1.1 Getting to know people page 10
1.2 Exchanging names
pages 10-11
1.3
Greetings and goodbyes pages 8-11
| 1.1 | Objectives |
Combining social and linguistic aims by introducing learners to each other and to the tutor using the Japanese key phrases. Setting the standard for the course by getting learners comfortable with interaction and communicating in Japanese. |
Materials |
Complete list of class members for each learner. |
1 First introduce yourself to the class in Japanese. Then introduce yourself directly to a confident learner, eliciting the following conversation:
2 Ask everyone to circulate and to talk to each other individually, using the conversation as a model. They should bow and introduce themselves, giving their full name.
3 Ask them to tick on their list the names of the people they meet. Make sure they initiate some conversations and respond to others.
In a very large class where talking to everyone would take too long, the activity can be limited to finding, for example, 10 people on the list.
1.2 |
Objectives |
Familiarising learners with the sounds and intonation of Japanese by practising shitsurei desu ga and desu ka with typical Japanese names. |
Materials |
List of Japanese names + copy for OHP. Individual slips of paper with one of the names on each. |
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Preparation |
On a single sheet of paper, compile a list of typical Japanese names, as many as there are people in the class. The names need to be arranged in groups of four or five, each group headed A, B, C, etc.. Photocopy a list for everyone. Also write each name on an individual slip of paper. |
1 Give everyone a copy of the list and, using the OHP, practise saying the names with the whole group then allow a few minutes for people to practise in pairs or groups of three.
2 Now give everyone a slip of paper with a name on it and set the scene by telling them that this name is their own name, that they are at a reception in Japan, and that the list contains the names of the other guests, grouped according to a table plan. Their objective is to identify their name on the list and then, speaking Japanese, to find the others on their table.
3 Ask everyone to circulate and, alternating between Shitsurei desu ga, (name
from group)-san desu ka and Shitsurei desu ga o-namae wa?, to find
the other people in their group. As they cannot yet reply to desu ka in the
negative, they should simply introduce themselves, giving their (Japanese) name. Monitor
the activity to encourage the use of Hai, s
desu rather than just Hai and to ensure they do not
use –san with their own name.
4 When they finally organise themselves into the groups, they reinforce the language patterns by introducing themselves to their group and spend a few minutes talking about people in the other groups, e.g. (pointing to someone whose name they found out during the activity)
Ogawa-san desu.
A s desu ka.
If a small group activity is planned next, learners could stay in these groups.
1.3 |
Objectives |
Giving open-ended practice of the key phrases and adding an element of unpredictability. |
Materials
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Pack of 20 cards per group of four or five. | |
Preparation |
Photcopy onto card two A4 sheets per group and cut into cards. |
1 Divide the class into groups of four or five and give each group a pack of 20 cards. Explain that each card is marked with a time of day and a symbol for greeting or goodbye or asking a name; a few cards in the pack have a symbol for both greeting and goodbye.
2 The cards are shuffled and the pack put face down on the table. Each learner in turn takes a card, using it as a cue to address their left-hand neighbour who responds appropriately, e.g.
Ohay – Ohay gozaimasu.
Konbanwa Chris-san – Konbanwa Michael-san.
A card with two symbols is a signal to engage in as full as conversation as possible,
combining a greeting, introducing themselves or asking someone’s name and saying Dzo yoroshiku, and goodbye.
4 Encourage them to build up speed as they gain confidence.
Introduction | What is Talk Japanese? | Unit 2 activities