No more memory work - Sydney-based Japanese mum makes learning Japanese alphabet fun

"I know how hard it is to teach the Japanese alphabet to kids when you are not in Japan."

Sydney-based Japanese teacher Mami Emery is teaching Japanese alphabets, using her special chart. Source: Mami Emery

Sydney-based Japanese teacher Mami Emery developed a special chart of Japanese alphabet. Source: Mami Emery

Ms Mami Emery, a Sydney-based Japanese teacher, is a mother of two and has experienced a lot of difficulties in teaching the language to children while living outside Japan.

Ms Emery developed a unique chart of the Japanese alphabet to make the learning easier and fun for children.  "In Japan, we can see the Japanese alphabet everywhere, like in a supermarket.  But here (in Sydney), you can't.  So we need something different here (to remember the alphabet)", Ms Emery said.

In the audio, Ms Emery talks about her "Magic Hiragana" chart and shares her experience as a Japanese mum living outside Japan, and teaching the language to her children.

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