Writing an outline

Beginning next week, each of you will give a presentation in which you introduce a member of this class to the other members. Here is a short outline tells you what you need to do:

1. Interview
1. Ask questions
2. Ask question about the answers
3. Take notes
2. Outline
1. Organize your notes into two or three categories
2. You don't need to include everything
3. Write your outline in English in short phrases
3. Presentation
1. Practice before you come to class
2. Write your outline on the board
3. Speak loudly enough for everyone to hear you
4. Look at your audience when you talk to them

It is also important that you save your notes. You will need them later.

By the way, to see the video that I showed you last week, click here.

Lang-8.com

Today is our last class.  Let's go to our computer room (1445) and try using Lang-8.com. Please "sign up" and then invite me to be your "friend." After you do that, please start writing in English and helping other people learn Japanese.

Assignment

Choose a book to read in the library.  Choose a book that is not too hard but not too easy for you.  For next week, write a few sentences in English about the book that you read.  Please write on every other line.

Podcasts

Today (May 21st) we will go to Room 1445 to use computers.  I would like you to listen to various podcasts and then send me an e-mail to tell me which podcast you are most interested in listening to.

Last assignment

In December, I asked everyone to interview another member of the class. Then, I asked you to make an outline you could use to introduce that person. Finally, I said that you will need to write an introduction in paragraphs following your outline. Today in class, we will work on this.

Assignment for November 25

Send the name of the best podcast that you found and a short explanation of why you like this podcast to me in an e-mail message.

Old assignments

Here is the assignment I gave on October 28th:

Pick a book to read. For next week, write a few sentences in English about the book.

Here is the assignment I gave on November 4th:

Look up at least one word that you don't understand in Longman. Then write the word, the phrase in which the word was used, and the appropriate definition from Longman.

The word that I asked you look up for the November 4th assignment should come from a book that you borrowed from the library.