Creating Japanese Reading Materials Using Generative AI

A practical and inspiring hands-on workshop for Japanese language teachers

Imagine being able to generate a brand-new Japanese reading text in minutes rather than hours — matched to your students’ level, easily adaptable, and ready to teach. This online workshop is designed for teachers who love language, culture, and the creativity of lesson design, but also want smarter tools to make planning faster and more engaging. Whether you’ve experimented with AI already or you’re curious to start, this session offers a friendly, practical pathway into integrating generative AI in your Japanese reading programme, with real examples and guided creation throughout.

Join us for a 90-minute online workshop led by guest speaker Joji Ikezu, Senior Language Consultant, The Japan Foundation Sydney, where we will explore how generative AI can be used to create Japanese reading materials for different learner levels. You’ll learn to design effective prompts, generate texts, adapt content, and refine AI output to suit your teaching goals.

When and Where:

19th November 2026, ONLINE

Registrations close 14 November 2026
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Eligibility:

This workshop is suitable for all Japanese language teachers across primary, intermediate and secondary settings. You’ll leave with new resources, new techniques, and new confidence in using AI effectively in your classroom. Delivered in simple Japanese, with slides in English‍

Why developing Japanese resources with AI strengthens teaching:

Using AI to generate reading texts empowers teachers to focus on pedagogy rather than starting from a blank page. With the right prompts, AI can produce differentiated texts, cultural stories, or topic-specific reading passages that teachers can easily reshape, simplify, or extend. This means more time for designing meaningful activities, giving feedback, and exploring real-world language with learners. Developing Japanese resources with AI builds professional confidence, reduces workload, and supports creativity — helping teachers bring culture, story and language into the classroom in new and exciting ways.

Cost:

Language Circle is funded to provide professional learning for provisionally and fully registered Primary,  Intermediate and Secondary teachers throughout Aotearoa New Zealand.