LibGuides: Japanese: Language Resources

Resources for Language & Culture Learning

Drops (by Kahoot!)
Drops, part of the Kahoot family of learning tools, helps reinforce language learning through interactive online games and activities. Drops offers courses in over 40 languages, including French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, German, Swedish, and American Sign Language.
Duolingo
Duolingo is a popular app and online language-learning resource that uses interactive games and stories to reinforce vocabulary and grammar in over 40 real and fantasy language, including Spanish, French, Japanese, German, Chinese, Swedish, Navajo, and Klingon, among others.
Memrise
Memrise is a video- and quiz-based language resource that tailors lessons and video content to the student's interests. Memrise offers courses in 23 languages, including French, Spanish, German, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese, and Swedish.

Memrise newly offers AI-based chat features to help students enhance their practical speaking and writing skills.
Mondly (by Pearson)
Mondly, a Pearson resource, is a free language-learning platform offering courses in 41 languages, including Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Chinese, and Swedish.

Genki Self-Study Room
Genki, the textbook used for Augustana's Japanese courses, offers a variety of digital materials to support Japanese language learning in this Self-Study site.
** Japanese Language Proficiency Test
The Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) is the official test to measure and certify non-native Japanese language proficiency. This links to the JLPT official website for more information and test prep resources.
COERLL Japanese Resources
COERLL, an open-access and open educational resources initiative, offers free language learning and support materials in a range of languages. This links to their Japanese learning resources.
Cultural Japan
Cultural Japan is a platform that "aims to collect information related to Japanese culture published in museums, libraries, etc. around the world, and to provide them with a common and reusable format."
"Easy Japanese" Grammar Lessons
"'Easy Japanese' is a program of Japanese language lessons produced by Japan's public broadcaster, NHK WORLD RADIO JAPAN. You can learn basic grammar and useful expressions through lessons designed in audio-drama style."
Irodori
"The Japanese coursebook 'Irodori: Japanese for Life' is a teaching material for foreigners to acquire basic Japanese communication skills necessary for living and working in Japan."
Marugoto+
"MARUGOTO+ (MARUGOTO Plus) is a website where users can learn about Japanese language and culture based on the contents of the 'MARUGOTO: Japanese Language and Culture,' the official coursebook of the Japan Foundation, which complies to the JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education." Marugoto+ includes three levels of instruction and a dictionary site.
Multimedia Educational Resource for Learning and Online Teaching (MERLOT): Japanese Collection
MERLOT is an online community that provides multidisciplinary Open Educational Resources (OER). This links to their collection of Japanese Language OERs.
Preadvanced Japanese
Preadvanced Japanese is a textbook from the Open Textbook Library aimed at "students who have intermediate competency in Japanese."
Tadoku
Tadoku is a site of free Japanese books and read-along recordings to help language learners "take in Japanese."
Yojik FSI Japanese Courses
The Yojik website collects and shares language instruction courses from the Foreign Service Institute (FSI), Defense Language Institute (DLI), and Peace Corps. This links to the FSI Japanese Fast and Headstart courses.

Netflix Japanese Movies & TV
Link to Netflix catalog of Japanese movies and TV
Japanese films in the library
Catalog link to films in Japanese at Tredway

Mochifika Slow Japanese Podcast
"Slow Japanese is a podcast for Japanese learners mainly focusing on A1-B1 levels (beginner & intermediate) who want to improve their listening skills."
Spotify Top 50 - Japan
Link to Spotify playlist of top songs in Japan: "Your daily update of the most played tracks right now - Japan"
Tadoku
Tadoku is a site of free Japanese books and read-along recordings to help language learners "take in Japanese."