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！