Tue 2021.09.07

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A Critical Look at Bilingual Education Programs	General, raising a bilingual child	Self Taught Japanese
Japanese fairy tale audio narration: “The Soul Lives On” (by Mimei Ogawa)	General, raising a bilingual child, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.10.26

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Japanese fairy tale translation: “The Crane’s Flute” (鶴の笛) by Hayashi Fumiko	General, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, raising a bilingual child, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2020.05.05

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Tips for teaching your child a second language	General, raising a bilingual child, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.09.09

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Strategies for guiding a child to speak in a foreign language	General, raising a bilingual child	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.05.22

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Free Japanese textbooks (for children with Japanese citizenship)	Aside, culture, General, japan, japanese, raising a bilingual child	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2019.01.04

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A few hints for teaching a foreign language to children	General, japan, raising a bilingual child, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.12.10

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Japanese vocabulary list: words about sleep	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, raising a bilingual child, sleep, terms, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2018.08.12

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Gotta catch ’em all (in Japanese): Learning Pokemon cards in a foreign language	card games, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, pokemon, pokemon cards, raising a bilingual child, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2018.06.20

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Bilingual book of classic Japanese fairy tales released (Mimei Ogawa: The Father of Modern Japanese Fairy Tales)	book, children's story, E-book publishing, ebook, fairy tale, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, ogawa mimei, raising a bilingual child, release, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.01.08

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Some thoughts on language selection and code switching	code switching, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, language selection, linguistics, raising a bilingual child, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2017.10.05

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A primer on Japanese emotive sentence-ending particles: ne, na, naa, yo (ね、な、なあ、よ)	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, na, naa, ne, particles, raising a bilingual child, yo	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2017.09.01

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Japanese children’s book review: おしりたんてい (Bum Detective) by トロル (Troll)	children's book, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, oshiri tantei, raising a bilingual child, review, Reviews, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2017.08.10

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Roudoku (朗読): The fun and benefits of reading books out loud in Japanese	books, confidence, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, manga, raising a bilingual child, reading, recitation, roudoku, self-study	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2017.07.27

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Oregon Monogatari: One year living in Portland, Oregon (with notes on Japanese culture there)	culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, oregon, portland, raising a bilingual child, west coast	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.07.18

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Japanese children’s book review: 「とうさんのあしのうえで」 (tousan no ashi no ue de) [At daddy’s feet]	book, childrens, culture, ehon, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, pengin, raising a bilingual child, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.03.27

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Japanese vocabulary list: School and Educational Institution Terms	children, education, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, list, raising a bilingual child, school, terms, vocab, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.01.30

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Event Review: Mochitsuki 2017: 21st Annual Japanese American New Year Celebration (もちつき)	american japanese, culture, event, General, meetings, mochitsuki, new years, oregon, portland, raising a bilingual child, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.12.08

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Japanese Magazine Review: Lighthouse Seattle & Portland	culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, lighthouse, magazine, newspaper, portland, raising a bilingual child, Reviews, seattle, west coast	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.08.17

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Another use of the simple non-past tense in Japanese: admonishing children	grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Moderate, orders, raising a bilingual child	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.05.26

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Are you into Japanese culture? Consider moving to Oregon!	Aside, culture, florida, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, moving, oregon, portland, raising a bilingual child, self, study	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.04.28

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Japanese podcast review: “僕と、嫁さんと、息子と、ゲームと” (My wife, my son, games, and me)	culture, gaming, General, itunes, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Podcast, raising a bilingual child, review, Reviews, self-study	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.03.24

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Vocabulary list: Chess in Japanese	chess, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Moderate, raising a bilingual child, terms, vocab, vocabulary list, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.03.02

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Richmond Elementary School: one of the few true Japanese immersion programs in the US	bilingual, culture, elementary school, General, immersion, oregon, portland, program, raising a bilingual child, Reviews, richmond	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.10.27

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Japanese children’s book review: “It might be an apple” 「りんごかもしれない」by Shinsuke Yoshitake	book, childrens, education, fun, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, raising a bilingual child, review, Reviews, ringo	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.07.15

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Searching out opportunities to think in a foreign language	bilingual, foreign language, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, linguistics, practice, raising a bilingual child, study	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.04.17

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Japanese Book Review: ザ・ギフティッド 「The gifted」by 大川翔 「Sho Okawa」	book, child, culture, education, General, genius, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, raising a bilingual child, review, sho okawa, upbringing	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.04.10

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Tokio Heidi – Japanese children’s songs	bilingual, children, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Moderate, raising a bilingual child, tokio heidi, upbringing	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.10.08

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The amazing educational Shimajiro! (followup)	bilingual, books, distance learning, education, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, raising a bilingual child, shimajiro, teaching, upbringing	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.09.03

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バトンタッチ (“Baton Touch”) in Japanese	culture, education, expression, foreign language, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, raising a bilingual child, Uncategorized, タッチ, バトン	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.01.19

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Shimajiro and Benesse’s distance learning program for kids	benesse, bilingual, child, course, distance learning, education, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, parenting, raising a bilingual child, Reviews, shimajiro, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese