よいふゆ休みを！

みなさん、いろいろ　ありがとうございました！１学期間（がっきかん:for # semester)　とてもたのしかったです。

みなさんのブログに、たくさん日本のマンガやキャラクターがありましたね。このキャラクターも、日本で人気があります（にんきがあります：to be popular）。なまえは、お茶犬（おちゃけん：tea dog）です。おちゃといぬのコラボレーションです。おもしろいですね。



では、みなさん、また来年！よいお年を！（Happy New year [used before New Year's day])


Picture taken from here

Katakana Literary Work Nomination!

In the katakana project, we examined how Katakana is used in the actual context and compared those actual usages with the Katakana descriptions in various textbooks. We hope that you have had interesting insights through this project. As some of you already mentioned in your analysis, textbooks are never able to exhaust all rules. Textbook authors always need to select and organize particular constructions of reality from the vast universe of knowledge.

There are many notions that we tend to consider as self-evident. For example, we may think that Katakana is used only for loan words, textbooks present correct, neutral, and essential information and knowledge, or Japanese people speak Japanese language. But do these “self-evident” notions truly reflect the realities? We believe that questioning or reflecting your understanding of these “self-evident” notions is the first step to make yourself involved into the community. We should not just wait for the community to take the initiative to change but change the community by ourselves. Hence the katakana project was an attempt to put this concept into practice.

As educators we feel that it is extremely important for us to help a person grow, because we will be sharing the world together, and will all be responsible for the future community. Let’s make a better world together!


先週の木曜日に、クラスメートのせんりゅうやマンガを評価（ひょうか:evaluation）しましたね。その中で、とてもいい作品（さくひん:piece of work）を紹介します（しょうかいします:to introduce）。

セクション１
１．いきましょう！（マンガ）
２．ハワドの日本語のブログ （はいく）
３．Turning Japanese（ものがたり：Story)

セクション２
１．もしもしみちえです（はいく）
２．にほんご４n００bs（まんが）
２．日本語　OK !（まんが）

Evaluation

1. Evaluation of the katakana literary works

• Read the evaluation categories shown below.
• Click the form below and rate your classmates' work between the scale of 1-10.
• In addition, leave comments about their literary works on their blog. (Make sure to write at least one sentence in Japanese.)

Section 1 (Tue&Thur 5:40-6:45)
If you are ワン, フォ（ポリン）,ジョシュ, レティ, ジェーン, キミ, スシャント → Click here
If you are ザオ（カレン）, マリリン, ナイラ, キャシー, ハワード, サン, → Click here

Section 2 (Mon&Wed 11:00-12:05)
If you are シェリー, フォン, ローリー, ホエユ, → Click here
If you are みちえ, ナタリー, ジョシュ, ティファニー, → Click here

(Katakana Literary Work Evaluation Categories)
1. Creativity
Original, interesting, creative, good imagery, meaningful, funny,

2. Informativeness
Well thought-out, understandable, thought provoking, expressing your interests, plot, subject

3. Aesthetic factors
Well drawn (manga), beautiful,

4. Consideration to others
Easy to read, short, foot notes(translation), links&pictures(illustrations),

5. Language
Good vocabulary use, good grammar, no spelling errors, proper use of katakana,

6. Others
Follow guidelines, flow well, complete,


2. Evaluation of the katakana project.

• Click here and evaluate katakana project. Please write as much as possible so that we can improve the projects for students who will be studying Japanese at Columbia in the future.

3. Evaluation of the blog (15 minutes)

• Read the evaluation categories shown below.
• Click the form below and rate your classmates' blog and your blog between the scale of 1-10.
  
• Evaluate them and type comments. Make sure to write at least one sentence in Japanese.
• Your comments will be given to the bloggers.

Section 1 (Tue&Thur 5:40-6:45)
If you are ワン, フォ（ポリン）,ジョシュ, レティ, ジェーン, キミ, スシャント → Click here
If you are ザオ（カレン）, マリリン, ナイラ, キャシー, ハワード, サン, → Click here

Section 2 (Mon&Wed 11:00-12:05) → Click here

(Blog Evaluation Categories)
1. Language
Japanese as much as possible, Wide range of vocab and structures, Minimum mistakes

2. Content
Japanese culture, Interesting, Pictures, Videos, Music, Original, Clear, Understandable, Long enough to make your point, No obnoxious graphics, Variation, Not too hard not too easy

3. Layout
Paragraphs, Organized

4. Communication
Communicate with other bloggers, Conversation starters, Add questions

5. Consideration
Use hiragana next to kanji, Leveled kanji, Translation

6. Update Regularly

4. Evaluation of the blog project.

• Click here and evaluate blog project. Please write as much as possible so that we can improve the projects for students who will be studying Japanese at Columbia in the future.

5. Course Evaluation (If you haven't finished)

• Go to the Courseworks, first year Japanese, and then Evaluation.
• Evaluate this Japanese class. Please write as much as possible so that we can improve our Japanese classes for students who will be studying Japanese at Columbia.

もう１２月ですね〜

もう１２月ですね。もう１２月１０日です。。。

みなさんは、ふゆがすきですか？わたしは　さむいきせつが　あまりすきじゃありません。ゆきも　あまりすきじゃありません。でも、まちが　とてもきれいですから、クリスマスが　すきです。


とてもきれいですね。みなさんは　クリスマスに　何がしたいですか？　わたしは　クリスマスに　日本へ　かえりますから、たくさん　日本のたべものが　たべたいです。

ここで　クイズです。クリスマスに　日本で　とても　にんきがある(popular)たべものは　何ですか？

1. ラーメン
2. ケンタッキーフライドチキン
3. ぎゅうどん

１１月１９／２３日のアクティビティー

There are 3 activities today. If you don’t finish within the class period, finish them at home.

1. Read your group members' compositions and make comments. (20 minutes)

• Make a group of 3.
• Read your group members' compositions.
• Think how you can improve their compositions and give them feedback (not only about the language but also about the content).

2. Read comments on your blog (especially for your katakana analysis entry) and comment them back if necessary. (10 minutes)

• Read all the comments for your katakana analysis entry. If you feel that those comments need to be responded, comment them back.
• If you have time, read the comments for all your other entries. Again, if you feel that those comments need to be responded, comment them back.

3. Make a literary work by using katakana. (25 minutes)

(1) Read the post about “What makes a good literary work”. (2 minutes)

• Scroll down the screen and read the post about “What makes a good literary work”.

(2) By using katakana words/expressions, create your own literary work and post it on your own blog. (23 minutes)

So far, we have searched and categorized various usages of katakana. And we have also analyzed the purposes and effects of each katakana word/expression. By making the most of what we have learned through our katakana project, create literary work using various usages of katakana, instead of using just a single usage of katakana (e.g. loanword only).

• Choose the type of your literary work among Senryuu, manga, story, poem, etc. If you want to do 2 different types of literary works, you may create another one.
• If you choose to write Senryuu, read the blog entry about Senryuu and review the rules. You have to write at least 3 Senryuu works.
• Leave your own comment for the same blog entry (the one you published your literary work) and explain why you have used the particular katakana words in your literary work as well as their effects.
  

Katakana Literary Work Evaluation Criteria

1. Creativity
Original, interesting, creative, good imagery, meaningful, funny,

2. Informativeness
Well thought-out, understandable, thought provoking, expressing your interests, plot, subject

3. Aesthetic factors
Well drawn (manga), beautiful,

4. Consideration to others
Easy to read, short, foot notes(translation), links&pictures(illustrations),

5. Language
Good vocabulary use, good grammar, no spelling errors, proper use of katakana,

6. Others
Follow guidelines, flow well, complete,

川柳（せんりゅう）と俳句（はいく）

（しゃしんはwikipediaより)

みなさんは川柳（せんりゅう）をしっていますか？川柳（せんりゅう）は日本の短い（みじかい：short）詩（し：poet）です。

It consists of 3 lines with 17 (5-7-5) or more/fewer morae. The below is the example from Wikipedia.

どろぼうを

とらえてみれば

わがこなり

The robber,

when I catch,

my own son

The subject of senryu is based on human nature, and it's usually satirical/ironic.
There are people who make senryu in English. Click here and here.

Senryu is similar to haiku. However, haiku usually have seasonal expressions which senryu don't have to have.

１０月２９日／１１月４日のアクティビティー

This is today’s activity. If you cannot finish within class time, finish at home.

From here, work as a group of 3~4.

1. Work on categorizing katakana words/expressions. (15 minutes)

• Discuss with your group members in which category each of the katakanas you found should fit. (If you don’t know the answer, please seek opinions from the instructor and the TAs.)

(Category)

- Onomatopoeia
- Emphasis
- Loadwords

• If a katakana word/expression doesn’t fit into any of the categories written above, create a new category for it.
• Write the category, the katakana, and the place where you found the katakana in the comment section of the blog. See the example below.

(Example)

Loanword, スタイル(style), Newspaper

From here, work on your own.

2. Think about katakana use and write your analysis on your blog. (15 min)

• Choose at least 2 katakana words/expressions that you found and think about what kinds of effects / purposes there may be in these words/expressions writing in katakana instead of hiragana or kanji.
  
• Also, think why there are such effects/purposes.
• Think about why each textbook is different in explaining katakana, and why the textbooks explained katakana in the manners that they did.

Write what you have written in the above questions on your blog. In title, write "Katakana Analysis".

In 3-5 below, write at least 1 sentence in Japanese.
From here, work on your own.

3. 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 #1 and go to step 2 below.)
• If you feel that it is necessary, respond back to the people who commented on your blog.
  

4. 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 3.)
• If you think it is necessary, respond to any comments.
• To ensure that you remember where you commented, make sure to record on your comment sheet.
  

5. Comment on the blogs of students in other sections, and other universities (at least 2). (10 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 either on the right side or on the left side.
• When you read the blogs and think they are interesting, comment on their blogs.
• To ensure that you remember where you commented, make sure to record on your comment sheet. Hand in your comment sheet at the end of class.

Have you encountered with issues on leaving comments?

Recently, some people have encountered with issues on leaving comments when using Blogger. Their problems were that they could not leave any comments, or there were also times that their published comments somehow disappeared completely from the blogs.

In order to avoid these issues, it is strongly recommended that you change your comment box to the pop-up style. Here are the steps on how to change your comment setting.


1. Click "New Post" located in the upper right-hand corner of your own blog page.


2. Click the "Settings" tab that is found in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.


3. Click "Comments" located in the upper-center area of the screen.


4. Check the "Pop-up window" option of "Comment Form Placement."

Katakana Project

Objectives of the Project

1. Explore various uses of katakana.
2. Practice using various katakana expressions.
3. Observe how Japanese textbooks explain katakana and think about why those textbooks explain katakana in such manners.

Outline of the Project

1. Understand the manners in which Japanese textbooks explain katakana.
2. Gather various katakana expressions from sources such as books and magazines.
3. Think of the ways in which the various katakana expressions could be categorized. Consider what kinds of effects and purposes there are in writing in katakana.
4. Think about why the textbooks explain katakana in such manners.
5. Prior to producing literary works (such as senryu, manga, or stories) using katakana, discuss how you can make your literary works interesting. Based on this discussion, the class will create the criteria by which the literary works should be evaluated.
   
6. Produce literary works using katakana.
7. Based on the evaluation criteria decided in step 5, write comments on the literary works of the classmates.
8. According to the comments from the classmates, revise and/or re-produce the literary works.
9. Appreciate the classmates’ literary works once again, and based on the evaluation criteria decided in step 5, choose the top 3 literary works in class.
10. Write comments on the project itself.

Blog Project Evaluation Categories

1. Language
Japanese as much as possible, Wide range of vocab and structures, Minimum mistakes

2. Content
Japanese culture, Interesting, Pictures, Videos, Music, Original, Clear, Understandable, Long enough to make your point, No obnoxious graphics, Variation, Not too hard not too easy

3. Layout
Paragraphs, Organized

4. Communication
Communicate with other bloggers, Conversation starters, Add questions

5. Consideration
Use hiragana next to kanji, Leveled kanji, Translation

6. Update Regularly

わたしがすきなにほんのえいが

今年（ことし）の夏（なつ）、私（わたし）はミドルベリー大学（だいがく）で日本語（にほんご）をおしえました。夏休み（なつやすみ）に、ミドルベリー大学で　日本語（にほんご）のIntensive Programがあります。そこで２年生（ねんせい）のにほんごをおしえました。

週末（しゅうまつ）はクラスがありませんから、いっしゅうかんに１かい、映画（えいが）をみました。そのなかで　「あるいても　あるいても」がいちばんすきでした。英語（えいご）のタイトルは、「Still Walking」です。この映画では、家族（かぞく）が　実家（じっか:family home）に　集まります（あつまります:to get together）。




もうひとつ　いい映画を見ました。「かもめ食堂（しょくどう）」です。この映画では、女の人（おんなのひと）が　フィンランドで　レストランを　経営します（けいえいします: to run/manage）。そして、たくさん日本のたべものがみられますよ。



とてもいい映画ですから、ぜひみてください。

ねこふんじゃった

このうたをしっていますか？日本ではとてもゆうめいですよ。

ゆうめい（な）＝famous




したのうたには、かしがありますよ。

かし＝lyrics

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3d6DMP-fSc

助数詞（じょすうし：Counter suffix）

レッスン１１で、たくさん助数詞をべんきょうしましたね。にほんごには、たくさん助数詞があります。

この助数詞は、なにに　つかいますか？

1. 部（ぶ）
2. 泊（はく）
3. 匹（ひき）


答（こたえ：answer）は↓ここにあります！

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_counter_word

ぼくはくま

日本のかおもじ(Facemark)

日本のかおもじです。

ヘ(^_^ヘ)(ノ^_^)ノ

o(^^o)(o^^)o

（ToT）

↓したのリンクをチェック！

http://club.pep.ne.jp/~hiroette/en/facemarks/body.html

Activities on September 22nd/23rd

Today, complete exercises 1-4. (If you do not finish in class, finish at home). Those who have time, complete exercise 5 as well.

1. About the Blog Project

• We will start a blog project today. First, start by reading the post titled “blog project”, which illustrates the purpose of this project. Scroll all the way down and you will see the entry titled “blog project”.

2. The Development of the Blog

1. On this page, if you scroll down you will see the post titled: “How to Open a Blog Account.” Read this and develop your blog. If you have any questions, ask a nearby classmate any questions first, before asking the instructor.
2. Once you have started your blog, send the blog’s URL address to your instructor. (Hamada: hh2373@).
   

3. Write a Self-Introduction in Japanese

1. In hiragana, write the first draft of your self-introduction. (Do not publish it online yet). For those who do not want to use their real names, it is also fine to use a pseudonym. For those who do not know how to type in Japanese, click on the “Japanese and Computer” link on the right-hand side of this page. If after reading the information you still have questions, first ask a classmate before asking the instructor.
2. After writing your self-introduction, form groups of 2-3 students to peer edit your self-introduction. (Is your hiragana written correctly?) *If the hiragana appears too small on the page and is difficult to read, press the “Apple/command” key and the “+” key together, (PC users press the “Control” key instead of the “Apple/command” key) and the characters will get larger.
3. After everyone in the group has read and corrected each others’ self-introductions, click “publish post” which then allows your post to be published.
   

4. Post in English (or your native language)

• Write in English (or your native language) about why you chose to study Japanese, also include what you are excited about, and you find difficult after your first 2 weeks of class.

*If you use a translating site (links are to the right), then everyone can read it so it does not have to be in English!

5. Comment

1. Comment on your classmate’s blogs.
2. Comment on the blogs of your fellow first year students in the United States or from Hong Kong. To see other school's blogs, click on the “せかい (world)” link under "ともだちをつくろう (Let's make friends)" on the right-hand side of this page. You can find five schools (including Columbia) under にほんご１ねんせい.
   

How to Open a Blog Account

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 right side.

2. Send your blog address (URL) to the instructor.

• 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.

3. Post a blog entry regularly.

• If you have no idea about what to write, please see the following suggested topics.

I can read Japanese!
In speaking Japanese!
Reasons I am studying Japanese
My dream
My Japanese friends
Japanese grammar vs. English grammar
Speaking vs. Writing
Listening vs. Reading
My daily schedule
I have no time to study!
I spent so much time studying, but..
My hobbies
My classmates
What I like/dislike about Japan or Japanese
Daily news
Japanese writing system
Kanji
Japanese vocabulary
Favorite lab exercise
Voc quiz
My favorite Japanese TV show, movie, or anime

• You can also use pictures and videos!

(Evaluation)
In the end of the semester your blog will be evaluated by the instructor, your classmates as well as yourself. We will discuss the criteria of evaluation in the middle of the semester.

ブログプロジェクト(Blog Project)

Blog Project:

Welcome to the Blogging 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 I 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. For this project I will ask you to form a group with three or four students. The purpose of the group is to encourage and monitor each other (e.g., leaving a comment on each other’s blog and making sure everyone is following the schedule). I will ask you to change groups once or twice during the semester.

* We will also create links to your classmates' blogs as well as blogs by students in other sections, other levels, and other schools, so you can see what other people think and feel about Japanese language learning (as well as other topics). You are also 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.