February 12

• Warm-up
• Useful classroom phrases
• How to sign-up for tutoring
• Go over the syllabus
• Get acquainted game
• Start Ch. 1 in Communicating on Campus: page 4, bottom
• 11:30 Class photo

Homework

• Review the warm-up: quiz Wed.
• Memorize the useful classroom phrases: Quiz Wed.
• Read the syllabus and bring questions
• Communicating on Campus: Practice the bottom of page 4
• Contemporary Topics: Do exercises A and B on pages 2, 3 and the top of 4
• Complete the student information questionnaire

February 14 Tammy comes to class

• Quiz on Monday's warm-up and on the useful classroom phrases
• Warm-up
• Questions on the syllabus?
• Ch. 1 in Communicating on Campus: p. 14
• Start Unit 1: Contemporary Topics: pages 1-7

Homework

• Contemporary Topics: quiz Friday on the 10 vocabulary words on pages 1-4: understand them, spell them, say them, use them
• Write three interesting and unique things about yourself (to use in an exercise in class Friday). For example, "I collect red shoes", or "I live on a tiny island off Hokkaido."
• Communicating on Campus: Start to memorize the phrases on page 14.

February 16

• Quiz on the ten vocabulary words on pages 1-4 of C.T.:
• Warm-up
• Ch. 1 in Communicating on Campus: Chapter 1, pp. 4-5
• Unit 1: Contemporary Topics: Finish Unit 1, pp. 7 & 9

Homework

• Practice this week's three warm-ups
• Contemporary Topics:
  • Complete the lecture notes" on page 8 (for help, you can use the bottom of p. 7, your notes, and the written transcript)
  • Page 9, number 2: Interview three Americans. Use the phrases I gave you to help.
• Communicating on Campus:
  • Learn the useful language/phrases on the bottom of p. 4 and on p. 14

February 19

• Quiz on the Friday's warm-up
• Warm-up
• Prepare to meet with Prof. Fujiwara's Conversational Japanese class on Friday
• Finish Ch. 1 in Communicating on Campus
  • Finish Unit 1 (p. 8 notes and activity 2 on p. 9)
• Sign-up for tutoring

Homework

• Practice the four warm-ups we have done so far
• Write questions to ask students in Professor Fujiwara's class on Friday
• Communicating on Campus:
  • Quiz Wednesday on Chapter 1: use page 14 to study (dictation, dialogue completion, oral response

February 21

• Quiz on Chapter 1 in Communicating on Campus (especially study p. 14): dictation, dialogue completion, oral response
• Computer lab: introduce the course website and listening exercises
• Prepare to meet with Prof. Fujiwara's Conversational Japanese class on Friday
• Begin Unit 2: Contemporary Topics
• Begin Chapter 2: Communicating on Campus

Homework

• Practice for the meeting with Professor Fujiwara's class on Friday: useful phrases and your questions
• Contemporary Topics: learn the vocabulary and carefully read pages 10-14
• Communicating on Campus: study the phrases in the middle and on the bottom of p. 33
• Practice ALL of the warm-ups we've done

February 23

• 9:10 to 10:00 in room 144 or 145: Meet with Prof. Fujiwara's Conversational Japanese class (Misuzu Kazama will be there for MF)
• Unit 2: Contemporary Topics
• Chapter 2: Communicating on Campus
  • Geographic names
  • Question formats

Homework

• Monday: Quiz on the vocabulary words in Unit 2: Contemporary Topics
• Learn the rules for using "the" with geographic names
• Write a short paragraph about the geography of Japan. Use the rules we reviewed in class.

February 28

• Quiz on CT Unit 2: listen and take notes
• Warm-up: music
• Finish Chapter 2: Communicating on Campus
  • Geographic names rules for articles
  • Geographic names needed for Ch. 2
• Begin Unit 2: Contemporary Topics

Homework:

• Quiz: Contemporary Topics, Ch. 2: (a) "the" and geographic names rules, (b) asking questions to get the information on page 20, (c) phrases on pages 21 and 33
• Contemporary Topics: read, study and do all exercises on pages 18 through 22

March 2

• Quiz: Contemporary Topics, Ch. 2: (a) "the" and geographic names, (b) asking questions to get the information on page 20, (c) phrases on pages 21 and 33
• Warm-up
• Newspaper assignment
• Unit 3: Contemporary Topics: Public Art

Homework:

Do the "newspaper" assignment for Monday

March 5

• Warm-up
• Newspaper assignment discussion
• Contemporary Topics: Unit 3
• Sign-up for tutoring reminder

Homework: Contemporary Topics Unit 3

• Listen to the lecture (CD 1, track 9) 5000 times
• Take detailed notes and turn them in on Wednesday
• Do exercises B and B (there are two B's) on page 2

March 7

• "Free" Warm-up
• Contemporary Topics: Unit 3 (review answers, collect notes)
• Lab: describing a picture
• Warm-up: ordering
• Prepare to meet with Prof. Fujiwara's Conversational Japanese class on Friday

Homework:

• Practice for Prof. Fujiwara's Conversational Japanese class on Friday

March 9 at 9:10 am

• 9:10 to 10:00 in room 144: Meet with Prof. Fujiwara's Conversational Japanese class
• Warm-up: conversation with the WU student
• Finish Contemporary Topics: Unit 3: return notes, check answers, listen with transcript
• Begin Communicating on Campus: Chapter 3

Homework:

• Contemporary Topics : do and study pp. 27 and 28
• Communicating on Campus: memorize the phrases on p. 54

March 12

• Warm-up: warm weekend
• Prepare for the visit to the Art Museum: art terms and prepositions of location
• Contemporary Topics: Unit 4
• Continue Communicating on Campus: Chapter Three

Homework:

• For Friday: study for a quiz:
  • Communicating on Campus: Chapter Three, page 54
  • The three handouts related to prepositions of location and the museum visit
• For Friday: Contemporary Topics: Unit 4: Read, do, listen: everything on pages 29 through 33 (listen 5000 times)

March 14

• Art Museum (meet in our classroom at 9:30 and then we'll walk over together)
  • Museum website

Homework:

• For Friday: study for a quiz:
  • Communicating on Campus: Chapter Three, page 54
  • The three handouts related to prepositions of location and the museum visit
• For Friday: Contemporary Topics: Unit 4: Read, do, listen: everything on pages 29 through 33 (listen 5000 times)

March 16

• Warm-up: spring break
• Quiz:
  • Communicating on Campus: Chapter Three, page 54
  • The three handouts related to prepositions of location and the museum visit
• Finish Communicating on Campus: Chapter Three and Begin Chapter 12
• Finish Contemporary Topics: Unit 4 and begin 5

Homework:

• Quiz on Contemporary Topics: Unit 4: I'll play the CD and you'll take notes; also know the vocabulary!
• Prepare for the discussions about newspaper articles
• (Due Apr. 2) Contemporary Topics, Unit 5: pp. 35-41: read, do, study everything

March 21 9:10 am

No tutoring March 22!

• 9:10 to 10:00 in room 144 or 145: Meet with Prof. Fujiwara's Conversational Japanese class
• 10: 25 to 11:20: Prepare for Bush School visit (Communicating on Campus Ch. 12)

Homework:

• (Due Apr. 2) Contemporary Topics, Unit 5: pp. 35-41: read, do, study, listen to everything
• Do detailed planning for the Bush Elementary School Visit on April 4

March 23 10:20 am

• Class begins at 10:20: Prepare for Bush School visit (Communicating on Campus Ch. 12)

Homework:

• (Due Apr. 2) Contemporary Topics, Unit 5: pp. 35-41: read, do, study, listen to everything
• Do detailed planning for the Bush Elementary School Visit on April 4

April 2

• Warm-up: after spring break
• Practice for Bush School visit (Communicating on Campus Ch. 12)
• Class observation sign-up

Homework:

• Practice for Bush School visit!
• Give me your WU class observation preferences by noon on Tuesday
• In Communicating on Campus: learn pages 185 and 117

April 4

Class 8:49 - 11:00 am today

• 9:00-10:30 Bush Elementary School
• 10:30-11:00
  • Prepare to meet with Prof. Fujiwara's Conversational Japanese class on Friday
  • Contemporary Topics: Unit 5 Television (Quiz Friday)

Homework:

• Listening quiz on Contemporary Topics: Unit 5 Television (take notes on the lecture; vocabulary)

April 6

• 9:10 to 10:10 in room 145: Meet with Prof. Fujiwara's Conversational Japanese class: Education/language learning
• Quiz: Contemporary Topics: Unit 5 Television
• Contemporary Topics: Unit 5 Television: pronouncing numbers (pp. 38 and 39)
• Mid-term course evaluation

Homework:

• Newspaper article discussion for Monday

April 9

• Warm-up: getting a package
• Newspaper article discussion
• Communicating on Campus: Chapter 7
• Prepare for WU class observations
  • Sign-up for individual appointments
• Contemporary Topics: Unit 6 "Too old to learn"

Homework:

• Quiz Friday: Memorize the student parts of the warm-up: getting a package
• Contemporary Topics, Unit 6: everything on pages 43-49 (listen 5,000 times)
• Quiz Friday: Communicating on Campus, Ch. 7: memorize page 107
• Complete the WU class observation worksheet

April 11

• WU class observations
• Individual conference schedule

Homework:

• Contemporary Topics: Unit 6
• Communicating on Campus: Ch. 7
• Complete the WU class observation worksheet

Homework:

• Quiz Friday: Memorize the student parts of the warm-up: getting a package
• Contemporary Topics, Unit 6: everything on pages 43-49 (listen 5,000 times)
• Quiz Friday: Communicating on Campus, Ch. 7: memorize page 107
• Complete the WU class observation worksheet

April 13

• Quiz
  • Warm-up: Getting a package (speaking)
  • Communicating on Campus, Ch. 7: page 107
• Debrief WU class observations
• Contemporary Topics: Unit 6 "Too old to learn"
• Communicating on Campus: Chapter 7

Homework:

• Quiz Monday:
  • Contemporary Topics, Unit 6 content/meaning (I 'll play the lecture and then ask you some questions about the lecture. You can take notes to help you answer the questions.)
• For Monday, Communicating on Campus, Ch. 7: review page 107
• For Wednesday (but don't wait!) , Contemporary Topics, Unit 7, pages 52 through 56

April 18 WU Student Scholarship Day

• Warm-up
• Prepare to meet with Prof. Fujiwara's Conversational Japanese class on Friday
• Contemporary Topics: Unit 7 "Are we alone "
• Communicating on Campus: Chapter 11

Homework:

• Write down notes (your opinions) on the three questions you'll discuss with the Willamette students on Friday. Practice asking the questions! Sound file here!
• Think of five possible topics for your presentation. Write them on a piece of paper with your name and give them to me Friday. (Ten minute presentation.)
• Contemporary Topics, Unit 7, pages 52 through 56. Listen 5,000 times. Double check your answers to pages 52-56.
• Communicating on Campus, Ch. 11: Complete the outline on page 150 by reading the lecture on pages 151-153. Then do Activity 3 on page 154.

April 20

• 9:10 to 10:10 in room 144: Meet with Prof. Fujiwara's Conversational Japanese class: Earth Day
  (Communicating on Campus: Chapter 7)
• Go to sustainability poster presentations at Atkinson Graduate School of Management

Homework:

• Do research for your presentation. Prepare a typed draft outline of your presentation. (Similar to Communicating on Campus, Ch. 11, p. 150)
• Contemporary Topics, Unit 7, pages 52 through 56. Listen 5,000 times. Double check your answers to pages 52-56.
• Communicating on Campus, Ch. 11: Complete the outline on page 150 by reading the lecture on pages 151-153. Then do Activity 3 on page 154.

April 23

• Warm-up
• Communicating on Campus: Chapter 11
• Presentation help
• Contemporary Topics, Unit 7

Homework:

• Prepare your presentation
• Review for the finals

April 25

• Warmup: bus routes
• Practice presentations
• Presentation order lottery
• Explain finals procedure

Homework:

• Prepare your presentation
  • (Checklist)
• Review for the finals

April 27

Warm-up

Presentations (Checklist)

• 9:30 Anna
• 9:50 Akira
• 10:10 Saiko
• break
• 10:40 Chiaki
• 11:00 Aimi
• 11:20 Kazushi Yu

Homework:

• Prepare your presentation
  • (Checklist)
• Review for the finals

April 30

Presentations (Checklist)

• 9:30 Shosuke Kazushi
• 9:50 Yu Shosuke
• 10:10 Eri
• 10:30 Atsuko

Lunch together: leave at 11:15!

Homework:

• Review for finals

May 2 Kaneko Fnd observers

• Review for finals
  • CT word list
• Meet in finals groups
• Finals time lottery

Homework:

• Review for finals
  • CT word list

May 4

• Written/listening final

Homework:

• Prepare for the speaking final

May 7

• Collect CDs
• Oral final in my office, 209
  • 9:30 Anna, Atsuko, Yu
  • 10:20 Saiko, Aimi, Shosuke, Eri
  • 11:10 Kazushi, Akira, Chiaki

Homework: NONE :-)!

May 9 Class at 10:00!

• Tips for future study
• Give out final grades
• Course evaluations

Homework: Enjoy the break!