Australian girl in Japan to learn sumo
Australian girl gets sumo training in Japan
Interactive Writing #14: July 24th, 2009
Exam. (70%) Write a book report about “Diddakoi”. Your report should be divided into four separate paragraphs. (30%) Write about either gypsies, or Rumer Godden I want to see proof that you have read the book quote from the book mention names, places, events in the story have done some reading and research about the [...]
Research in English #14: July 24th, 2009
Exam. (50%) Write about one of the topics below (25-350 words): sheep farming deportation and convict settlers gold rush the rabbit problem the Australian constitution Australia in World War I and World War II Australian heroes (50%) Write about any Australian topic of your choice (250-350 words) You need to show the instructor the following: [...]
Summer plans
CIMG2245 Originally uploaded by sheffnermarc My summer vacation objective: climb this 3,067 metre-high mountain. What’s your goal this summer vacation? You can read more about this mountain in English here. And here’s the English blog of someone who lives there.
Australia beats Japan at soccer
Autralia beats Japan 2-1 in the World Cup soccer tournament. Read the story here on the Mainichi Daily News, or on the Yomiuri Online.
A young Japanese in Australia
Legend of Bacteria is the blog of a young Japanese man who has been in Australia for over a year, ever since graduating from university. I know him quite well, but I will respect his privacy and only refer to his handle name. You can read his blog, in both Japanese and English, here: Legend [...]
No classes May 22nd
No classes today, Friday, May 22nd, due to concerns over swine flu. All being well, classes will resume next Friday, May 29th. Interactive Writing class students should bring the reading book “Diddakoi” to the May 29th class. Keep well, and enjoy the break. Source.
Welcome
Image by sheffnermarc via Flickr Welcome to the class blog for Research in English, and Interactive Writing. I will post my impressions and comments, suggestions and links each week. You can leave comments in Japanese or English. You can comment anonymously if you wish. You merely need to register using an email address.
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