電気通信大学 AWE I: Spring semester final writing assignment・前期末作文

Hello!

How are you? Today I will post about our spring final writing assignment.

The assignment will be your choice! I have given you the handout about the assignment, but I am posting it here again to help remind you about what you have to do.

Semester topic review

Here is a review of the topics of this semester:

•        Unique, interesting, or special people
•        Refugees

Plus our current topic:

•       Immigration

Deadline (締め切り)

You will hand these in on July 28th (7/28), so you have two (2) weeks to draft these. I would like to see a summary of your topic, plus a first draft next week (7/21).

Guidelines

You are free to choose any one (1) of these topics, but with these guidelines:

1. Unique, interesting, or special people

You must write on a different person than what you did before – do not write the same thing on the same topic that you did already! But you can write on someone from any field – not only science.

Like our two assignments we have done this semester, you must write a one-sided argument about the person and the impact or influence about the achievements, fame, success, or notoriety the person has had.

2. Refugees

To write about a different point to this topic, two (2) suggestions I have for you are these (choose one):

• An argument about the effectiveness of relief agencies that work with refugees
• Difficulties that certain countries have had in absorbing and settling refugees (choose one (1) country for this) 

You must write a one-sided argument for – or against – the points of the topic you choose.

3. Immigration

This is our current topic. You must write on the merits – or demerits – of immigration to Japan. What are the benefits to Japan of mass immigration? What are the demerits? Who should be let in – and perhaps, who should not? You must write a one-sided argument about the topic. 

How much to write

Try to write as much as you can. I suggest you aim for at least three (3) paragraphs, but I encourage you to go longer – 4-5 paragraphs at least.

I will collect your writing into the books I have talked about in class – The Small Book of Big People, Places & Traces, and Leaving Home, Going Home. 

Good luck! I will look forward to reading your great writing – and please relax over the summer for a job well done!

Image: Personal photograph. All rights reserved.

電気通信大学 ASE I: Spring semester final presentation topics・前期末プレゼンテーション

Hello!

Our spring final presentation topic will be your choice! Like the second presentation topics, these will also be individual projects, but on a special time schedule on the presentation day.

Semester topic review

Here is a review of the topics of this semester:

•       Unique, interesting, or special people
•     Ideal life, work, and/or school schedules & issues

Plus our current topic:

•        Immigration

Deadline (締め切り)

We will do these on July 25th (7/25), so you have two (2) weeks to prepare these. 

Guidelines

You are free to choose any one (1) of these topics, but with these guidelines:

1. Unique, interesting, or special people

You must present on a different person than what you did before – do not present the same thing on the same topic that you did already! But you can present on someone from any field – not only science.

Like our two presentations we have done this semester, you must present a one-sided argument about the person and the impact or influence about the achievements, fame, success, or notoriety the person has had.

2. Ideal life, work, and/or school schedules & issues

You must present on something different than what you did before – do not present the same thing on the same topic that you did also!

So one thing I would encourage you to do would be this: University services and the campus, and things you would change or improve about it. What would you change about the UEC campus and services on it, if you could? How about things such as food services, or counseling for academic issues?

Like our two presentations we have done this semester, you must present a one-sided argument about the topic, and what you would do.

3. Immigration

This is our current topic. You must present on the merits – or demerits – of immigration to Japan. What are the benefits to Japan of mass immigration? What are the demerits? Who should be let in – and perhaps, who should not? You must present a one-sided argument about the topic.

Good luck! See you next time - and look forward to a great and relaxing summer for a job well done!

Image: Personal photograph. All rights reserved. 

東京理科大学 A・B英1: Ainu greetings・アイヌ語挨拶

イランカラプテ (Hello)!

How are you? Today, here is a special post about Ainu greetings (アイヌ語挨拶).  

Let's look at these greetings!

こんにちは。（正式）Iramkarapte. (イランカラプテ)（略式）He. (ヘー)

お元気ですか。 E=iwanke ya? (エイワンケ　ヤ？)

元気です。 Ku=iwanke wa. (クイワンケ　ワ)

お名前は何ですか。 E=re hemanta ya? (エレ　ヘマンタ　ヤ？)

私の名前は____です。K=ani anakne ____ ku=ne. (カニ アナㇰネ ____ クネ)

はじめまして。Iramkarapte. (イランカラプテ)

I hope you find these interesting! 

See you next time!

Image: Top - By Unknown - Japanese book "Series of Japanese geography and folk culture: Vol.14" published by Shinkosha, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7622792/courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Content: Ainu greetings courtesy of Wikitravel.

電気通信大学 ASE & AWE I: Japanese-Brazilian education・日系ブラジルの教育

Hello!

How are you? Today, let's look more on our topic about immigrants (移民).

Let's look at Japanese-Brazilians (日系ブラジール人) and some problems they have living in Japan. The poster above is one some students of mine at another university did about Japanese-Brazilians and their communities in Japan. What do you know about Japanese-Brazilians? Do you know any famous Japanese-Brazilians?

Here is a picture of an educational center for Japanese-Brazilian people:

There are many Japanese-Brazilians living in Japan. They have their own businesses, and even their own schools.

Homework

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. 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?

I hope this will be interesting for you!

Take care!

Images: Top - photograph of student poster presentation. All rights reserved to the student presenters/Building - 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
Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. 

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).