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Table of Contents
Textbooks 1
Websites and programs 2
Japanese language schools and tutors 5
The J.Test 7
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Textbooks
外 国 人がいこくじん
のための英語え い ご
でわかるはじめての日本語に ほ ん ご
by 宮 崎みやざき
道子み ち こ
・栗田く り た
奈美な み
& 坂本さかもと
舞まい
Gaikokujin no eigo de wakaru hajimete no nihongo Michiko Miyazaki, Nami Kuria &
Mai Sakamotoナツメ社な つ め し ゃ
Natsume sha
暮く
らしの日本語に ほ ん ご
指ゆび
さし会話帳かいわちょう
4英語版え い ご ば ん
by 長友ながとも
ダイアンだ い あ ん
Kurashi no Nihongo yubisashi kaiwachō by Diane Nagatomo
情 報じょうほう
センターせ ん た ー
出 版 局しゅっぱんきょく
Joho Center Publishing Co., Ltd.
指
ゆび
さしイラスト
い ら す と
会話
か い わ
JAPAN 英語
え い ご
〜日本語
に ほ ん ご
Yubisashi irasuto kaiwa JAPAN Eigo~Nihongo
ブルーガイドぶ る ー が い ど
Burū gaido
初 級しょきゅう
から 中 級ちゅうきゅう
までへの日本語に ほ ん ご
ドリルど り る
by 松 本まつもと
節子せ つ こ
& 佐久間さ く ま
良子よ し こ
Shokyū kara chūkyū made e no nihongo doriru by Matsumoto Setsuko & SakumaYoshikoThe Japan Times
日本語に ほ ん ご
総そう
まとめ 問 題 集もんだいしゅう
2 級きゅう
[文 法 編ぶんぽうへん
] by 佐々木さ さ き
仁子ひ と こ
& 松 本まつもと
紀子の り こ
Nihongo sou matome mondaishū ni kyū [bunpou hen] by Sasaki Hitoko & MatsumotoNoriko
アスクあ す く
出 版しゅっぱん
ASK Publishing
Intermediate Kanji Book Vol. 1 by Kano Chieko, Shimizu Yuri, Takenaka Hiroko, IshiiEriko, and Akutsu SatoruBonjinsha Co., Ltd.
「日本語に ほ ん ご
能 力のうりょく
試験し け ん
」対 策たいさく 日本語
に ほ ん ご
総そう
まとめ N2 語彙ご い
by 佐々木さ さ き
仁子ひ と こ
& 松 本まつもと
紀子の り こ
“Nihongo nouryoku shiken” taisaku Nihongo sou matome N2 Goi by Sasaki Hitoko& Matsumoto Noriko
アスクあ す く
出 版しゅっぱん
ASK Publishing
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Japanese study websites and programs
anime-manga.jp Learn Japanese through manga! Learn expressions through the genre
(romance, school, ninja, samurai), different scenes, and the characters
themselves. There is also a word quiz and kanji game available.
erin.ne.jp/jp Follow Erin, an exchange student, as she learns about the Japanese
language and culture. There is a video for each lesson and also quizzes,
games, and activities related to the lesson.
momo.jpf.go.jp/sushi Registration required however, e-mail is not required. Collect sushi each
time you complete a test. Test includes listening, reading
comprehension, identifying kanji. Good for reviewing.
www.jlpt-kanji.com Study kanji based on your JLPT level. Quiz yourself on the reading and
meaning and even save kanji to your folder. Also includes a dictionary.
www.kanjisite.com Similar to the website above. However, on this website you can roll over
the kanji and it will show you the rōmaji. If you click on a kanji, it will give
you all the details about it (Chinese reading, Japanese reading, common
compounds, JLPT level). You can also print out a Kanji sheet to practice
writing each kanji.
www.smart.fm
-Basic and Intermediate Kanji Books
-Nihongo so-matome books
-Genki books
-JLPT kanji
genki.japantimes.co.jp A list of resources for studying hiragana/katakana, kanji, grammar /conversation, and vocabulary. Includes videos, games, quizzes. Some
links and activities are directly related to the Genki series.
ichi2.net/anki Downloadable flashcard website
www.ajalt.org/rwj "Real World" Japanese. Choose your level, situation (general,
business, kids), and watch, listen, read, and recite the conversation.
faculty.washington.edu/iwata3/type/typing_contents.html
Practice typing hiragana, katakana, and kanji by reading and listening.
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www.yynihongo.jp Learn everyday Japanese through cute animations, games and
quizzes.
www.e-hon.jp Read traditional Japanese children's stories in Japanese and English.
You can also listen and read along (click 'voice', windows only)
lang-8.com A website for community-based language learning. You'll write a blog in
Japanese and native Japanese speakers will add corrections. You can
also help out an English learner by doing the same.
www.livemocha.com A website similar to lang-8 but here, you'll take a Japanese lesson and
submit written compositions or voice recordings about it and a native
Japanese speaker will correct them and add comments for you. You
can also make flashcards to help you memorize vocabulary and kanji.
rhinospike.com Submit text you want read aloud in Japanese and a native
speaker will record and send you an audio clip. By doing the same for
other users, it will boost your audio request forward in the queue.
www.csus.edu/indiv/s/sheaa/projects/hiragana.html See how fast you can complete thehiragana chart!
test.u-biq.org Take grammar, vocabulary, kanji, listening and reading tests based on
your level.
www.coscom.co.jp
www.learningchocolate.com/?st_lang=ja Learn basic vocabulary through pictures,sounds and games.
www.neverland.to/kanji/gate.html A helpful website dedicated to the kanji
on your A.C. remote, your rice cooker, or
maybe even your toilet!
www.unckel.de/kanacards/index-en.html Print out hiragana and katakana cards.
japanese-phrases.sakura.ne.jp Japanese phrases for travelers.
nihongo-e-na.com/eng A great resource for more self-study websites.
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Online dictionaries and translators
www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/cgi-bin/wwwjdic.cgi?1C
www.sms-translator.net/japanese Translate as you type!
Rikaichan Mozilla Firefox add-on. Japanese to English /German/French/Russian
dictionary. Hover the mouse over the Japanese word and a pop up with the
kanji reading and meaning.
www.jisho.org A Japanese-English/English-Japanese dictionary. You can enter the word in
Japanese, English, and even in Romaji.There’s a lot of example sentences too.
Kotoba Japanese-English, English-Japanese dictionary for your iPod!
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Japanese language tutors and schools
Oroku Language School in Naha and Futenma 098-857-2010 [email protected]/oroku
Beginner group lessons: 6 month course, evenings, twice a week for 2 hours. 45,000 yen/3 months (20% discount) or 18,000 yen/month
Group lesson for all levels: 2 or 3 students - 1,800 yen/hour; 4 or 5 students - 1,200 yen/hour
Private lessons for all levels: less than 8 hours/month - 3,000 yen/ hour; 8 or more hours/month - 2,800 yen/hour
Survival lesson for essential Japanese: 3,000 yen/hour
Izumi Hirata in Chatan 090-1179-1912 [email protected]/my_weblog/2010/03/izumi-japanese-class.html
Group lessons: Thursdays from 18:00 - 19:30 for 4,000 yen/month
Private lessons one hour/week for 6,000 yen/month
Narumi May in Ginowan 090-4168-1694 [email protected]
www.uspeakjapanese.com
Group lessons: Monday 18:00-19:00 Intermediate $40/4 weeks or $10 per class
Wednesday 18:30-19:30 Beginner $40/4 weeks or $10 per class
Private lessons: Available on request $20/hour + $5 transportation fee.
Couples discount $30/hour + $5 transportation fee.
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Global Village in Naha and Ginowan 098-927-0709 [email protected]
www.gvokinawa.com
Group Conversational Japanese course
Intensive 3 month or 6 month course
Intensive specific skills course (kanji, conversation, vocabulary, listening)
Classes meet from one to three times a week. About 1,100 yen a class.
Private lessons: Can be arranged. Will design to your needs. Will go to any location.
Also an international center + cafe in Ginowan
Japanese Institute of Culture and Economics in Naha 098-869-8686 [email protected]
www.jice.co.jp
Group lessons: Beginner, intermediate, and advanced courses. Have to pay in 20,000 yen blocks but each lesson is 3,000 yen total so the
more students sign up, the cheaper it is. Class schedule is made by the students.
Private lessons can be arranged
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The J.Test is a test for measurement of Japanese language proficiency of non-Japanese.Unlike the JLPT, you do not sign up for a specific level and do not pass or fail, but sign upfor one of two tiers. The first tier, level A-D, is a total of 1000 possible points and thesecond tier, level E-F is a total of 500 possible points. Your score determines which levelyou are at and what you are capable of doing. The J.Test Level A-D is a higher level ofcommunicative proficiency than the JLPT level 1 (highest level)
People take this test if they want to work for a Japanese company, want to enter a higherlevel school in Japan, or want to know how proficient they are in the language.
Special A Level (1000～930 points)
Advanced Interpreter Level: Able to interpret to/from Japanese onspecialized topics.
A Level (929～900 points)
Interpreter Level: Able to interpret to/from Japanese on matters of ageneral nature.
Pre-A Level (899～850 points)
Advanced Level: Able to interpret to/from Japanese on basic topics.
B Level (849～800 points)
Pre-advanced Level:Able to conduct business in Japan.
Pre-B Level (799～700 points)
High intermediate Level:Able to undertake a business trip to Japan.
C Level (699～600 points) *J.Test score of 650 = JLPT level 1 Intermediate Level: Able to complete simple tasks on a business trip to
Japan.
D Level (599～500 points)
Pre-intermediate Level: Sufficient for basic communication.
None (499～0 points)
Insufficient to attain level D
The test consists of a Reading, Writing section (grammar, general reading comprehension,Kanji and writing) and a Listening section (depiction, response questions, conversation,and explanation). Each section is a total of 500 points.
Test level E-F (Beginners) Possible Total score is 500 points. E Level (500～350 points)
Equivalent to having completed an elementary course in Japanese.
F Level (349～250 points) *J.Test score of 300 = JLPT level 3 Equivalent to having completed the first half of an elementary course in
Japanese.
None (249～0 points)
Insufficient to attain level F
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The test consists of a Reading, Writing section (grammar, general reading comprehension,Kanji and writing) and a Listening section (depiction, response questions, conversation,and explanation). The Reading and Writing section is worth 300 points and the listeningtest is worth 200 points.
To take the test, Japanese cannot be your native language.
In Okinawa, the test is held every year in March, July, and November.The test fee is ¥3,200 for both tiers.You can download the application at http://j-test.jp/xp/ (website is mostly in Japanese)
