Links 「リンク」
For Foreign Language Teachers in Japan
JALT (Japanese Association of Language Teachers)
Our mission: JALT promotes excellence in language learning, teaching, and research by providing opportunities for those involved in language education to meet, share, and collaborate. 使命（ミッション・ステートメント）全国語学教育学会は言語教育関係者が交流・共有・協働する機会を提供し、言語学習、教育、及び調査研究の発展に寄与します.
http://jalt.org
Speech, Drama, and Debate (A Branch of JALT)
The mission of the Speech, Drama, and Debate branch of JALT is to provide a forum for teachers and academics to discuss, research, and implement oral interpretation, speech, debate, and drama in language education. The main activities are creation of a newsletter and sponsoring a National Speech, Drama, and Debate Contest. Future activities may be the sponsoring of workshops and conferences, and supporting local and regional speech, drama, and debate contests or festivals.
https://sites.google.com/site/speechdramaanddebatepublicsite/
MES-English
This is a great resource for funny illustrated flashcards in a large variety of categories. Also has many game ideas, cards, worksheets, and other materials.
http://www.mes-english.com/
Englipedia
Englipedia contains a great variety of class activities for ES, JHS, and HS in Japan. Most activities have been written by former ALTs and many are created to supplement English textbooks such as New Horizon, Sunrise, and New Crown.
http://epedia.sharepoint.com/Pages/default.aspx
JET Programme
The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, now in its 26th year, is aimed at promoting grass-roots international exchange between Japan and other nations.
http://www.jetprogramme.org
JALT (Japanese Association of Language Teachers)
Our mission: JALT promotes excellence in language learning, teaching, and research by providing opportunities for those involved in language education to meet, share, and collaborate. 使命（ミッション・ステートメント）全国語学教育学会は言語教育関係者が交流・共有・協働する機会を提供し、言語学習、教育、及び調査研究の発展に寄与します.
http://jalt.org
Speech, Drama, and Debate (A Branch of JALT)
The mission of the Speech, Drama, and Debate branch of JALT is to provide a forum for teachers and academics to discuss, research, and implement oral interpretation, speech, debate, and drama in language education. The main activities are creation of a newsletter and sponsoring a National Speech, Drama, and Debate Contest. Future activities may be the sponsoring of workshops and conferences, and supporting local and regional speech, drama, and debate contests or festivals.
https://sites.google.com/site/speechdramaanddebatepublicsite/
MES-English
This is a great resource for funny illustrated flashcards in a large variety of categories. Also has many game ideas, cards, worksheets, and other materials.
http://www.mes-english.com/
Englipedia
Englipedia contains a great variety of class activities for ES, JHS, and HS in Japan. Most activities have been written by former ALTs and many are created to supplement English textbooks such as New Horizon, Sunrise, and New Crown.
http://epedia.sharepoint.com/Pages/default.aspx
JET Programme
The Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme, now in its 26th year, is aimed at promoting grass-roots international exchange between Japan and other nations.
http://www.jetprogramme.org
For ESL Teachers and Students
Sociological images
This website is dedicated to bringing its readers images/photos that could potentially fuel critical dialogue. A great resource for introducing critical pedagogy into our classrooms.
http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/for-instructors/
The Atlantic
The Atlantic is a great news website for interesting, short articles on a variety of topics. In the health section, there is a "Study of the Day," which is divided into problem, methodology, results, conclusion, and source sections. Very useful for an EAP class.
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/
APA Style Guide
APA and MLA formatting guide at the Purdue Online Writing Lab.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
English Grammar Guide
A helpful guide for basic grammar and writing concepts
http://www.powa.org/
Corpus of Contemporary American English
Corpus of Contemporary American English is helpful for teachers who would like to look up authentic examples of word/phrasal usages from a variety of news or academic sources.
http://corpus.byu.edu/coca/x.asp?w=939&h=550
American English Pronunciation
This website was created to help people improve their American English pronunciation. At the core is a series of videos explaining in detail how each sound is created, as well as a blog.
http://www.rachelsenglish.com/
English Listening Lessons Library Online (ELLLO)
This website has an enormous volume of listening files at all levels with speakers from all around the world. There are interviews, monologues, mixers, videos, quizzes, vocabulary.
http://www.elllo.org
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
An excellent listening site for all levels. Each story or dialog has the transcript and a quiz.
http://www.esl-lab.com/
Breaking News English
An amazing number of current events podcasts with transcripts, 13-page lesson plans, and exercise handouts.
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com
The Extensive Reading Foundation
This site is for teachers who want to know more about extensive reading and how to set up an extensive reading program in their schools.
http://www.erfoundation.org/erf/
Drama in the ESL Classroom
Great website with resources, sample curriculum and syllabus for teaching drama in the ESL classroom.
http://esldrama.weebly.com/resources.html
Boggle's World
A good collection of lesson plans, worksheets, flashcards for all age levels.
http://bogglesworldesl.com/
Interesting Things for ESL Students
This site has a pretty good collection of games, puzzles, and quizzes for the beginning level. For higher levels there are activities for all skills. Students can use this site on their own.
http://www.manythings.org/
TED Talks
TED talks is the perfect place to practice your academic listening skills while learning about new and interesting topics. These lectures are authentic talks given by specialists in a variety of disciplines, including technology, entertainment, and global issues. While watching each talk, you have the option of turning on subtitles or viewing the transcript in a variety of different languages.
http://www.ted.com/
Sociological images
This website is dedicated to bringing its readers images/photos that could potentially fuel critical dialogue. A great resource for introducing critical pedagogy into our classrooms.
http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/for-instructors/
The Atlantic
The Atlantic is a great news website for interesting, short articles on a variety of topics. In the health section, there is a "Study of the Day," which is divided into problem, methodology, results, conclusion, and source sections. Very useful for an EAP class.
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/
APA Style Guide
APA and MLA formatting guide at the Purdue Online Writing Lab.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
English Grammar Guide
A helpful guide for basic grammar and writing concepts
http://www.powa.org/
Corpus of Contemporary American English
Corpus of Contemporary American English is helpful for teachers who would like to look up authentic examples of word/phrasal usages from a variety of news or academic sources.
http://corpus.byu.edu/coca/x.asp?w=939&h=550
American English Pronunciation
This website was created to help people improve their American English pronunciation. At the core is a series of videos explaining in detail how each sound is created, as well as a blog.
http://www.rachelsenglish.com/
English Listening Lessons Library Online (ELLLO)
This website has an enormous volume of listening files at all levels with speakers from all around the world. There are interviews, monologues, mixers, videos, quizzes, vocabulary.
http://www.elllo.org
Randall's ESL Cyber Listening Lab
An excellent listening site for all levels. Each story or dialog has the transcript and a quiz.
http://www.esl-lab.com/
Breaking News English
An amazing number of current events podcasts with transcripts, 13-page lesson plans, and exercise handouts.
http://www.breakingnewsenglish.com
The Extensive Reading Foundation
This site is for teachers who want to know more about extensive reading and how to set up an extensive reading program in their schools.
http://www.erfoundation.org/erf/
Drama in the ESL Classroom
Great website with resources, sample curriculum and syllabus for teaching drama in the ESL classroom.
http://esldrama.weebly.com/resources.html
Boggle's World
A good collection of lesson plans, worksheets, flashcards for all age levels.
http://bogglesworldesl.com/
Interesting Things for ESL Students
This site has a pretty good collection of games, puzzles, and quizzes for the beginning level. For higher levels there are activities for all skills. Students can use this site on their own.
http://www.manythings.org/
TED Talks
TED talks is the perfect place to practice your academic listening skills while learning about new and interesting topics. These lectures are authentic talks given by specialists in a variety of disciplines, including technology, entertainment, and global issues. While watching each talk, you have the option of turning on subtitles or viewing the transcript in a variety of different languages.
http://www.ted.com/
Personal Interest Links
University of Hawaii at Manoa
http://www.uhm.hawaii.edu
Second Language Studies Department
University of Hawaii
http://www.hawaii.edu/sls/sls/
Sounds of Aloha Men's Choir (Honolulu, HI)
If only for a short while, I had the honor of rehearsing with this group. I was introduced to the group by one of my mentors at the University of Hawaii, Dr. Bob Gibson.
http://www.soundsofaloha.org
Miyazaki, Japan
Wikipedia Site
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyazaki_Prefecture
Miyazaki Prefecture's Foreign Correspondent Report
(宮崎海外特派員レポート)
http://www.pref.miyazaki.lg.jp/parts/000173994.pdf
Bento Rakugo
This is the group I perform with at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Rakugo is traditional Japanese storytelling where one actor portrays all characters in a story only using voice and line of sight. We are one of the first all English Rakugo groups in the U.S.
http://bentorakugo.wix.com/home
University of Hawaii at Manoa
http://www.uhm.hawaii.edu
Second Language Studies Department
University of Hawaii
http://www.hawaii.edu/sls/sls/
Sounds of Aloha Men's Choir (Honolulu, HI)
If only for a short while, I had the honor of rehearsing with this group. I was introduced to the group by one of my mentors at the University of Hawaii, Dr. Bob Gibson.
http://www.soundsofaloha.org
Miyazaki, Japan
Wikipedia Site
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyazaki_Prefecture
Miyazaki Prefecture's Foreign Correspondent Report
(宮崎海外特派員レポート)
http://www.pref.miyazaki.lg.jp/parts/000173994.pdf
Bento Rakugo
This is the group I perform with at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Rakugo is traditional Japanese storytelling where one actor portrays all characters in a story only using voice and line of sight. We are one of the first all English Rakugo groups in the U.S.
http://bentorakugo.wix.com/home
