ANNOUNCEMENTS

Last Updated on October 4, 2019


For Tuesday, September 24, 2019:

For Friday, September 27, 2019:

1. Get the Japan Times (JT) on the morning of Saturday, September 25, 2019 at a newsstand of a train station near your house. Note that the JT is a morning paper and that you CANNOT buy it in the afternoon. If you should forget to get the JT, call the Japan Times and buy a copy of the news paper. Note that this will take a few days as they will send it to you by mail. Also, you can get the copy of the Japan Time from a Asahi Shinbun Home Delivery Center near your house. They are often called "ASA.".
2. Use the JT and finish Handout, pp. 3-4 (Homework #1). Note that this handout was made BEFORE the newspaper was published. Therefore, you may NOT be able to find ALL the information. If so, write "The information is not available" or "N/A" in the handout.
3. Those who will introduce themselvese in this class:
(1) Use the handouts about self-introduction and physical message (i.e., pp. 22-25) and prepare well for your self-introduction! Do not forget to rehearse with a watch and body language as many times as possible, so that you can talk about yourself like Dr. McGonigal!
(2) Come to class at least 10 minutes before the start bell, so that you can copy your PowerPoint slide file to Mr. Shimura's computer.
Speakers for Friday, September 27, 2019: Furudate, Kotaro, Kurita, Nohara, Goto, Maika, Hattori, Takei, Shimomura, Hyodo, Furuumi, Serizawa, Otsuka, Suga
Speakers for Tuesday, October 1, 2019: Sakai, Akiyama, Kato, Sato, Hosokawa, Ogushi, Tanishima, Kudo, Tanaka, Osada, Shindo, Shibata, Yasukochi, Hasegawa

For Tuesday, October 1, 2019:

1. Use the JT (for September 25, 2019) and finish Handout, pp. 3-4 (Homework #1). Note that this handout was made BEFORE the newspaper was published. Therefore, you may NOT be able to find ALL the information. If so, write "The information is not available" or "N/A" in the handout. This handout will be collected in this class.
2. Those who will introduce themselvese in this class:
(1) Use the handouts about self-introduction and physical message (i.e., pp. 22-25) and repare well for your self-introduction! Do not forget to rehearse with a watch and body language as many times as possible, so that you can talk about yourself like Dr. McGonigal!
(2) Come to class at least 10 minutes before the start bell, so that you can copy your PowerPoint slide file to Mr. Shimura's computer.
3. Bring your schedule book. We will decide when you will give your first presentations in this class.

Interested in studying abroad?

Our Internationl Center will hold the Study Abroad Fair next week, on Wednesday and Thursday. Look at this homepage and attend one of their guidance sessions. Also, make sure to get a copy of the Study Abroad handbook.

For Friday, October 4, 2019:

1. [Review] Look at Section II.1 in Handout, p. 13, and find out your strong and weak points in physical message (body language). Work more on your weak points before you give your first presentation.
2. [New ] Read Handouts, pp. 9-16b and prepare for the first lecture on preparing for and giving the first long presentation in English.

For Tuesday, October 8, 2019:

1. [Review] Look at the schedule section of this homepage and manage your schedule well for your OP#1.
2. [Review] Read HO, pp. 9-10, review Step 1 of your OP#1, and start your preparation for your first presentation..
3. [New] Read HO, pp. 10-11 and prepare for the lecture on the contents of your OP#1.