What did you learn in this class this semester?
It’s been 23 years since I left my school days. In fact, I dropped out my colleges in the middle. And I really regret the fact. So coming to school three times a week let me retrieve my school days in some ways. As for particularly this class, I really enjoyed reading other students’ fresh views on things as well as learning about the U.K. in many ways by following Mr. Sheffner’s instruction. I already had my blogs before attending this class. However, I learned a lot of new things in this class. Thank you very much. I hope everyone keep updating their blogs and writing about lives, fresh thoughts not only because it’s fun to communicate with people, but also because it’s good to record our thoughts at certain times on our lives as our precious memories are faded little by little.
I hope I see everyone again here and there as I live very near from this campus!! Wish for everybody's bright future!
2.08.2008
2.03.2008
February 1st, 2008
1. Watch the Powerpoint presentation. Write a summary of the key points (in Japanese or English) on your blog.
It presented how we can maintain our blogs effectively so that any visitors easily understand what is written. We can make our blogs understandable by, for example, using different colored fonts, putting links to the relevant website, and avoiding spelling or grammatical mistakes by using MS word when writing a draft.
2. What is the purpose, objective, of a newspaper company?
Its purpose is to deliver any facts relevant to ordinary people's lives fast and accurately. It delivers daily information about crimes, politics, sports, daily life, and entertainment to ordinary people who subscribe to it, or buy it at a newsstand. We can get general information of not only one's areas of interests but also outside of the one's interests. As reading over it, we might find interesting information by chance.
3. What is the purpose, objective, of a television company?
In terms of delivering news reports, the quickness is the advantage. Television broadcasting can report a crime scene or a political event as soon as the event occurs. Also they can provide moving pictures and the voices of the center players, which printed media can't do.
4. What is the purpose, objective of Yahoo! or Google?
By using so-called "web search engine", such as Yahoo! or Google, we can gather necessary information by typing the relevant word or expression. We could go further and further to follow the linked information. It's like a trip to the Internet world.
Also, both of them provide Internet tools, such as map service, blog service, social net communication service, mail service and so on. As more people use the tools, the company became more popular among people and can get more advertisers.
5. The purpose of all the above is to make money. That is the purpose of all these businesses. How do they make money? By getting as many readers or viewers ("eyeballs") as possible. If their purpose is to get as many readers or viewers or "eyeballs" as possible, then what kind of news will they publish? Give 2 or 3 examples. What kind of news will they not publish? Give 2 or 3 examples.
They might publish sensational news, such as murder scenes, war scenes, which people can't help but see it. Or they might not publish news with which the advertisers wouldn't be pleased, for example, news that turns the tables for the rival of the advertisers. Also news that only a few people are interested in wouldn't be published.
6. Find a news article in English that interests you, and write about it on your blog. Write a summary of the article, then your thoughts about it, and any interesting English words or expressions or grammar you learned from reading this.
Summary:
I found an interesting article on Daily Yomiuri Online, titled "Charismatic teacher shares insights". It tells about an famous and excellent English language teacher, Goro Tajiri, who used to teach in public middle schools and now is a professor at the Institute of Foreign Language Education and Research, Kansai University. It features his seminars where he gives hints on teaching English language at middle schools effectively.
My thoughts:
I've seen him on several TV programs and liked him very much. I liked him not only because of his excellent skills on teaching but also his enthusiasm and full of love towards his students. I myself also teach music. So I know the difficulty of teaching. It'd be very tough to give motivation to learn things even if the teacher tried to do it hard. However, once the students get motivation for anything, they start to learn things passionately! As for me, my motivation to learn English is that I want to communicate people in the world, and my motivation to teach music is that I want to see full of happiness on people's faces when they truly enjoy music! I want to be both a good learner and a good teacher by following his way of teaching!
New words and expressions:
be a prelude to something = If an event is a prelude to a more important event, it happens just before it and often makes people expect it. 何かの前兆/先導となる
eg: Idealists saw the revolution as a prelude to a better world and a richer life.
spur (on) to (do) something = to encourage someone to try harder in order to succeed. 激励する、刺激する
eg: Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed.
P.S. Mr. Tajiri has his own website called "田尻悟郎のWebsite Workshop". You can read his ideas in Japanese!
7. Read your classmates' blogs and comment on them on your own blog.
I read several blogs and want to comment on DARK NIGHTMARE's blog!
She chose an article "Democratic pair hold key debate" on BBC.
I'm very interested in this presidential election, too! In fact, I was astonished to know John Edwards' dropping out just before the debate. I'd been predicting he might be going to win in the end because he seemed the securest option for the majority of Democrats, white and male. Now the Democratic nominee race has become much more interesting. We might be witnessing one of the most historical moment in the United States. In other words, we might see the first woman President or the first black President. In either case, how exciting!!
8. Make sure your blog posts are all up to date. February 8th is the last class! I will use your blog posts to decide your final grade, so make sure your blog posts look great! Impress me!!
It presented how we can maintain our blogs effectively so that any visitors easily understand what is written. We can make our blogs understandable by, for example, using different colored fonts, putting links to the relevant website, and avoiding spelling or grammatical mistakes by using MS word when writing a draft.
2. What is the purpose, objective, of a newspaper company?
Its purpose is to deliver any facts relevant to ordinary people's lives fast and accurately. It delivers daily information about crimes, politics, sports, daily life, and entertainment to ordinary people who subscribe to it, or buy it at a newsstand. We can get general information of not only one's areas of interests but also outside of the one's interests. As reading over it, we might find interesting information by chance.
3. What is the purpose, objective, of a television company?
In terms of delivering news reports, the quickness is the advantage. Television broadcasting can report a crime scene or a political event as soon as the event occurs. Also they can provide moving pictures and the voices of the center players, which printed media can't do.
4. What is the purpose, objective of Yahoo! or Google?
By using so-called "web search engine", such as Yahoo! or Google, we can gather necessary information by typing the relevant word or expression. We could go further and further to follow the linked information. It's like a trip to the Internet world.
Also, both of them provide Internet tools, such as map service, blog service, social net communication service, mail service and so on. As more people use the tools, the company became more popular among people and can get more advertisers.
5. The purpose of all the above is to make money. That is the purpose of all these businesses. How do they make money? By getting as many readers or viewers ("eyeballs") as possible. If their purpose is to get as many readers or viewers or "eyeballs" as possible, then what kind of news will they publish? Give 2 or 3 examples. What kind of news will they not publish? Give 2 or 3 examples.
They might publish sensational news, such as murder scenes, war scenes, which people can't help but see it. Or they might not publish news with which the advertisers wouldn't be pleased, for example, news that turns the tables for the rival of the advertisers. Also news that only a few people are interested in wouldn't be published.
6. Find a news article in English that interests you, and write about it on your blog. Write a summary of the article, then your thoughts about it, and any interesting English words or expressions or grammar you learned from reading this.
Summary:
I found an interesting article on Daily Yomiuri Online, titled "Charismatic teacher shares insights". It tells about an famous and excellent English language teacher, Goro Tajiri, who used to teach in public middle schools and now is a professor at the Institute of Foreign Language Education and Research, Kansai University. It features his seminars where he gives hints on teaching English language at middle schools effectively.
My thoughts:
I've seen him on several TV programs and liked him very much. I liked him not only because of his excellent skills on teaching but also his enthusiasm and full of love towards his students. I myself also teach music. So I know the difficulty of teaching. It'd be very tough to give motivation to learn things even if the teacher tried to do it hard. However, once the students get motivation for anything, they start to learn things passionately! As for me, my motivation to learn English is that I want to communicate people in the world, and my motivation to teach music is that I want to see full of happiness on people's faces when they truly enjoy music! I want to be both a good learner and a good teacher by following his way of teaching!
New words and expressions:
be a prelude to something = If an event is a prelude to a more important event, it happens just before it and often makes people expect it. 何かの前兆/先導となる
eg: Idealists saw the revolution as a prelude to a better world and a richer life.
spur (on) to (do) something = to encourage someone to try harder in order to succeed. 激励する、刺激する
eg: Her difficult childhood spurred her on to succeed.
P.S. Mr. Tajiri has his own website called "田尻悟郎のWebsite Workshop". You can read his ideas in Japanese!
7. Read your classmates' blogs and comment on them on your own blog.
I read several blogs and want to comment on DARK NIGHTMARE's blog!
She chose an article "Democratic pair hold key debate" on BBC.
I'm very interested in this presidential election, too! In fact, I was astonished to know John Edwards' dropping out just before the debate. I'd been predicting he might be going to win in the end because he seemed the securest option for the majority of Democrats, white and male. Now the Democratic nominee race has become much more interesting. We might be witnessing one of the most historical moment in the United States. In other words, we might see the first woman President or the first black President. In either case, how exciting!!
8. Make sure your blog posts are all up to date. February 8th is the last class! I will use your blog posts to decide your final grade, so make sure your blog posts look great! Impress me!!
1.25.2008
January 25th 2008
Today’s lesson plan.
(1) Look at this photo and answer the questions
1. Where was this photo taken?
It was taken at Firdos Square in central Baghdad.
2. When was it taken?
It was taken in the evening on Wednesday, April 9, 2003.
3. What does the caption say under the photo?
It says Iraqi people shouted happily as they were watching the Saddam’s statue was torn down.
4. Translate the caption into Japanese.
サダム・フセインの像が倒されるのを見て歓声をあげる人々
5. “Crowds cheer” = how many people, do you think?
I think thousands of people gathered there, possibly tens of thousands of people.
(2) Now look at this photo taken at the same place and same time, and answer the questions.
1. How many people were in the square, do you think?
It’s surprising!! It seems only a few dozens of people were there.
2. Do you think “crowds cheer” is accurate?
I don’t think so now. When I hear an expression, “crowds”, I would imagine at least hundreds of people. I can see much smaller number of people in this photo.
3. What do you think of the first picture now?
It’s an exaggeration. It seems the first picture was taken on purpose.
4. Why did CNN use the first picture, do you think?
I suppose CNN intended to justify the U.S. military invention into Iraq by exaggerating Iraqi people’s cheering with the statue’s falling.
5. What do you think after seeing these two photos?
We tend to think any major news source is true. Also we sometimes don’t believe ordinary individuals’ information. I think it’s dangerous. We need to be critical of things, in other words we have foster media literacy in ourselves.
(3) Is it important to know the truth, or is it ok for newspaper to lie sometimes?
Give reasons for your answer. In the editorial or column sections, there can write any opinions. However, they need to be balanced when they report a certain fact.
(4) How can you check if some item of news is true or not? (Give at least two different ways).
We can check out if some item of news if true or not by reading several different newspapers and compare them, or by searching the item on the net and see the information by various sources.
(5) Read your classmates’ answers to these questions (read at least 3 other blogs)
yasu writes "the first photo is accurate, too.", also "depend on photo's enlargement or reduction, we have a variety of opinions." Yes, the first photo is true, too. It's just a part of the whole frame. Thank you for noticing me about it!
While NANCY writes "crowds cheer is not accurate." Yes, I think "crowds cheer" is not accurate, too. Because we can see how small the crowds was by looking at the second photo!
And Kanna writes "“crowds cheer” is exaggerated." It's the same perspective of mine!
(6) What do you think now, after reading your classmates’ blogs? Write your thoughts on your blog.
I knew we could have various opinions by looking at the same material. Some people think the same as mine and other people don't. It's natural but very interesting. I can learn many things by reading different perspectives from mine.
(7) Go to Masa’s blog and read his latest news. Next class is Tuesday, January 29th. We will be in room 516, not in this multi-media room.
I've been following his entries, especially his trip to New York City. Because it's the city of my unforgettable memories, too! I restarted to learn English after my school days when I was 39 years old in 2001. When I started, I was at a completely beginner level. It was really tough for me to communicate with English native speakers at that time. But I've never thought of stopping to communicate them. Through various experiences, I believe I've been able to improve my English. New York is one of the memorable places that influenced me a lot. As I see wonderful students in our class as well as Masa, I can't help but cheer everyone! Everybody has a bright future for the rest of their lives!!
(1) Look at this photo and answer the questions
1. Where was this photo taken?
It was taken at Firdos Square in central Baghdad.
2. When was it taken?
It was taken in the evening on Wednesday, April 9, 2003.
3. What does the caption say under the photo?
It says Iraqi people shouted happily as they were watching the Saddam’s statue was torn down.
4. Translate the caption into Japanese.
サダム・フセインの像が倒されるのを見て歓声をあげる人々
5. “Crowds cheer” = how many people, do you think?
I think thousands of people gathered there, possibly tens of thousands of people.
(2) Now look at this photo taken at the same place and same time, and answer the questions.
1. How many people were in the square, do you think?
It’s surprising!! It seems only a few dozens of people were there.
2. Do you think “crowds cheer” is accurate?
I don’t think so now. When I hear an expression, “crowds”, I would imagine at least hundreds of people. I can see much smaller number of people in this photo.
3. What do you think of the first picture now?
It’s an exaggeration. It seems the first picture was taken on purpose.
4. Why did CNN use the first picture, do you think?
I suppose CNN intended to justify the U.S. military invention into Iraq by exaggerating Iraqi people’s cheering with the statue’s falling.
5. What do you think after seeing these two photos?
We tend to think any major news source is true. Also we sometimes don’t believe ordinary individuals’ information. I think it’s dangerous. We need to be critical of things, in other words we have foster media literacy in ourselves.
(3) Is it important to know the truth, or is it ok for newspaper to lie sometimes?
Give reasons for your answer. In the editorial or column sections, there can write any opinions. However, they need to be balanced when they report a certain fact.
(4) How can you check if some item of news is true or not? (Give at least two different ways).
We can check out if some item of news if true or not by reading several different newspapers and compare them, or by searching the item on the net and see the information by various sources.
(5) Read your classmates’ answers to these questions (read at least 3 other blogs)
yasu writes "the first photo is accurate, too.", also "depend on photo's enlargement or reduction, we have a variety of opinions." Yes, the first photo is true, too. It's just a part of the whole frame. Thank you for noticing me about it!
While NANCY writes "crowds cheer is not accurate." Yes, I think "crowds cheer" is not accurate, too. Because we can see how small the crowds was by looking at the second photo!
And Kanna writes "“crowds cheer” is exaggerated." It's the same perspective of mine!
(6) What do you think now, after reading your classmates’ blogs? Write your thoughts on your blog.
I knew we could have various opinions by looking at the same material. Some people think the same as mine and other people don't. It's natural but very interesting. I can learn many things by reading different perspectives from mine.
(7) Go to Masa’s blog and read his latest news. Next class is Tuesday, January 29th. We will be in room 516, not in this multi-media room.
I've been following his entries, especially his trip to New York City. Because it's the city of my unforgettable memories, too! I restarted to learn English after my school days when I was 39 years old in 2001. When I started, I was at a completely beginner level. It was really tough for me to communicate with English native speakers at that time. But I've never thought of stopping to communicate them. Through various experiences, I believe I've been able to improve my English. New York is one of the memorable places that influenced me a lot. As I see wonderful students in our class as well as Masa, I can't help but cheer everyone! Everybody has a bright future for the rest of their lives!!
1.18.2008
January 18th, 2008
1. How many Muslims live in Britain? (Go here for the answer).
According to this link (Wikipedia), 1,591,000 Muslims live in Britain.
2. How many Hindus live in Britain? (Go here for the answer).
According to this link (Wiki answers), 500, 000 Hindus live in Britain (estimated in 2000).
3. Check my answers! Find the answers on some other website (tell us the website and link).
As for the Muslims, I found here:
Demographocs / Charts Census 2001 Data (Sala@m)
This says the total population of Muslims is 1.6 million (Census 2001 Data).
Also on the following Census 2001 website:
Religious Populations Christianity is main religion in Britain
1,588,890 Muslims live in Britain.
As for the Hindus, in this BBC article:
UK Hindus appeal for recognition
500,000 Hindus are the country’s third largest religious group, after Christians and Muslims.
On the entry here:
Hinduism in the United Kingdom(Wiki)
It tells the total population of Hindus in Britain is 558,342 (in the 2001 UK Census), also, The Hindu Forum of Britain has extrapolated this in 2006 to a figure of 750,000 Hindus based on the levels of immigration since 2001.
4. Check out Masa’s blog. Leave a comment (it will make him happy!) or ask a question (he will surely answer you in his next blog entry).
I left my comment on his newest entry.
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Today, we will be using Student Times and Catch A Wave magazines for reading about news in English.
Summary:
I chose an article “Asada Mao Wins Second Straight Title at National Championships” from Catch a Wave. It is about the Women’s event of the Japan Figure Skating Championships, Dec.26 to 28 at Namihaya Dome in Osaka, where 17-year-old Asaka Mao won the title for the second time. Ando Miki finished in second place and Nakano Yukari came in third place. The three will compete in the World Figure Skating Championships which will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden, in March.
My impression:
I watched this event from start to finish and was so impressed that all competitors performed brilliantly. As for the women's part, my favorite skator is Nakano Yukari. So I was delighted she could finish in third place and got the ticket to the World Competition!! She is a great athlete who spares no effort to improve her skating technique. I'm very glad that her efforts was rewarded. As for my husband, his favorite is Takeda Nana. He likes Nana's smile very much. I love her smile, too! There is one thing I feel really sorry that a male skater, Oda Nobunari couldn't make his appearance in this event. I hope he will come back soon and show us his great performance!!
According to this link (Wikipedia), 1,591,000 Muslims live in Britain.
2. How many Hindus live in Britain? (Go here for the answer).
According to this link (Wiki answers), 500, 000 Hindus live in Britain (estimated in 2000).
3. Check my answers! Find the answers on some other website (tell us the website and link).
As for the Muslims, I found here:
Demographocs / Charts Census 2001 Data (Sala@m)
This says the total population of Muslims is 1.6 million (Census 2001 Data).
Also on the following Census 2001 website:
Religious Populations Christianity is main religion in Britain
1,588,890 Muslims live in Britain.
As for the Hindus, in this BBC article:
UK Hindus appeal for recognition
500,000 Hindus are the country’s third largest religious group, after Christians and Muslims.
On the entry here:
Hinduism in the United Kingdom(Wiki)
It tells the total population of Hindus in Britain is 558,342 (in the 2001 UK Census), also, The Hindu Forum of Britain has extrapolated this in 2006 to a figure of 750,000 Hindus based on the levels of immigration since 2001.
4. Check out Masa’s blog. Leave a comment (it will make him happy!) or ask a question (he will surely answer you in his next blog entry).
I left my comment on his newest entry.
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Today, we will be using Student Times and Catch A Wave magazines for reading about news in English.
Summary:
I chose an article “Asada Mao Wins Second Straight Title at National Championships” from Catch a Wave. It is about the Women’s event of the Japan Figure Skating Championships, Dec.26 to 28 at Namihaya Dome in Osaka, where 17-year-old Asaka Mao won the title for the second time. Ando Miki finished in second place and Nakano Yukari came in third place. The three will compete in the World Figure Skating Championships which will be held in Gothenburg, Sweden, in March.
My impression:
I watched this event from start to finish and was so impressed that all competitors performed brilliantly. As for the women's part, my favorite skator is Nakano Yukari. So I was delighted she could finish in third place and got the ticket to the World Competition!! She is a great athlete who spares no effort to improve her skating technique. I'm very glad that her efforts was rewarded. As for my husband, his favorite is Takeda Nana. He likes Nana's smile very much. I love her smile, too! There is one thing I feel really sorry that a male skater, Oda Nobunari couldn't make his appearance in this event. I hope he will come back soon and show us his great performance!!
1.11.2008
January 11th, 2008
(I took these photos at Awaji service area on New Year Day!!)I saw the New Year sunrise at Awaji Service-area in Awaji Island. I went there with my husband, Takao, my friend, and his girlfriend. It was very special because the couple is going to get married this fall. He is our longtime friend and the same age as mine, 45 years old. He’d been waiting for a long time to meet the right partner and found her last year on the net! When they asked us to see the first sunrise with them, we felt very honored and grateful. The sun rose so beautifully among the mysterious clouds in a cold air. It became the most memorable New Year in our lives!
2. Now go to the Project Britain website and answer these questions about New Year in Britain:
1. Hogmanay is the name for New Year in which country?
Scotland.
2. In which city is the New Year’s Day parade held? Can you find a photo of this year’s parade?
London.
3. Whose birthday is on January 3rd, and what famous book did he write?
JRR Tolkien, author of Lord of the Rings.
4. Whose birthday is on January 5th? Why is this person’s birthday in a British calendar?
It’s the birthday of the tenth and final Sikh prophet-teacher in 1666 C.E. Guru Gobind Singh.
introduced many of the customs that Sikhs practice today including the 5 K’s.
The British calendar needs to be balanced religiously because a lot of immigrants live in the U.K.
So there must be a lot of Sikhs in the UK.
5. Whose birthday is today (January 8th)? What is he famous for?
Elvis Presley’s birthday. He became famous for singing with both black and white spirits.
6. What is Al Hijra and why is it on a British calendar?
Al Hijra is the Islamic New Year begins on the day Prophet Muhammad left Mecca to travel to Medina in 622 CE. It is the first day of the month of Muharram.
A lot of Muslims live in the UK, so Al Hijra needs to be on a British calendar.
7. Who reached the South Pole in 1912 on January 17th?
Robert Scott and his party.
8. Whose birthday is on January 18th? What famous book did he write?
AA Milne, author of “Winnie-the-Pooh”.
9. Who died on January 24th, 1965? What is he famous for (write ONE thing).
Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the UK 1940-1945 and 1951-1955, died on this day. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1953 for his own historical writings.
10. What do you think about this calendar?
It provides us a wide variety of information.
3. Find an interesting news article and blog it. (Here are some news articles I found recently.)
"They're Palying My Song. Time to Work Out."
It tells about music that motivates you during exercise.
I think music is not only for listening to, but also for living with. Do you have any favorite music that suites every scene in your daily life? Music for waking up, breakfast, walking to the school, lunchtime, chatting with friends, dinner, or studying.....
When I stayed in NZ for 3 months in 2002, I listened to Hillsong's music on the way to school. Their gospel songs motivated and encouraged me a lot!!
4. Visit some of your classmates’ blogs and either leave a comment, or write a comment on your blog.
I left my comment on JessiCao's blog about her hometown!
12.25.2007
December 21 2007
Merry Christmas!
First, I want to mention the photo of my previous entry. I took it at a shopping mall, the Big Step, in America-mura, Shinsaibashi. Actually, there used to be a school building at the site. It was my junior high school until decades ago. When I was a school girl, our school was divided into to buildings. The first year and the third year students went to the main building and the second year students went to the sub-building. The main building was at the Big Step site at that time. After a few years of my graduation, the two buildings were united and the main building site was sold. Whenever I visit the Big Step, I remember my colorful school days, not only bright things but also sad or hard things! Especially I love going there at Christmas time because the light tree is so beautiful!!
1) What is a nativity play?
The Nativity Play is the recreation of the scene of Jesus’ birth in the stable and the story of how Mary and Joseph were visited by the Shepherds and Wise Men. The parts of Mary, Joseph, the Shepherds and the Wise Men are played by the children.
2) What is a Christmas carol?
Christmas carols are the songs which are sung during the Christmas season and also about Jesus and the time when he was born. Originally, they were written for a special purpose, often to accompany performances of religious dramas dating from medieval times. Over the years, the word 'carol' changed its meaning, referring only to certain kinds of songs, the word carol became known as Christmas songs.
3) What is a pantomime?
A pantomime is a traditional British Christmas play. They are an important part of the Christmas festivities in Britain. They are performed in theaters, villages halls and community centers. A pantomime is contained of cross dressing and audience participation.
4) What are mince pies? Find a photo of one.
see here.
5) Find a photo of a Christmas pudding.
see here.
6) Find a photo of a Christmas cake.
how about this?
I found a yummy blog called "CakeJournal.com"!! Visit here.
7) What are Brussels sprouts? Find a photo of some.
The Brussels sprout is a cultivar group of Wild Cabbage cultivated for its small (typically 2.5 - 4cm, 1 - 1.5 inches diameter) leafy green heads, which resemble miniature cabbages.
In the UK, Brussels sprouts are a traditional winter vegetable, and are often eaten boiled with a roast dinner, particularly at Christmas. They can also be stir-fried, roasted, or made into soup.
(excerpts from the wikipedia)
See the photo of it here.
Find a Christmas photo and put it on your blog.
I put a photo of dancing snowmen. I took it at the USJ the other day.
I wish all of you a Happy New Year!!
12.14.2007
World News B #9 December 14th, 2007
1. Visit your classmates’ blogs and read what they wrote for last week’s assignment (December 7th). Leave some comments.
I left my comment on Nancy’s blog!
2. Read Mr Sheffner’s answers to last week’s questions.
3. What is Amnesty International? What does it do?
Amnesty International is an international organization for human rights which work to improve people’s lives through campaigning for internationally recognized human rights to be respected and protected for everyone.
4. Here is a recent report from Amnesty International: Torture/health concern/possible prisoner of conscience UZBEKISTAN Ikhtior Khamroev (m), aged 22. Student Ikhtior Khamroev, who has been in jail since September 2006, was reportedly severely beaten on 29 November. Sources inside the prison have told his father that Ikhtior had also received stab wounds to the abdomen, but was locked in a punishment cell rather than taken to hospital. He is believed to have been detained because of the activities of his father, a prominent human rights defender, and may have been beaten to punish his father for his recent anti-government statements.
1. Find one or two news articles about Ikhtio Khamroev (in English or Japanese) and link to them. How many can you find?
I found three.
http://www.amnesty.or.jp/modules/wfsection/article.php?articleid=1604&sel_lang=english
http://blhrri.org/kokusai/sos/sos_3903.html (in Japanese)
http://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2007/12/ikhtiyor_hamroe.html
2. Where is Uzbekistan? Find a map and link to it.
Usbekistan on GoogleMap
3. Is the sad story of Ikhtior Khamroev “news” or not?
I think it’s newsworthy.
1. If you think it is news, why is not on TV and in the newspapers?
I have no idea. It is not on TV only in Japan or any other countries? If it’s not on the Japanese media only, maybe it’s far away from here? Or some giant powers prevent it from covering overseas? I don’t know. I want to look into it further.
2. If you think it is not news, why not?
4. How many Japanese versions of this British news story can you find? What are the key points of this story (in Japanese)?
I could only find one article. http://blhrri.org/kokusai/sos/sos_3903.html
イクティオル・カムロブさんに対する、正当な理由のない拘束と暴力行為。また、これが人権活動家である彼の父親に対する制裁行為である疑いがあること。
5. Read Masa’s blog and leave a message. (Do you know the blog of another Japanese person in the US? Tell us about it on your blog).
One of my blog friends, Hanna, has been studying in San Francisco, too! She is now working on her doctoral dissertation. Her blog is mostly written in Japanese. Her eyes are focused on ethnic issues, cultural differences between countries, and often Japanese education issues. She writes about things as a Japanese woman who lives in the US. I enjoy reading all of her entries very much! Please visit her blog “multicultural SF”
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