ポッドキャストプロジェクト：Evaluation Categories

1. Content
Informative, Concise, Funny, Enjoyable, Creative, Snippets of Japanese culture, Entertaining, Visually pleasing, Coherent idea, Typical of daily conversation/activity, Original, Detailed, Animation, Engaging, Not corny, Believable characters, Fun, Balanced input from all members of the group, Incorporate aural and visual landscapes, J-pop

2. Language
Grammar, Pronunciation, Vocabulary, Sentence structures, Fluent, Natural sounding, Proper inflection

3. Consideration
Not too long/short, Relevant to a wide audience, Organized, Subtitles, Thoughtful, Use and expand familiar concepts

１０月２３＆２７日のアクティビティー

This is today’s activity. If you cannot finish within class time, please finish at home.

1. In groups of 3-4 people, discuss the attributes of a good podcast. Also discuss categories that you feel are important in evaluating podcasts.(10 min.)

We will have not only teachers, but also your classmates and yourself evaluate the podcasts. Using the results of your discussions today as a basis, we will decide the criteria for evaluating the podcast project at the end of the semester.

• In groups of 3-4 people, discuss the attributes of a good podcast. Also discuss the criteria that are important for evaluating podcasts project (i.e. both process and product).
• Post the results of your discussion in the comment area of this blog. (To ensure that we know who posted, write your group member’s names. (initials are fine as well)

2. Read the comments on your own blog. (10 minutes)

• Read the comments of the people who commented on your blog. (If you already read them skip #2 and go to step 3 below.)
• If you feel that it is necessary, respond back to the people who commented on your blog.
  

3. Confirm if comments you have made on others’ blogs have been responded to, or not. (10 minutes).

• Check the status of comments you have left on others’ blogs. (If you have already done this, skip to step 4.)
• If you think it is necessary, respond to any comments.

4. Comment on the blogs of students in other sections, and other universities (at least 5). (20 minutes)

• To go to blogs in other sections, look at the link list on the right-hand side of the page.
• To go to the blogs of students in other universities and countries, click on the link on the right-hand side of the page that says, "せかい(world)" under “ともだちをつくろう(Let's make friends.” At this site you will see にほんごいちねんせい as a link on the right, and underneath it there are various university’s names. If you click these links you will be brought to university homepages which have student blogs.
• When you read the blogs and think you want to be friends, comment on their blogs. Try to keep the communication going with these students.
• To ensure that you remember where you commented, please make sure to record on your comment sheet. Hand in your comment sheet at the end of class.
  

5. Write in your blog. (15 minutes)

• Write in your blog in Japanese.
• You can choose any topic. If you can’t think of any ideas you can write about what you will do on your day off for Election Day or on Halloween.

ポッドキャストプロジェクト

1. Goals:

• You will have the chance to actively express your opinions to a real Japanese audience by using Japanese language and other modalities (tone of your voice, body language, pictures, color, font etc.)
  
• You will have the chance to consider first-hand how big media operates and presents information
  

2. Audience:

• The worldwide audience of Japanese-speakers interested in New York, Columbia University, or life at an American university - and also your classmates, of course

3. Content:

• We will create video podcast or TV programs about life at American University, New York City or your own choice
  

4. Steps:

1. Form groups (two or more people), give a name to your group, and brainstorm ideas.
   
2. Discuss what constitutes a good podcast or TV program. Everyone will decide on the categories that we will use to critique our own and each other’s podcasts
3. Keeping #2 and your audience in mind, write proposal, and post it in your group’s folder (Courseworks -> Shared Folder -> Podcast) (Due 11/6R, 11/10M)
   
4. Read your classmates’ proposals, make critical comments, and post it in their groups' folders
   
5. Revise your proposal based on your classmate's comments
   
6. Write scripts
   
7. Practice reading the scripts in a natural manner. (If it is necessary, students should memorize their scripts. The point is that the scripts must NOT sound stilted and unnatural)
8. Videotape the podcasts (First draft due 11/18T, 11/19W)
   
9. Watch your classmates’ podcasts and make comments based on the categories we will create
   
10. Correct and improve the scripts
11. Videotape a second time (Final draft due 12/1M, 12/2T)
    
12. Listen to the podcasts created by you and your classmates; critique them. We post the podcasts online, and allow a worldwide audience to listen

* You can see (or listen) past students' work. Go to ニューヨーク日本語の時間 (Columbia Japanese Student Podcast) under ポッドキャスト on the right side of the page.

こんしゅうのフレーズ

ごうまんな
とにかく
きをつけて（ください）
たいくつです
だれかこたえがわかりますか

Blog project evaluation categories

1. Language:
New grammar & vocabulary, Concise, Most in Japanese,

2. Content:
Interesting, Pictures, Videos, Music, Variety, Questions at the end, Culture & Language, Customs, Something new about the author

3. Layout:
Readable (color and font), Legibility

4. Communication:
Interactive, Engaging, Interactive comments, Responsiveness

5. Consideration:
Kanji (not too many),

6. Regular visitors

こんしゅうのフレーズ

こんしゅうべんきょうしたあたらしいフレーズです。

(Section 1)
うれしい
かなしい
〜といっていました
つかれています／つかれました

(Section 2)
サイン会（かい）
こわれています／こわれました
すごい
じかんがあることをかくにんしてください