Explore Prompts

Create a practical lesson on Japanese pitch accent awareness: listening discrimination, minimal pairs, and production goals without perfectionism. Include activities and cautions.

Design advanced-level tasks that develop nuance: hedging, register shifts, idioms vs clarity, and rhetorical strategies. Include rubrics and sample outputs.

Create a plan to reduce beginner anxiety: predictable routines, low-stakes speaking, and supportive feedback. Include specific activities and teacher language.

Build a 12-week syllabus for either ESL or Japanese, specifying weekly themes, skills focus, assessments, and homework cadence. Include two pacing variants.

Design a practical placement test for ESL or Japanese classes: grammar/vocab, listening, speaking interview. Include scoring bands and placement rules.

Generate 30 exit ticket ideas for ESL and Japanese classes: quick writing, speaking, and reflection prompts. Include a simple scoring approach.

Create a menu of pair/group structures: think-pair-share, jigsaw, info gap, station rotation. Include teacher instructions and timing guidance.

Provide a language-classroom management toolkit: routines, signals, group roles, and positive reinforcement. Tailor for Tokyo/Fukuoka/NYC classroom norms.

Design an academic writing support plan: thesis statements, cohesion devices, paragraph structure, and citation basics. Provide exercises and feedback codes.

Create a mini-unit on business email writing: subject lines, tone, requests, follow-ups. Provide templates in English and Japanese and a rubric for evaluation.

Design a lesson on pragmatics: making requests, refusing politely, apologizing. Include role-plays for Japan↔US contexts and common pitfalls.

Create a PBL project: students create a bilingual mini city guide (Tokyo or New York). Include milestones, language targets, peer review, and final presentation format.