May 21st lesson

Dear students,
You have been invited to Google Classroom. Please accept the invitation sent by email. I will probably stop using the blog from now on. If in doubt, ask your classmates, or me in the next Zoom lesson.
Kind regards,
Chris Elvin


Dear students,
Today you will have your second round of discussions. Your discussion leaders will be Kana, Yusuke, Mone, Ayana and Junko. Please be punctual - especially if you are a discussion leader, be honest in your assessment of your peers (don't give everyone 20 points if it's not true, for example), and keep up the good work!
Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

May 14th lesson

Dear students,
First of all, please sign in. You should only sign in between 8:50 and 10:30 a.m. on Thursday and only if you actually come to class.

ATTENDANCE FORM

Our discussion leaders today are:

TAKAMITSU

ERUSA

CHISAKO

RYOMA

FUYUNO

They will lead the discussion, call you by name, and ask you questions. You will be an active participant and you will also do your best to keep the conversation flowing - in English, of course, by also asking and answering questions and making relevant and appropriate comments. At the end of the 13-minute discussion, please use the form below to give your discussion leader feedback.

DISCUSSION LEADER FEEDBACK FORM (for participants / non-leaders)

At the end of the lesson, after five 13-minute discussions, please reflect on the lesson by filling in the form below.

HOW WAS TODAY? (for everyone)

* For discussion leaders only *

Please upload three useful words to the databank (spreadsheet) using the form below. 
VOCABULARY UPLOAD FORM 

For each word, you should give a meaning (in English or Japanese), and use the word in a sentence which helps learners to understand its meaning. At the end of the five discussion sessions, you will have a ten-point vocabulary matching test based on everyone's three words.

Kind regards,
Chris Elvin

May 7th lesson

Dear students,
Today, and every lesson, the first thing you will do will be to sign in. Your time will be recorded.

ATTENDANCE FORM

Then you will learn about the course (see previous post) and how our regular classes are conducted. Then you will familiarize yourself with Zoom (video conferencing software). From next week you will be in groups of five with five group discussion leaders (Zoom co-hosts) and 18 group participants.
Good luck!
Chris Elvin
PS. If you did not say hello to your classmates already, please use the link below to do so.

https://flipgrid.com/23483

Next week, the five discussion leaders will be

TAKAMITSU

ERUSA

CHISAKO

RYOMA

FUYUNO