Conversation Class Lesson Summary

Language Resident Name: Cozy Enrique NAKADA (Koji NAKADA)

Day and Date: 12th week (15th to 19th Nov 2021)  

Language and Level (intermediate or advanced class):  Advanced

Class theme/topics discussed:  ちょっと文法コーナー(ややこしいこと、大きな数や単位の計算について)、ジェスチャー・寸劇

Answering to questions with negation (Complicated issues such as big numbers, calculating units.), Gesture; Making a short skit

Goal of the class:

Students can learn the linguistic / cultural differences of responding to questions, different gestures, different meanings.

How did you structure the class?

16th Nov 2021

16:30

Check in with students (to wait a little bit for some students from different campus.)

16:40

Explain the grammatical difference on 否定疑問文, let students make 3 example sentences to practice the grammatical pattern.

17:00

Students learn big numbers, look for some statistic data

17:20

Students calculate temperature of different places

17:30

End

18th Nov 2021

16:30

Wait until students fully come to the class by checking in

16:40

Show video about misunderstanding with air quote: https://youtu.be/4DqoQq1zME8

The funny aspect of gesture, reflection from students

16:45

Explain each Japanese gesture

17:00

Students start discuss with partner to make a short skit

17:18

Starts presentations (everyone)

17:30

End

What technology, media or props did you use?   

Students’ mac laptop, handouts

What worked well in this class? What did not work?

Almost everyone seem to enjoy. But compared to intermediate class, they are not fully satisfied with the lecture. ( I do not know the needs of students,,, ) (Or it is just because they are too tired to do things due to mid term examination.)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~ handout ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

2021年11月16日(火)

ちょっと文法コーナー!〜()(てい)()(もん)(ぶん)(こた)(かた)

日本語(にほんご)日常(にちじょう)会話(かいわ)でもよく使(つか)われる()(てい)()(もん)(ぶん)返事(へんじ)仕方(しかた)練習(れんしゅう)しましょう。

今日(きょう)ってテストじゃないよね?We don’t have exam today, right?

       ⇨ うん、テストじゃないよ〜。No, we don’t have one.

  ⇨ いや、テストだよ! Yes, we have!

ごめん、(せん)(げつ)()りた30ドル、まだ(かえ)してなかったよね?

Oh, I didn’t give you 30 dollars back yet which I borrowed from you last month, did I?

  ⇨うん、まだ(かえ)してもらってない〜><

  ⇨いや、もうもらったよ。(せん)(しゅう)(すい)(よう)()にスタバで()った(とき)にくれたじゃん。

ポイント:日本語(にほんご)では、相手(あいて)質問(しつもん)正誤(せいご)最初(さいしょ)判断(はんだん)してから、自分(じぶん)意見(いけん)言います(い   )

  • パートナーと一緒に、否定疑問文の例を作ってお互いに質問しましょう。

♪メモ用紙♬

ややこしいもの・こと

いち One
じゅう Ten
十万
百万
千万
一億
十億
百億
千億
一兆

アメリカの総人口

           人

日本の総人口

           人

ハワイ州の人口

           人

沖縄県の人口

           人

〜年時点で

As of (year ~~)

♪お互いに大きな数字を使うクイズを出そう!

気温について語ろう!

華氏から摂氏への変換方法

(F°− 30)÷2≒C°

例)Los Angeles 73°

(73―30)÷2=21.5