Japanese Level 1, Activity #4: “Who Are You?” / “誰ですか?” (Face-to-Face)
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Students will do simple self-introductions using their name, nationality, and year in school. Students will also practice talking about celebrities and their nationalities.
Introduction, Identification, Japanese, 導入, 識別, 日本語, これ／それ／あれ／どれ, この／その／あの／どの＋Noun, この／その／あの／どの＋名詞, ここ／そこ／あそこ／どこ, だれのNoun, 誰の名詞, Nounも, 名詞も, Nounじゃないです, 名詞じゃないです, 〜ね／〜よ
Practices: Formal discourse, Respectful body language
Perspectives: Speaking humbly about oneself
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 4.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the nature of language through comparisons of the Japanese language and their own.
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.
- COMP 1.1: Observe formal and informal forms of language.
- COMP 1.2: Identify patterns and explain discrepancies the sounds and the writing system in the target language.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can introduce myself with:
My name
My nationality
My year in school - I can identify:
Where other people are from
What other people’s majors are
What year in school somebody is in
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Warm-Up:
Open 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」のあるスライドに続いて、Can-Doステートメントを英語で読みます。
Next, move to the slide with photos of famous people on them. (The first is Shakira.) These famous people are going back to school!
次に、有名人の写真のスライドに続きます。 （最初はシャキーラです。）これらの有名人は学校に戻っています！
Introduce the person’s name.
- こちらは「シャキーラ」です
Introduce the person’s major.
- 「シャキーラ」の専攻は「工学」です。
Introduce the person’s year in school.
- 「シャキーラ」は「に年生」です。
Introduce the person’s country of origin and nationality.
- 「シャキーラ」は「コロンビア」から来ました。「シャキーラ」は「コロンビア」人です。
Repeat this same process for at least one other celebrity.
少なくとも1人の他の有名人について、この同じプロセスを繰り返します。
The remaining celebrity slide, prompt the students for the answer. For example, for Idris Elba’s slide you can ask:
- イドリス・エルバさんは何年生です。どこから来ましたか。何年生ですか。
Main Activity:
The last slide is a model for the main activity. Go over this before giving the cards to the students!
最後のスライドは、メインアクティビティの例です。学生にカードを渡す前に、これを説明してください。
Explain that each student card has a name, major, year in school, and nationality. Compare this to the information on the card you chose.
学生カードには、名前、専攻、学年、国籍があることを説明します。これを選択したカードの情報と比較してください。
(Once the instructor has gone over what each spot on the card means:）
- 名前は何ですか。（Point to card）私の名前は「name」です。
- 専攻は何ですか。（Point to card）専攻は「major」です。
- 何年生ですか。（Point to card）「#」年生です。
- 何人ですか。（Point to card）「country」人です。
Each student will now receive a character card!
各生徒にキャラクターカードをもらいます！
Have all of the students stand.
- みんな、立ってください。
Have the students greet each other, then ask each other their names, major, year in school, and where they’re from.
学生に挨拶をしてもらい、名前、専攻、学年、出身地を尋ねます。
Model with a student:
「Greeting!」名前は何ですか？ Have them answer with their character’s name.
「あいさつ！」名前は何ですか？キャラクターの名前で答えてもらいます。
Gesture for them to ask you the same question. Answer with your character’s name.
彼らがあなたに同じ質問をするためにジェスチャーをして。自分のキャラクターの名前で答えます。
Ask one more question: 専攻は何ですか？ Let them answer, have them question you back, and give your own answer once again.
もう1つの質問してください：専攻は何ですか？彼らに答えさせ、あなたに質問してもらい、もう一度自分の答えを与えてください。
Ask if the students understand and then have them pair up and ask each other the questions.
学生が理解しているかどうかを尋ねてから、ペアを組んでお互いに質問します。
Have students switch pairs periodically!
学生に定期的にペアを切り替えてもらいます。
If Time Permits:
時間があれば：
Review the information on the students’ cards!
学生カードの情報を復習してください。
Have the students sit down.
- みんな、座ってください。
To start, ask the students if they (their characters) are in their second year of school. If the character on their card is a second year, they should raise their hand and verbally answer you.
まず、学生たち（彼らのキャラクター）が2年生かどうかを尋ねます。カードのキャラクターが2年目である場合、彼らは手を挙げて口頭で答えさせます。
- 誰か二年生ですか?
Model this by using a character card of your own:
Raise your hand while showing the year in school on your card:
カードに学年を表示しながら手を挙げます。
- はい、二年生です！ ・ 私は二年生じゃないです。
Continue with a few more questions, such as:
- 誰かの専攻は歴史ですか？
- 誰かアメリカ人ですか？
- 誰か四年生ですか？
Wrap up:
Ask every student what their major and year in school are.
すべての生徒に、自分の専攻と学年を尋ねます。
Culture Notes
にほんのおかね Japanese Currency
Japan’s official currency is the yen, which is pronounced en in Japanese. All bills and coins are different sizes. For example, the bills slightly descend in length from 10,000 yen to 1,000 yen. Although credit cards and mobile payments are widespread in Japan, some small shops and restaurants may not accept them, even in major cities. Consequently, most people usually carry a certain amount of cash with them.
Show Students images of Japanese Currency.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can introduce myself with:
My name
My nationality
My year in school - I can identify:
Where other people are from
What other people’s majors are
What year in school somebody is in
