Japanese Level 3, Activity #1: “Hometown” / “故郷” (Online)
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Description:
In this activity, students will introduce themselves to their group mates. Students will also practice talking about their hometowns and where they are from.
Semantic Topics:
Introductions, Hometowns, Japanese, Te Form, connecting sentences fragments, はじめに、出身地、日本語、〜て、〜し
Products: Past Tense, Introductions
Practices: Having simple discussions about the past
Perspectives: Learn about where other people are from in Japanese
NCSSFL-ACTFL World-Readiness Standards:
- Standard 1.1 Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
- Standard 1.2 Students understand and interpret spoken and written Japanese on a variety of topics.
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.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can introduce myself to the group.
- I can exchange information about my hometown.
- I can ask my group mates about themselves and their hometown.
Materials Needed:
Warm-Up:
Introductions (aim for 3 things; name, major, hobbies. Exemplify this for the students. Assistant goes first)
はじめに（名前、専攻、趣味の3つを用います。学生のためにアシスタントが最初に行います。）
How was your summer? (potentially 3 things, but this summer was a unique case)
夏はどうでしたか？ （潜在的に3つのことですが、この夏はユニークなケースでした）
Main Activity:
Tell us about your hometown. Take a few minutes to find a picture or two of your hometown.
あなたの故郷について教えてください。あなたの故郷の写真を1つか2つ見つけてください。
- Where is your hometown?
- What kind of people live there?
- What’s the weather like there?
- What kind of fun things can you do in your hometown?
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あなたの故郷はどこですか？ そこにはどんな人が住んでいますか？ 天気はどうですか？ 故郷でどんな楽しいことができますか？
- Does your hometown have any festivals?
- When are they?
- What do you do?
- What are they about?
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あなたの故郷にはお祭りはありますか？ それらはいつですか？ 職業はなんですか？ それらは何について？
- What is your favorite thing about your hometown?
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あなたの故郷で一番好きなことは何ですか？
Split into pairs and ask each other questions about themselves and their hometown.
ペアに分かれて、自分自身と彼らの故郷についてお互いに質問します。
Summer vacation, hometown, hobbies, studies, family, anything is good!
夏休み、故郷、趣味、勉強、家族、何でもいいです！
Wrap-Up:
What did you learn about your partner?
- 最後にできることステートメントチェック
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 introduce myself to the group.
- I can exchange information about my hometown.
- I can ask my group mates about themselves and their hometown.
