About Talkpoint

Talkpoint.org is a FREE website for English and Japanese language learners designed to increase cultural awareness and improve practical communication skills.

This website provides a place where students of Japanese and English can post answers to different made up situations (Talkpoints). This is stuff you won't find in a textbook.

Featured Post -- Being late for a few minutes to meet a friend (more info...)

Male :: 20s :: United States
Sorry about that. I hope you haven't been waiting long--I screwed up and missed my train.
Male :: 20s :: Japan Kyushu
マジごめん、出るの遅くなって電車に乗り遅れたんよ。
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It is easy to participate. The most interesting form of participation is when two or more teachers from different parts of the world organize classes so students can post and discuss their responses. Teachers wishing to do this should complete the free teacher registration.

Even if you don't belong to a class, you can still participate in an open talkpoint after you complete the free student registration.

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News

20 Mar 2007Emi Yamanaka will present Talkpoint.ORG and teaching pragmatic aspects of the language at the Mid-Atlantic Japanese Pedagogy Workshop at University of Virginia as a guest speaker in May.
20 Mar 2007Emi Yamanaka will present Talkpoint.ORG at the International Conferfence on Pragmatics and Language Learning at University of Hawai'i at Manoa in March.
30 Mar 2006Emi Yamanaka will present Talkpoint.ORG at The International Conference on Japanese Language Education in New York this August.
30 Mar 2006Front page updated. Open Talkpoints are now available to all registered students.
30 Mar 2005Added resources for teachers to the about page.
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