able to contribute to the event, along with our UK NOW partners, in a number of different ways, one of which is the production of the English Language Teaching (ELT) materials available from this website. The British Councils aim is to build mutually beneficial relationships between people in the UK and Japan and to increase appreciation of the UKs creative ideas and achievements. Building on our strengths in English language teaching, and the high priority that the UK places on preserving our environment for future generations, we have developed this set of three lesson plans that we are sure will improve your students ability to communicate in English as well as help raise their awareness of the environment and its importance to all of us.
Awesome Library - English Provides lesson plans in Social Studies, Math, Science, Literature, Folklore, Click on the dialect, sound, or language of interest and a box will open. http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/English/Languages/Spanish.html
Awesome Library - English Provides email postcards in many languages. lesson plans. language lessonplans (Teachers.Net). Provides over 200 individual lessons. http://www.awesomelibrary.org/Classroom/English/Languages/Languages.html
CyberLesson You will need the following materials to complete this lesson. A copy of thebook Sadako (1993) written by Eleanor Coerr, Tips of japanese language http://www.bsu.edu/web/skim2/cyberlesson.htm
Extractions: Lesson for grades 5 - 6 Materials You will need the following materials to complete this lesson: - A copy of the book Sadako w ritten by Eleanor Coerr, illustrated by Ed Young - Computer with Internet access - QuickTime Player (click to download) - Pencil or pen - Paper - Origami papers Before You Read Before you read Sadako, please complete the following three activities. 1. Read a brief summary about Sadako below and find Japan and Hiroshima on the map. This is a true story of a young girl living in Hiroshima, Japan after the Atomic Bomb dropped in 1945 during World War II. At age 11, Sadako is diagnosed as having "the atomic bomb" disease, or Leukemia. Her friend reminded her of the Japanese legend that if she folded a thousand paper cranes, the gods might grant her wish to be well again. With hope and determination, Sadako began folding cranes, but she couldn't make one thousand cranes due to her death. A map of Japan and Hiroshima 2. There are some vocabulary words related to the Japanese culture in the book. Please check out the meaning of the words in the table below. Try to read each word aloud a couple of times. Knowing those words will help you understand the content of the book. Tips of Japanese language Japanese English Translation Obasan Grandmother O Bon The biggest holiday in Japan Kokeshi Traditional Japanese doll Kimono Traditional Japanese clothes for women 3. What do you know about World War II? Please check out the links below, and fill out a simple
Extractions: Subject: Art, Language Arts, Poetry Submitted by: Carole Rathfon , a teacher at Kaiser School in Oakland, CA. Tell students about HAIKU poetry and read some old and new examples. Structure of Japanese 17th century Haiku poems: Have 3 lines (in classical structure the first line has 5 syllables, the second has 7 syllables, the last has 5 again, but that doesn't necessarily work in English, because the English language doesn't have as many words to describe the same things as the Japanese language does.) Refer to nature Use ordinary things to talk about significant issues like finding happiness in the beauty of nature, dying, falling in love, being left alone, not having friends, etc.
LEARN NC :: Find Lesson Plans 55 lesson plans were found for grade 11 English language Arts. DescribingJapanese Screens and Scrolls through Words. This lesson is the first part of a http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/search?grade=11&scos_subject=English Language Art
LEARN NC :: Find Lesson Plans 75 lesson plans were found for grade 10 English language Arts. DescribingJapanese Screens and Scrolls through Words. This lesson is the first part of a http://www.learnnc.org/lessons/search?grade=10&scos_subject=English Language Art
Lesson Plans Grade Level 35 English/language Arts - Listening Speaking English/language Arts lesson Plan. Goals. Students will read about life in Japan. http://www.buddyproject.org/lessons/info.asp?id=185
Wide Angle. Global Classroom. Lesson Plans | PBS Prior to the teaching, bookmark all of the Web sites used in the lesson. Languages, japanese, Hindi, English, and 14 other official languages http://www.pbs.org/wnet/wideangle/classroom/2lp2c.html
Extractions: Explain to your students that you will be examining different educational systems. Explain that, in the United Nations' Universal declaration of Human Rights, Article 26, it states that "Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit." In 1990, and more recently in 2000, world leaders met to declare that they would take action to improve the state of education in their countries, working to take steps so that all primary age children receive an education and are able to read. This declaration is called "Education for All." It is necessary to understand why it is important that we receive an education ourselves. Begin by asking your students, as a whole class, to brainstorm a list of reasons that we go to school. Record all of the answers on the chalkboard or on a large sheet of paper. Students are likely to respond: to learn to read, make friends, get into a good college, get a good job. After students have listed as many things as they can think of, review the list with them. Discuss their views of school and try to have them elaborate on their thoughts. Why do we need to learn to read? Why do we need to go to college? What does it mean to get a good job? What is a "good" job? What is a "bad" job? How is your life different with a good job as opposed to a bad job? Why do some people have good jobs and other people have bad jobs?
Extractions: Students will use information from the Camp Harmony Web site to learn about the experiences of Japanese Americans who were sent to live in relocation centers and internment camps during World War II. Students will read newspaper articles, journal entries, and letters that describe the living conditions in Camp Harmony, a relocation center. Photographs of relocation efforts and of Camp Harmony enhance students' understanding of the ordeal. Students will then answer four questions and apply this information by writing a haiku that describes Japanese American internment during World War II. Instructional Objectives
Lesson Plans And Educational Resources (See also language page for foreign language lesson plans.) Resources forteachers who are committed to teaching Japan or China in social studies or http://nationalitiescouncil.org/education_lp.html
Extractions: Indiana and the World: Themes and Lesson Plans (by Indiana University International Resource Center Lesson Plans from GENI (Geography Educators Network of Indiana) Lesson Plans from the Cyberschoolbus (United Nations) Lesson Plans from DiscoverySchool (Discover.com) Links to lesson plans and educational resources (developed by the College of Saint Benedict/St.John's University) AskERIC is an excellent source for lesson plans and ideas submitted by teachers from around the country. This site has thirteen different subjects to search through, with lesson plans for pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade students, and is very easy to navigate! Also has a guide on how to write your own lesson plans. For a lesson plan that will supplement the information students will learn at the International Festival, go to this website and enter the key word culture , select whichever grade level you are interested in, and search. There are some fun and informative activities for every grade that would be a great introduction for students coming to the International Festival. [review by Jessica Koopman, October 2002] LessonPlanPages.com
Extractions: Following is a list of links to pages that contain great discussion topics as well as some lesson plans created by the team at Speakoz. If you plan to give copies of the Speakoz lesson plans to your students, please make sure our link is used at the bottom of the printed page. For all English language ESL EFL TESOL TEFL TEFOL teachers, tutors and students. Elementary Breaking News English . Click on a recent news item to see a selection of exercises for it. Ready-to-use ESL/EFL current affairs lessons. Graded news articles, audio and communicative activities uploaded daily. English Club has a great page about Small Talk. It focuses on basic conversation starters as well as various topics for discussion. Worth a look. The International Center has a short list of general but challenging conversation topics here and in their archives here .Very easy to adapt these topics for your own situation. http://st.n-junshin.ac.jp/Project/conversation/Inoue/
Curriculum Links: Modern Language Foreign language lesson plans and Resources provides links to many lesson plans for JIN sites are sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. http://www.teachingcompany.com/Foreignlang.html
Extractions: Curriculum Links: Modern Language Webquests and Lesson Plans Internet Activities for Foreign Language Classes contains lesson plans for French and Spanish classes. Many of the lessons include links to websites and corresponding activities and worksheets. Foreign Language Lesson Plans and Resources provides links to many lesson plans for French and Spanish classes; there are also links to museums and other resources. General Resources Foreign Language Teachers Forum is a one stop shop for all the links any foreign language teacher will need. The list is daunting but this is a good place to start to explore the web resources available. There are links to newspapers, audio sites, lesson plans, culture, history and grammar. Epals connects 1.5 million students and teachers from 24,768 registered classrooms in 130 countries within a collaborative environment.
Extractions: This lesson plan has been prepared because of the large number of Spanish Teachers, Social Studies Teachers and Physical Education Teachers that have come forward and contacted the Balero Players' Association and let us know how they use baleros at their schools. The model program is Spanish Teacher Victor Parlier's at Mohawk High School in Ohio where Balero Competitions culminate in an annual school wide balero tournament in the gymnasium where the winner takes a trophy. Oscar Ortiz of the Iowa State Education Association held a workshop for teachers on baleros in the classroom and has started a balero program at his local school. From Mexico, Benjamin Martinez, a physical education instructor teaches the art of balero. These are just a few of the teacher's out there that are already teaching / utilizing balero. The lesson plan has been written for use in Spanish Class but it can be utilized equally for Social Studies, Physical Education, Industrial Arts or other Foreign Language Classes such as French, Italian, Portuguese, and Japanese. For printing this document it is recommended you download the page formatted Word version: Implementing Baleros into the Classroom See Also: For Elementary School Students: How to make Baleros For Jr. High / High School and up - Turn a balero on a wood lathe:
Jazzles Fun ESL EFL Lesson Plans Fun esl lesson plans and teacher resources using songs for esl That s theniche that I see Jazzles filling in the japanese ESL resources market. http://www.jazzles.com/html/esl-lesson-plans.html
Extractions: Fish Songs ! Map Jazzles songs are a fun way to structure English Second Language Lesson Plans and other ESL activities because singing songs is a wonderful way to get into the mood of a language , to learn its culture and rhythms. It is especially helpful for memorizing different word sequences, for understanding the rhythm of a language and for perfecting ESL pronunciation . Now you can read some teachers' experiences on how they have used Jazzles for a fun way and effective way of teaching English as a Second Language. Think about Pop Stars. Have you wondered how they can sing in several languages with almost perfect accents ? That is because singing allows you to concentrate very carefully on each subtle sound until you get it right .That is why Jazzles is becoming a popular ESL Teacher Resource for ESL activities, games, drama, ESL vocabulary and reading activities that is also fun! Suitable for most ages because the language used is contemporary - not babyish!
Smithsonian Education - Japan: Images Of A People Smithsonian Institution lesson plans in History, Art, Science, language Arts and Using Background Essay 1 as a guide, tell your students that Japan http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/lesson_plans/japan_images_people/l
Extractions: All Subjects African American Art African American Culture African American History African Art African Culture African History Air and Space American Art American Art Culture American Art History American Culture American History American Indian Art American Indian Culture American Indian History Ancient Art Ancient Culture Ancient History Animals Anthropology Architecture/Design Art (general) Asian Art Asian Culture Asian History Asian Pacific American APA Art APA Culture APA History Careers Earth Science Environment Experimentation Folklife Fossils Gems and Minerals Health Hispanic (see Latino) History (general) Investigation Language Arts Latino Art Latino Culture Latino History Geography and Maps Mathematics Music Multiculturalism Mythology Native American Art Native American Culture Native American History Performing Arts Plants Science (general) Spanish Language Special Needs Technology Visitor Guides Visual Arts Women's History World History/Culture Writing/Literacy World Art World Culture World History
Language Resources Perhaps a trip to Japan is in your future? At the Human Languages Page, This site contains a number of sample lesson plans for Spanish (mainly), French, http://www.educationindex.com/language/
Extractions: Language Resources SM A B C D ... O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Read German stories (Rumpelstiltskin, Hans Huckebein, and more) in German, or in English. The University of Chicago's Project for American and French Research on the Treasury of the French Language (whew...no wonder they use an acronym!) was created as a database of words from written French. It now contains over 150 million words ranging from the 17th to the 20th centuries. A great tool for French scholars and researchers, as well as lovers of language. An extensive collection of public domain French literature, in French. Put together by a Spanish teacher, this is an impressive group of foreign language links. There are French, German, and Spanish collections, including newspaper and magazine links in all three languages. There's also a chat section, and one for homework help. This is "An Etymological Chinese-English Dictionary" which would be very useful to students of Chinese. The point and click translation method and excellent use of frames make the site a pleasure to visit, and the background information is interesting even if you're not studying Chinese.
