おおきなふるどけい

ひらいけんはわたしのだいすきなポップシンガーです。とてもゆうめいですよ。

１１がつ７かブログのしゅくだい

1. Write a new blog entry. If you have no idea what to write, write about your fall break hometown.
2. Comment on the blogs

• of your classmates in your group and
• of at least one student from other universities（under ほかのだいがく category）

Reflection Statement & Goal Statement for Cycle 2

PE: Reflection Statement: Due = by midnight of October 28, Friday
Things that you have to do:

1. You completed Cycle 1. おめでとう！(Congratulations!) Please reflect on the cycle. You will write what exercises in your plan that you did, how successful you were in achieving your goals, what difficulties you encountered, etc.
2. You just took the midterm oral exam. Please self-evaluate your performance of the oral exam in terms of your language use, pronunciation, fluency, communication skills, etc. What positive aspects did you have in your performance? What points do you think you need to improve?

• You may write the statement in English or/and in Japanese.

(Sample)

My Reflection for Cycle 1

• During cycle 1, I was able to follow around only half of my plan. That’s unfortunate! (ざんねんです). The shadowing exercises took longer than I expected. It was a little hard.(すこしたいへんでした). As for my oral midterm exam, I think ……

PE: Goal Statement for Cycle 2: Due = November 8, Tuesday

• Before starting Cycle 2, read your reflection of Cycle 1 and think what aspects in your pronunciation/speaking/listening you want to improve more. Then, write your goals to improve your pronunciation (focusing on prosody), speaking and listening. Also, write concrete activities to achieve these goals.

*You can combine the reflection statement and the goal statement into one blog post.

じこしょうかい：おめでとう！

よかったじこしょうかいです。リンクをクリックしてください。

1. Mさん

2. Sさん

2. Yさん

おめでとうございます！

JSAのえいが「リング」

JSAのイベントがフリストであります！にほんのホラーえいが「リング」をみませんか？

• １０がつ２２にち（どようび）ごご１０じ
• フリスト３０２
• えいが「リング」

１０がつ１９にちのブログのしゅくだい

1. Write a new blog entry. If you have no idea what to write, write about your weekend activities.

• Use both present and past tense verbs.
• Write longer sentences by using various particles and adverbs.

2. Check your previous posts in Japanese and make corrections on errors (spelling, tense, particles, etc.) if necessary.

3. Comment on the blogs

• of your classmates in your group and
• of at least one student from other universities（under ほかのだいがく category）

さとうせんせいのげつようび

あさ６じにおきます。うちであさごはんをたべません。

７じはんにオフィスにきます。オフィスであさごはんをたべます。いつもコーヒーものみます。スモールワールドのラテがすきです。

９じにジョーンズ１００でじゅぎょうがあります。にほんごのクラスです。がくせいはとてもいいです！

１２じごろオフィスでひるごはんをたべます。そして、５じごろうちにかえります。それから、ジムにいきます。

ばんごはんはごはんをたべます。ときどきパスタもたべます。それから、まいにちおふろにはいります。おふろがだいすきです。１０じはんごろねます。

みなさんはまいにちなんじにおきますか？？？

りゅうがく(Study Abroad)フェア

きんようび（Oct. 14th）にフリストでりゅうがくフェアがあります。１２じはんから３じはんまでです。

にほんのりゅうがくのせつめいかい(Information Session)はジョーンズ１００であります。４じはんから５じはんまでです。みなさん、きてください！

にほんじん

のださんは にほんの しゅしょう(prime minister)です。のださんはわせだだいがくのがくせいでした。のださんのwikipediaはここです。

くろさわあきらです。これは「らん」です。くろさわあきらのえいがをみてください。

おのようこはとうきょうからきました。これはおのようこのビデオです。

むらかみはるきのほんがすきですか？むらかみはるきはプリンストンのせんせいでした。これは「ノルウェーのもり」です。

Blog Evaluation Categories

1. Language

• Proper grammar/ use of grammar used in class

2. Content

• Interesting (personal) topics/ humor/ quirky
• Personal Experience/ genuine emotions/ sharing similar experience/ teaching the class something about the author
• Free flow and expressive while staying simple
• Posts related to Japanese culture/ insights to Japanese culture
• Variety of subjects/ diversity of posts
• Informative/ give us a view of the world around us
• Enlightening and entertaining
• Creative/ has an individual personality
• Descriptive titles/ Name/You can tell who's writing it

3. Layout

• Pretty/ Nice background/ good aesthetic appeal/ aesthetically pleasing to look at
• Visual aid (Pictures, videos), Non-textual media

4. Communication

• Write to an audience/ have a sense of audience
• Engaging
• Number of comments by others on the blog

5. Consideration

• Responses to comments/ Commenting and interaction of the blogger
• Inviting
• Understandable and succinct/ easy to read
• Concise and "fluff-less"/ focused
• Presented clearly

6. Frequency

• Reguraly updated/ frequent, or at least regular, posts.

7. Others

• High use of Japanese/ Uses Japanese/ Attempt to use Japanese language/ natural transition to Japanese (at least tries to)/ should include にほんご as much as possible
• Description of progress in class/ learning outcome/ demonstrate attempts to incorporate material being learned
• Quality over quantity

Fantastic! Your Goals and Activities

みなさん(Everyone)!

I read all of your goal statements! They are fantastic!! (if you can actually execute them^^;)

Many of you are planning to do Shadowing during this cycle, which is VERY GOOD!!
Some of you said that you will try to shadow with anime or Youtube news. Yes, you can shadow any kind of materials.

IMPORTANT!
When you shadow with anime or drama, please do not try to shadow longer than 30 seconds. It will be too difficult for you (even for me). Start shadowing with ONE phrase that you like in the anime/drama. Then you may add another phrase if you are comfortable to shadow the first phrase, and add another one, and so forth.

If you never watch Japanese anime or drama before, it is a good opportunity to take a look at some of the anime/drama sites to improve your listening or just for fun. I put a few of the websites that I often visit below, but I believe you or your classmates know better ones. If so, please post the information on your website!

DramaCrazy
http://www.dramacrazy.net/
AnimeCrazy
http://www.animecrazy.net/
Crunchyroll
http://www.crunchyroll.com/

If you are looking for opportunities to speak with native speakers of Japanese, I recommend the JSA (Japanese Student Association). Please attend their first casual meeting this Friday (Oct.7) 5:30pm at Rocky dining hall. You may also send an email to Asumi (the vice president of JSA). Her email address is: ashibata@

Lastly, it is a good idea to print out your goals and activities and post it in front of your desk. \^o^/

じゃあ、がんばってくださいね！(Then, please work hard!)

しばた

ぼくはくま