Tuesday, June 28, 2022

Class 12 - Blog Post #2

Blog Post #2 is due by or before June 30, Thurs. class; July 5, Tues. class

Streaming Radio; before July 7, Thurs. class; before July 12, Tues. class

Reddit is due July 14. Thurs. class; July 19, Tues. class

Try LyricsTraining! Get the app and try it for the next three weeks. Write a short paragraph about your LyricsTraining experience. You will present this in the last class, July 21/July 26. This is the last topic of the semester!




Some subreddit links:

Fishing

Rugby

Japan Baseball

Sweets

Dogs

Cars

Skiing

Motorcycles

Surfing

Manga

Fitness

Vietnamese Food

Gaming

Skateboarding

DiCaprio




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Wednesday, June 22, 2022

Class 11 - Streaming TV News Presentations; also Radio & Reddit

Today you will present Streaming TV News (Thurs, June 23)


More about Streaming Radio


*Music please; not streaming news or podcasts; those are separate topics.

1) Tell us how you find out about new music.

2) Go to the Streaming Radio page on Kevin's website.

3) Check out these sites in class:
4) Choose a streaming radio app and download it. (You can try both if you like.)

5) Listen to it seriously over the next two weeks. Use your smartphone or a PC. Try to listen every day for as long as possible* Try to find something that you enjoy, but then try to stick with it for a while so you can write about it.

* Use Wi-fi when at home or school so you don't use too much data.

6) Please choose a radio station with a DJ! Music only is not as good for learning English as music plus DJ talk.

7) Write about your experience. Think about questions like these (but not only these!): Did you find something you enjoyed? Were you introduced to something new? What did you find? Did you try to learn more about the artist or news topic? Could you understand some of the English? What new vocabulary did you learn? How will this activity help you learn English in the future? Write as much as possible and be specific!

Please type on a PC! If you write with your smartphone, you will make many mistakes.

Examples from previous years' students are here.

* You must keep a record of which radio stations you listened to! You can look up the URL later. You need this for your bibliography!

8) Your writing is due in two weeks.

After your presentations, Kevin will introduce Reddit.


Writing about Reddit
Use Reddit seriously over the next two weeks. Check your favorite subreddits every day (on the train or bus, or at home on your tablet or PC). Explore new subreddits and keep looking for interesting stuff. Make Reddit a daily habit.

Write about your experience using Reddit. Think about questions like these (but not only these!): Did you find something you enjoyed? Were you introduced to something new? What did you find? Include the article/post name. Could you understand the English? What new vocabulary did you learn? How will using Reddit help you learn English in the future? Write details and be specific!

Send your writing to Kevin. Your writing about Reddit is due in three weeks and you will present on the same day.

To Do List
1) Streaming TV News June 23, Thurs. class; June 28, Tues. class
2) Blog Post #2 is due next week before June 30, Thurs. class; July 5, Tues. class
3) Streaming Radio; before July 7, Thurs. class; before July 12, Tues. class
4) Reddit is due July 14. Thurs. class; July 19, Tues. class


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Sunday, June 12, 2022

Class #10 - Streaming Radio; Present Movies, TV, Trailers, Videos

Today you will present Movies, TV, Videos & Trailers.

BTW ... TOEIC IP sign-up deadline is June 22 (tomorrow)!

Kevin will talk about Streaming Radio

Let's talk about formatting ...

Capitalize titles and italicize them. This is true for book titles, movie titles, YouTube channel titles, website titles, blog titles, TV channels and app names. For example:

paragraph:

  • I read the book Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie on Kindle.
  • I read Beauty and the Beast by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve on Apple Books.
bibliography:
  • Barrie, J.M. (1911). Peter Pan, on Kindle
  • Barbot de Villeneuve, G. (1740). Beauty and the Beast, on Apple Books.
Notice that in the paragraph, the book title is capitalized and italicized. The author's name is written normally, with the first name first and the family name last.

Notice that in the bibliography, the book title is still capitalized and italicized. However, the author's name comes at the beginning, and the last name (family name) is first.

Article titles have different formatting. Sometimes they are capitalized, sometimes not. They are not italicized. However, they should have quotation marks. Please be careful of quotation marks and spacing.

NHK World - Japan (2020). “Japan mulls September start to school year amid coronavirus pandemic”, https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/backstories/1071/

Yagihashi, T. (2020). Tomoka’s Cooking Studio, “Sweet Potato Tart”, 
     https://tomokascooking.blogspot.com/2020/10/sweet-potato-tart.html

Learn English with Jessica (2021). on YouTube, "Basic English Conversation Practice for Beginners: Can I help you?", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZwFrj63lcM 

Bilingirl Chika (2019). on YouTube, "Making sushi with Will Smith! Really!", https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CEWuEbzD7uQ

Bilingirl Chika (2021). on YouTube, “新しい発信の在り方。私が有料コミュニティを始める理由。〔#946〕”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwkxiUNFwH8

YYYOKOOO (2020). on YouTube, "「わかっとるわ」は英語で？+”Iknow”のいろんなバリエーション | ゲス女英会話 #23”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmkNRd2ENuc&list=PLglO3b8W8PJUS7VuCf0Bi8wq4j8Rd8OSx&index=2

Safe Haven (2013). on Amazon Prime, August, 10, 2020, https://watch.amazon.co.jp/detail?gti=amzn1.dv.gti.b6a9f57c-48ed-3b76-a832-d8407138b617&territory=JP&ref_=share_ios_movie&r=web

Time Lapse (2014). on Amazon Prime, June 1, 2020. https://watch.amazon.co.jp/detailgti=amzn1.dv.gti.9cb39979-d0eb-5533-2435-9b409ae603b6&territory=JP&ref_=share_ios_movie&r=web

Wonder (2017). Palacio, R.J. (original author), David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman (producer), Stephen Chbosky (director). (2017). United States: Mandeville Films. on Netflix, July 20, 2020.

The Devil Wears Prada (2006). Finerman, W. [producer] Frankel, D. [director], motion picture, United States, Wendy Finerman Productions, on Fuji TV, Nov. 5, 2019

Terrace House (2012), on Netflix, May 5, 2020,  https://www.netflix.com/watch/80144300npSessionId=f854865dc559abc7&npServerId=s4


Streaming Radio* 

*Music please; not streaming news or podcasts; those are separate topics.

1) Tell us how you find out about new music.

2) Go to the Streaming Radio page on Kevin's website.

3) Check out these sites in class:
4) Choose a streaming radio app and download it. (You can try both if you like.)

5) Listen to it seriously over the next two weeks. Use your smartphone or a PC. Try to listen every day for as long as possible* Try to find something that you enjoy, but then try to stick with it for a while so you can write about it.

* Use Wi-fi when at home or school so you don't use too much data.

6) Please choose a radio station with a DJ! Music only is not as good for learning English as music plus DJ talk.

7) Write about your experience. Think about questions like these (but not only these!): Did you find something you enjoyed? Were you introduced to something new? What did you find? Did you try to learn more about the artist or news topic? Could you understand some of the English? What new vocabulary did you learn? How will this activity help you learn English in the future? Be specific!

Examples from previous years' students are here.

* You must keep a record of which radio stations you listened to. You can look up the URL later. You need this for your bibliography!

8) Your writing is due in three weeks.

To Do List
1) Streaming TV News is due next week before June 23, Thurs. class; June 28, Tues. class
2) Blog Post #2 is due in two weeks before June 30, Thurs. class; July 5, Tues. class
3) Streaming Radio; before July 7, Thurs class; July 12, Tues. class

New! Bibliography update assignment


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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

Class #9 - Streaming TV News; present ESL on YouTube


Good afternoon!

Today ...
1) Present ESL on YouTube.
3) Kevin will introduce some news apps for the Streaming TV News topic

Streaming TV News
1) The link on the Lifelong English website is here: Streaming TV News
2) Download a streaming TV news app (or watch English news on your PC).
3) Kevin's recommended streaming TV news apps are Reuters News and NHK World TV and BBC News. (But CNN and USA Today and some others may also be OK.)
4) You must listen more than once! Listen as many times as you can. You need to understand the experience well so you can write about it.
5) Write about how streaming TV news is good for your English. Give some examples of vocabulary you learned. Email your paragraphs to Kevin before June 23.
6) Keep a record of which new stations and which news segments you listened to in your Bibliography.  Examples: 

BBC News (2018). “The lava river in a quiet neighbourhood”
     http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20180510-the-lava-river-in-a-quiet-neighbourhood
Reuters TV (2018) “Bracing for a big explosion in Hawaii’s Kilauea”
     http://www.reuters.tv/v/tRA/2018/05/15/bracing-for-a-big-explosion-in-hawaii-s-kilauea

7) Be ready to present the information you wrote about in class on June 23, Thurs. class; June 28, Tues. class.
8) Check Kevin's website for more information on streaming TV news, including examples of writing from last year.
** This topic is about English audio and video, not written articles. Please look for streaming news videos with English audio, preferably with English subtitles. **

To Do List
1) Movies, TV, Videos & Trailers is due next week before June 16, Thurs. class; June 21, Tues. class
2) Streaming TV News is due in two weeks before June 23, Thurs. class; June 28, Tues. class
3) Blog Post #2 is due in three weeks before June 30, Thurs. class; July 5, Tues. class

New! Bibliography update assignment


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