ORIGINAL SCHOOL LESSON PLANS ABOUT JAPAN!
Welcome to Shingumi Resources
Pty Ltd, suppliers of Japanese culture
teaching resources to school language, society and environment
faculties.
As a teacher of Japanese at
schools I have found that the
introduction of Japanese culture to students establishes foundations
which influence later subject and career choices.
The Shingumi (new class)
Resources team have thoroughly classroom tested all lesson plans.
Culture lessons provide
students with insight into people, geography
and history. They establish life interests for students to pursue
through the study of language, travel and friendships.
As the world economy has
globalised an appreciation of other
cultures has become indispensable in almost every field of endeavour.
The study of foreign culture is
often the most memorable part of a
language course and a knowledge of Japanese culture often fosters a
desire to learn the language.
Cultural empathy is an
important in communication and relationships development.
"The
Manga Unit could be used successfully with
all age groups to bring modern Japanese Culture into the Classroom by
using it as an Arts and/or Modern Foreign Language resource."
Gabriele
Harris in Mado,
The Japan Foundation (Nihongo Centre Newsletter), Volume 13, April 2002
(UK) View the full text article by pressing this link. MADO
The units of work provided here
allow students to get to know Japan.
They are an essential aid to Japanese language study and have also been
taught in English programs, society and environment, art, science and
history.
The material is topical.
Japanese manga are watched daily on the
western television cartoon channels by a large portion of students. The
unique animals of Japan are universally admired. The study of samurai
life takes students to a very different world that is chivalrous and
noble.
Shingumi Resources lesson plans
free up teacher time.
Save precious time by utilising
lessons already written.
All necessary worksheets,
teacher instructions, diagrams and readings are provided. There are
also helpful teaching hints.
No specialist knowledge of
Japanese language is necessary to present the material in the programs. 