(Section 1)
だいとうりょう
せんきょ
(Section 3)
よいました/よっぱらいました
ふつかよい
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
こんしゅうのフレーズ
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Sunday, October 26, 2008
ポッドキャストプロジェクト: Evauation Catogories
1. Language:
Grammar, Vocabulary, Accurate, Correct
2. Content:
Creative, Original, Interesting, Entertaining, Fun, Funny, Enjoyable, Explosions, Humor, Informative, Effective Use of Music/Sound/graphics, Quality than Quantity
3. Presentation:
Adequate speed, Coherent, Clear (topic and direction), Natural
4. Consideration:
Appropriate/relevant to the audience, Adequate length (Not too long unless it's REALLY interesting), Engaging, Good Transition, Proper editing, Coherence
5. Goal/Purpose/Idea
6. Effort
7. Openess to Others' Comments
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Thursday, October 23, 2008
「みんよう」と「えんか」
みなさんはどんなおんがくがすきですか。ポップスですか?ロックですか?きょうクラスでおんがくのカテゴリーをべんきょうしましたね。みなさんは「『みんよう』と『えんか』はなんですか」とききました(ask)ね。これは「みんよう」と「えんか」のYouTubeのビデオです。
ふるいみんよう
あたらしいおきなわのみんよう
えんか
でんとうてきな(traditional)えんか
あたらしいえんか
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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
こんしゅうのフレーズ
(セクション1)
てんのう
〜かげつ
しまった!
あめ
ゆき
ちょうー
がいこくご
びょうき
おだいじに
マグカップ
(Section 3)
おなかへった/おなかがすきました
〜がたのしみです
きれいなめですね
なまけもの
なんで (why)
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Monday, October 20, 2008
10がつ14かのアクティビティ
This is today’s activity. If you cannot finish within class time, please finish at home.
1. In groups of 3-4 people, discuss the attributes of a good podcast. Also discuss categories that you feel are important in evaluating podcasts.(10 min.)
We will have not only teachers, but also your classmates and yourself evaluate the podcasts. Using the results of your discussions today as a basis, we will decide the criteria for evaluating the podcast project at the end of the semester.
- In groups of 3-4 people, discuss the attributes of a good podcast. Also discuss the criteria that are important for evaluating podcasts project (i.e. both process and product).
- Post the results of your discussion in the comment area of this blog. (To ensure that we know who posted, write your group member’s names. (initials are fine as well)
2. Read the comments on your own blog. (10 minutes)
- Read the comments of the people who commented on your blog. (If you already read them skip #2 and go to step 3 below.)
- If you feel that it is necessary, respond back to the people who commented on your blog.
3. Confirm if comments you have made on others’ blogs have been responded to, or not. (10 minutes).
- Check the status of comments you have left on others’ blogs. (If you have already done this, skip to step 4.)
- If you think it is necessary, respond to any comments.
- To ensure that you remember where you commented, please make sure to record on your comment sheet.
4. Comment on the blogs of students in other sections, and other universities (at least 5). (20 minutes)
- To go to blogs in other sections, look at the link list on the right-hand side of the page.
- To go to the blogs of students in other universities and countries, click on the link on the right-hand side of the page that says, "せかい(world)" under “ともだちをつくろう(Let's make friends.” At this site you will see にほんごいちねんせい as a link on the right, and underneath it there are various university’s names. If you click these links you will be brought to university homepages which have student blogs.
- When you read the blogs and think you want to be friends, comment on their blogs. Try to keep the communication going with these students.
- To ensure that you remember where you commented, please make sure to record on your comment sheet. Hand in your comment sheet at the end of class.
- Write in your blog in Japanese.
- You can choose any topic. If you can’t think of any ideas you can write about what you will do on your day off for Election Day, or describe your favorite things/person using adjectives.
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Saturday, October 18, 2008
みんなといっしょに ごはんを たべませんか?
Would you like to eat with your classmates in class? We are going to order food from a restaurant listed below. Please vote for one restaurant and tell us why you prefer that restaurant by October 31st (F). You can see the menu by clicking the restaurant's name. The date of having the food will be announced later.
Ajanta Indian Restaurant (PDF)
Cafe Nana (kosher) (PDF)
Cafe Nana Catering Menu (kosher) (PDF)
Caffe Swish (PDF)
Carmine’s
Columbia Cottage (PDF)
Earthen Oven Cuisine of India (PDF)
Faculty House*
Famous Famiglia (PDF)
Havana Central (PDF)
Havana Central Catering Menu (PDF)
Indus Valley Cuisine of India (PDF)
Milano Market (PDF)
The Mill Korean Restaurant (PDF)
Saigon Grill Vietnamese Cooking (PDF)
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008
こんしゅうのフレーズ
(Section 1)
おてら
じんじゃ
(Section 3)
くさい
がんばって(ください)
〜によります
まあまあ
きたない
ちかい
Placeのどこですか?
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Monday, October 13, 2008
ポッドキャストプロジェクト
1. Goals:
- You will have the chance to actively express your opinions to a real Japanese audience by using Japanese language and other modalities (tone of your voice, body language, pictures, color, font etc.)
- You will have the chance to consider first-hand how big media operates and presents information
- The worldwide audience of Japanese-speakers interested in New York, Columbia University, or life at an American university - and also your classmates, of course
- We will create video podcast or TV programs about life at American University, New York City or your own choice
- Form groups (two or more people), give a name to your group, and brainstorm ideas.
- Discuss what constitutes a good podcast or TV program. Everyone will decide on the categories that we will use to critique our own and each other’s podcasts
- Keeping #2 and your audience in mind, write proposal, and post it in your group’s folder (Courseworks -> Shared Folder -> Podcast -> Your group name) (Due 11/6, Thursday)
- Read your classmates’ proposals, make critical comments, and post it in their groups' folders
- Revise your proposal based on your classmate's comments (Due 11/12, Wednesday)
- Write scripts
- Practice reading the scripts in a natural manner. (If it is necessary, students should memorize their scripts. The point is that the scripts must NOT sound stilted and unnatural)
- Videotape the podcasts (First draft due 11/18, Tuesday)
- Watch your classmates’ podcasts and make comments based on the categories we will create
- Correct and improve the scripts
- Videotape a second time (Final draft due 12/2, Tuesday)
- Listen to the podcasts created by you and your classmates; critique them. We post the podcasts online, and allow a worldwide audience to listen
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Friday, October 10, 2008
じこしょうかい(self-intro.)
The followings are the best self-introductions!
(Section 1)
(Section 3)
(Section 4)
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Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Need some help!
Does anyone know how to upload music files, not movies, to blogger (here)? If you know that, please leave comments here.
よろしくおねがいします!
Posted by Hamada at 1:56 PM 11 comments
こんしゅうのフレーズ
セクション1
いいてんきですね。
ゴロゴロする
いただきます。
ごちそうさまでした。
がんばって(ください)
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Monday, October 6, 2008
Blog Project Evauation Catogories
1. Language:
Grammar, Vocabulary,Well-written, Well-organized, Easy to read, Clear, Concise
2. Content:
Culture, Pictures, Videos, Music, Literature,
Interesting, Informative, Variety, Shows personality, Enjoyable, Original, Unique, Different, Coherent, Write your own experience,
3. Layout:
Color(ful), Visually pleasant, Original, Pretty
4. Communication:
Interaction with other people, Engaging, Leave Comments, Reacting Comments, Links to other's blogs, Use emoticons
5. Consideration:
Level of Language, Word Definition, Kanji, English/Japanese ratio
6. Update Regulary
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Sunday, October 5, 2008
10がつ6かのアクティビティ
Followings are today's activities. If you cannot finish all of them, please do the rest at home. Use your time effectively.
1. Listen to your classmates’ introductions and please choose the one you think is best. (20 min.)
- Go to wimba, and listen to the 8 introductions listed below your own introduction. Choose the best introduction out of the 8.
- E-mail the name of the person who had the best introduction and the reason you chose the person to your instructor (Sato: ss903@columbia.edu, Hamada: hh2373@columbia.edu, Nazikian: fn2108@columbia.edu).
- We will post the best introduction on the class blog.
2. Discuss what makes a good blog in groups of 3-4 people.(10 min.)
At the end of the semester we will have not only teachers but also you and your classmates evaluate each other’s blogs. We will use the results of your discussions today as a basis for deciding the criteria that we will use to evaluate the blogs at the end of the semester.
- Discuss what makes a good blog in groups of 3-4 people.
- Post the result of your discussion in the comment column of the blog. Make sure to include your names or initials with the posting so we know that you have commented.
3. Read the comments made about your own blog. (10 min.)
- Please read the comments made by others about your blog. (People who have already read these comments can skip ahead to step 4 below.)
- If you feel that it is necessary, please respond back to those who have commented on your blog.
4. Please comment on the blogs of students from other sections, as well as the blogs of students from other universities. (Comment on at least 2 blogs). (10 min.)
- To view the blogs of students from other sections, look at the list of classmate links on the right side of the page.
- To view the blogs of Japanese Level I students from other countries or other universities, click on the “Lets’ make friends” link on the right-side of the page. You will see a link for (にほんごいちねんせい) and under this link is a list of other universities. If you click on each of these links you will be brought to a listing of blogs of students from other universities.
- Read the blogs and if you think you would want to be friends with a student, please comment on their blog.
- Write at least one sentence in Japanese that includes one Japanese vocabulary word that we have learned!
- Record which blogs you have commented on by writing them down on a comment sheet. Submit the comment sheet to the teacher at the end of the class.
- Write a blog entry in Japanese
- If you have no idea what to write, you can write about what you did on the weekend or your daily schedule.
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Saturday, October 4, 2008
こんしゅうのフレーズ(Phrase)
(Section 1)
つま、かない、おくさん
おっと、ごしゅじん
うそつき
ピアノ/バイオリンをひきます
トランペット/フルートをふきます
ドラムをたたきます
(Section 3)
かっこいい
にんきがあります
げんきですか/げんき?
おっす!
よし!
〜をたのしみにしています
わくわくします
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