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Teaching Culture
| General |
| Multiculturalpedia Through this site, learners can enjoy learning about other cultures. The site introduces how the actions and thoughts are viewed differently according to the different culture |
| Teaching
Culture with the Web This is an article explaining how to teach culture on the web, step by step. The explanation is shown with a teaching plan. |
| RETANET:
Resources for Teaching about the Americas There are over 65 lesson plans dealing with Latin America, the Caribbean and cultural studies. They are well-written teaching plans, some of which use the Internet to get information on those topics. |
| Intercultural
E-mails Classroom Connections This site enables teachers to find other teachers for arranging intercultural e-mail connections between their students. Talking in the target language via e-mails enhances not only students' language skills but also their cultural awareness. |
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Japanese |
| Japan
Thru Young Eyes This site shows Japanese culture through young eyes, that is, not traditional ways but new and fresh points of views. The information is categorized into "Living Traditions," "Survival information," and "Young Tokyo." |
| Guide
to Japan This site provides nearly 200 pages with illustrated, general information about many aspects of modern and traditional Japan, such as crafts and arts, entertainment, food, history, etiquette, and sports. |
| Japan
Information Network This site has huge amounts of information about Japan, such as its culture, trends, and industry. There are pages of virtual museums of Japanese arts and games about Japan. |
| The
Japan Forum (TJF) TJF is an organization of foreign language education for elementary and secondary school students. There is much information on Japanese culture and daily life in both Japanese and English. Also, lesson plans to teach culture are provided on this site. |
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JAPAN
CULTURE STUDY GROUP (Japanese education and Japanese culture) |
| Mangarama:
Digital comic learning system Comic, or manga in Japanese, is one of the famous Japanese cultures. Comics also have cultural information to be taught. This site provides many four-picture comics with voices, scripts, and their translations. |