Research in English (Linguistics) A session 5: May 20th, 2011
What is the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis? What is Language? (handout: chapter 2 from “Introduction to Linguistics” by Jean Aitchison). Homework: Answer the 5 questions to the chapter “What is Language?” Your mother asks you, “What did you study today in Research in English?” What will you tell her? Explain to her in easy language (in Japanese). [...]
Writing Strategies II, Session #14: January 14th, 2011
Make sure you have correctly written the bibliographical data for the children’s story you read. You will need this in the exam (Jan. 21st). Here are two examples. Yours should be exactly like this: J.R.R. Tourukin. Hobbito no bouken. Trans. Teiji Seta. Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, 2000. Print. J.R.R. Tolkien, The Hobbit. London: Harper Collins, 1979. Print. Check [...]
Writing Strategies II, Session #13: January 7th, 2011
Happy New Year I took this photo over New Year while visiting Horyu-ji with my family. How did you spend the New Year’s holidays? We have two classes left, Jan. 7th and Jan. 14th, then a final exam. Here is the lesson plan for Jan. 7th: In groups, you will check your answers to the [...]
Writing Strategies II, Session #12: December 24th, 2010
Today is presentation day. What should be in your presentation? Read the instructions here: Children’s story presentation outline. Thank you to all of you who presented today and last week. All these stories are classics of English-speaking culture. Homework: Finish reading “The Magician’s Nephew” and answer the Study Guide questions for chapters 13, 14 and [...]
Writing Strategies II, Session #6: December 18th, 2010
Today is a make-up class instead of Nov. 5th. Thank you to those students who attended today. I hope you enjoyed the class. We read a short essay on children’s writing by C.S. Lewis. We listened to a couple of Christmas songs, one sung by Madonna. This song was first recorded by Eartha Kitt: Which [...]
Writing Strategies II, Session #11: December 17th, 2010
Continue answering the Study Guide questions for Chapters 10-12 (pages 36-28). 1-to-1 interviews with students Children’s story presentations (if any) Being reading chapter 10. Homework: Finishe reading your children’s story and writing your report.
Writing Strategies II, Session #7: November 12th, 2010
In today’s session: Student presentations on the following topics: Story structure Character study Theme: how we treat other people Theme: curiosity Some comments or questions raised about the presentations: Why does the Christian church say magic is bad? Digory is a protagonist, but doesn’t he also do some things which cause problems for himself and the [...]
Writing Strategies session #3: Friday, May 7th, 2010
Image via Wikipedia Writing: answer questions about chapter 1. Answer questions about chapter 2. Answer questions about chapter 3. Homework: Read the dedication, and answer these questions: How old is “too old for fairy tales”? How old is “old enough to start reading fairy tales again”? Who was Lucy Barfield? What is a fairy-tale? How [...]
Writing Strategies session #2: Friday, April 23rd, 2010
Read and translate and answer oral questions on chapter 1. Academic writing: writing for the reader Proper format for written academic paper handout #1 Write your name and date on a piece of looseleaf paper, using the format in the handout #1 Re-write your self-introduction for the reader: Where were you born? Where in Japan [...]
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