EACH WEEK WE WILL HAVE 15 minute chat time from 1:15-1:30

Teachers and gmail addresses: 

 Noriko Minami  swc373@gmail.com
 Judy Yoneoka  kumajudy@gmail.com

This is our CHATROOM: http://www2.kumagaku.ac.jp/teacher/~judy/cgi/engchat/index.html 

 NICKNAME: use your 学籍番号 (last 4 digits) and first name  EX: 3241judy
 PASSWORD: group1, group2, group3, group4a, etc....

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONNAIRES we will list them here! Please answer them.

These are your tasks for chat
9/24: 

 Task 1: Introduce yourself and your research topic! Comment on others' topics. 
 Task 2: Post your gmail addresses (by the end of this week if you don't have yet)

10/5: 

 Task 1: Upload outlines to gmail and share with group (ppt file for Judy's class, doc file for Noriko's class)

Review outline files for next week's tasks!

Group 1: Translation studies 

 1 Chihiro N	Translation of Japanese Proverbs 
 1 Mari	Translation of Movie Titles 
 1 Lisa ITABASHI

Group 2: English in Sports 

 2 Mao	Basketball English 
 2 Kousuke	Soccer English 
 2 Hiroko ITO

Group 3: Early English Education in Japan 

 3 Kanoko	To study English is sooner the better? 
 3 Miki	EFL education in Elementary school 
 3 Haruka YANAGIHARA
 3 Manami KIDERA

Group 4a: English Intonation 

 4a Hiromi	Intonation of Japanese Learners of English 
 4a Shuhei	intonation in British varieties of English 
 4a Naomi MOTOHASHI

Group 4b: Accents and Dialects 

 4b Eri	　Aussie vs. US English Accent?
 4b Emi	American Southern Dialect 
 4b Sakae YOSHIO

Group 5: English in Music 

 5 Hitoshi	British vs. US English music 
 5 Taiga	hip hop slang 
 5 Ami HATSUI

Group 6: English in Asia 

 6 Midori	English Education in Thailand ?
 6 Ayano	Singlish 
 6 Hidemi MATSUYAMA

Group 7: Japanese People and English communication 

 7 Honami Where do Japanese want to study English 
 7 Eriko Different communication styles between Japanese and English 
 7 Remi	gestures 
 7 Yumi KASAI

Group 8: History of Japanese English 

 8 Yurika	Pidgin Englishes 
 8 Chiaki	History of Katakana English ?
 8 Tomoe MATSUDA

Group 9: Comparing Japanese and English 

 9 Natsumi	Images of colors in English and Japanese 
 9 Ayaka	English vs. Japanese abbreviations 
 9 Megumi	American and Japanese jokes
 9 Ami SUZUKI
 9 Yumi HAYASHI

Group 10: Focus on North America 

 10 Fumika	Japanese Education in the US 
 10 Koki	Spelling and word differences in Canadian English
 10 Kana MIYATA

edited by Noriko MINAMI at 20:10, on September 6, 2013.