East Hartford/Glastonbury Elementary Magnet School Japanese Language Program Class Observation

Teaching Foreign Languages to Children Helps Them: u Develop sensitivity to other cultures u Develop greater cognitive flexibility u Improve self-esteem u Develop communication skills

Japanese Language Classroom

Tatami Mat Corner

Tatami corner Blackboard Calendar Two Computers Teacher’s desk Exit December 1 998

Children’s Goals Kind Children Clever Children Healthy Children Children who do their best

Japanese Language Class Three teachers: One Japanese teacher, one American teacher, and one Japanese volunteer teacher from JALEX K-3rd graders take a class in their classroom: 25 minutes 4th-6th graders go to the Japanese language classroom: 30 minutes Students take class from Monday to Thursday, and Friday is for extra help as needed

Lesson Plan: Origin Of Family Names u Make a small group of family members u Learn Japanese words for family members u Learn about characters and meanings of Japanese family names u Practice writing each family character u Discuss about own family names

WRITING SYSTEM

Discussion: Family Names Japanese vs. U.S. u Many Koreans living in Japan were forced to use Japanese names before W.W. II u Names of Native Americans, African slaves, and people going through Ellis Island were changed

Teaching Methods of Multicultural Education Myself Myself Others Others My Mycountry Other countries Others

Mrs. Mroz’s Children St. Elizabeth Senior Citizens’ Home

The growth of high technology brings children to the outside world easily, and it helps them communicate with children around the world. Children will be the ones to create the next generation and future world. They can bring about peace between countries if they learn well when young.