The University of Tsukuba IE Engineering C1 - Trimester 3 Week 7

Hello everyone,

Well, we finished the book and Holmes solved the mystery. Today we are going to review the story.

First let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link: Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles. Before you study the vocabulary, please check the glossary at the back of your book. Add any unfamiliar words to our flashcard set. Don't forget to log in to Quizlet first.

Next, let's do a quiz. Please finish the quiz in 30 minutes.

Ok, now let's make a list of all the important events in the story. Please don't forget to note the date and time, if you can. Also please note the page number.
Now let's list all the major and minor characters. Write brief descriptions for each character.
Finally, please draw a Baskerville family tree.
That's all for today. See you next week.

The University of Tsukuba Academic Writing II Week 7

Hello everyone, Today we are going to start our last task. Our last task is an essay. Let's tread some essays written by Japanese learners of English at other universities:

• We should use more alternative energy resources by Satomi Y.

• Japan should actively support the study of biomass energy by Kou.
  
  Now let's study some vocabulary. 
  
  

Please click the link: NSDU Academic Word List Vocabulary Flashcards.

For home work please write the introduction to your essay. Your introduction is due on Saturday. 2 February.
See you next week!

The University of Tsukuba Academic Writing I Week 7

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Hello everyone,
Our third task is to write a paragraph about either our best experience or our worst experience. Let's read some paragraphs written by students at Shibaura Institute of Technology.

OK, let's get started. Your third task is to write a 200 word paragraph about either your best experience or your worst experience. Please send your first draught to me by e-mail attachment by Friday 1 February.

Before we go, let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link: NSDU J-E Academic Wordlist. 

Finally, let's comment on posts made by our peers on our class writing blog.

The University of Tsukuba Academic English Presentation II Trimester 3 Wk 7

Hello everyone,

Today we are going to learn about using over voices. We going to learn about articulation, chunking and stress. After today, you should be able to give a much smoother presentation.
Your next presentation will a repeat of your comparison presentation. This time you will be assessed on how well you can use your voice.
OK, have fun practicing, and see you next week!

The University of Tsukuba Cross Cultural Awareness and English Trimester 3 Week 7: Project Part 2

Hello everyone,
I found something very interesting, a Konkatsu app! It's called Shall we date? "KONKATSU" for marriage. You can see a screen shot of the app in the image on the left. It's available in the American Apple App Store. Interestingly, I couldn't find this app in the Japanese App store.




Today we are going to write the second draught of our project reports. First, let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link: Cross Cultural Awareness and English Vocabulary. Please click the link to download the Writing Error Codes handout. Also, today, we are going to learn how to support ideas using personal experiences, facts, and quotations. We'll also learn how to cite references. 
You must show where you got your information in two places, first in your report, and then in a list at the end of the report. Look at the examples below:

In-text citations

According to Wiktionary (2010, February 26), omiai is,  “A Japanese custom in which unattached individuals are introduced to each other to consider the possibility of marriage.”

Japan Close Up (2009, October) says, one in five singles in Japan and around the world are looking for a potential partner on the Internet.

Konkatsu was first coined by a Chuo University professor called Masahiro Yamada in 2007 (Ito, 2011, November 1)

Below is an example reference list in APA style.

References

Miai. (2013, January 27). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 19:36, January 28, 2013, from http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Miai&oldid=535082381

Inada, M. (2009, June 29). Japan has a new name for the mating game: Konkatsu. In the Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 04:40, January 28, 2013, from http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124623617832566695.html

Now rewrite your reports. Correct your errors and add references. 

Your final draughts are due on:

Monday 4th period class - the 8th of February (Friday)
Tuesday 2nd period class - the 5th of February.

Enjoy!

The University of Tsukuba IE Phys. Ed B3 Trimester 3 Wk 6

Hello everybody,

Today we are going to talk about obesity. Let's go to our vocabulary flash card set on Quizlet to find out what obesity means. Please click the link: IE-PhysEd B3 Vocabulary.

Look at the image on the left. It shows the how quickly obesity is growing in the United States. Which states had the highest percentage of obese people in 2008?

OK, now let's read and listen to the article. Please click the link: English Speaking Nations Most Overweight.

What do you think? Is obesity increasing in Japan? If so, why do you think so? Please post a comment.

The University of Tsukuba Academic English Presentation I Trimester 3 Wks 6 & 7

Hello everyone, I hope you had a nice week-end. Let's begin to day by watching an interesting video made by a Chinese speaker of English. How does he recommend that you open your presentation?


OK, today we are going to learn how to write effective introduction. This will be the first step in preparation for our final presentation.

The University of Tsukuba IE Engineering C1 - Trimester 3 Week 6

Hello everyone,
Today we are going to review your homework, and then study chapters 16 and 17. First, Let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link:
Sherlock Holmes: The Hound of the Baskervilles Vocabulary.

For homework, please finish the story.

See you next week.

The University of Tsukuba Academic Writing II Week 6

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Hello everyone,
Today we are going to post our paragraphs about our lives at the University of Tsukuba to our class writing blog. Then we are going to read our peers' posts and make some comments. After that we are going to continue learning about supporting the main idea with personal experience, facts, and quotations.

First, let's study some vocabulary.  Please click the link:Academic Word List.

Ok, now let's go to our class writing blog. Please click the link: The University of Tsukuba Academic Writing Blog.

Please post your paragraph about your life at the University of Tsukuba. Then comment on your peers' posts.

See you next week!

The University of Tsukuba Academic Writing I Week 6

Good afternoon everyone,

Today we are going to write our second draught of Task 2. Then we are going to start our third task. Our third task will be to write about our best or our worst experience, but first let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link: NSDU J-E Academic Wordlist. 

OK, now let's rewrite Task 2. Click the link to download the Writing Error Codes handout. When you are finished please send your second draught to me as an e-mail attachment. Don't forget to follow the style guide. 

Now let's go to our class writing blog and reply to comments made on our posts. 


Please click the link:  The University of Tsukuba Academic Writing Blog. 

We will continue working on our third writing task in class next week. 
See ya!

The University of Tsukuba Academic English Presentation II Trimester 3 Wk 6

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Hello everyone,
Today we are going to continue talking about visuals and we are going to start working on our next presentation too. Please click the link to see earlier posts about using visuals.

Your next presentation will be a comparison presentation. Choose two countries to compare. Please prepare 7 slides:

• A title slide
• An outline slide
• 3 Data slides
• A Question slide - make one question about each of your data charts.
• A conclusion slide

Please bring your slides on a USB memory stick to our next class.

See you next week!

The University of Tsukuba Cross Cultural Awareness and English Trimester 3 Week 6: Project Part 1

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Hello everyone,

Today we are going to start our project. We will work on the project in today's class, and in the next class. 

Please pay attention to these important dates:

Tuesday 2nd period class

• 26 January (Sat.) First draught due. 
•  5 February (Tues.) Final draught due. 

Monday 4th period class

• 1 February (Fri.) First draught due
• 8 February (Fri.) Final draught due

I will check the content, spelling and grammar and make comments on your work. Then I will return your first draught to you so you can rewrite it (書き直す). 

You will need to do research in order to complete this project. Please remember to keep a record of the website URLs, book titles and any other resources you use. Also, DO NOT COPY AND PASTE TEXT FROM THE INTERNET! This is plagiarism (盗作).

Plagiarism is serious. It is academic dishonesty. 

All students found guilty of plagiarism will receive a grade of zero for the project. This project is worth 30% of your grade!

Before we start the project, let's study some vocabulary. Please click the link: Cross Cultural Awareness and English Vocabulary.

Please click the link to download the project task sheet: 

The University of Tsukuba Cross Cultural Awareness and English Trimester 3 Assignment

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Have fun doing the project. See you next week!