やった〜にほんご

たのしいなつやすみを！

2007-05-08T08:08:00.000-07:00

みなさん，このセメスター，たのしいクラスをどうもありがとう！クラスで，それから，このブログでみんなからたくさんエネルギー(energy)をもらいました。

なつはどこにいきますか？にほんですか？うちにかえりますか？これからもブログをかいてくださいね。たのしみにしています(= I am looking forward to it)。

This class is over (ざんねんですね), but not Japanese language leaning. :) Whenever you have any questions, please contact me. I am always happy to answer your questions!

クラスしょうかい

2007-04-30T19:26:00.000-07:00

Section3のクラスしょうかいです。

My students asked me why they needed to choose the best introduction. I agreeed with them. All three introductions were good in different ways.

Group 1
ケント　ホルの　４かいに　(わたしの)　にほんごの　クラスが　あっています。にほんごクラスのせんせいはさとせんせいです。このクラスは　１０人が　います。おんなのひとが　４にん　いってが、おとこの　ひとが　６にん　います。このくらすは　５じ　４０ぷんから　６じ　４５ふんまで　です。あたらしいごをべんきょうはむずかしいですから、まいしゅうしゅくだいをします。くらすにつきて、さとせんせいにしゅくだいをあげます。さとせんせいはポスタをもっていて,くらすにあたらしいがっかのせつめいをします。さとせんせいはせつめいがとてもじょうずですから、ぜんぜんつまらなくないです。とてもたのしいですね！
さと　せんせいの　まえに　テーブルが　あります。テーブルの　うえに　セロテープ　ya　ファイルが　たくさん　ありますよ。くらすでときどきにほんのおんがくをききます。そして、にほんのえいがをみます。ようグルプでともだちとにほんごではなしをします。がくせいは　はなしを　して　いますが、にぎやか　ですね！ほんとうに　いい　じゅぎょう　ですね！

Group 2
コロンビアだいがくのにほんごのいちねんのクラスはとてもおもしろいです。
そしてたくさんがくせいがにほんごをべんきょうしています。
わたしのにほんごのクラスはげつようびとすいようびのごじよんじゅっぷんから
ろくじよんじゅうごふんまでです。
わたしとクラスのともだちはコロンビアのケントホールのよんかいにきてべんきょうしています。
しゅきゅうのばんごはよんひゃくじゅういちです。いま、ひらがなとカタカナをわかります。
にほんごではなすもうすこしわかります。
でも、にほんごをはじめてべんきょうするからときどきわかります。
いまからにほんごをたくさんべんきょうしてらいねんごろにほんごがじょうずです。
それでらいねんのなつやすみににほんにいってともだちとにほんごではなしをします。

このクラスのせんせいはさとうしんじです。さとうせんせいはEALACでにほんごをおしえています。
かれはがくせいのすきなせんせいです。かれのにほんごおしえかたがじょうずです。
さとうせんせいはしゃしんやえをたくさんつかっています。
まいしゅうさとうせんせいはブログでにほんごのクラスをかかっています。
せんせいのオフィスアウズはかようびにです。

Group 3
にほんごのクラスはげつようびとすいようびの５じ４０ぷんから６じ４５ふんまでです。がくせいが１０にんいます。せんせいがひとりいます。　おとこのひとが６にんいます。　おんなのひとが４にんいます。クラスのがくせいは、だいがくせいが７にんいます、だいがくいんせいがひとりいます、せんせいがひとりいます。だいがくせいは、１ねんせいがひとりますが、２ねんせいがひとりいますが、３ねんせいもひたりいますが、４ねんせいが４にんいます。クラスのせんせいはさとうせんせいです。さとうせんせいはいいですから、クラスはとてもおもしろいです。１５ねんかんおしえています。さとうせんせいから、べんきょうをします。

がくせいは。。。
「コロンビアだいがくせいです。けいざいがくをべんきょうします。ちゅうごくじんです、でも１０ねんアメリカにすんでいます。べんきょうとりょこう　がすきです。だから、にほんごをべんきょうしって、にほんにいきます。」

「コロンビアだいがくのせんせいです。らいねんにほんにいきますから、にんほんごをいまべんきょうしています。クラスはよかったです。そして、おもしろかったです。さとせんせいはとてもしんせつでした。クラスはとてもすきでした。」

「きっしゃです。ときどきコロンビアだいがくでおしえます。にほんれきしのきょうみがあります。にほんごのにねんせいで、でもいまにほんごをふくしゅうしっています。にほんごはちょっとむずかしいですが、いつもとてもおもしろい。」

にほんごのクラスでまいにちちいさいしけんをとって、あたらしいしくだいをだして、さとせんせいからふるいしゅくだいをだって、ほかのがくせいといっしょにはにはなしみます。とこどき、ひらがなかかたかなをれんしゅうします。

そのにほんごのクラスにインタネトはととてもたいせつです。わたしたちはクラスブログによくポストをします。トピクはおもしろいです。がくせいのきょうみがたくさなります。にほんごのクラスのインタネトがつきです。そのクラスでにほんのワエブサイトがおしえりました。だいすきでした！

イタネト：Internet
ブログ：blog
ポスト: post
トピク: topics
ワイブサイツ: website

Oral Interview (Section 3)

2007-04-26T19:35:00.000-07:00

I. Date and Time
April 30, Monday 4:30-6:00

II. Situation
Choose one of the following two situations:

Situation 1
Duration: 10 minutes
Place: 518 Kent (Call me (4-5500) from there.)
Call Mr. Suzuki whom you just met at the party,
1) Check if he is available to talk on the phone,
2) Talk about what you did last weekend or during spring break and what you are going to do in summer,
3) Talk about hobbies and favorite things, and
4) Invite him for a movie, concert, baseball game, restaurant, coffee, etc. Make sure that you decide the place and time to meet.

Situation 2
Duration: 20 minutes
Place: 516 Kent (There will be another person there besides the instructor.)
You and your friend visit the house of a Japanese friend, Mr. Suzuki. Follow the instructions on page 110 in the Workbook.

げつようびのクラス (Section 3)

2007-04-26T08:45:00.000-07:00

げつようびのクラスはどうでしたか？TAさんと２ねんせいといっしょにクラスをしましたね。TAさんとにねんせいのがくせいはどうでしたか？なにをはなしましたか？

２ねんせいのがくせいがかんじのせつめいをしてくれましたね。かんじはどうですか？おもしろいですか？むずかしいですか？にほんごのかんじとちゅうごくやかんこくのかんじはちがいますか？

２ねんせいのがくせいがブログにコメントをかいています。みなさんも２ねんせいのブログにいって，コメントをかいてください！それから，TAさんと２ねんせいのがくせいとのクラスはどうでしたか？とてもしりたいです。ぜひブログにクラスのコメントをかいてください。

2nd-year students posted comments about Monday's class on their blog. Please visit them and write comments if you want. I would also like to know what you think about the class with TAさん and にねんせいのがくせい.

にねんせいのがくせいのリンクは：

http://risamar.blogspot.com/2007/04/teaching-yesterday.html

http://jonononihongo.blogspot.com/2007/04/blog-post_25.html

If you do not understand Japanese, you can always use on-line translation softwear. (You can find more here.)

はるまつり

2007-04-16T12:51:00.000-07:00

はるまつりはどうでしたか？なにがいちばんおもしろかったですか？なにかもらいましたか？

Section 3のヘキョンさんが２位になりました。Section 4のジュリーさんもがんばりました。

はるまつりのしゃしんです。

Section 3　クラスしょうかい（class-introduction)

2007-04-16T11:40:00.000-07:00

I. Task
Your group is asked to write a description of your Japanese class for the Japanese class blog (http://eja2007.blogspot.com). The best description will be published on the class blog.

II. Steps
1) Go to the following website:
http://ejap2007.wikispaces.com/
On the upper right hand side, click on the word “join,” and you will be directed to the User Registration page.

2) Write your full name as your user name.

3) After you have completed logging in, return to:
http://ejap2007.wikispaces.com/

4) On the upper left side, below the word “Actions,” you will see the phrase “Join this space.” Click on this phrase, in order to request becoming a member of the site.

5) After you receive the permission of the manager, you will be able to post or make edits. (Until then, you will only be able to look at the content.)

6) On the left “navigation” bar, click on the group with your own name on it. (Do not make edits to the work of other groups.)

7) Click on the phrase “edit this page” and you will be able to make edits. (Do not use the “Discussion” button) You will be able to click on “history” in order to see who has made what edits.

Final Submission Due date　4/23 (M)

III. Rules
(1) Use only those patterns you have learned so far so that your classmates will understand.
(2) You are expected to demonstrate that you can apply what you have learned so far in writing simple, coherent, and straightforward passages. If you can't express your ideas using the sentence structures you have learned, then try simplifying the sentences.

IV. Grading
We will discuss the categories for a good class description for the class blog. You will be asked to evaluate your own description as well as your classmates’ based on those discussed.

さくらのうた

2007-04-12T16:22:00.000-07:00

さくらのうたのリンクです。

http://classic-midi.com/midi_player/uta/uta_sakura.htm

いっしょにカラオケにいきましょうか？

はるまつり

2007-04-12T08:27:00.000-07:00

はるまつりてがみコンテストのけっか(result)です。

Section 3 ヘキョンさん
Section 4 ジュリーさん

がんばってください！

はるまつりは４がつ１３にちの１０じはんから413 Kentでします。みなさん，きてください。おひるごはんもありますよ！

それからはるまつりのTシャツは１５ドルです。514Kent，520Kentでかえます(can buy)よ!

やさしい(easy)よみもののサイト？

2007-03-31T12:24:00.000-07:00

セクション４のキンボールさんがやさしいよみもののサイトをさがしています（=is looking for）。If you know any useful sites for practice reading, please let us know!

はちひめさんのドラム（きんようび）

2007-03-29T09:33:00.000-07:00

みなさん，

セクション４のはちひめさんが，きんようびの８じに　かんこくじんのクラブで　ドラムをしますよ！

See her URL:

http://hachihime.blogspot.com/2007/03/hoheup.html

さとう

Don’t you want to be notified when your class blog is updated or when someone comments on your blog?

2007-03-19T07:02:00.000-07:00

みなさん、おげんきですか。ヘルプデスクの　おざわみどり　です。　　
I hope you enjoyed spring break or at least could make yourself relaxed.

This posting is a tip on your blogger life.

1) If you want to be notified when your class blog is updated, use "Posts" feed URL.
2) If you want to be notified when someone comments on your blog, use "Post Comments" feed URL.

Section 1
What are the "Posts" feed URL and "Post Comments" feed URL?
1)"Posts" feed URL
Go to the top page of your class blog, and scroll to the bottom of the page. You will see "Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)." Click on "Posts (Atom)." The URL of the page that loads is the "Posts" feed URL (The appearance of the page depends on which browser and/or browser version you are using). For your class blog, the "Posts" feed URL is http://eja2007.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default
* If you are an Internet Explore user, please read the note below.

2)"Post Comments" feed URL
A "Post Comments" feed URL is set up for each post. To get the "Post Comments" feed URL, go to the top page of your blog and click on the post for which you want to be notified if comments are added. The following example shows how to find the "Post Comments" feed URL using our class blog. On our class blog, there is a posting called "はやくちことば." If you want to be notified when someone comments on this post, use the "Post Comments" feed URL. The "Posts" feed URL explained above does not detect comment updates. It only detects post updates. But if you want to know comment updates, click the title of the post, "はやくちことば." You will jump to "はやくちことば" post page. At the left bottom of the page, you will see Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). If you click "Post Comments (Atom)", it will lead to another page. The URL shown on that page is the "Post Comments" feed URL.
*If you are an Internet Explore user, please read the note below.

Section2
How can I use the "Posts" feed URL and the "Post Comments" feed URL to receive notifications?
The easiest way is to use Google reader.
Step 1) Go to the Google reader website, http://www.google.com/reader
Step 2) Sign in to Google Reader
Step 3) After signing in, you will see the "Add subscription" menu in the left frame. Click it.
Step 4) You will see "Enter a search term to find feeds or paste a feed URL."
Step 5) Enter (type or paste) the "Posts" feed URL or the "Post Comments" feed URL that you have already retrieved through the procedure outlined in Section 1 above. Click the "Add" button.

This convenient notification function is called "site feed." Google reader provides only basic functions. If you want to know more about this function, please read the information at http://help.blogger.com/bin/topic.py?topic=8927
The advantage of Google reader is that you don't need to install any software, but the disadvantage is that Google reader takes longer than other software to display updates. It depends how fast you want to receive update notifications. There is a variety of software that supports the site feed function, including some freeware. You can find software information at http://www.atomenabled.org/everyone/atomenabled/index.php?c=5

If anyone has a special recommendation for software, please leave your comments on this blog.

*****************Note for Internet Explore users********************
Even though you click "Posts (Atom)" or "Post Comments (Atom)," IE doesn't automatically jump to another page. You need to retrieve the "Posts" or "Post Comments" feed URL manually. Right click on "Posts (Atom)" or "Post Comments (Atom)" and select "shortcut copy." When you paste it into a notepad or word, then you can see the URL.
*********************************************************************

If you have any questions about the site feed function or how to set it up, please let me know by sending email to helpjpcu@gmail.com

ヘルプデスクの　おざわみどり　より

だれのじこしょうかいが　いいですか (Section4)

2007-03-19T06:59:00.000-07:00

だれのじこしょうかい(self-introduction)がいいですか。けっか(result)は、、、

ジュリーさん、おめでとうございます！

１．ジュリーさん(4 votes)

２．サラさん(3votes)

ジェシカさんとジェラミーさんreceived two votes, too!
３．ジェシカさん

３．ジェラミーさん

はやくちことば(Tongue Twisters)

2007-03-02T07:45:00.000-08:00

にほんごのはやくちことばです。おもしろいですね！

生麦生米生玉子（なまむぎ　なまごめ　なまたまご）

バスガス爆発（ばすがすばくはつ）

坊主が上手に屏風に坊主の絵を描いた
（ぼうずが　じょうずに　びょうぶに　ぼうずの　えをかいた）

赤巻紙青巻紙黄巻紙（あかまきがみ　あおまきがみ　きまきがみ）

See more in the following websites:

http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/ja.htm

http://www.angelfire.com/ut/henrikholm/bilingual/Tonguetwisters.html

ヘキョンさん、おたんじょうびおめでとうございます！

2007-02-27T07:01:00.000-08:00

きょうはSection3のヘキョンさんのたんじょうびです。ヘキョンさん、おたんじょうびおめでとうございます！

ここからにほんごでたんじょうびのメール（mail)がおくれます。

http://greetings.yahoo.co.jp/

Our Classmates Need Help!

2007-02-27T06:48:00.000-08:00

みんなのクラスメート(classmate)のvwさんとbao kang ruiさん needs your help! Can you help him or her?

http://ccmpvnrt.blogspot.com/2007/02/not-too-past-few.html

http://itsdeuteronomy.blogspot.com/2007/02/bad-weekend-for-traveling-good-weekend.html

If you need help, why don't you post your problems on your blog? I am sure our classmates and blog communities will help you!

ひらがな、カタカナのタイプのしかた

2007-02-23T19:21:00.000-08:00

こんにちは。ヘルプデスクのおざわみどりです。
I hope you are getting familiar with typing ひらがな and カタカナ.

Today I'm gonna give you a little quiz. (^^);
How do you type　じかん、とうきょう、しゅっちょう、ヴァイオリン、ウィキペディア?

I added the new link "Typing Japanese Words in Hiragana and Katakana" at
にほんごでのタイプのしかた on this blog.
If you want to know the answer, please refer to this URL.

Next week I am going to Baltimore. I am very excited to eat soft shell crab meet there.
それでは、みなさん、よいしゅうまつを。

おざわみどり

しゃしんのサイト(saito)

2007-02-22T10:41:00.000-08:00

きれいなしゃしん(picture/photo)のwebsiteです。いいですね。

http://blog.so-net.ne.jp/catenamas/

I wish I could take pictures like these....

にほんはたかいですか？　(Cost of Living)

2007-02-17T08:18:00.000-08:00

にほんはたかいですか。Check the following website:

http://www.finfacts.ie/costofliving.htm

http://www.citymayors.com/features/cost_survey.html

１．モスクワ (Moscow)
２．ソウル (Seoul)
３．とうきょう

です。ニューヨーク(New York)は１０ばんです。

かおもじ　(face marks or emoticons)

2007-02-16T07:02:00.000-08:00

Some of you used the "Japanese" or "Asian" face marks and I just wonder where you learned. For example, Hachi-san used ^______^ and チェン(Cheng)さん used ~____~

http://www.anikaos.com/japanese_emoticons.html

http://www.harapan.co.jp/english/japan/kaomoji.htm

Check wiki, too:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emoticon#Japanese_emoticons

I am not good at Japanese face marks. I have been living in the US for 11 years...
('～`；)　（＝わかりません。I do not know the answer.)
Σ(゜д゜;) （＝びっくり！surprised or shocked!)

(^^)/ （＝じゃ、また）

おもしろいサイト（２）

2007-02-15T20:01:00.000-08:00

チェン(Cheng)さん and シュマトフ(Shmatov)さん found more useful sites:

りかい.com (very useful!)
http://www.rikai.com/perl/Home.pl

きれいなしゃしん(pictures)とおもしろいビデオ(video)です。
http://kis2101.blogspot.com/2007/02/and-yet-more-spam.html

http://kis2101.blogspot.com/2007/02/useless-link-again.html

どうもありがとう！

Please let us know if you know any interesting & useful sites! おねがいします。

About Section 3 Midterm

2007-02-15T09:48:00.000-08:00

テスト(test)は３がつ２１にちです。Please write your opinion about the midterm by らいしゅうのかようび (next Tuesday). Write your opinion here so that we can share with each other. What type of exam helps you to review the material that we have learned?

にほんのバレンタインデー (Valentine's Day) とホワイトデー (White Day)

2007-02-14T08:26:00.000-08:00

ジュリー(Julie)さん asked me how Valentine's Day is celebrated in Japan. Check wekipedia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentine's_Day

And see "Valentine's Day and its equivalents in other cultures." If you know any good sites to write about Valentine's Day in Japan, please let me know. Maybe we can celebrate White Day next month! :)

にほんのうた(song)

2007-02-13T14:06:00.000-08:00

にほんのうた (song)がすきですか？If so, please check the following site:

http://facilitator.seesaa.net/article/33597916.html

I asked my friend, どいさん to recommend some Japanese songs for you. このサイト(site)はにほんごです, but if you use the following site, you can read the site.

http://www.hiragana.jp/

We will probably use some of the songs in class, too. どうもありがとうございます、どいさん。

どいさん wants to know if any Japanese musicians are poular in the United States. If you can answer this question, please visit his blog.

おもしろいサイト（site)

2007-02-12T19:10:00.001-08:00

みなさん、こんばんは。

シュマトフ(Shmatov)さん found an interesting link. Please check it whenever you have time.

http://kis2101.blogspot.com/2007/02/one-of-my-fellow-students-suggested.html

ヘルプデスク(Helpdesk)のおざわさん made a link on this page under useful sites. The title is JAPAN SELDOM ASKED QUESIONS.

By the way, my father slurps when he eats spaghetti. :)

にほんのもじ (Letter)

2007-02-09T11:14:00.000-08:00

オルガ(Olga)さん, ジェニー(Jenny)さん, and ツァイ(Tsai)さんtold me that they could not type in Japanese. If you have any questions about typing in Japanese, please send an e-mail to Helpdesk, おざわさん.

helpjpcu@gmail.com

ブライアン(Bryan)さんasked me exactly when we use ひらがな、かたかな、and かんじ. We learned a basic rule in class, but that was not the definite one. If you are interested in the history of Japanese writing, there is a great book:

Seeley, Christopher (1991). A History of Writing in Japan. University of Hawaii Press.

I encourage you to use ひらがな when you send me an e-mail, but sometimes I cannot read your Japanese. This is because of もじばけ. (improper encoding: もじmeans letters and ばけmeans turn or disguise.) I will tell you when もじばけ happens. If you have another e-mail account, please use the ccount. I might be able to read your ひらがな.

にほんごはむずかしい(difficult)ですか？

2007-02-06T06:42:00.000-08:00

Is Japanese a challenging language? Well, it depends on what language you speak. I noticed that some of you are struggling with Japanese grammar or hiragana. Also Cheng-san asked me how long it will take until he can understand Japanese dramas... Here is the fact:

http://www.nvtc.gov/lotw/months/november/learningExpectations.html

にほんごはLevel3です。You may notice that all European languages are categorized in either level 1 or 2, not level 3. So, if you are a native speaker of English or European languages, Japanese is probably the most challenging language. Now you might be overwhelmed or discouraged, but please do not! That's why I am here to help you. We have a great classmates, too.... . Imagine when you go to Japan and communicate with people there.... Think about watching Japanese TV and laughing.... Only you can make it happen!

By the way, do you know what language is the most challenging for native speakers of Japanese? I heard that Russian is the most challening.

はじめまして

2007-02-02T20:17:00.000-08:00

Helpdeskのおざわみどりです。　
TCのだいがくいんの２ねんせいです。にほんじんです。
せんこうはInternational Educational Developmentです。
とうきょうからきました。みなさん、どうぞよろしく。

I am interested in Information Communication Technology integrated education. I like traveling, diving, and surprisingly studying language, too. I speak four languages, such as Japanese, English, Indonesian and Nepali. I feel rewarded when I could communicate successfully with the language that I have learned. I believe language opens the door to another culture and another way of viewing the world. I am very pleased to assist in setting up your joyful (?) environment for Japanese learning. Good luck for this semester!!

みどり　（わたしのなまえの”みどり”はひらがなです）

ひとつ〜とお

2007-01-31T19:27:00.000-08:00

Section 4 のみなさん、

スモール(small)さん asked me how to write hitotsu~tô in hiragana.

1　ひとつ
2　ふたつ
3　みっつ
4　よっつ
5　いつつ
6　むっつ
7　ななつ
8　やっつ
9　ここのつ
10　とお　(This is irregular. If you follow the rule, it is supposed to be とう.)

If you want to use hiragana tomorrow, go ahead! If you are not sure, you can add Roma-ji right next to hirgana so that you won't lose any points. ;)

チャットクラブ　(Chat Club)

2007-01-31T18:09:00.000-08:00

こんにちは、みなさん。

The next chat club will be held at Kent Student Lounge between 1:30- 2:30 on February 2, Friday. This is a great opportunity to use your Japanese and make friends! Read what Kimball-san says:

http://kimball-jap.blogspot.com/2007/01/chat-club.html

I am looking forward to seeing all of you this Friday.

じゃ、また。

(Speing 2007 Chat Club Schedule)
Feb. 16
March 2&30
April 20

On Examinations and Short-Presentations

2007-01-31T17:53:00.000-08:00

Section 3のみなさん、こんばんは。

Today we talked about exams and short presentations. どうもありがとう、ディン(Ding)さん！ Please write your opinions about them before you come to class next Monday, February 5.

A) しけん (Examinations)
1. What is your definition of “examination”? What is “examination” for you? What is “examination” supposed to be? Why does “examination” exist? What is "examination" for?

2. What are the positives and the negatives to have more examinations in our Japanese class? State both and write your opinion.

B) プレゼンテーション (Short-Presentation)
Do you think it is a good idea to have a short presentation on something Japanese in class (either in Japanese or English)? Why?

うえをむいてあるこう

2007-01-30T16:30:00.000-08:00

みなさん、

Did you like うえをむいてあるこう? You can listen to うえをむいてあるこうhere.

http://jiten.cside3.jp/Uewomuite.htm

In the third box from the above you have three red こちら in the first line. Click the third こちら. First two are for Karaoke. Enjoy!

じゃ、また。

こんにちは

2007-01-22T13:42:00.000-08:00

はじめまして。どうぞよろしく。

I would like to use this blog to share your happiness, surprise, excitement, frustration, and questions about Japanese language learning. Here Japanese language learning is not limited to what you do for the course but also includes what you do and experience outside the class. I will make links to classmates' blogs, so you can see what other students think and feel about Japanese language learning and you can even comment on their postings.

I am also very curious about how you learn Japanese, and what you feel and think about (Japanese) language learning as well as how you transform yourself through Japanese language learning, so please feel free to write anything you want. You are encouraged to express yourself in any language you want on the blog! All types of postings are very much appreciated.

In order to open a new blog accout, please follow the instruction. If you have any technical questions (how to open a blog, how to type in Japanese etc.), please send an e-mail to helpjpcu@gmail.com

1) Go to
http://www.blogger.com
to open your blog.
* In order to receive comments from as many people as possible, please select "Comments" and choose "Anyone" for "Who can comment" section.
*If you want to know how to type Japanese, please click the link listed on the right side.

2) Send your blog address to me (ss903@columbia.edu) and the helpdesk (helpjpcu@gmail.com).
*If you have trouble opening a new account, please let me know.
*If you already have a blog and you can use Japanese on it, you do not have to open a new account.

3) Post a blog entry once a week.
* If you have no idea about what to write, please see the following suggested topics.

I can read Japanese!
In speaking Japanese!
Reasons I am studying Japanese
My dream
My Japanese friends
Japanese grammar vs. English grammar
Speaking vs. Writing
Listening vs. Reading
My daily schedule
I have no time to study!
I spent so much time studying, but..
My hobbies
My classmates
What I like/dislike about Japan or Japanese
Daily news
Japanese writing system
Kanji
Japanese vocabulary
Favorite lab exercise
Voc quiz
My favorite Japanese TV show, movie, or anime

やった〜にほんご

たのしいなつやすみを！

クラスしょうかい

Oral Interview (Section 3)

げつようびのクラス (Section 3)

はるまつり

Section 3 クラスしょうかい（class-introduction)

さくらのうた

はるまつり

やさしい(easy)よみもののサイト？

はちひめさんのドラム（きんようび）

Don’t you want to be notified when your class blog is updated or when someone comments on your blog?

だれのじこしょうかいが いいですか (Section4)

はやくちことば(Tongue Twisters)

ヘキョンさん、おたんじょうびおめでとうございます！

Our Classmates Need Help!

ひらがな、カタカナのタイプのしかた

しゃしんのサイト(saito)

にほんはたかいですか？ (Cost of Living)

かおもじ (face marks or emoticons)

おもしろいサイト（２）

About Section 3 Midterm

にほんのバレンタインデー (Valentine's Day) とホワイトデー (White Day)

にほんのうた(song)

おもしろいサイト（site)

にほんのもじ (Letter)

にほんごはむずかしい(difficult)ですか？

はじめまして

ひとつ〜とお

チャットクラブ (Chat Club)

On Examinations and Short-Presentations

うえをむいてあるこう

こんにちは

はじめまして。どうぞよろしく。

Section 3　クラスしょうかい（class-introduction)

だれのじこしょうかいが　いいですか (Section4)

にほんはたかいですか？　(Cost of Living)

かおもじ　(face marks or emoticons)

チャットクラブ　(Chat Club)