Genki English: ESL Karuta Game for Teaching English

[theprisoner6666]

You're obviously an experienced teacher, but I'm curious to know how you would teach all this if you didn't know Japanese and the students spoke little English? Many ESL teachers around the world barely know a word of the local language, so have you any tips for those teachers?

Thanks...

[GenkiJapanNet]

@theprisoner6666 It's quite easy, the key is to have lots of patience and act out everything you want the kids to do. If you have one, you can also give the lesson plan to your co-teacher to help explain (we have them in loads of languages on the Genki English site).

But if you can explain the rules in the kids language it saves a whole lot of time. That means you are speaking less and the kids speak more.

Here though I'm explaining how to teach it so there's a lot more talking!

[rfwelsh]

I see kids smashing their heads together rushing to get a card.

[GenkiJapanNet]

@rfwelsh Touch wood the kids get sussed on this and work it out so they don't!

[KSFMT]

Im using Genki in my school as well, im currently studying Japanese, i want to become a English teacher in Japan ^^

[itoiTEFL]

Great game! Love it :)

[IS91Videos]

Wow, you are very fluent in Japanese and I loved your E-book on get fluent in Japanese. I would love to talk as fluently as you do! Keep up the many great videos and ありがとうございます！ Richard-せんせい

[3aran3]

youre just awesome ^^ i love the way you teach! :)

[BeastmanAiDz]

Just thought Id shout out a thanks, subscribed to genkijapannet early this year and its been ace!

A great set of resources and guides for learning and teaching .

Thank you so so much and please keep it going!!!

(I have gone from doing a few Japanese electives during my Ba Teaching to now doing a Major in Japanese :P, and these videos and the site have been an amazing resource)

[emilicious046]

Very good lesson, and very true. Speaking is usually a student's weakness, both in English and Japanese.

[TheAsianTang]

Gr8 job!

keep it up!

learning japanese from you is easy!

XD

[Mr7ser]

Fun!!!!!

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

Good point man!

So much eikawa stuff is a total waste of time.

Fun but useless.

How many people do you meet in Japan who went to English school for 6 years but can't have a basic conversation!

[animefreak1467]

Questions

First: who is the person filming all this? is that person a student, coworker etc?

Second: How old are the people who you are teaching? Are they in collage? How did they come to take your class?

Last: Would you teach japanese if you had to go back to your home country? (is that england?)

[GenkiJapanNet]

The person filming here is one of the organisers.

The teachers here are in their 20s to 40s.

Some are in college, mostly I teach working teachers. They either take my class through the Board of Education or Ministry of Education or they get a group together and call me!

Probably wouldn't teach Japanese, it's lots of fun but there are lots more important things to do in the world!

[GuamKomudo]

I just need to tell you, no matter how many times you have heard it, you inspire me to be the best student I can now, so that one day I can go to Japan and teach english. I was tought by my grandpa and you speak 110% better Japanese then me, I can barly speak basic sentences, but im working on this now. You are a fun cool guy, you make learning fun, plus you get to hang out with tons of cute girl teachers lol Your the man Richard! Keep up what your doing! Your my inspiration!!!

[skullchukka]

Hey Richard, maybe you'll remember, I've sent you a message about teaching a language in Japan. You're still inspiring me from day 1, and I'm working on my goal more and more. Right now I'm majoring in Dutch, and my goal is to teach Dutch, English and my mother tongue in Japan, and being aspired from your "When are you coming to Japan?" video, Jet Programme will be the first one that I'll apply once I get my degree. See you in Japan in a few years!

[GenkiJapanNet]

See you here!

[Ashleirawr]

quick question,

is English Ago or ego, i cant tell =(

and if it is Ago how do u write that?

アゴ？　thx

[GenkiJapanNet]

It's Eigo えいご which is pretty much pronounced like saying the letter "A" (although of course that depends on where you live!) with "go" as in "Stop/go"

[GuamKomudo]

It is Eigo　Written like　英語　＝）

Im not very good, but if you have some Japanese questions, you can ask me and I can try my best to help you. Plus maby you can help me lol

[ShiroyHana]

This is actually pretty amazing and intresting.

Please keep uploading videos like these!

[leviarcanine22]

Great video Richard, this looks like so much fun ^-^, oh and i was wondering if someone could help me, do i use the particle ka if i use a question word like nani or doko ??

[GenkiJapanNet]

You could, although if you use a question word like nani (what) or doko (where) you usually leave it out.

[werwoelfer]

just makes me smile a lot^^

[MGOotaku]

Your Japanese is very well :)

Sounds like your japanese :)

[Gansebord]

Looks fun!

[lilAzngi]

Um, do you know what age you are when you enter high school and what grade does high school start? Please tell me! I've been thinking of moving to Japan for high school.

[GenkiJapanNet]

Junior High starts at around 13, Senior high starts around 16.

[lilAzngi]

Oh, Thank You! :]

[FreakishlyDuckie]

Thanks, Richard!

I love your site, I've learned SOO much from it!

[Silentshard1]

You player, you got 7 girls around you. and teaching teachers :P

[coolsteven2]

its very important what you said about speaking

[pary16]

how long have u been speaking Japanese?

[GenkiJapanNet]

10 years.. took me about a year to get to that level.

[pary16]

wow thats awesome i want to learn japanese but i dont know where to start

[GenkiJapanNet]

Try the Genki Japan site, there's an ebook I wrote with all the tricks and tips I used!

[pary16]

awesome!....again

thanks ill use that =D

[pary16]

oh cool =) thanks it has games, looks fun xD

[MageThief]

So you must easy be at JLPT level 1

Great video, keep them coming

[5ta46az3]

looks fun

wished my french teacher would play this ^^

[plasmagrapic2]

me too my french teacher is a drag

[GenkiJapanNet]

Don't worry, Genki French is coming soon!

[HerashiNanaya444]

Hmm.. can I ask something about Japan's school system? What's the condition of go study at University/College? Is it to get all A's in subjects that the student there take? I'm sure it's different from my country's school's system.

[GenkiJapanNet]

You usually have to pass the university entrance exam, it is quite tough! But for foreigners it's usually easy to hunt around for a scholarship or exchange programme where you just go for one or two years, although sometimes more.

[HerashiNanaya444]

Ah, I see.

Thank you for answering my question!, Mr. Richard.

Oh and another question I want to ask.

Is the students' future job they can have depend on the grades of their results they got?

[GenkiJapanNet]

It usually depends on which university you go to as once you get to uni it is a little bit easy in Japan!

[skymyth94]

Lol, how funny...at my Japanese classes, we play a very similar game :) we all get SO competitive, haha.

[Rushfrog123]

looks like a fun game