4年生と5年生のプレゼンテーション（12/6 & 12/8)

4年生と5年生の先ぱい(senior student)がプレゼンテーションをします。ぜひ、ききにきて下さいね！！

Date: 12/6 (T) & 12/8 (R)
Time: 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Place: DBRT 330

Attendance will be counted towards your grade. Every presentation will be done only in Japanese with PPT with English vocabulary translation.

It should be difficult for you to understand everything now. However, it's a very good chance to see "you" in the near future after you keep studying Japanese. Why don't you come and motivate yourself? :)

えいが（12月6日）

火曜日はムービーナイトです。

Next Tuesday is the last movie night for this semester. We will watch "A Boy and His Samurai (ちょんまげぷりん Chonmage Purin, Chonmage Pudding)." It is about the adventures of a samurai who accidentally travels through time from Edo-era Japan to present-day Japan where he meets a single working mother and her young son. Hope to see you there!

えいが（11月22日）

来週のムービーナイトは「日本でいちばんながい日」です。

Our next movie is ”Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi" (English title: The Emperor in August). The World War II ended on August 15th, 1945. This movie is about what took place in Japan on the previous night.

日本のスナックもありますよ。きてください。

週末のブログのしゅくだい：しめきり 12/21 月曜日

今週末は、さいご(last)のホームゲームですね。フットボールをみますか？　
それとも (or) ともだちのうちに　パーティーをしにいきますか？
だい６かで　べんきょうしたぶんぽう (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　かいてくれませんか。

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

週末のブログのしゅくだい： due 11/14月曜日

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.

         

週末のブログのしゅくだい: しめきり 11/7 月曜日

今週は　あたたかい (warm)ですね。週末、何をしますか？　フットボールゲームを　みますか？
今週末のブログのしゅくだいです。

1) Describe what you do/did this weekend. Use Verb te-forms & Adjective te-forms.

2) Read comments on your blog and respond if you feel necessary.

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

Japanese Discussion Table

As some of you gave me helpful advice on the day, time and place for Japanese Discussion Table, I rescheduled them.
Thank you so much.
When: Thursdays, November 3, 10, 17 and December 1 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Where: the Dooley Room - Room 102 in LaFortune Student Center ( the 1st floor of the Main Lounge)
As you know, Japanese Discussion Table is a place to ask questions about and share your interests in Japan and Japanese culture such as anime, manga, food, places, games and so on in English.
Please come with your friend.
I am really looking forward to having a good time with you.
ともだちとぜひきてください。

えいが（11月8日）

こんにちは。来週のムービーナイトは「図書館戦争（としょかんせんそう：Library War)」です。

 In a slightly different timeline than ours, the explosion of information and misinformation came to be considered a direct threat to society. In a daring decision, it was decided to create a new government agency dedicated solely to information management. Some thirty years later, in 2019, the government still monitors and controls information, suppressing anything they find undesirable, but standing against their abuses of power are the libraries, with their special agents called ‘the book soldiers.’

来て下さい！

かいわテーブル

You will have four more Language Table sessions this term.
These are wonderful opportunities to talk in Japanese.
Thursday, November 3 at CSLC from 5 pm to 6 pm.
Wednesday, November 9 at CSLC from 5 pm to 6 pm.
Thursday, November 17 at CSLC from 5 pm to 6 pm.
Wednesday, November 30 at CSLC from 5 pm to 6 pm.
*The session on Thursday, December 8 has been canceled.
こんがっきはあと４かいかいわテーブルがあります。
にほんごではなすとてもいいきかいです。
１１月３日もくようび、午後５時から午後６じ、CSLC。
１１月９日すいようび、午後５時から午後６時、CSLC。
１１月１７日もくようび、午後５時から午後６時、CSLC。
１１月３０日すいようび、午後５時から午後６時、CSLC。
＊１２月８日もくようびはキャンセルになりました。

ブログのしゅくだい：due 10/31 げつようび

きょうは　さむい (cold)ですねー。サウスベンドですから、しかたないですね (it cannot be helped)。
しゅうまつのブログのしゅくだいです。

1) Post in Japanese (free topic).

2) Read comments on your blog entries. Respond to the people who commented if you like. Try to keep the communication going!

                                     

ブログのしゅくだい (optional)：due 10/26 すいようび

みなさん、あきやすみは　どうでしたか？　なにを　しましたか？　ゆっくりしましたか？

10/24 げつようびに　りょうじ (Consul General)のトークがあります。レセプションもありますよ。きてください！
Monday, Oct. 24, 5:00-6:00pm @McKenna 202

そして、トークについて (about)、ブログポストをかいてください。Write a blog post about his lecture in English(/Japanese). ちょっとむずかしいですから、えいごでかいてください。

Japanese Movie Night (October, 25)

Next Tuesday night, October 25, we'll be showing "The Twilight Samurai," which won 12 Japanese Academy Awards in 2003. The film was co-written and directed by Yoji Yamada and starring Hiroyuki Sanada and Rie Miyazawa. English subtitles will be provided. Hope to see you there!

あきやすみのブログのしゅくだい: due 10/24 げつよう日

きのうはユニットテストでしたが、あしたからだい６か (Chapter 6)を　べんきょうしますね。そして、あさってから１週間（しゅうかん）の秋休み（あきやすみ=fall break)ですね！何（なに）をしますか？　たくさんねますか？　それとも、日本語（にほんご）をべんきょうしますか？

私はニューヨークにいきますよ。NYUでワークショップ (workshop)があるから、ちょっといそがしいですけど、おいしい(tasty)ものをたべて、ともだちにあいます。

これは、秋休み（あきやすみ）のブログのしゅくだいです。だい6かはむずかしいから、ポストをしたほうがいいですよ。

1. Post at least once during your break about your fall break activities using following grammar:

• Verbs (present/past)
• Adjectives
• あります／います
• Location nouns

2. Check the comments made on your blog, and respond if you feel necessary.

3. Comment on the blogs from other schools (プリンストン大学／コロンビア大学) . You can find their classblog URL on the right side (at least 3).

（これは日本のあき Fallのりょうりです。きれいですね！）

えいが

こんにちは。らいしゅう、えいががあります。タイトルは「あるいても　あるいても」です。みなさん、きてください。

ブログのしゅくだい：due 10/10 (げつようび)

らいしゅうすいようびに、ユニットテストがありますね。こんしゅうまつ、ふくしゅう (review)をしますか？

ブログのしゅくだいです。
Here at ND/SB, you are showing around a visitor from Japan who does not speak English. Tell the visitor about your campus as he/she asks you questions. Make a dialogue and post it on your blog.

In your dialogue, please make sure to:

☐ Introduce a couple of places or things

☐ Use あります／います

☐ Use other verbs

☐ Use adjectives, adjective + noun

☐ Use location nouns

☐ Use negative sentences

☐ Use various questions words (what, which, where, who, etc.)

☐ Use 〜よ／〜ねwhen appropriate.

☐ Use fillers (え〜と、そうですね、あの〜)

☐ Be creative and have fun!

Discussion Table 10がつ3にち、4にち

I enjoy your blog posts every time and I would like to chat with you in person as well.
I think you are interested in Japan and Japanese culture such as anime, manga, food, places, games and so on.
The Discussion Table is a good place to bring these.
please come with your friend.
I am really looking forward to meeting you at Dining Room A in North Dining Hall from 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm on Mondays and Tuesdays.
I am holding a sign.
You can enter the Dining Hall if you do not have a meal plan.
ノースダイニングホールにきてください。
ミールプランがなくてもOKです。

かいわテーブル 10がつ6にち

もくようびにかいわテーブルがあります。
じかんは5じから6じまでです。
CSLCではなしましょう。

ブログのしゅくだい：しめきり (due) 10/3 げつようび

きんようびの　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、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 relavant 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: due 9/26 (げつようび)

いま、ノートルダム大学のキャンパスでは、こうじ (construction)が　たくさん (many) ありますね。くるまのパーキング (parking)は　ちょっとたいへん (tough)ですよ。
しゅうまつのブログのしゅくだいです。

1. Pick up one of the ノートルダム大学の たてもの and describe in detail.

2. Use the following grammar items.

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

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

4. Comment on the blogs of your classmates.

日本の映画（えいが）

こんにちは。来週の火曜日、日本の映画（えいが）があります。タイトルは「サマーウォーズ」です。とてもおもしろい映画（えいが）なので、来て下さい。

映画（えいが）には英語（えいご）のsubtitlesがありますよ。

Japanese Discussion Table

A Japanese discussion Table begins on Monday, September 19. 
This is a place to ask questions about and share your interests in Japan and Japanese culture in English.
But you can also practice speaking Japanese if you would like to.
When: Mondays and Tuesdays from September 19, 2016 at 7:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Where: Dining Room A at North Dining Hall
I, Akiyo Horiguchi, a blind TA will be there holding a sign.
Looking forward to having a good time with you.

ブログのしゅくだい：due 9/19 げつようび

みなさん、こんしゅうまつ、なにをしますか？
フットボールを　みますか？どようびは　ホームゲームですね。

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.

２）Read classmates' blogs (at least 3) and make comments in にほんご。

かいわテーブル

かいわテーブルは　いつも　CLSCで　あります！

Japanese Program Mixer Event: Sempai Voices

みなさん、らいしゅうの　げつようびに　イベントがありますよ！せんぱい(senior) come for you to share their experience to study Japanese and work in Japan! You may ask them questions as well. にほんの　たべものも　ありますよ。どうぞ　イベントに　きてくださいね！

りゅうがくフェア: 9/12 げつようび

げつようびに　Jordan Hallで　りゅうがくフェアが　ありますよ！

Notre Dame International invites you to attend the 2016 Study Abroad Fair on Monday, September 12th, from 5-8 p.m. in Jordan Hall Galleria.

ブログのしゅくだい：due 9/12 げつようび

こんしゅう、あたらしいか(chapter)を　べんきょうしていますね。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~)、日本語でかいて、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。

えいが Japanese Movie Nights!

今学期（こんがっき）もJapanese Movie Nightsがあります。来週（らいしゅう）の火曜日（かようび）の映画（えいが）は

Jiro Dreams of Sushi

『二郎は鮨の夢を見る』（じろうはすしのゆめをみる）です。

とてもおもしろい映画（えいが）ですから、きてください。

You are invited to join us for Japanese Movie Nights! We will watch a Japanese or Japan-related movie every two weeks. The first movie on September 13th is "Jiro Dreams of Sushi." Please come and join us.

大きなふるどけい

きょうのじゅぎょうで、日本のうたを　うたいましたね。ビデオです。どうぞ。

日本語会話テーブル

みなさん、DBRTで　かいわテーブルがありますよ！
Here comes "Japanese Conversation Table" this semester, too! In this sessions, you can freely talk in Japanese with other students in Japanese program. Sensee will be there, and we sometimes will have native Japanese as well. Why don't you join and talk in Japanese with us? Japanese treatment is also waiting for you😄!!

ブログのしゅくだい：due 8/29 (M)

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下さい。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, 8/26

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 Dropbox…due Friday, 8/26

• If you have trouble opening a new 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 thorough Dropbox. 

ブログ プロジェクト (BLOG PROJECT) !

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 done so far.

• 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 instructor, other people, as well as yourself. We will discuss the criteria of evaluation later.

こんしゅうまつのブログのしゅくだい: Due 4/25 げつようび

Make a dialogue about にほんの ゆうめいな ところ（place）／もの（things）and post it on your blog.

シナリオ（scenario)

You are chatting with your classmate before your Japanese class starts. You happen to know more about Japan than him/her, and he/her is curious about famous places/things in Japan.

You will write dialogue between you and your classmate.

ステップ１

Please go to Japanese tourism sites, and learn about famous places or things in Japan. Pick two places or things you want to talk about.

Suggested sites: ·      Japan National Tourism Organization http://www.jnto.go.jp/eng/ ·      Japan Endless Discovery http://www.japantravelinfo.com/top/index.php ·      Nipponia   http://web-japan.org/nipponia/archives/en/index.html

ステップ２

Pick an actual classmate and imagine the conversation with 

him/her. Through the conversation, please tell him/her about the 

places/things you discovered online.

ステップ３

ダイアログをかきましょう！(let’s write dialogue)

In your dialogue, please make sure to:

☐ Introduce two places or things

☐ Use あります／います

☐ Use adjectives

☐ Use Adjectives + Noun

☐ Use verbs

☐ Use negative sentences

☐ Use 〜よ／〜ねwhen appropriate.

☐ Use fillers (え〜と、そうですね、あの〜)

☐ Be creative and have fun!

クラスメートのなまえ：＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿さん

かいわ(dialogue)のタイトル：＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

○○さん：にほんに　なにが　ありますか。

わたし：そうですね。＿＿＿＿があります。そして＿＿＿＿も ありますよ。　　

○○さん：＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

わたし：＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿

　　　　　〜

(Optional) ブログのしゅくだい： due 4/18 げつようび

みなさん、こんしゅうまつは　さくらまつりですね！　とてもたのしみです (look forward to~)！

こんしゅうまつの　ブログのしゅくだいです。

1. Write a paragraph about your hometown in Japanese. 

Include the following:

(1) Your hometown (the town/city) and where it is located

(2) Adjectives (---Try to use both affirmative and negative forms.)

2. Check the comments made on your blog, and respond if you feel necessary.

ブログのしゅくだい：due 4/4 げつようび

みなさんは、今週末（こんしゅうまつ）なにをしますか？　

週末（しゅうまつ）のブログのしゅくだいです。

１．Read your previous posts and make corrections on errors. 　　  

• Be careful with typo…particles, long vowels, small っ, etc.　 
• Use カタカナ for loan words.
•  Include meanings and readings for unfamiliar kanji and vocabulary. 

２．Read comments on your blog. Respond if you feel necessary.

３．あたらしいポスト (new post): じゆう(free)なトピックで　かいてください。

では、いい週末（しゅうまつ）を！

イースターのやすみ due: 3/30 (W)

イースターのやすみに　なにを　しましたか？  

Write about your Easter break.

• Use various past tense verbs
• Write longer sentences by using various particles and adverbs.
• Use そして (and)  and/or でも (but).

はるやすみ： due 3/21 (M)

みなさん、はるやすみに なにをしましたか？うちにかえりましたか？ ブログポストをかいてください。
Write about your Spring Break in Japanese!

1. Use various grammatical structures, such as
- Verb past tense
- Particles: は、が、を、に、で、から
- Include at least one question to readers.
- Adjectives (Optional: see Chapter 4)

2. Read comments on your own blog entries.

Read the comments of the people who commented on your blog. If there are questions, respond to the people who commented on your blog. Try to keep the communication going!

ブログのしゅくだい (Blog HW)...due 2/29 (M)

みなさん、だい３かには　たくさん　どうし(verb)が　あります。

ブログのしゅくだいです。

• Please complete the following 1-2 by 2/29 げつようび。

1. Write a short paragraph about your daily routine/typical day in にほんご。

• Use various verbs (present tense affirmative/negative form).
• Use particles を、に（へ）、で。

2. Please comment on the blogs of your classmates (at least three).

• Try to write at least one sentence/question
• in Japanese in your comments.

がんばってください！

ブログのしゅくだい Due 2/22 （げつようび）

しゅうまつの　ブログの　しゅくだいです。

1. Gather various Katakana expressions from websites. Write your blog post about your findings in English.

2. Post in Japanese (optional).

3. Read comments on your blog entries. Respond to the people who commented if you like. Try to keep the communication going!

2/21(Sun) Costume Party!!

コスチュームパーティーのイベントがあります！ 

Dress up however you like, so long as it it related to Japan. Think about food, verbal jokes, popular culture, art, etc. for inspiration. We encourage you to be creative, cheap and fun. Prizes will be given for the best costumes! Join the fun!

ブログのしゅくだい (Blog HW)...DUE: Monday, 2/8

1. Write a brief　じこしょうかい in にほんご.

Please write your self-introduction in Japanese.

It should contain:

- at least 3 affirmative sentences (year in school, nationality, etc)

- at least 1 negative sentence

- at least one 「の」

2. Post in えいご

Introduce a Japanese person or object that you like/ know (song, movie, artist, food, store, place, history, art, etc.) in English. Please try to include picture(s)/ video(s).

3. Write comments

Please comment on the blogs of your classmates (at least three) in English. Try to use にほんご in your comment if you can.

* If you are to use にほんご that we haven't covered in class, please make sure to mention the English meanings, so your classmates will understand your post.

Blog Homework Due Monday, 1/25

1) Please comment on the blogs of your classmates (at least 3).
    Your own blog post (in English/Japanese) : optional
       DUE: Monday, 1/25

2) みなさん、ひらがなのれんしゅう(practice)は　どうですか？ How is your Hiragana practice going so far? Here is a video showing how to write ひらがな. You can see how to make 'stop' 'release' and 'hook'. Spend your time practicing ひらがな this week & next week!
(*The hiragana examples in the video may look slightly different than the ones in your textbook.)

Our 1st Movie Night Next Tuesday!