Welcome to the London Language Centre Teaching Resources page!
The resources on this page are designed to be used in the UK Japanese classroom. All resources listed below have been created by JFLLC Japanese language advisors (For the few resources where this is not the case the resource creator’s name is given).You can download them and use them instantly with your class, or adjust them to your needs.
The JFLLC welcomes your feedback on any of the resources featured on the website. Please email your comments to info.language@jpf.org.uk.
If you would like to share your own teaching ideas with members of the Japanese teaching community in the UK please click here.
The London Language Centre Advisory Teachers
The London Language Centre team of advisory teachers are work to support you with their extensive experience of teaching Japanese. They will be happy to advise you on any issues from selecting appropriate resources for your course to examination related queries.
You can make an appointment to visit them at the Centre by emailing info.language@jpf.org.uk.
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Copyright
The copyright for these fonts belongs to Techno Advance Ltd, Japan. The company has agreed to share these fonts with teachers of Japanese on the proviso that they are for educational use and no profit is made by the use of the fonts. The company has not agreed for these fonts to be used commercially so these fonts cannot be used in any publication that is to be sold. Techno Advance Ltd and Tadashi Sakai cannot take any responsibility for any damage caused by the use of these fonts.
2. Download the hiragana and katakana chart.
3. Hiragana and Katakana practice mat.
4. Games for reviewing Hiragana and Katakana.
- Basic Hiragana Sugoroku
- Advanced Hiragana Sugoroku
Click here to learn the rules of play!
- Click here to download a template for creating Word documents with Japanese written in vertical columns.
BASIC
Click here for a selection of worksheets which can be used for WJEC and GCSE (including numbers, colours and verbs).
PRIMARY
Extensive research into the Primary languages field in general and Japanese provision in particular provided the foundation for the Ready Steady NihonGO! Primary Japanese Course, a unique scheme of work for teaching Japanese at KS2, produced by the Japan Foundation London Language Centre (JFLLC) and Japan21. The scheme comprises 10, 45 minute lessons designed to be delivered by a Japanese native speaker teacher working with the class teacher. Each lesson is clearly structured, with comprehensive teachers' notes, National Curriculum Links and a set of accompanying Culture Notes. The course has been hugely popular during two successful trial periods with teachers and pupils alike who enjoyed the experience of working with an unusual language.
Ready Steady NihonGO! is available to use online from the Japan21 website.
The CD version will be available on 1 March 2007. See the Japan21 website for more information and to order your copy.
GCSE
- 力CHIKARA GCSE Japanese Teaching Resources
- New Resources for GCSE
A Japan Foundation compiled list of useful publications for teaching GCSE, which are all available from our library.
- Sudoku Puzzles
Click here for an introduction to Sudoku
- South Wolds Language College
GCSE Resources
A wealth of online resources that support the teaching of GCSE Japanese
- GCSE Japanese speaking resources (including sound files)
Developed by Tile Hill Wood school
- GCSE Picture Kanji cards
You can click on any of the 200 Kanji to download and print them out.
- GCSE Kanji cards worksheet
Tanabata Kamishibai and Resources
- Introduction to Tanabata for Teachers
- Tanabata Kamishibai – WJEC
Download the .zip file to your desktop and ensure you “Unzip” / “Extract” ALL files before opening the powerpoint presentation. - Tanabata Script KS2 & KS3
- Vocabulary List KS2 & KS3
- Occupation List
- KS2 Tanabata Worksheet
- KS3 Tanabata Worksheet
- Tanzaku Strips
- Tanabata Melody and Lyrics
Click here for information about the Japanese GCSE Exam
WJEC
- South Wolds Language College
WJEC Level 1 Resources
A wealth of online resources that support the teaching of the Level 1 Certificate in Japanese - WJEC Crossword (all topics)
- Tanabata Kamishibai and Resources
Introduction to Tanabata for Teachers
Tanabata Kamishibai – WJEC
Download the .zip file to your desktop and ensure you “Unzip” / “Extract” ALL files before opening the powerpoint presentation.
Tanabata Script KS2 & KS3
Vocabulary List KS2 & KS3
Occupation List
KS2 Tanabata Worksheet
KS3 Tanabata Worksheet
Tanzaku Strips
Tanabata Melody and Lyrics
Click here for information about the Exam
AS
- New Resources for A Levels
A Japan Foundation compiled list of useful publications for teaching AS and A2, which are all available from our library.
- AS kanji list (PDF)
AS kanji list (Excel)
- Tanabata Kamishibai and Resources
Introduction to Tanabata for Teachers
Tanabata Kamishibai – GCE
Download the .zip file to your desktop and ensure you “Unzip” / “Extract” ALL files before opening the powerpoint presentation.
Tanabata Script GCE
Vocabulary List GCE
Occupation List
GCE Tanabata Worksheet
Tanzaku Strips
Tanabata Melody and Lyrics
Click here for information about the Exam
A2
- New Resources for A Levels
A Japan Foundation compiled list of useful publications for teaching AS and A2, which are all available from our library.
- A2 kanji list
Click here for information about the Exam
Higher Education
Comparative analysis between the main textbooks
used in the early stages of Japanese courses at UK Universities
and GCSE/AS/A2 level syllabi.
The main purpose of these information sheets are for university techers to get
to know what their students with secondary Japanese actually studied prior to
entry to university. The following three textbooks are currently the most frequently
used at the initial stages of university level Japanese courses in the UK:
•Japanese for Busy People (15 institutions, many of them are elective courses)
•Minna no Nihongo (14 institutions, many of them are degree courses)
•Genki (6 institutions)
Basic Kanji Book is also popular as supplementary material for kanji study.
Apart from 'Basic Kanji Book', the information sheets consist of 2 parts; Kanji
and Grammar. JLPT stands for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.
In contrast to the Kanji sections, it is impossible to to make judgements of
some of the grammar structures, since the styles of classification vary according
to the textbooks.
- Basic Kanji Book
- Genki (1) Kanji
- Genki (2) Grammar
- Japanese for Busy People (1) Kanji
- Japanese for Busy People (2) Grammar
- Minna no Nihongo (1) Kanji
- Minna no Nihongo (2) Grammar
- Kanji Numbers
Teachers Pages in Mado newsletters
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Supplementary information for Mado newsletters
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Answers to questions

Class Acts
This excellent video created for Japan 2001 documents success stories from the UK Japanese classroom and demonstrates best practice in teaching Japanese in the UK secondary sector.
Feedback on Class Acts ...
- Very useful to improve teaching and learning and to lobby for more support for the language."
- One of the best tools for professional development I have ever seen."
- We needed Class Acts - wonderful in content and timing."
Eligibility
If you are teaching at a school and are thinking of offering Japanese you may be eligible to receive a free copy of Class Acts. For more information please email info.language@jpf.org.uk

