{"id":395,"date":"2019-05-23T15:00:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-23T22:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/furutak\/?page_id=312"},"modified":"2026-01-13T14:17:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T22:17:18","slug":"language-learning-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/japanese\/study-resources\/language-learning-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Language Learning Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Specific Genki Textbook Resources\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a title=\"Self-study Room\" href=\"http:\/\/genki.japantimes.co.jp\/self_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Self-Study Room<\/span> <\/a>in <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" title=\"Genki Online\" href=\"http:\/\/genki.japantimes.co.jp\/index_en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Genki Online<\/a><\/span> (Textbook Website)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This website contains online exercises based on the textbook series. It&#8217;s the official companion site with <em data-start=\"315\" data-end=\"385\">videos, drill materials, kana charts, flash cards, listening quizzes<\/em>, and more \u2014 designed to support both Genki 1 &amp; 2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">\n<h4><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/genki.japantimes.co.jp\/site\/self\/self.en.html?\">Genki Alphabet Drills<\/a>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000\">(Additional Support)<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Various free Kana charts and practice apps (online hiragana\/katakana charts with audio) are useful if you\u2019re just starting out. These often feature in official Genki sites too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S55aWpRaV44\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Tokini Andy<\/span><\/a> (Online Tutorials and Genki Lessons)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Free video lessons that explain grammar structures and textbook examples, often lesson-by-lesson for Genki 1 &amp; 2. A very popular supplementary explanation source among learners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a title=\"Animated Kanji Videos for Genki\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ubc.ca\/okanagan\/fccs\/programs\/other\/japanese\/videos.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Animated Kanji Videos for Genki I and II<\/span><\/a>( by Japanese Studies, UBC Okanagan)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This website lists video manga incorporating mnemonics to help students learn the required kanji for that chapter in Genki series.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ankiweb.net\/shared\/info\/942922371\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Genki I and II Anki Deck<\/span><\/a> (Online Flashcard Resource)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>An online Anki Deck with all the Genki Vocabulary inside.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><em><strong>Speech Pattern Resources\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/enunciatejapanese\/starthere\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Japanese Pronunciation Tutorial<\/a> <\/span>by UBC<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This website is designed for self-directed learners who are interested in Japanese pronunciation. The sites tutorials consists of three modules: i) Japanese Basics, ii) Challenging Sounds, and iii) Japanese Intonation. Each module consists of a series of lessons, which are composed of instructional material, videos, and quizzes. Learners can proceed through the material at their own pace, watching each video and taking each quiz as many times as they wish.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/mykikitori.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">mykikitori<\/a><\/span> (Genki Speech Practice)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This website contains listening practice similar to those for the listening comprehension exercises in the Genki workbook. The quizzes are not currently available, but there are some sentences available at the bottom of the page.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UClse0fN9cdXXXnDpb8G1S0Q\/featured\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Seize Japanese<\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000\">(Pitch Accent Teacher)<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>An online pitch accent teacher on Youtube, helps with pronunciation and rhythm of Japanese speech.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=O6AoilGEers&amp;list=PLxMXdmBM9wPvsySiMoBzgh8d68xqKz1YP\">Dogen&#8217;s Pronunciation Course<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000\">(Online Pitch Accent Course)<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong data-start=\"2142\" data-end=\"2173\">Dogen Japanese Pitch Accent Course<\/strong> for <em data-start=\"2178\" data-end=\"2215\">intonation and accent understanding, very popular among Japanese independent learners.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><em><strong>Kanji Resources<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kanji.koohii.com\/\">Kanji Koohii<\/a><\/span> (Remembering The Kanji Resource and Kanji Mnemonic Creator)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong data-start=\"175\" data-end=\"191\">Kanji Koohii<\/strong> is a community-powered kanji learning website built around one of the most effective memory techniques: <strong data-start=\"296\" data-end=\"309\">mnemonics<\/strong>. Kanji Koohii is especially popular among learners using <strong data-start=\"788\" data-end=\"830\">James Heisig\u2019s <em data-start=\"805\" data-end=\"828\">Remembering the Kanji<\/em><\/strong>, since the site follows the same order and provides a shared library of mnemonics for every character.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wanikani.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Wani-Kani<\/span> <\/a>(SRS Kanji App)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong data-start=\"130\" data-end=\"142\">Wani-Kani<\/strong> is a web-based Japanese learning platform designed to help you learn <strong data-start=\"212\" data-end=\"248\">kanji and vocabulary efficiently<\/strong> using <strong data-start=\"280\" data-end=\"301\">spaced repetition<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/kanjialive.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Kanji alive<\/span> <\/a>by the University of Chicago<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a web-based free kanji learning site.\u00a0 \u201cGenki\u201d is one of the textbooks that it gives the search option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kanji-link.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">KANJI-Link: Learn Japanese more efficiently!<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This site from Canada, offers various Japanese learning material for Japanese grammar, vocabulary, and Kanji, including videos and Japanese learning guide.\u00a0 You can follow the site via <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KANJILink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook<\/a><\/span>,<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> <a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KANJILink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a><\/span>, and <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCZnLr55kNwXPvkCNtKVzFqQ\/videos\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a><\/span> as well.\u00a0 The same content is also available in <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.kanji-link.com\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">French<\/a><\/span>!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Other Online Language Learning<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tofugu.com\/learn-japanese\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Learn Japanese<\/a> <\/span>section by <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tofugu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tofugu<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Tofugu is a Japanese language and culture blog site run by a group of Japanese native and non-native speakers.\u00a0 It has a lot of materials useful for studying Japanese.\u00a0 Do not miss <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tofugu.com\/2010\/04\/06\/tofugu-100-best-japanese-learning-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tofugu\u2019s 100 Best Resources For Learning Japanese<\/a><\/strong><\/span>, a good collection of learning resources, and also try <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.tofugu.com\/guides\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Guides<\/a><\/strong><\/span> section for various language learning and cultural guides.\u00a0 It has<span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u00a0<a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/tofugu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a><\/span> videos as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.guidetojapanese.org\/learn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tae Kim&#8217;s Guide to Learning Japanese: Learn Japanese<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This is one of the most popular online Japanese learning sites, with a really good section of learning the Japanese grammar.\u00a0 It also has a Facebook Group\u00a0and <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/taekimjapanese\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YouTube<\/a> <\/span>channel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLzfrZ0tkPLmzydrzFSuHhuNsXMlwjnBQa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Uki Uki NihonGo!<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This site allows you to learn Japanese language and culture with in a series of fun and simple lessons in videos.\u00a0 It is run by\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.japansociety.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Japan Society<\/a><\/span> in New York.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/minato-jf.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">eMinato<\/span><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0by the Japan Foundation<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This site provides you with online Japanese courses that are free of charge as well as supported by tutor with fee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/marugotoweb.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">MARUGOTO Plus<\/span><\/a> by the Japan Foundation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This is a learning support website for the textbook series called &#8220;Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture&#8221; by the Japan Foundation.\u00a0 There are many learning materials that can be useful for the students who are using different textbooks.\u00a0 There is also a companion site &#8220;<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/words.marugotoweb.jp\/top.php?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">MARUGOTO-NO-KOTOBA MARUGOTO Words<\/span><\/a><\/strong>&#8221; for learning vocabulary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www2.gwu.edu\/~eall\/vjgnew\/vjghomepage\/vjghome.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Visualizing Japanese Grammar<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This page provides links to 66 Flash animations of various grammatical structures in Japanese and 12 downloadable appendices on the Japanese Grammar.\u00a0 Some terms used in the videos might not be familiar to you, but that should not affect to the usefulness of the videos.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a title=\"\u3084\u3055\u3057\u3044\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e (Easy Japanese)\" href=\"http:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/lesson\/english\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u3084\u3055\u3057\u3044\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e (Easy Japanese)<\/span><\/a> by<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"> <a style=\"color: #ff0000\" title=\"NHK World\" href=\"http:\/\/www3.nhk.or.jp\/nhkworld\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NHK World<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Free Japanese lessons from\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: normal\">Japan Broadcasting Corporation<\/span> (NHK).\u00a0 You can download audio and text materials free.\u00a0 They offer the same content in various languages other than English.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/downloads\/\">http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/downloads\/#free<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This is a commercial site, but some contents are free.\u00a0 You can download podcast lessons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a title=\"NIHONGO e\u306a\" href=\"http:\/\/nihongo-e-na.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">NIHONGO e<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u306a<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 by the Japan Foundation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>A website dedicated to introducing all kinds of websites and online tools useful for studying Japanese)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/anime-manga.jp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u30fb\u30de\u30f3\u30ac\u306e\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e<\/span>\u00a0<\/a> by the Japan Foundation<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>If you like Japanese \u201cmanga\u201d, this may be a good site to check out.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nihongostarter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u306b\u307b\u3093\u3054\u306b\u3085\u3046\u3082\u3093<\/a><\/span> [NIHONGO STARTER, English version]\u00a0 by the Japan Foundation and Japan Open Online Education Promotion Council<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The website that was offered as Japan&#8217;s first &#8220;Massive Open Online Course&#8221; [MOOC] and any one can take the course from anywhere in the world for free.\u00a0 They offer only the beginner level, but you may find them still useful.\u00a0 Go to their facebook page for how to take their courses).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/jisho.org\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Jisho.org<\/span><\/a> (Japanese Dictionary)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Another online Japanese dictionary which is popular on the App Store. This site is also available online.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.japandict.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Japanese Dictionary <\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><a style=\"color: #000000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.japandict.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(Japanese Dictionary)<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>This online Japanese dictionary maintained by a group of enthusiasts in the Japanese culture and the Japanese language.\u00a0 There is other information such as origin of some words.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kikusasaizu.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">Kikusasaizu<\/span><\/a> (Japanese Video Conversation)<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Videos of simple Japanese conversations which are used to emulate classroom interactions! This site has characters which reflect Canadian and Japanese Culture<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Language Exchange Sites<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.language-exchanges.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Mixxer<\/a> <\/span>by Dickinson College<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a free educational website for language exchanges via Skype and absolutely free.\u00a0 Although its focus is mainly on oral practice, you can also practice writing by posting your writing and receive corrections and feedback<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mylanguageexchange.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>MyLanguageExchange.com<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>It helps you to find a language exchange partner.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">\n<h4><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000\" href=\"https:\/\/www.italki.com\/?irclickid=WmN0ghUv%3AxycRrS0SeWLzzpkUkpXbSxdMUz90A0&amp;sharedid=&amp;irpid=2235978&amp;utm_source=impact&amp;utm_medium=ExternalAffiliate&amp;utm_campaign=bau&amp;irgwc=1&amp;afsrc=1\">Italki<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Online language exchange partner application. Finds teachers who speak foreign languages online.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Specific Genki Textbook Resources\u00a0 Self-Study Room in Genki Online (Textbook Website) This website contains online exercises based on the textbook series. It&#8217;s the official companion site with videos, drill materials, kana charts, flash cards, listening quizzes, and more \u2014 designed to support both Genki 1 &amp; 2. 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