Information Processing Seminar 1



KEYPAL ASSIGNMENT guidelines

Due date:  January 31 2010 

Deposit in: 学内私書箱

ASSIGNMENT: Introduce TWO of your keypals to me.

  1. One native English speaker

  2. One non-native speaker (NOT from Japan, but from another country!).  THIS YEAR OUR PARTNER CLASS WILL BE FROM MALAWI

Make ONE word document introducing BOTH of your keypals.

Include the answers to the following questions for each--

 1.  How did you meet them? (using which home page?)

 2.  Why did you choose them?

 3.  What foreign language(s) do they study and how long have they studied it/them? 

 4.  What is the origin or meaning of their name? 

 5.  When is the next major holiday in their country and what does it celebrate? 

 6.  How long will they have winter vacation and what will they do then? 

 7.  How long have they been writing to keypals? 

 8.  How many keypals do they have now and what countries are they from? 

 9.  Who is their favorite musician? 

 10. What do they usually do on weekends?

 11. Are your keypals on Facebook? 

Add any other information, pictures and links if you can!!!

Links and Resources:

  Keypal Sites

  keypal letter

Keypal Homework example (WITHOUT PICTURES)