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２年生のじゅぎょうでも、１年生とおなじ (same) ようにブログをつかいます (to use) 。しゅくだいもありますが、じぶんで (on your own) 　たくさんポストして下さい。日本語が上手になると思いますよ！ 今週末は読みもののしゅくだいがありますね。そこにブログポストのセクションがあります。「私が好きなたべもの」「私がよく行くレストラン」のだい  (topic) で   さくぶんをかいて下さい。 今週末は、 Extensive Listening/Viewing のオプションは ありません から、みんな日本語のポストを書いて下さいね！来週 Preliminary Chapter のテストがある ので、書いた方がいいと思います！ *** 書く時につかう文法ぶんぽう  (grammar) ／文型ぶんけい  (sentence structure) のリスト ·       ・ Verb  てフォーム 　・ Adjective  てフォーム ·         ·      Place に〜にいきます ·         ·      Place で〜があります ·         ·      〜んです ·        ・　 Comparison….  〜のほうが〜より／〜の中で〜がいちばん〜 ·        Frequency expressions…. いっしゅうかんに〜かい／〜ど ·        Counters ·        Double particles… では、でも、とは、 etc. ·        なにか、どこか、いつか、だれか ·...

PLEASE OPEN A BLOG ACCOUNT BY  Thurs day, 8/29 if you do not have one. In order to open a new blog account, please follow the instructions. 1. Go to  http://www.blogger.com  to create your blog.　　 In order to receive comments from as many people as possible, please select "Settings," then "Comments," and choose either "Registered Users" or "Users with Google Accounts" under the "Who can comment?" section. If you want to know how to type Japanese, please click the link listed on the left side. 2.  Add  your blog address (URL) to the  Sakai 提出箱（ていしゅつばこ）Dropbox … due Thurs day, 8/29 If you have trouble opening a new account, please let the instructor know.

Let’s start the Blog Project. For this class we would like you to keep a blog because it provides a place: 1.  To share/express   your happiness, surprise, excitement, and/or frustration, as well as any questions you might have, while learning the Japanese language (or any other topics). While studying new grammar and words is very important when learning a language,  it is equally important to actually use the language in a real life context. You must not wait to express yourself only when you think you have mastered the language because language learning is basically an ongoing process.  In the beginning you may use English or any languages to express yourself, but we recommend that you gradually switch to Japanese whenever you feel comfortable enough to express yourself in Japanese. 2.  To communicate  with your classmates and other people  outside of class . Language learning is not limited to what you do for the course but also includes what you d...