Submitted by Hiroko Nagai

Objectives:

Content:
Students will...

• provide accurate information about their classmates
• input and edit the documents in Japanese on a computer
• locate suitable graphics to illustrate the articles

Cultural:

Language: Content Obligatory
Student will...

• publish using all three Japanese alphabets (Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji)
• select the correct Kanji character from menu of possibilities as they enter their text into the web page
• use appropriate punctuation

Language: Content Compatible

Learning Strategies / Social and Skills Development:
Students will...

• use metacognitive strategies:  selective attention (typing),organizational planning (creating website), self-management and monitoring
• use cognitive strategies:  practice and manipulate Japanese text in all three alphabets, Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji
• question others for clarification

Time Frame:

One to three 50 minute class sessions

Materials Needed:

1) Overhead projector
2) Japanese capable computer and word processor program with Japanese input methods.

Description of Assessment (Performance Project):

Context:
1) Input and edit the documents in Japanese on a computer.
2) Refine the text of their pages and insert graphics to enhance their site.
3) Post their "web pages" on one of the school's free web sites.

Assessment:

1) Informal assessment occurs throughout the activities.
2) Formal assessments for Japanese typing skill included as attachment
3) Self-Checklist for Technology task (including Japanese word processing) as attachment

Attachments:

NOTE: some attachments are in PDF form (get Acrobat Reader)

Self-Checklist for Technology Task
(including Japanese word processing)
Rubric for Japanese typing skills

A Lesson from the CoBaLTT Project
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Center for Advanced Research on Language Acquisition
University of Minnesota