今週会う学生

火曜日日本の留学生が私たちの授業に来てあげました。たくさん人と会うのがとても楽しかったと思います。

ひでさんは東京から来ました。せんこうはけいざいです。好きな物はスケートボードやポケモンです。

スティーブさんは中国人ですけど、東京に住んでいます。しゅみは音楽だと言いました。バンドでベースをひきます。せんこうはしゃかい学です。

よくアクロンの日本語のクラブに行くから、けんとさんともう会いました。せんこうはしんり学です。やきゅうやテニスや音楽が好きです。ドラムをたたいてバイオリンをひきます。

りょうさんは千葉県から来ました。せんこうはけいえいだと言いました。ディズニーランドに近く住んでいるから、十分間自転車に乗って行けます。バスケが好きだから、クリス・ポーターのような人が知っています。

みんなさんは別な所から来ても、立教大学に通います。

Blogs #6 and #7

Last week we learned how to use 〜ても to form "even though" clauses in sentences.  Using it in conjunction with たら was very helpful in grasping how it can be used in real situations.  Doing the activity this week where we used ても and たら to discuss opinions was really fun and I think it got us seeing beyond the grammar as a structure so that we can see it as a tool to communicate real ideas.

This week, we learned ことにする to talk about things we plan to do and ことにしてる to describe long-tern resolutions.  We also discussed using まで to express things that will not occur until something else happens.  Since I think we all make these kinds of decisions, it was easy to apply it to our own lives and talk about them with each other.  All in all, I think the grammar is pretty clear and easy to catch on to, but it will be up to us as students to use it in practice to cement it in our minds.  

Blog #5

  Talking with the exchange students was really fun!  It's important to practice grammar and vocabulary in class, but having an authentic conversation that progresses beyond that really builds speaking skills and makes me more comfortable communicating in Japanese.  It also shows me how much I've improved since the last time I did a language exchange; it's really encouraging to see all my studying resulting in real, useful skills.

  Everyone was a bit shy at first, which is understandable in any language, but I think by the end most of us were more comfortable and we really got to engage in conversations about mutually interesting topics.  I'm sure all of us will be much more confident the next time we have such an opportunity, too!

  I hope it was beneficial to the exchange students as well, since it can be hard enough to make friends in a place you're familiar with, let alone in another language or in a foreign country.  By really talking to each other, everyone can make the most of their educational opportunities while having fun at the same time!

すぼいめぐみさん

昨週、すぼいめぐみさんがクラスに来ました。二十さいの学生と言いました。神奈川県から来たけど、立教大学に通います。せんもんは英語文学です。MIB3のようにアクションの映画を見るのが好きです。

Blog #4

This week we learned how to form conditional statements with the ば form.  Coming up with a way to teach it was fun since I like working with people!  It really helps me remember things if I explain them to someone.  The downside is that if something isn't explained well, it might be harder to understand it in the long-run.  Luckily, I think everyone did pretty well.