Japanese Level 3, Activity #5: “Vocabulary Review” / ”語彙レビュー” (Online)
Description:
In this activity, students will practice describing vocabulary words in Kanji. Students will then try to guess the word that the student is trying to describe.
Semantic Topics:
Vocab, conversation, practice, Kanji, 語彙, 会話, 練習, 漢字
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 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 1.2: Identify patterns and explain discrepancies the sounds and the writing system in the target language.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can use drawing and clues to help peers guess a word.
- I can ask questions to a peer to help me guess a word.
- I can answer simple questions on a variety of familiar topics.
Materials Needed:
If your students don’t have easy access to a Japanese keyboard, you can share these with them:
Warm-Up:
Open the Google Slideshow and introduce the Can-Do Statements.
For the warm-up, we will answer a variety of questions that help us to review a grab-bag of vocabulary words from Genki I
Questions:
What do you remember from 1st year Japanese?
- 日本語の一年生時から何をおぼえてる？
What do you remember about Kanji?
- 漢字について何覚えてる？
Main Activity:
Show students the “rules” slide that explains some basic guidelines for the activity. Use visuals or as little English as possible.
- 私は学生一人選んで、その人にプライバットチャットで単語の言葉を送る
- 絵を描いても漢字で書いた後で皆さんは言葉をすいそくしてみるよ！気づいたらチャットにひらがなで答えを早くタイプするよ
- 正しく答えたのは次の書く人を選んだら私はその人に単語の言葉を送るv
In the chatbox, send students the Jamboard link:
https://jamboard.google.com/d/1EhkchFj6KD8v4kKdiMcDsozhpZIGoDBCitAZTmBt3AY/edit?usp=sharing
Using the following vocabulary list, send one student the word and ask them to draw it for the group OR draw the kanji. Use Clear Frame to clear the screen.
Students should use their mics to ask questions and if they think they know the answer, use the chatbox to guess! Use Clear Frame to clear the screen.
The person who guesses correctly chooses the next drawer.
Repeat the process again until the end of the lab!
Materials for Lab Assistants:
Here is the master list of Genki I Vocabulary that we can use to create the word list.
Vocab List:
- 専攻
- 文学
- 心理学
- 機械工学 （きかい工学）
- 情報工学
- 科学
- 美術
- 歴史
- 工学
- 人類学
- けいざい
- 国際関係
- 政治
- 国
- 日本
- 中国
- 韓国
- イギリス （英国）
- 米国
- 時間
- 午後
- 午前
- 夜
- 朝
- 昼
- 晩
- 昨日
- 明日
- 今日
- 所
- 病院
- 寮
- 本屋
- ラメン屋
- スーパー
- コンビニ
- 家
- 隣
- 右
- 左
- 上
- 下
- 横
- 外
- 中
- 生活
- 走る
- 寝る
- 食べる
- 飲む
- うれしい
- 悲しい
- 難しい
- やさしい
- 行く
- 来る
- ひま
- 泳ぐ
- 聞く
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 use drawing and clues to help lab mates guess a word.
- I can ask questions to a lab mate to help me guess a word.
- I can answer simple questions on a variety of familiar topics.
