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

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

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

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

ECA (Speaking) I (D): 日系ブラジール人教育

Hello to my Kodomo speaking students,

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

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

ECA (Speaking) I (J): 東京に難民の雇用

Hello to my Nichibun speaking students,

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

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

ECA (Speaking) II (All): 難民、移住のプレゼンテーションポスター

Hello!

How are you today! Here are some examples of posters for presentations on topics about refugees (難民) and immigration (移住).  

Vocabulary 
These are some important key words:

refugee: 難民
immigrant: 移民
immigration: 移住
Japanese-Brazilian: 日系ブラジール人
education: 教育
employment: 雇用
housing: 住宅

There are many other words you can find in your dictionaries, but the words in the list above are a start.

Presentation posters
Here are some examples of posters. They come from my friend, who's a professor (教授) at Chuo University in the law faculty (中央大学法律学科). Look at these:

Take a look at these in detail. Make the pictures of the posters larger

Look at these again. This can give you ideas about how you could do a poster design. 

See you next class!

Image: "Presentation Word" courtesy of Stuart Miles/FreeDigitalPhotos.net

特別ポスト - ECA (Speaking) I & II (J, D & A): 難民の雇用、必要・日系ブラジール教育のプレゼンテーション

Hello!

How are you today! Here are some examples of posters for our presentations on our topics about refugees (難民) and immigration (移住).  

Vocabulary 
These are some important key words for all of you:

refugee: 難民
immigrant: 移民
immigration: 移住
Japanese-Brazilian: 日系ブラジール人
education: 教育
employment: 雇用
housing: 住宅

There are many other words you can find in your dictionaries, but the words in the list above are a start.

Presentation posters
Here are some examples of posters. They come from my friend, who's a professor (教授) at Chuo University in the law faculty (中央大学法律学科). Look at these:

Take a look at these in detail. Make the pictures of the posters larger

Look at these again. Make the pictures of the posters larger. This can give you ideas about your poster design. 

See you next week! Thank you!

Image: "Presentation Word" courtesy of Stuart Miles/FreeDigitalPhotos.net

特別ポスト「こども」: 日系ブラジール教育, 雇用の問題

Hello to my Kodomo students,

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 a Brazilian school in Japan. It is having a difficult time. It is difficult for the school to stay open and teach the children.

Watch this video. What do you think of this school? Make some notes in your notebook about the video (you can write your notes in Japanese or English). When you are finished, answer these questions:

1. Where is the school in Japan?
2. What is the name of the school?
3. What job does Okumura-san's husband have?
4. How much money do they need for a loan?
5. When did Japanese-Brazilians start coming to Japan?
6. How much money does it cost to go to the school every month?
7. Why are some Japanese-Brazilians going back to Brazil?
8. What class was in the room Nakata-san shows on the video?
9. How many students were there last year?
10. How much money did Nara-san get in salary in December?

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

I hope this has been 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

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

特別ポスト「日文」: 東京に難民の雇用

Hello to my Nichibun students,

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

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

津田塾大学オペン・スクール時事英語でディスカッションII・2/20 - about employment: IQ test

Hello to all my discussion students,

Image "Business Meeting" courtesy of luigi diamanti/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Image "Business Meeting" courtesy of luigi diamanti/ FreeDigitalPhotos.net

How are you? This post is some follow-up homework to our lesson today. Watch it at home or wherever you can access a computer. It's fairly long and you can skip some of it, but it was still the best I could find after searching for some time. I was looking for something interesting that would fit tonight's theme, and this seemed to be the most unique I had come across. 

This is something some of you may be familiar with - though to be frank I'm not sure. It's an IQ test the American narrator of the video says is given in Japanese companies to new recruits. Never having worked for a Japanese employer in a business setting I have no way to know if this is really true - but I found this to be interesting and thought I should share it here.

This video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to this video. It is strictly for classroom use.

This video uploaded from YouTube. I do not own the rights to this video. It is strictly for classroom use.

If in fact this is true and even if it isn't - or is, but is not as you see it here - a few questions for you: 

1. Do you believe this kind of test has any merit? If so, how - and if not, why not?
2. If you have taken a test similar to this, how well did you do? 
3. Should there be tests such as these in companies? Why or why not? 
4. Does this kind of test call on thinking skills that are actually used in day-to-day work? 

*Update - I overlooked posting the rules of this test! My apologies. The rules come from the YouTube post I got this from (I will leave them in the original font and point size so you can see clearly): 

Mother can't be alone with either of the sons without the father present (Shaken baby syndrome).
Father can't be alone with either of the daughters without the mother present (Incest/pedophilia).
The thief can't be with any of the family members without the police present (Snatching your people up).
Only the mother, father, and police can operate the raft.
Only two people can be on the raft at once.

Watch, and post some comments about it to this blog post - or send to me at my email address (washizoraATgmailDOTcom) anytime between now and next Tuesday if you have difficulty uploading. I'll be interested to know what you think. 

See you next week!