Japanese Level 1, Activity #3: “挨拶” / “Greetings” (Face-to-Face)
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Students will practice using the appropriate greeting based on the time of the day and who they are speaking to. They will practice formal and informal greetings.
Greetings, Goodbyes, Times of Day, ご挨拶、さようなら、一日の時間, XはYです, Question Sentences, 質問文, NounのNoun, 名詞の名詞
Practices: Social stratification, Formal forms of address, Body language upon greeting
Perspectives: Respect for elders, Formality with strangers
NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards:
- Standard 1.1: Students engage in conversation, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
- Standard 1.2: Students understand and interpret written and spoken Japanese on a variety of topics.
- Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of Japanese culture.
Idaho Content Standards for World Languages:
- COMM 1.1: Interact and negotiate meaning (spoken, signed, written conversation) to share information, reactions, feelings, and opinions
- COMM 2.1: Understand, interpret, and analyze what is heard, read, or viewed on a variety of topics.
- CLTR 1.1: Analyze the cultural practices/patterns of behavior accepted as the societal norm in the target culture.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can greet and say goodbye to someone:
– In the morning
– In the afternoon
– In the evening - Based on who I am speaking with, I can use a culturally appropriate greeting.
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Warm-Up:
Pull up the presentation and greet your students in Japanese
プレゼンテーションを開けて、日本語で学生に挨拶します
Move to the next slide with the “Can-Do Statements” and read each Can-Do statement in English.
「Can-Doステートメント」のスライドを見せて、Can-Doステートメントを英語で読みます。
Next, move to the slide that represents morning.
次、朝のスライドに続きます。
Ask students to say what the picture is in Japanese:
- これはいつですか。
Now click to show the picture of the students.
- これは「学生」です。
Now click to show the picture of the teacher.
- これは「先生」です。
Point to the teacher and say 「おはよう先生！」 and ask if that is the correct way to greet the teacher. They should correct you!
先生に指して「おはよう先生」と言って、正しいかどうか聞きます。
Point to the picture of the students and say「おはようございます！」 and ask if that is the correct way to greet the students. Students will either say yes or no, and both are okay! Point to the picture of the student and say 「おはようございますとおはよう、どちも大丈夫です。」
学生に指して「おはようございます」と言って、正しいかどうか聞きます。「おはようございますとおはよう、どちも大丈夫です。」を説明します。
Repeat this same process for the afternoon and then evening slides.
昼と夜のスライドにも、この同じプロセスを繰り返します。
Now you will show the student a time of day and a person. They should respond with the appropriate greeting.
(Go through 3 slides total)
次に、学生に時刻と人を見せます。彼らは適切な挨拶で答えさせます。
Main Activity:
Now that students are familiar with culturally appropriate greetings, they will play a game! Show the students the slide with three pictures and remind them they each represent:
- Morning, noon, night
- 朝、昼、夜
Draw one time of day card.
一日のカードを1枚引きます。
Draw a person card and hand another person card to a student in the lab.
人のカードを引いて、別の人カードをラボの学生に渡します。
Show the student your person and have them show you their card.
学生に自分の人を見せて、学生のカードも見せてもらいます。
Greet the student using the appropriate greeting (considering the time of day and whether it should be formal or informal).
適切な挨拶を使用して学生に挨拶します（時刻と、それが公式か非公式かを考慮して）。
Now put your students in pairs and have them do the same! Have them keep drawing cards and (possibly switch partners) until a few minutes remain.
生徒をペアにして、同じことをさせます。数分が残るまで、カードを引き続けて（おそらくパートナーを切り替えて）もらいます。
Wrap-up
Ask students 「何の一日の時間が一番好きですか？」
生徒に「何の一日の時間は一番好きですか？」と尋ねます。
End of activity:
- Read Can-Do statements once more and have students evaluate
their confidence.- (Use thumbs up/thumbs down or download our student cards.)
- Encourage students to be honest in their self-evaluation.
- Pay attention, and try to use feedback for future activities!
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can greet and say goodbye to someone:
– In the morning
– In the afternoon
– In the evening - Based on who I am speaking with, I can use a culturally appropriate greeting.
