ECA (英語基礎表現) I (P): 道を教える

Hello!

How are you? Let's talk about directions (道順)!    

Activity

Look at these pictures. This is the way from Miyahara station to Seigakuin. But the pictures are not in the right order (道順は違う). Can you put these pictures in the right order? 

When you are finished, can you talk about these directions? Here is some language you can use for the order (順番) of the directions: 

First...    go straight...    down this street...    turn right...    turn left...   

next to the...    between (the)...    across from (the)...    at (the corner)...    

on the left...    on the right...     

Try it! This is the first picture: 

A. #1

B. 

C. 

D. 

 

E. 

F. 

G. 

H. 

I. 

J. 

K. 

Homework

Draw a map of the way from your train station to your home. (家から駅まで地図を書く。) 
Bring it to the next class. Show your classmates. Talk about your directions (道順).

Have fun!

Images: Personal photographs. All rights reserved.

ECA (Global Understanding): 持続可能な資材、材料

Hello!

How are you? Today let's look at sustainable building materials (持続可能な資材、材料).  

The material above is bamboo (竹). It's a sustainable building material for houses and even buildings in some parts of the world, including Japan. 

Activity

Let's look at these building materials below. Which ones are good for the earth, and which ones are not good for the earth? Talk about these!

Stone

Steel 

Timber

Wool

Concrete

Take care! See you next time!

Images: Top - By Sean McGrath from Saint John, NB, Canada - Bamboo, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=37623726/Stone - By Thamizhpparithi Maari - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18422434/Steel bars - By Cjp24 - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28837085/Timber - By Jebulon - Own work, CC0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16504387/Wool insulation - By Radomil at the Polish language Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=11444597/Concrete - By Mitch Kreis - desktop\concreteathruz.jpg, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=14724958

All images from Wikimedia Commons. All rights reserved to the copyright holders.

ECA (Speaking) I (C): プレゼンテーションの準備のボードノート

Hello! 

How are you? Here are the board notes for today's class on presentation preparation (準備) about global-glocal themes for next week - for our class, educational systems in different countries. 

Here are some more board notes: 

I hope these notes help you. Good luck! 

See you next week!

Images: personal photographs. All rights reserved. 

ECA (Speaking) I (C, W, & A): グロバル・グロカルのプレゼンテーションテーマ

Hello! 

How are you? Today I'll show you some great student posters on global-glocal themes. Here are some things you can do for your presentations. We will do these next Friday (7/1) in class! 

Speaking I (C)

For your presentations, you can research with partners on educational systems in different countries. Here are some examples of past student posters on this theme:

Speaking I (W) 

プレゼンテーションは日本に有名、名高い外国人とかハーフジャパニーズ、日系の人達をプレゼンテーションします。下にこのテーマの例えば：

ブログポストのトップイメージは上のポスターの部分。それで下に他の例えば：

Speaking I (A) 

For your presentations you can research with your partners on problems of refugees from different countries. Here are some examples of past student posters on this theme:

I hope these displays can help you with your ideas for your presentations! 

See you next time!

Images: Personal photographs of student posters. All rights reserved to students.

ECA (英語基礎表現) I (Super A): 難民

Hello!

How are you? Today I would like to introduce a new topic about people in difficult situations - such as refugees (難民).

Look at the picture above. What is happening? Where do you think the people are going? Why are they on the boat and why are they leaving where they came from? Talk about this with your classmates. Make some notes about it.

Activity
Now do the same with these two following pictures. Who are the people in the pictures? What are they doing? Where are they going? Where might they be coming from? What are they feeling? What's your opinion of their situations? Make some notes in your notebooks about them.

See you next time!

Images: Top - By Alemaugil - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2956803/Boy - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Asylbewerber_-_15.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Asylbewerber_-_15.jpg/Boat - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Refugees_on_a_boat.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Refugees_on_a_boat.jpg
All images from Wikimedia Commons. I do not own the rights to these images. Uploaded for educational purposes only.

ECA (Speaking) I (C): 日本に日系ブラジールの教育

Hello!

How are you? Today, let's start our special topic - about Japanese-Brazilians (日系ブラジール人) and some problems they have living in Japan.

The picture at the top of this post is an educational center for Japanese-Brazilian people. There are many Japanese-Brazilians living in Japan.

Here is a video about the problems that many Brazilians have in Japan, especially with education. Watch this video. What do you think? Make some notes about the video (you can write your notes in Japanese or English). When you are finished, answer these questions in your notebooks:

1. When did Japanese first begin leaving Japan for Brazil?

2. When did Japan first begin letting Japanese-Brazilians to come to Japan to work?

3. What is the name of the Japanese-Brazilian school in Toyoda?

4. What does the school do for the children’s parents who do not have jobs?

5. In 2009 how many Brazilians did Francisco Freitas say were in Japan?

6. What percentage of Brazilian children are not in Brazilian schools?

7. What problems do some Brazilian children have when going to Japanese schools?
8. What did Rodney Freitas say about how Japanese-Brazilians are treated in Brazil?

We will make some presentations about immigrants (移民) and the problems (問題) they have in Japan.

I hope this will be interesting for you. Take care!

Image: By English: Abasaa 日本語: あばさー (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Japanese_Brazilian_Center_Educational_Institute_in_Oizumi.JPG

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ECA (Speaking) I (W): 東京に難民の雇用

Hello!

How are you? Today, let's start our special topic - about refugees (難民) in Tokyo.

The picture you see at the top is of a young refugee (難民) working in Afghanistan. Many countries have refugees. Japan has many refugees, especially from Africa and other parts of Asia.

This is a video about refugees (難民) in Tokyo and some jobs they do. Watch this video. What do you think of it? Make some notes. You can make notes in Japanese or English. When you are finished, answer these questions:

1. What kinds of daily needs (日用品) are there for refugees (難民) at the Refugee Support Association center (難民支援協会) in Shinjuku? 
2. What did Doi-san (土井さん) of Human Rights Watch (ヒュマンライッツウオッチ)  say about refugees and business chances? 
3. What is the name of the nail salon in the video? 
4. What country does Nang Sie Hom (ナン・シーホン) come from? 
5. What did the owner of the nail salon say about her nail artists? 
6. Where does the Refugee Support Fund (難民起業サポートファンド) get its money from? 
7. What kind of job does Melipp Senbu (マリップ・ センブ) have? 

We will make some presentations in groups about refugees in Japan. What problems do refugees have, and what can we do to help them? 

I hope this is interesting for you. Take care! 

Image: By NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan from Afghanistan (120410-N-3069F-025  Uploaded by russavia) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1e/120410-N-3069F-025_%287109524151%29.jpg

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ECA (Speaking) I (A): 日本に難民の必要

Hello!

How are you? Let's think about refugees (難民) and what they need for immigration (移住).

Refugees have many problems, and many things they need. Watch this video. It's mostly in Japanese, but with some English, with Japanese subtitles  (日本語の字幕).

Watch the video as many times as you need to. When you are finished, answer these questions in your notebook about the different parts of the video (you can make notes in English or Japanese):

日本のメッセージ
1. What did the first woman say about coming to Australia as a refugee?
2. What did the second woman say about communication between the government (政府) and refugees?

シンポジウムから待たヒント
What did Ishii-san say about the two women's refugee stories?

日本にできること
What did Moriya-sensei from Hokkaido Educational University (北海道教育大学) say about the needs of refugees?

長野県松本市の取り組み
What did Takizawa-sensei from Toyo Eiwa Women's University graduate school (東洋英和女学院大学大学院) say about help for refugees in Matsumoto city in Nagano (長野県松本市)?

求められる視点
What did Daniel Alkhal (ダニエル・  アルカル ) from the UNHCR (国連難民高等弁務官事務所) say about the three different steps of support refugees need?

Make these notes in your notebook. Again - you can make these notes in Japanese or English.

We will talk more about refugees in Japan - for example, what they need in our towns and cities, and your opinions on how we can make them feel they can be a part of Japanese society.

I hope this is interesting for you.

Take care!

Image: - http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Refugees_on_a_boat.jpg#mediaviewer/File:Refugees_on_a_boat.jpg

Video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to the video. Uploaded for classroom use only. All rights reserved to the owner(s).