No doubt, if you've taken Japanese lessons from me before, you probably have heard this "rant" before. The one about Star Wars and how it was "inspired" by a Japanese film, and Yoda (which is a Japanese name, by the way) … [Read more...]
I got this tip from Joyce, a college professor, and expert in Godzilla studies (not even kidding). She uses this as part of a lesson on cultural insight. Sounds like a fun class. Read on! It's funny enough to put … [Read more...]
This is just a quick post mostly referencing an article over at NihonHacks (so you can just go over there and read about it too), about a couple cool tools to add furigana over your kanji (furigana = hiragana that's on top … [Read more...]
A few days ago I did a live e-lecture about Japanese counters (and how suicidal they can make you). To go along with the presentation, I put together an e-book for you to use as a Japanese counter resource. Let's take a … [Read more...]
[box type="tick"]Check out Tofugu's new Japanese Resources Guide! It has the best Japanese resources and reviews for each! It's also more updated and has more resources than this article![/box] I'm really proud and … [Read more...]
I was reminded of this game over on the eduFire forums, where one of the tutors started a game up. What a great vocab game! I remember playing this a lot with my crazy little kancho-giving host brother, back in the day. … [Read more...]