Archive for June, 2013

Jun 27 2013


Ping Pong Tournament!

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こんにちは。あいこです。 We are starting our Ping Poing Tournament with the whole SILP and ESL playing against languages! Who is good at playing ping pong? Japanese is playing against English team next Tuesday, July 2nd at 12:00 pm in the Holland Center! If we win the tournament, we get a nice prize! woohoo! Sign up for […]

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Jun 26 2013


【announcement】Friday Lunch Table

金曜日(きんようび)、一緒(いっしょ)に昼(ひる)ごはんを食(た)べませんか? I wanted to do this last week, but we will start this week. I don’t know where you’ve been eating your lunch / spending your lunch break, but how about we eat together and chat in Japanese for a little every Friday? We will meet at Samson, or maybe sit outside on the grass […]

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Jun 25 2013


San Jose Trip this Sunday! Coming?

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みなさん、こんにちは〜! おげんきですか? So this weekend on Sunday, I am planning a little trip to San Jose and visit below places: -Japanese Market, Mitsuwa -Kinokuniya (Japanese bookstore) -Daiso (Japanese all $1.5 shop) (-Karaoke..? up to you!) -and most importantly…eat delicious ramen for lunch!! And for now, I would like to know… -how many of you can […]

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Jun 25 2013


How to communicate like a Japanese

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Here’s an article on ‘aizuchi’ (fillers) in Japanese. Intermediate students, you are aware of this, Elementary students, don’t feel awkward if you hear me (during tutoring ) using this A LOT! So so so so…. Does Your Listening Make Japanese People Uncomfortable? (English article from Tofugu.com) Start saying your ‘aizuchi’ in Japanese, you’ll sound more native, […]

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Jun 20 2013


Please give me ideas! Japanese movies/drama

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Japanese Movie/Drama Night every Wednesday! みなさん、何がみたいですか? (What do you guys want to watch?) Do you have any specific movies/drama that you’d like to watch? According to the survey, Japanese drama was more popular than movies. So I’m trying to choose which drama is of more interest to you all right now. But if we’re doing […]

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Jun 20 2013


Pizza Meet&Greet tomorrow!

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みなさんこんにちは!明日のアクティビティの連絡です。 Hello everyone! I wanted to remind you again about tomorrow’s activity. ピザパーティです!SILP全体でより交流を深めましょう。 It’s a pizza party! Get to know each other more with the whole SILP members! I might come a little bit late but please enjoy the event and make more friends across different languages. また明日!  

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Jun 18 2013


Activity Schedule

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みなさん、こんにちは!Hello everyone! 今日はファーマーズマーケットに参加ありがとうございました。Thanks for coming to Farmers Market today! 今回は、これから8週間のアクティビティの仮のスケジュールを連絡します。Here is a tentative activity schedule for the next 8 weeks. 何か質問があれば連絡してくださいね。Please contact me if you have any questions. SILP JAPANESE Activity Plan 2013 – Sheet1 (1)

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Jun 18 2013


…has it begun or not…

Now that I’ve sent you the link to this page, I hope you are able to access the blog without making assumptions of what the blog might be called or what the url is… I wonder if any of you have blogphobia. Believe or not, I do. I’ve had several classes, (here at MIIS) where […]

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Jun 17 2013


Farmers Market Tomorrow!

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Hi everyone. So here goes our very first activity! Every Tuesday from 4pm to 8pm, there is a farmers market on Alverado Street in Downtown Monterey. Here’s the link: http://www.oldmonterey.org/farmers.html There is a Japanese food stand where you can buy different kinds of Donburi or Sushi run by Japanese. Why not take a walk down […]

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Jun 17 2013


ようこそ!Welcome!

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皆さん、SILP JAPANESEプログラムへようこそ。今日は初日ですね。これから8週間、様々な冒険が待ち構えていることでしょう。日本語のプログラムの学生は最小人数で8人のグループです。互いに助け合い、授業、課外活動共に全力で楽しんでください。 プログラムの先生は全体で4人、その他TAとアクティビティガイドの二人がスタッフとしていますので、いつでも気軽に声をかけてください。以下、特に皆さんと日々接することの多いTAとアクティビティガイドの自己紹介です。 Hello everyone, welcome to SILP JAPANESE! It’s the first day of the program today. You are about to live a great adventure for the next 8 weeks. There are only 8 students in the Japanese program which makes it the smallest group among all the SILP programs. I hope you all will […]

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