We read more of chapter 3, pages 37-39.
Final projects. Students will give a final presentation and also hand in a written paper on July 29th (or earlier). Choose ONE from the list of topics below (if you want to do something that is not on the list, please email me or talk to me in class). You can use Powerpoint, or make a poster or make handouts. The presentation should be about 10-12 minutes. The written paper should be about 4 pages of A4 (double-spaced, with a reference list 参照文献).
Who is the project for? For yourself, for your classmates, and for the students who will take this course next year. Make something that would be useful for them.
- A summary of each chapter, in both Japanese and English.
- New. A review of the book in Japanese and English, and post the reviews on Amazon Japan and Amazon UK.
- List the language theories mentioned in the book. Give a simple summary and analysis of each one (e.g. Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis, Universal Grammar, the Bow-wow Theory, etc.)
- List the people mentioned in the book. Give some basic biographical explanation and summary of their importance. Add illustrations or photos.
- List the languages mentioned in the book. Give help on pronouncing the names in English, the Japanese names and a map showing where they are spoken.
- Make a diagram or chart in both English and Japanese showing the Indo-European family of languages.
- List the non-English words mentioned in the book. Give a guide to their pronunciation, the meaning in Japanese and which language they come from.
- List the places mentioned in the book. Mark them on a map (or on several, separate, maps).