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Thursday, June 15, 2017

電気通信大学 AWE I: Writing assignment 2 (Leaving Home, Going Home)・作文2

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How are you? Let me show you our 2nd writing assignment - your opinions about refugees (難民), what they need for immigration (移住), and what you think of their chances of Japan as a new location for their lives. 

While I have given you the handout about the assignment, I am posting it here, with the video that will go with the assignment. 

I am gathering writing on his topic into a book called Leaving Home, Going Home - this is a book about student writing on refugee issues. The best of your writing on this topic could go into this book, so write to the best you can!

How much to write 
I would like you to write as much as you can, because your work may be published (出版した) on both this blog and in the Leaving Home, Going Home book.

I would like to see maybe 3-4 paragraphs' worth of writing.

Deadline (締め切り)
It will be June 23nd (6/23), so I want you to bring in a first draft (下書き) next week (来週) in your notebooks in pencil. Then you can write to the finish and turn in your work on 6/23.

Preparation (準備)
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 on the planning and preparation handout I have given you.

Task 
Most important: Choose one (1) of the following:
Make a one-sided argument for why refugees should be allowed to resettle in Japan.
Or - a one-sided argument for why refugees should not be allowed to resettle in Japan.

Now look at your notes. Choose one (1) of the one-sided arguments above and write 3-4 paragraphs.

Good luck! I look forward to reading your great writing about these issues.

Take care!

Image: By Alemaugil - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=2956803
Video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to the video. Uploaded strictly for educational purposes only. All rights reserved to the
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