How to Open Your Blog Account (if you do not have one yet)

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

1. Go to http://www.blogger.com to create your blog. Using the browser Google Chrome is recommended.　

• 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 one of the links listed under "Typing in Japanese" on the left side of Class Blog.

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• If you have trouble opening a new account, please let the instructor know.
• If you already have a blog that you want to use for this course and you can use Japanese on it, you do not have to open a new account.

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ブログのしゅくだい: しめきり (due) 8/29 げつようび

みなさん、なつやすみは、どうでしたか？　How was your summer vacation?

こんしゅうまつのブログのしゅくだいは、なつやすみについて (about) かいてください。

Please write a paragraph about your なつやすみ。You may want to mix with えいご。

Make sure to include non-textual elements, such as photos, illustrations, videos, audio, etc. 

・なつやすみに、なにをしましたか？

・りょこう(travel)をしましたか？

・どこにいきましたか？

・しごと(job)をしましたか？

・えいが／テレビ／ドラマ／アニメetc.をみましたか？

・ほかに(other)...？

BLOG PROJECT!

We will continue the Blog Project from last semester. 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).

• 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.

• 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 other language to express yourself, but I recommend that you gradually mix with Japanese whenever you feel comfortable enough to express yourself in the language.

 

2. To share your extensive listening/viewing activities with your classmates. Input (=listening, viewing, reading) is extremely important for your language study. We strongly encourage you to spend time outside of class watching anime, movies, drama, game shows, other YouTube videos, listening to music, etc. Find something you can enjoy!

 

3. 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.

 

4. 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.