TIUA Academic Listening Comprehension and Speaking

Spring 2005 Seibert
Meeting Willamette's Third-Year Japanese Class on Friday, March 4, 2005 at 11:30

Purposes of this activity

• To practice using what you have learned in Listening and Speaking
• To help Willamette students who are learning Japanese

Procedure

• You will be in groups with one TIUA student and one or two WU students.
• Divide your time so that you speak Japanese for about 25 minutes and English for about 25 minutes. Try not to mix the languages.
• We will meet two more times with the third-year class and three times with the fourth-year class.

Hints

• Relax, this is a conversation not an interview
• Look at your partner not at the desk. The focus should be listening and speaking, not writing. Make sure everyone in the group is included in the conversation.

Use these and similar phrases when appropriate

• Hello. I'm _________________________ . Nice to meet you. (If you don't know someone.)
• Hi, nice to see you again! (If you know someone.)
• I remember you, but could you say your name again for me, please. (You recognize someone, but you can't remember his or her name.)
• Excuse me. Could you please repeat that?
• Excuse me. Could you please speak more slowly?
• How do you spell that?
• I'm sorry, but I'm not sure I understand.
• I have a question.
• Hmm, let me think a minute.
• Could you tell me more about . . . .
• Could you give me an example?
• When? Where? Why? How?

Reminders

• Remember what we learned about opening, continuing, and closing a conversation.
• Use the "classroom phrases" and all the phrases we've learned in Communicating on Campus
• Use what you've learned in grammar class

1. Your partner's name

Your question: Could you tell me what your name is?

 

2. Your partner's major. Length of time your partner has been interested in this subject. Why is he or she interested in this subject?

Your questions:

 

 

 

 

3. Japanese study: why, how long, etc.

Your questions:

 

 

 

4. Your partner's home state and home town. Location. Length of time there.

Your questions:

 

 

 

 

5. Your partner's interests. Favorite activities for fun and relaxation.

Your questions: