Long page with notes about Japanese grammar. No claim is made for either originality or completeness in these notes. Most of the examples have been taken from, or have been suggested by, the references given at the end. The topics chosen are those which may benefit a person who is beginning to study Japanese and who would like a quick reference to supplement more complete and authoritative sources.
This summary of some basic Japanese grammar has been derived from the Japanese grammar text books that were used at Swinburne University when I was studying Japanese there in the 1980s. Supplements Keith Smillie's introduction to Japanese grammar. The summary starts with the assumption that the reader knows the basic sentence structure, etc. Each grammatical point is briefly outlined, then followed by one or more examples. There is quite a lot of kanji in the examples, so I have added furigana to the ones a beginner might not recognize. The Swinburne course never used romaji. (The astute reader will note a certain Australian bias in the examples.)
What is Kanji Tester? A research project which generates randomized vocab and kanji tests for JLPT levels 3 and 4. It generates tests full of random questions asking about the meaning of vocabulary and the readings of kanji. What's it for? Most people use Kanji Tester in one of two ways: * To drill themselves, as a form of vocab study. * To test themselves regularly after other forms of study, to measure their progress.
Broadcasting of videos from Indira Gandhi National Open University in India. Organized into schools and then by subjects. Most videos in English, but also Hindi.
GyanDarshan-II / Edusat - An exclusive educational satellite to provide interactive education using DVB-RCS technology. It offers distance education through Virtual Class Room mode and provides access to digital repository of educational content hosted at IGNOU.
Video Interactions for Teaching and Learning (VITAL) is a Web-based video analysis and communication system created by the Columbia Center for New Media Teaching and Learning and Professor Herbert Ginsburg of Teachers College, Columbia University. VITAL comprises tools for video editing and annotation and for the creation of multimedia reports, embedded in the context of an course syllabus with topics, videos, and activities, all housed within an online community space. Students who use VITAL learn to observe closely, interpret, and develop arguments using cited video content as evidence.
A meta-database/meta-search site. Within Europeana you can search through millions of digital items provided by Europe's museums and galleries, archives, libraries and audio-visual organsiations. Searching in Europeana is simple. Just ask yourself who, what, where or when you are interested in and type these words into Europeana's search box.
Checklist of Level 1 (Basic Technology Equipment Operations and Concepts) and Level 2 (Technology Resources and Tools for Information Literacy) technology competencies that teachers should have.
From "Intime: integrating new technologies into the methods of education".
NICHD Research: Setting the Record Straight
NRRF Note: The following review of Gerald Coles' new book attacking NICHD and NICHD researchers was done by a respected non-NICHD researcher. The book, Misreading Reading: The Bad Science That Hurts Children, is being promoted widely and aggressively by the IRA, NCTE, and the WL communities. We are posting the review to set the record straight in an objective manner.
Straw Men and Very Misleading Reading: A Review of Misreading Reading
by Louise Spear-Swerling
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Series of 5 courses on 1220 vocabulary words important for reading newspapers and other media in China. Includes options for studying with traditional, simplified or Pinyin characters.
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Thinkofit: Web Conferencing Review. An independent guide to software for web collaboration, web conferencing, & online communities. Maintained by David R. Woolley
