日本のCM

今日のクラスはどうでしたか。日本語で自分の意見を言えるように、これからも練習しましょうね。

さて、今日みんなで見た日本のCMや、他のCMのリンクです。

Ben・StillerのCM
Appleの"Hi, I'm Mac"のCM
Natalie PortmanのCM
KFCのCM

みなさんも面白いCMを知っていたら、教えてください！

作文（さくぶん）コンテスト

クラスメートが作文を読みました。Wimbaでろくおんしました（record) 。みんなのろくおん（recording) を聞いて、とうひょうして (vote) ください。

• いちばんよかった人のなまえ
• にばんめによかった人のなまえ

をEメールでおくってください。いちばんよかった人は、４月１３日（金）の春祭り（はるまつり）のFinalに出ますよ！

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

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。
How was your spring break? I hope you enjoyed it 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://ichi06.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 "さくぶんコンテスト：べんりなウェブサイト." 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, "さくぶんコンテスト：べんりなウェブサイト." You will jump to "さくぶんコンテスト：べんりなウェブサイト" 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.
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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

さくぶんコンテスト：べんりなウェブサイト

さくぶんコンテストがあります。いいさくぶんを書いて、上手に読むことができた人は、春まつりではっぴょうします。そして、いちばんよかった人はしょうひんがもらえます！

がんばってください！

べんりなウェブサイト：

• げんこうようし (composition paper) のつかいかた：http://www.hnet.uci.edu/eastasian/japanese/Courses/J1abc/J103-04/Compositions/Useofgenkoo.html
• げんこうようし (PDF)：http://buna.arts.yorku.ca/japanese/genko/genko400_ver.pdf

２年生のポッドキャスト

みなさんのせんぱい（seniors）が，ポッドキャストをはじめました！下にあるバナーをクリックすると，ポッドキャストのページに行くことができます。このページに行って，iTunesでポッドキャストを聞きましょう！


それから，２年生のブログ（http://ninensei06.blogspot.com）でも，ポッドキャストを聞くことができます。ぜひ聞いて，コメントしてください。

バージニア大学の一年生のブログをよみませんか

バージニア大学の一年生もブログをしていますよ！みなさんのように (like you) 日本ごをべんきょうしている学生とブログではなしませんか。週まつに、好きなブログをよんで、コメントしましょう。

バージニア大学日本語一年生のブログのページ：http://uvajapanese102.blogspot.com/

さくぶん：冬休み

二月十日（土曜日）までに、じぶん (self) のブログにさくぶんのdraftをかいてください。みじかくてもいいです。

• 何について書きますか (overall & each paragraph)。
  
• どんなOrganizationですか。
• Conclusionは何ですか。

ブログのグループメンバーがよんで、コメントします。

さくぶん「冬休み」について

秋にたくさんさくぶんをかきましたね。春もさくぶんもかきましょう！さいしょのトピックは「冬休み」です。

I. Task
You are writing a letter to your host family in Japan. In the letter, tell them what you did during winter break (冬休み).

II. Steps

1. Brainstorm ideas.
2. Organize your ideas and prepare an outline.
3. Write the first draft using the outline.
4. Write the final draft.
   

III. Rules

1. Write by hand. DO NOT type.
2. Use only those patterns you have learned so far.
3. 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.
4. Try to use various adjectives, adverbs, and conjunctions (e.g., そして, 〜が、).
   

IV. Tips

• Think about what you did during winter break.
• Describe each activity concretely and comment on it (e.g., how you felt, what you thought about it).
• Make sure to provide a summary or conclusion at the end of your composition (e.g., a comment on winter break in general)
• Simply listing what you did is NOT a good composition!
  

V. Grading Criteria

1. Content: Does the content of your essay match the topic? Have you provided enough details? Is the content creative?
2. Organization: Have you done a good job of organizing your paragraphs? Do you express your ideas clearly and coherently?
3. Language Use: Have you made any grammar mistakes (particles, tense, forms, etc.)? Have you used vocabulary that best expresses intended meaning?
4. Challenge: Have you used an appropriate mix of the vocabulary and sentence patterns that you have learned so far? Have you used complex sentences when appropriate?
5. Mechanics: Have you spelled words correctly? Have you punctuated sentences correctly (。and 、)?

Got lost?

I have noticed some of you got lost, i.e., couldn't find your group members' blogs and commented on a different classmate (e.g., "Nihongo no Densetsu"は、ローマンさんのじゃありません。キーフさんのじゃありません。グオさんのです。) Usually, you post self-introduction first, dodn't you? Read it and learn more about your classmates! If you really can't find it, ask!

はじめまして

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）