ONLINE LEARNING RESOURCE FOR CSUS STUDENTS

1. Japanese language learning site
2. Computing and Japanse
3. Online dictionaries and translation
4. Culture learning(Japanese Culture, History, Society)
5. Other information

1. Japanese language learning

• Catherine sensei's site (Fall 2014)
  
  http://nihongoforyou.weebly.com/index.html
  
  
• Japanese Foundation Japanese Language Institute's Resource Page, Urawa, Japan - Click HERE
  
  
  • Marugoto Plus Japanese Learning
    - Before taking Japanese language, you may want to go through "Basic Training" (Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji, Vocabulary, Typing)
    
    
  • Erin's Challenge! can speak Japanese, Free Japanese learning Site by Japan Foundation
    
    
  • Japanese in Anime and Manga

• Useful link by Japan Fundation Japanese Language at Los Angeles - Click HERE
  
  
• CosCom Learn Japanese site
  
  
• Portal for Learning Japanese Nihongo eな site
  by Copyright 2010 The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai
  
  
• 100 best resouces for Japanese language leanring by Tofugu
  
  
• Japanese Language Proficiency Test is held worldwide every year to evaluate and certify proficiency in Japanese of non-native speakers. The test has been held annually since 1984. For more information, click HERE.
  
  
• For beginner: 日本語をまなぼう (nihongo o manaboo) Click HERE. Choose English.
  
  
• NHK Japanese language program
  
  

To study and review Genki textbooks Volume I and II (JAPN1A, JAPN1B, JAPN2A, JAPN2B), go to the publisher's page: Genki Self-Study Page - Japanese and English version. This page introduce a numbe of self-study sites

• Dr. Andrea Shea and I collaboratively develop a supplemental online material for Genki book (I gave her ideas and she developed the website). Visit Usagi-chan' Genki Resource Web page.
  
  
• Usagi-site has an interesting vocabulary exercise. Work on Vocabulary on all lessons. In this exercise, you need to type in kana to do this exercise. This means that you need to have the Japanese language system. When you type in, Usagi give you "x" if you do not type the word in the textbook. For example, "thanks" can be all of the followings: どうも、ありがとう、どうもありがとう. But Usagi's site only shows you "O" when you type どうも. Well, do you want to try? Click Genki Vocabulary Flashcards.
  

Hiragana

• Work on Hiragana Recognition: Usagi's drag-n-drop
• Kana flash card - Hiragana Recognition: Kana flash card
• Check here - if you are interested in hiragana flashcards for your learning
  Hiragana Flashcard
• Hiragana Recognition: Ultimate challenge
• How to write kana: Usagi's stroke order.
• How to write Kana - This site will show you how to write Japanese character using brush with voice instruction. The order of the hiragana is different since they use an old hiragana chart. Click Japanese calligraphy.
• Real Kana - recommended by 1A student (Fall 2007)

Katakana

• Do you have difficulties in remembering katakana? Jeremy-san found this site katakana mnemonics similar to the hiragana ones - Click here.
• Work on Katakana Recognition: Usagi's drag-n-drop
• Check here - if you are interested in hiragana flashcards for your learning
  Katakana Flashcard
• Hiragana Recognition: Ultimate challenge
• How to write kana: Usagi's stroke order.

Hiragana and Katakana - very challenging!!!

• Hiragana Recognition: Ultimate challenge
• Katakana Recognition: Ultimate challenge
• Rapid Recognition Trainer for Hiragana and Katakana

Kanji (need to be updated)

• What is kanji? Click Japanese Writing System by Japanese Language Resource Center.
• Kanji Game (fun activities for all level!)
• KanjiBrowze - the ultimate Japanese lookup tool
• Kiki's Kanji Dictionary
• The Kanji Site
• Kanji Learn

Grammar

• Tae Kim's Guide to Japanese Grammar - Excellent
• JGram: The Japanese Grammar Database

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2. Typing Japanese

• Read "How to read and write Japanese at your computer"
  Go to Usagi's site. If you do not have Office XP, click HERE! If you want to know more about Japanese and computing, click HERE! This site has a lot of links.
  
  
• How to type Special Character
  
  
• Hotmail in Japanese

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3. Dictionary

On-line translation

• Rikai-chan - rikaichan is a popup Japanese-English/German/French/Russian dictionary extension for Firefox. It is simple to use, just hover the mouse on top of a Japanese word
  
  
• Pop Jisho Just type url address. The translation will pop up!

On-line dictionary

• Jim Breen's WWWJDIC Japanese Dictionary Server
  
  
• the JADED NETWORK-SFX translation site
  
  
• Weblio - Type Japanese word

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4. ONLINE SITES FOR JAPANESE CULTURE, HISTORY, AND SOCIETY (need to be updated)

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Website. Updated information on Japan’s foreign policies.
  
  
• Japan Information Network  
  Visual and fact-finding introduction to the nature, traditions, and contemporary life of Japan
  
  
• Kids Web Japan                         
  You can try virtual games and traditional arts, learn how to speak some Japanese, etc.
  
  
• Japan National Tourist Organization

Thank you very much for giving me a permission to use your website!

• JAPANESE CULTURE
  Professor Jim Becker’s site:
  Look at the section of Japanese culture!
  
  
• Crunchyroll: Japanese Animation and Drama
  A lot of free previews
  
  
• JAPANESE HISTORY
  Professor Lee Makela's site
  Great way to learn Japanese history!
  
  
• JAPANESE SCENARIES
  Pictures of Japan  
  Wonderful site - a lot of pictures on comtemporary Japan!
  Pictures of Japan for the Japanese civilization course are provided by and used by permission of the PhotoPassJapan.com project.

Japanese and US Geography online games

• Prefectures Drag-and-Drop Exercise (Andrea Shea)
  
• Regions Drag-n-drop (Andrea Shea)
  
• Cities Drag-and-Drop (Andrea Shea)
• Japanese prefectures in Japanese (A baseball team's website for kids)
• Where are 50 states? - Do you know American's 50 states?

Anime/manga

• Sazae-san
• Chibi Maruko-chan
• Kureyon Shin-chan

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JOB

• The Japan Exchange Teaching Program (JET) Official US site