Japanese Level 5, Activity #6: “Coffee Talk” / “コーヒートーク” (Face-to-Face)
Description:
The students will watch a comedy skit from a Japanese TV show that encourages students to think outside of the box. The students will then choose a broad topic from a list of topics and attempt to list as many things as they can regarding that topic. The most creative students will win.
Semantic Topics:
Various topics, vocabulary, handwriting practice, linguistic creativity, 様々なトピック, 語彙, 手書き練習, 言語性
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.
- CONN 2.3 – Compare and contrast cultural similarities and differences in authentic materials.
NCSSFL-ACTFL Can-Do Statements:
- I can expand upon a given topic in creative ways.
- I can write a wide array of Japanese words and phrases.
- I can express opinions that relate to everyday topics
Materials Needed:
- Coffee Talk Topics
- Google Slides
- White Boards/ Dry erase markers and erasers
Warm-Up
- Watch this door prank video (Moral of the story: think outside the box)
Main Activity
- Coffee talk – For this activity, the key is to think outside of the box
コーヒートークをします。固定観念にとらわれず考えることが大切です。
- Give each student a whiteboard, dry erase marker, and eraser.
- Have the students pick a topic from coffee talk topics.
トピックを選んでください。
- On their whiteboards, have the students write a list of things that come to their mind when they think of that topic.
ホワイトボードに選んだトピックにそって頭に浮かぶ単語やフレーズを書いてください。
- At the end, have the students read their list and if someone else wrote the same thing, they cannot get a point for that answer
最後にボードに書いたリストを読み上げて、もし他の生徒も同じことを書いていたらその単語（フレーズ）のポイントはもらえません。
Wrap-Up
- What was the most creative answer?１番面白かった答えはどれですか？
- What was the hardest topic to talk about?１番難しかったトピックはどれですか？
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 expand upon a given topic in creative ways.
- I can write a wide array of Japanese words and phrases.
- I can express opinions that relate to everyday topics
