Search from type
When you have already decided what materials you want to search for, such as ‘reading comprehension materials for elementary learners’, ‘pictures’, etc., you can search from category, type and teaching materials.
・Search from category
・Search from type
・Search from teaching materials
How to search from category, type and teaching materials
・Search from category
In the top page of ‘Search from type’ it is possible to do a keyword search within each of the following categories: ‘Classroom Activities and Reading Comprehension’, ‘Pictures, Photos and Videos’, and ‘Grammar Explanations and Teaching Methodology’. It is also possible to do a refined search within ‘Classroom Activities and Reading Comprehension’.
Please see
here for how to use refined search, and
here for hints on keyword searches
‘Classroom Activities and Reading Comprehension’ keyword search
You can search for materials by keyword from within Classroom Activities and Reading Comprehension.
‘Classroom Activities and Reading Comprehension’ refined search
You can do a refined search of materials from within Classroom Activities and Reading Comprehension.
※You do not need to check every item
- You can search for materials by keyword from within Pictures, Photos, Realias and Videos.
- You can search for materials by keyword from within Grammar Explanations and Teaching Methodology.
・Search from type
It is possible to do a keyword search by material type, such as ‘Classroom Activities’, ‘Reading Comprehension’, ‘Pictures’, etc.. It is also possible to do a refined search of ‘Classroom Activities’.
・Search from teaching materials
Look at the list of all materials (table of contents) and search for materials. It is also possible to search for materials by keyword.
An explanation of all teaching materials is found here
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①How to use refined search
- The goal of the learning
- What skills are used when learners do that activity
What kinds of activities are there?
It is possible to check items from six fields, including ‘Activity aim’, ‘Activity type’, and ‘Activity level’. The more items that are checked, the fewer the search results (AND searches). It is not necessary to check all items. Please only check the items needed.
It is also possible to check one item several times. The more checks on one item, the greater the search results (OR searches).
When I checked ‘Interview’ in ‘Activity type’, 39 items of Classroom Activities appeared! When I checked ‘Role-play’ as well, it increased to 65 results (OR search).
Let‘s try checking some other items.If you check ‘First half of elementary level’ under ‘Activity level’, the number of results changes to 41.
②Refined search items
【Activity aim】
Refine a search by ‘Activity aim’ that shows the kind of ability that learners acquire through the materials or activities. For example, if searching for controlled speaking practice in order to remember a new sentence pattern, choose ‘Grammar and sentence patterns’ as the ‘Activity aim’ not ‘Conversation’. If searching for practice that deals with a conversational situation that the new sentence pattern appears in, choose ‘Conversation’ as the ‘Activity aim’. All materials have some sort of ‘Activity aim’.The following are the eight ‘Activity aim’:
Characters
Vocabulary
Grammar and sentence patterns
Conversation*1
Listening comprehension
Composition*2
Reading comprehension
Cultural understanding
Includes all speaking. This is not just interaction between two or more people, but is also individual production, such as speeches and presentations.
Includes all writing, such as writing e-mails and letters.
With Can-dos
Check this when searching for materials with Can-do objectives. It is also possible to search for materials with Can-do objectives by inputting ‘Can-do’when doing a keyword search.
Can-dos display Japanese language proficiency using sentences beginning with ‘I can ...’ that say what someone can do and how well in Japanese. It is possible to concretely understand what the objective is in terms of what someone will become able to do in real life.
Read about Can-dos here
Materials ‘With Can-dos’ that can be searched by a refined search of ‘Classroom Activities and reading comprehension’
| Type |
Teaching materials |
Description |
| Classroom activities |
Kyokasho o Tsukuro
Classroom Activities |
Some of these materials have Can-do objectives. A detailed explanation can be found here |
| JFS B2 Teaching Materials |
All of these materials have Can-do objectives. These teaching materials were created based on the JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education. Information about the JF Standard can be found here |
| Reading comprehension |
JFS Reading Activities |
*The ‘JFS Lesson Plans’ also have Can-do objectives, but they cannot be searched from a refined search. ‘JFS Lesson Plans’ can be found here
The way to search with category, type and teaching materials at a glance can be found here
It is possible using the ‘Minna no Can-do’ website to check the learning required to accomplish each of the materials’ Can-do objectives, and check useful information for thinking about assessment.
If you click the material’s Can-do objective, you can see ‘Related Can-dos’ and ‘Can-dos in the same category’ on the ‘Mina no Can-do’ website. ‘Related Can-dos’ and ‘Can-dos in the same category’ are useful for checking the learning required to accomplish the Can-do objectives, and checking useful information for thinking about assessment.
See here for more details
‘Skill used in the activity’
‘Skill used in the activity’ is separate from ‘Activity aim’ and is the Japanese language skill used in the activity. For example, ‘listening’ to the words the teacher says, ‘writing’ notes of verb conjugations, ‘reading’ a role-play role card, and so on. All materials have some sort of ‘Skill used in the activity’.
‘Skill used in the activity’ can be one of the following four skills:
- Speaking*3
- Listening and watching*4
- Writing
- Reading
*3Activities such as saying newly studied words is included in ‘Speaking’.
*4‘Listening and watching’ refers to listening to audio and watching videos.
For example, if your ‘Activity aim’ is set as ‘understanding culture’, you can refine your search using ‘Skill used in the activity’, such as ‘reading’ something or ‘speaking’ in class.
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With audio
Check this when wanting to search for materials that have audio, such as listening comprehension materials and audio recordings of reading comprehension materials. It is also possible to input ‘audio’ and search by keyword search.
Activity type
What kind of activity will be done, or what kind of thing will be read or written can be chosen from the following twelve ‘Activity types’
- Game
- Quiz
- Interview
- Role-play
- Speech
- Presentation
- Project work
- Discussion
- Song
- Crafts
- E-mail and letter
- Stories
Activity level
A refined search can be done from the following four levels. All materials have some kind of ‘Activity level’. Materials with the objective of cultural understanding apply to all levels in some cases.
- First half of elementary level (covers A1 and A2)
- Second half of elementary level (covers A2)
- Intermediate (covers B1)
- Advanced (covers B2)
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Topics at a glance
| Me and my family |
Things related to you and your family (family structure, physical features, etc.) |
| My home and around my home |
Things related to your home and the area where you live (rooms, furniture, local amenities,etc.) |
| Free time and entertainment |
Things related to leisure and interests (sport, films, music, etc.) |
| Lifestyle and life |
Things related to everyday life and life stages (routines, starting school, getting married,raising children, etc.) |
| Work and career |
Things related to work and careers (companies, jobs, work duties, etc.) |
| Travel and transport |
Things related to travel and transport ( journeys, public transport, sightseeing, etc.) |
| Health |
Things related to the body and health (illnesses, going to hospital, lifestyle, etc.) |
| Shopping |
Things related to shopping (shops, paying for things, etc.) |
| Eating habits |
Things related to eating habits (food and drink, restaurants, cooking, etc.) |
| Nature and the environment |
Things related to nature and the environment (climate, seasons, environmental problems,etc.) |
| Human relations |
Things related to human relations (socialising, problems, manners, etc.) |
| School and education |
Things related to educational institutions and education (schools, learning environment,learning materials, etc.) |
| Language and culture |
Things related to language and culture (foreign languages, ceremonial occasions, traditionalculture, popular culture, experiences of different cultures, etc.) |
| Society |
Things related to society (politics, industry, economics, international relations, etc.) |
| Technology |
Things related to technology (latest technology, science, media, etc.) |
③Hints for keyword searches
・Be careful to differentiate keywords, for example ‘reading comprehension’ and ‘reading’, ‘conversation’ and ‘speaking’, and so on
It is possible materials will not be found if ‘reading’ is input when wishing to search for reading comprehension materials, or ‘speaking’ when wishing to search for conversation activities. When inputting keywords, be careful to use them in the following way:
| Keywords used when searching for skill used in activity |
speaking, listening, reading, and writing |
| Keywords used when searching for learning objectives |
conversation, listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and composition |
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Search from grammar and sentence patterns
This is a list that arranges materials by grammar and sentence pattern. It is helpful when searching for materials by grammar and sentence pattern. There are 258 items in the list (grammar and sentence patterns) arranged in order of the Japanese syllabary, and for each item there are materials that are useful for teaching that grammar or sentence pattern. In addition, from ‘Related grammar and sentence patterns’ it is possible to view materials for sentence patterns and grammar items that are often taught together with this item, and items that have a similar form or meaning.There are also teaching materials that cannot be searched from ‘Search by grammar and sentence patterns’, such as pictures.
It is possible to view at a glance teaching materials that can be found in ‘Search by grammar and sentence patterns’ here
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■About items
When searching for materials to teach agemasu from ‘Search by grammar and sentence patterns’, there are people who search for the item agemasu, people who search for ‘expressions for giving and receiving’, and people who search for yarimorai. The keyword search is designed so that items can be found using a variety of searches.
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①Agemasu and ‘expressions for giving and receiving’
The items consist not only of specific sentence patterns, such as agemasu, kore, o V ni narimasu, and so on, but also items such as ‘expressions for giving and receiving’, ‘demonstratives’, and ‘honorifics’. There are a number of materials related to items such as ‘expressions for giving and receiving’, ‘demonstratives’, and ‘honorifics’. For example, below are the materials that feature the items agemasu, kuremasu, moraimasu, ‘expressions for giving and receiving’, and yarimorai.
Relationship between items in ‘Search by grammar and sentence patterns’
| Heading |
agemasu |
kuremasu |
moraimasu |
expressions for giving and receiving |
yarimorai |
| Materials |
・materials useful for teaching agemasu |
・materials useful for teaching kuremasu |
・materials useful for teaching moraimasu |
・materials useful for teaching agemasu
・materials useful for teaching kuremasu
・materials useful for teaching moraimasu
・materials useful for teaching teagemasu
・materials useful for teaching tekuremasu
・materials useful for teaching temoraimasu
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②‘Expressions for giving and receiving’ and yarimorai
When there are a number of terms or ways of indicating the same grammar or sentence pattern, such as ‘Expressions for giving and receiving’ and yarimorai, V (ra)remasu (passive) and ‘passive form’, ‘plain form of the verb’ and ‘root form’, and so on, there are also a number of items in the list, and the same materials can be found from a number of items.
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③N kara/N made and N made/N kara
Items such as N kara/N made have separate items such as N made/N kara as well, so the same materials can be found from a number of items.