Hello!
How are you? Above are the board notes for our class on 4/23.
Have a great Golden Week! See you in two weeks!
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Welcome!
Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Monday, April 22, 2019
電気通信大学 ASE I: Famous people in science & technology・理科、技術の有名な方
Hello!
How are you? Today, let's look at some pictures of famous people in science and technology. Do you know who they are?
The picture at the top is Steve Jobs. I'm sure all of you know who he is. But what other things do you know about him?
Activity
Activity
Now how about these people? Do you know who they are? If you do - what do you know about them?
Talk with your classmates about these people. Who are they? What do they do, or what have they done, in science and technology? What do you - or your classmates - know about them?
NEW! Here are the board notes for our class on 4/23:
NEW! Here are the board notes for our class on 4/23:
See you next time! Have a great Golden Week!
Images: Top - by MetalGearLiquid, based on File:Steve_Jobs_Headshot_2010-CROP.jpg made by Matt Yohe - Own work, based on File:Steve_Jobs_Headshot_2010-CROP.jpg made by Matt Yohe, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16232621/Nikola Tesla - courtesy of PBS/Haruko Obokata - courtesy of Alchetron/Alan Turing - courtesy of Imperial War Museum/Akira Suzuki - by Holger Motzkau, Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons (cc-by-sa-3.0), CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17496490/Pierre & Marie Curie - by Unknown - hp.ujf.cas.cz (uploader=--Kuebi 18:28, 10 April 2007 (UTC)), Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20426111/
Yoshiro Nakamatsu - by Ushuaia.pl - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10358481
Yoshiro Nakamatsu - by Ushuaia.pl - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=10358481
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Sunday, April 21, 2019
東京理科大学 Listening & Speaking 1a: Intro to literary circles - about the United Nations・文学的なディスカション・グループ「国連について」
Hello!
How are you? As I mentioned in class, one important thing we will do with the textbook listening and reading is discuss what we have listened to and read through literary circles (文学的なディスカション・グループ).
What is a literary circle? It's an idea borrowed from literature (文学) studies, and is a way to know and understand information and content - such as a lecture or a reading - into a way you can more easily know and understand in your own words and ideas. This can be very useful for any science or technology-oriented studies.
Method (方法)
How does it work? To begin with, literary circles have groups of 3-4 students. Four (4) students make the best circles, but three (3) is possible.
The literary circle groups in our classes will each have a leader, a summarizer, a details master, and a vocabulary master.
Leader
One student is chosen as the leader. He or she makes sure that the other members can stay on task and helps them where is needed, and will ask questions to the other members of the group.
Summarizer
One student is chosen as the summarizer. He or she writes a short summary (要約) about the lecture or reading topic in his or her own words and reads or shares it with the other members.
Details master
One student is chosen as the details master. (A detail is a 詳細 in Japanese.) He or she comes up with answers in his or her own words to the leader's detailed questions about the lecture or reading.
Vocabulary master
One student is chosen as the vocabulary master. He or she comes up with definitions (定義) for important words in his or her own terms that are needed to help the group members' understandings of the lecture or reading.
So let's start!
Activity
Here is our first literary circle about the United Nations chapter so far in our textbook. (Are you ready?)
Special note: If you only have three (3) members in your group, the leader should also be the vocabulary master. The details master or summarizer should then ask the leader about vocabulary.
Leader questions
(Leaders - think of two (2) more words of your own from the lecture or reading to ask the vocabulary master!)
I hope this helps all of you with your understanding of this topic.
See you next week!
What is a literary circle? It's an idea borrowed from literature (文学) studies, and is a way to know and understand information and content - such as a lecture or a reading - into a way you can more easily know and understand in your own words and ideas. This can be very useful for any science or technology-oriented studies.
Method (方法)
How does it work? To begin with, literary circles have groups of 3-4 students. Four (4) students make the best circles, but three (3) is possible.
The literary circle groups in our classes will each have a leader, a summarizer, a details master, and a vocabulary master.
Leader
One student is chosen as the leader. He or she makes sure that the other members can stay on task and helps them where is needed, and will ask questions to the other members of the group.
Summarizer
One student is chosen as the summarizer. He or she writes a short summary (要約) about the lecture or reading topic in his or her own words and reads or shares it with the other members.
Details master
One student is chosen as the details master. (A detail is a 詳細 in Japanese.) He or she comes up with answers in his or her own words to the leader's detailed questions about the lecture or reading.
Vocabulary master
One student is chosen as the vocabulary master. He or she comes up with definitions (定義) for important words in his or her own terms that are needed to help the group members' understandings of the lecture or reading.
So let's start!
Activity
Here is our first literary circle about the United Nations chapter so far in our textbook. (Are you ready?)
Special note: If you only have three (3) members in your group, the leader should also be the vocabulary master. The details master or summarizer should then ask the leader about vocabulary.
Leader questions
For
the summarizer
Are you ready to summarize the
reading/CD lecture? (Can you give us your summary of the reading/CD lecture?)
For
the details master
1. Exactly when was the United Nations
created?
2. What are the four (4) goals of the
UN?
3. What does the UN Security Council
work on?
4. Where is the headquarters of the UN?
* Where are the three (3) other offices of the UN located?
* Where are the three (3) other offices of the UN located?
(Leaders - think of two (2) more questions of your own from the lecture or reading to ask the details master!)
For the vocabulary master
For the vocabulary master
1. What does security mean?
2. What is a court?
3. What is a headquarters?
4. What does the secretariat do?
2. What is a court?
3. What is a headquarters?
4. What does the secretariat do?
I hope this helps all of you with your understanding of this topic.
See you next week!
Image: By Wilfried Huss/Anonymous - Flag of the United Nations from the Open Clip Art website. Modifications by Denelson83, Zscout370 and Madden. Official construction sheet here.United Nations (1962) The United Nations flag code and regulations, as amended November 11, 1952, New York OCLC: 7548838., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=437460
東京理科大学 Listening & Speaking・Writing & Composition 1a: Flags・国旗
Hello!
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How are you? Today, let's look at some flags (国旗) from different countries.
Activity
Do you know these flags? Which countries are they flags of? Find out and note them down in your notebooks!
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Have fun with these!
NEW! Here are the board notes for today's (4/22) classes:
Listening & Speaking 1a:
NEW! Here are the board notes for today's (4/22) classes:
Listening & Speaking 1a:
Writing & Composition 1a:
See you next time!
Images: Top – by Tom Page - Flickr: IMG_1965, CC BY-SA 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=25912446/1. By Mareklug, Wanted - Own work, modified color values by text substitution in the existing file, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=16103411/2. Flag design by Frederick Brownell, image by Wikimedia Commons users - Per specifications in the Constitution of South Africa, Schedule 1 - National flag, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=343749/3. By Lưu Ly vẽ lại theo nguồn trên - http://vbqppl.moj.gov.vn/law/vi/1951_to_1960/1955/195511/195511300001 http://vbqppl.moj.gov.vn/vbpq/Lists/Vn%20bn%20php%20lut/View_Detail.aspx?ItemID=820, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=383863/4. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=433147/5. By -xfi-The source code of this SVG is valid.This vector image was created with Inkscape. - own code, construction sheet, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=18517170/6. Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27000281/7. By SKopp - Drawn by User:SKopp, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=343020
All rights reserved on Pinterest image to the copyright holder(s). I do not own the rights to the source image of Pinterest screenshot. Uploaded for classroom purposes only.
All rights reserved on Pinterest image to the copyright holder(s). I do not own the rights to the source image of Pinterest screenshot. Uploaded for classroom purposes only.
Monday, April 15, 2019
電気通信大学 AE2Y I: Internet & smartphones ・インタネット・スマートフォン
Hello!
How are you? Today let's look at how we use the internet, specifically with smartphone access. This is a big topic right now, and one with many benefits - but also problems.
Activity
Look at these pictures. How do you use the internet? Since so many of you have smartphones, the pictures mostly show internet use with smartphones.
What do you usually use the internet for with your smartphones? Talk about the pictures and how you access and use it! When you're finished, talk about this question:
What do you imagine are some problems with smartphone use?
What do you imagine are some problems with smartphone use?
Watching videos & listening to music through YouTube
Using an online dictionary
Finding directions
Accessing & using social media
Checking train & subway timetables
Making phone calls
Taking pictures or videos
How would you rank your access and use of the internet? What's the thing you usually do most on it? Have fun with these!
Here are the board notes for the class on 4/16:
Take care!
Here are the board notes for the class on 4/16:
Images: Top – by Senado Federal - Livraria do Senado, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=45433072/YouTube icon - screenshot taken from https://www.mobilescout.com/android/news/n91781/People-watching-billion-hours-YouTube-each-day.html/Online dictionary - screenshot taken from https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.atomic.apps.japanese.english.language.dictionary&hl=ar/
Google Maps icon - screenshot taken from https://www.searchenginejournal.com/3-ways-take-advantage-google-maps-ads/171767/Social network site logos - screenshot taken from https://makeawebsitehub.com/social-media-sites/ Train timetable site - screenshot taken from https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/声でハイパーダイヤ/id379001449?mt=8/Person making phone call - screenshot taken from https://www.techadvisor.co.uk/how-to/mobile-phone/how-make-free-phone-calls-abroad-3654333/People taking selfie - screenshot taken from https://www.ericsson.com/thinkingahead/the-networked-society-blog/2017/04/07/the-smartphone-is-dying-again/
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Sunday, April 14, 2019
Welcome to the classes! A self-introduction・クラスにようこそ！自己紹介
Hello!
How are you? Today, here is a welcome post for all of you!
Here is a little introduction about me and the class. You have to guess a few things first, so let's start!
So that's all for now! I'll be glad to see all of you next week!
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