How to ... Genki English

The Basics

• NEW: "The Basics" Workshop. Free Online Video.
• About the Site
• How to teach English Using Songs
• How to teach Genki English: Songs -> Games -> Projects
• Key Skills: Reviewing
• Joel Bacha's paper on "Play and Affect in Language Learning"
• 6th Graders and what to do with them!

• What are we supposed to be teaching in Japanese elementary schools?
• New: 2011 Japan English Notebook
• Classroom Japanese Page
• Your first day at elementary school
• English translation of my "Everything about Elementary School" article
• How to use the Genki English Computer Games in Class
• Pro Rules: Be the BEST teacher in the World.

• Curing the "I don't understand English" attitude.
• Help & Advice for Special Needs Classes.
• Teaching Teenagers - the Harry Potter Effect.
• Teachers' Questions Page
• "Don't do this at school!" - list of things that JTEs shouldn't be doing (very useful, in Japanese!)

• Elementary School Curriculum
• How to plan a fun 40 minute lesson
• Teaching Numbers: Counting!
• School Lunch Exchange Project Lesson Plans
• Pet Project - Cool international understanding lesson
• Senior High School Lesson Plans & Worksheets

• Hints and tips for teaching English to kids
• Ideas for using email and the internet in class (from "kids com" magazine)
• Weather using LIVE webcams from Niagara, Paris, London and Mt Fuji.
• What's cool in Japan! - this is a cool site set up by the Foreign Ministry. Updated often.

Kids Com Magazine articles.
My 2008 monthly column is in ALC Publishing's "Kodomo Eigo" magazine, but in the year 2001 I also had a column published in the magazine "kids com". They were for Japanese teachers who wanted to know more about team teaching with ALTs or Assistant Language Teachers. They were written with the Japanese version in mind so sometimes seem a little strange, but I think you might find them useful!

• Why I do what I do (English) - ( Japanese) (December 2001) The reasons behind Genki English!
• Even when you're not in the classroom! (English) - (Japanese) (November 2001)
• Teaching holidays (English) - (Japanese) (October 2001)
• If everything in life was easy ...(English) - (Japanese) (September 2001)
• Food is Fun! - (In Japanese) (August 2001)
• It's Summer Time! - ( In Japanese) (July 2001)
• Working with the ALT- (In Japanese) (June 2001)
• Bite Size part two - Using "How are you?" to teach culture! - (In Japanese) (May 2001)
• "Bite Size" International Understanding (In English) - ( In Japanese) (Apr 2001)
• With a little help from ALTs (In English) - In Japanese (Mar 2001)
• Things Japanese teachers should know (In English) - (In Japanese) (Feb 2001)
• Why do ALTs come to Japan? (In English)- (In Japanese) (Jan 2001)

Things for JETs (Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme Teachers)

• Notes from the 2006 Kobe & Tokyo Recontracting Conferences
• Notes from the 2005 Kobe & Tokyo Recontracting Conferences
• The hints and tips I used to learn Japanese. (from GenkiJapan.net)
• Getting the most out of JET
• Flinging Fish - successful people all around the world are genki, and here's why!
• Report on Elementary School ALTs in Gunmaby Christy Hamlett Cook
• 101 Cool things to do as a JET
• The official word on what we're supposed to be teaching
• Joel Bacha's presentation from Kobe 2001 - an amazing article about why we're at syougakkou!
• From the Ministry of Education's Website - Developing a strategic plan to cultivate "Japanese With English Abilities"
• From the Ministry of Education's Website - Course of study for Foreign Languages (JHS, High School)
• Page from the CLAIR website that shows ALTs' money comes from Tokyo, not from your city or town! Update: They've taken the page down!

About Genki English

• What is "Genki English"?
• History of the Genki English Methodology
• NHK Documentary about Genki English
• Richard's Self Introduction
• If you're bored and want a read and a laugh, check out the 2000 Genki Tour Diary
• Genki English Interview on about.com
• Kids com Interview with Genki English in English(Dec 2000) (Japanese version)

Other articles, ideas and things

• Michael Curry's "Teaching English in China" Guide
• Don't use katakana!
• Joel's ideas
• Pool lesson by Will Jasprizza
• Shogakko Japanese by Will Jasprizza
• Why do the Japanese have such a hard time speaking English?
• Page for Parents
• Not quite English, but to learn how to read some Japanese, try the talking katakana/hiragana page!

　

Links to other sites.