Resources for CCSF Japanese Teachers
February 22,
2002
Fumiko asked me to show you some of the resources available for independent language study here in the lab and on the web. This is by no means an inclusive list, just something to get you started. I've put links to a variety of items; software we currently have, examples of things done by instructors of other languages at CCSF and elsewhere, sites devoted to Japanese language learning by instructors at other institutions, and resources that can be used by teachers of any language to create interactive and multimedia sites. I hope this is helpful to you.
| Software | Other Languages | Japanese | Create Activities | TLC | Prof. Orgs. |
Software for Japanese in the CCSF Language Center
- Wordprocessing:
- JWP - Word-processor for IBM clones.
- ClarisWorks- Mac w/ JLK
- NisusWriter- Mac w/JLK
- Word2000 w/ Global IME on newer PCs
- Web Browsing
- IE 5 on PCs
- Netscape 4.x with NJStar Communicator on PCs
- Netscape 4.x with JLK on Macs
- Email
- Web-based mail (Hotmail, Yahoo, WebIMAP at CCSF) with Global IME on PCs
- Web-based mail (Hotmail, Yahoo, WebIMAP at CCSF) with JLK on Macs
- Language Learning Software
- JapanEase
- Dynamic Japanese
- PowerJapanese
- Kanji Moments (v. 1&2)
Other Languages at CCSF
- CCSF
Online Language Lab
- /Departments/Language_Lab/oll/
- Elementary Chinese Online
Materials by Joyce Liou
- http://fog.ccsf.edu/~jliou/
- French Online
Grammar Quiz - Carol Reitan
- http://fog.ccsf.edu/~creitan/grammar.htm
- The Exercise Mill
(Italian) - Giorgio Spano - See also his CCSF
instructional page with exercises for online Italian.
- http://www.locuta.com/exindex.htm
- http://fog.ccsf.edu/~gspano/
Japanese Language Teaching and Learning
- Japanese-related
Projects at Purdue University - WWW Resources, Japanese Freeware
Projects at Purdue, and much more.
- http://www.sla.purdue.edu/fll/JapanProj/
- Friends of Nakama (from Purdue)- Many instructors using the text Nakama have contributed materials to share.
- http://www.uiowa.edu/~japanese/NAKAMA/index.html
- Keiko Schneider's Bookmarks Everything for teachers and students of Japanese.
- http://www.sabotenweb.com/bookmarks/
- For Teachers of Japanese - from Keiko Schneider.
- http://www.sabotenweb.com/bookmarks/teachers.html
- Japanese Textbook Discussion Board from the ATJ.
- http://www.japaneseteaching.org/projects/textbook/
- CARLA - Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition at the University of Minnesota. The LCTL Project offers a Virtual Picture Album for Japanese.
- http://carla.acad.umn.edu/
- http://carla.acad.umn.edu/lctl/lctl.html
- http://carla.acad.umn.edu/VPA/vpa.html
- CSU Fullerton Japanese Program
Kana and Kanji Study Material,
Quicktime movies and self-correcting exercises.- http://www-japan.mit.edu/csuf/
- Gahoh - The Penmanship
of Japanese
- http://www.brise.org/gahoh/home.html
- Japanese Writing Tutor - Information about the writing systems in Japan, and animated Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji.
- NihongoWeb - Teaching materials for teachers of Japanese.
Create Activities for Any Language (including Japanese)
- WebAuthor
from the University of Pennsylvania. Allows use of non-roman fonts.
- http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/plc/larrc/webauthor.html
- Creating
Interactive Exercises for the WWW - links to other places to create
web-based activities.Warning!
Some do not accommodate Japanese fonts.
- http://fog.ccsf.edu/~creitan/quizclass/index.htm
- Clipart from the University of Victoria - Many images free for language teachers.
Technology Assistance at CCSF
- TLC
- Technology Learning Center - Macs and PCs with a variety
of useful software for faculty use, student interns to help in the drop-in
lab, instructional designer to help with projects.
- http://www.ccsf.edu/tlc
Professional Organizations
AJALT - Association of Japanese Language Teaching
- http://www.ajalt.org
ATJ - Association of Teachers of Japanese
- http://www.colorado.edu/ealld/atj
CAJLT - California Association of Japanese Language Teachers
- http://www.irasshai.org/cajlt.html