ブログのしゅくだい１１（Due 11/2 月曜日）

 みなさん、今学期（こんがっき this semester）の日本語のべんきょうは　どうでしたか？

むずかしかったですか？やさしかったですか？たのしかったですか？大へんでしたか？
来学期（らいがっき next semester）も日本語を　べんきょうしますか？

さいご(last)のブログは、フリートピックです。すきなトピックで、かいてください。

ブログのしゅくだい１０（Due 10/26 げつようび）

今週末は、何をしますか？

だい６かの　ぶんぽう (grammar)やことば (vocabulary)を　つかって (to use)、「休みの日」について (about) ポストを　かいて下さい。

- Verb te-form
- Adjective te-form
- Adjective past tense
- Placeに purposeに いきます

ブログのしゅくだい９（Due 10/19 げつようび）

今週のブログのしゅくだいです。

1) Watch the following video about しぶや.

2) Compare American cities (e.g. South Bend, your hometown, etc.) and しぶや and find similarities and differences. Think WHY.

3) Write paragraphs in 日本語. Use Verb te-forms & Adjective te-forms. You may also want to use えいご as necessary.

4) Learn about Japanese cities by checking relevant websites if you like.

         

ブログのしゅくだい８（Due 10/12 げつようび）

今週は、どうでしたか？いそがしかったですか？今週末は、何をしますか？

ブログのトピックです。

1) Describe what you will do or did this weekend. Use Verb te-forms & Adjective te-forms.  (Adjective te-forms are optional.)

2) Read your classmates' blog posts (at least three) and leave comments.

(Optional) Respond to comments left on your blog entries.

ブログのしゅくだい７（Due 10/5 げつようび）

もう（already）秋（あき autumn/fall）ですね。

今週のブログのしゅくだい

1. トピックは自由（じゆう）です（free topic）。英語（えいご）で書（か）

いてもいいですよ！Feel free to use English for this post. 

Topic suggestion: what you are interested in (music, movie, game, anime, manga, sports, travel, etc.)

2. クラスメートのブログをよんで、コメントしてください。(at least two) Again, you may use English.

Respond to the comments on your posts if you like. Try to keep the communication going!

ブログのしゅくだい６（Due 9/28 げつようび）

 みなさん、来週（らいしゅう）の月曜日（げつようび）にユニットテストがありますね。がんばってください！

ブログの宿題（しゅくだい）のトピックです。

みなさんの出身地（しゅっしんち hometown）は、どんなところですか。なにがありますか。ゆうめいな人がいますか。大学がありますか。

みなさんの出身地（or most familiar place）について（about）かいてください。

Introduce your hometown or familiar place in Japanese using various expressions and grammatical patterns you have learned.

ブログのしゅくだい５（Due 9/21 げつようび）

 ブログのしゅくだいです。

日本のうちは、どんなうちですか？

アメリカのと ちがいますか（different）？

日本のうちについて(about)、インターネットで べんきょうしてください。

そして、ブログに ポストしてください。

１）Learn about Japanese houses by

         - checking relevant websites

         - reading your textbook p176-177

         - watching the following video

２）Compare American houses and Japanese ones and find similarities and differences

        Think "WHY" (i.e. Typical Japanese houses have at least one rice cooker. "WHY?"). 

３）Post a blog entry about American houses (rooms) for the Japanese audience. Introduce things in your house/ room, and if possible/ necessary explain why.

４）Use various adjectives, verbs and grammar structures.

You could use both にほんご and えいご if you like. Make sure that you introduce unique features of American houses for them.

ブログのしゅくだい４（Due 9/14 げつようび）

こんしゅうまつのブログのしゅくだいです。

1. Pick up one (or more) of the ノートルダム大学の たてもの, or any たてもの that you are familiar 

    with. Describe it/them in detail.

　Use the following grammar items.

• Location nouns
• Verbs (present & past tense)
• Adjectives

3. Check the comment made on your blog, and respond if you can.

ブログのしゅくだい３（Due 9/7 げつようび）

 みなさん、こんしゅうまつ、なにをしますか？

しゅうまつのブログのしゅくだいです。

１）Read your previous post. Rewrite your paragraph with more complex structures if you can (use location nouns, for example). Correct errors if you find some. If you haven't, add photos and/or illustrations to your posts. Redesign your blog layout and/or background if you can. It's a good idea to take a look at other students' blogs from different levels of Japanese courses (links are in the column on the right).

２）Read classmates' blogs (at least 3) and make a brief comments in にほんご and/or えいご。

３）Post additional post(s). オプショナルです。

ブログのしゅくだい２（Due 8/31 げつようび）

 こんしゅうは、あたらしい か("chapter")ですね。

こんしゅうのブログのトピックは「日本のうち」です。

みなさんの うち／りょう／アパート／へや について (about~)、日本語（にほんご）で ポストしてください。できれば (if possible)、あたらしい ことば(vocabulary)を　つかって(to use)ください。

ブログのしゅくだい１（Due 8/17 げつようび）

 みなさん、しんがっき (new semester)は　どうですか？　

どんなクラスが　ありますか？

こんがっき(this semester)も、ブログプロジェクトをします。こんしゅうまつ、このしゅくだいを　してください。トピックは　「なつやすみ　(summer vacation)」です。

なつやすみに　なにを　しましたか？
しごと (job)を しましたか？　りょこう (travel)を　しましたか？
えいが／テレビを　みましたか？
ほかに (other)...?

HOW TO OPEN A BLOG ACCOUNT

 PLEASE OPEN A BLOG ACCOUNT BY Friday, 8/14

In order to open a new blog account, please follow the instructions.

1. Go to http://www.blogger.com to create your blog.　　

• In order to receive comments from as many people as possible, please select "Settings," then "Comments," and choose either "Registered Users" or "Users with Google Accounts" under the "Who can comment?" section.

• If you want to know how to type Japanese, please click the link listed on the left side.

2. Add your blog address (URL) to the Sakai Assignments…due Friday, 8/14

3. First blog entry (in English, Japanese will be optional)…due Monday, 8/17

4. Comment on others (at least two) …due Friday, 8/21

• If you have trouble opening a new blog account, please let the instructor know.

• If you already have a blog and you can use Japanese on it, you do not have to open a new account. Let us know the URL using Sakai Assignments, "HW2: Due 8.14 F". 

Purpose of Blog

Let’s start the Blog Project. For this class we would like you to keep a blog because it provides a place:

1. To share/express your happiness, surprise, excitement, and/or frustration, as well as any questions you might have, while learning the Japanese language (or any other topics).

• While studying new grammar and words is very important when learning a language, it is equally important to actually use the language in a real life context. You must not wait to express yourself only when you think you have mastered the language because language learning is basically an ongoing process. In the beginning you may use English or any languages to express yourself, but we recommend that you gradually switch to Japanese whenever you feel comfortable enough to express yourself in Japanese.

2. To communicate with your classmates and other people outside of class.

• Language learning is not limited to what you do for the course but also includes what you do and experience outside the class. We will create links to your classmates' blogs as well as blogs by students in other schools, so you can see what other people think and feel about Japanese language learning (as well as other topics). You are also strongly encouraged to leave comments on these blogs.

• We know that your Japanese language is very limited, but you can convey your intended meaning more effectively by utilizing other resources such as pictures and videos. Remember that people utilize not only language but also other resources such as tone of your voice, music, body language, picture, color, font style and size for communication.

3. To reflect (or evaluate) what you have achieved as you learn the language.

• Sometimes it is challenging to see our own progress or growth. Blogs help you to look back and see how you have changed through the course of your Japanese language learning.

• At the end of the semester your blog will be evaluated by the instructors of Japanese.