June 16, 2023
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As the 2022-23 school year concludes today, we share images from Panther Native Language Academy classes taught by the teachers active in Seasons 3-4. Dutch with Mr. Meinders German with Ms. Klempin Hebrew with Mr. Rubin Japanese with Mr. Muroga, … Continue reading
June 17, 2022
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As the 2021-22 school year concludes today, we share a video created by a G5 Panther Native Language Academy student to thank our teachers and raise money for Bumble Bee Free Library. Gratitude to all!
June 11, 2021
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As the 2020-21 school year concludes today, we share a video created by a G4 Panther Native Language Academy student to thank our teachers and raise money for WWF. Gratitude to all!
May 17, 2021
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Panther Native Language Academy has a new web page with a long-familiar face: Khun Prisana’s. The web page, part of a Panther Activities website upgrade, goes live just as Khun Prisana completes her time at ISB. Khun Prisana taught her … Continue reading
June 12, 2020
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As the 2019-20 school year concludes today, we share a video created by a G3 Native Language Academy student to thank our teachers and raise money for Second Chance Bangkok. Gratitude to all!
February 4, 2020
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Do you teach or tutor language at international school? If so, a new conference called ISALT may be for you! The first International Schools Association of Language Teachers conference will take place at ISB on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Note: Due … Continue reading
January 17, 2019
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Semester 2 is underway, and families are registering for activities including language classes. So who provides these classes? To find out, see this new page on the Native Language @ ISB Blog, which introduces our after-school educators. Their bios include … Continue reading
May 15, 2017
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Perspectives on bilingualism / language maintenance
February 14, 2017
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Don’t just speak English, teachers told Thanks to Avery Udagawa for this article.
September 12, 2016
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みなさん初めまして。 After schoolの日本語クラスを担当する大城和世（Ms.Kazuyo Oshiro）と申します。通算で８年ほど日本語を教えています。 バイリンガルの二人の息子（11歳と14歳）を育ててますが、パパとの会話や学校内ではタイ語という環境で、いかに子どもたちの日本語を伸ばすか？ 親の立場で日々試行錯誤しております。 子どもが大好き、日本語を教えることが大好きで、このクラスを大変楽しみにしております。今回、日本語を母語にするISBの子どもたちに日本語を教えるにあたり、生徒たちにとって何が必要なのか？このクラスの目標を考えました。 Class Objective 何よりも、母語である日本語に興味を持ち、親しんでもらう。これが一番の目標になります。しかし、ISBの生徒たちには、それだけでは足りないと考えております。 ISBに通う生徒たちは、将来IBDPの取得を目指すケースが多いと思います。ご存知の通り、IBDPでは必ず２つの言語を学習しなくてはいけませんので、英語と日本語を選択される可能性が高いはずです。 もしもIB Japanese A（文学）を選択した場合、詩や長編小説を含めた文学作品を読み、課題をこなす必要があるため、日本語を使った下記のような能力が必要となります。 ◆文章能力 ◆読解力 ◆分析力 ◆想像力 ◆表現力 ◆プレゼンテーション能力 これらの能力を、日本語ネイティブと言えど、日本語での学習経験がない生徒がIBカリキ