Topic 1 Halina! Be A NIHONGOJIN!

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Session 1 Halina! Be A NIHONGOJIN!

1. Knowing your Language History

1-1) Choose the appropriate number for each parentheses in the following trivia from below.

There are ( ) languages and around ( ) dialects used in the

Philippines.
1 175 300 1,000

Although there is no clear-cut distinction between ‘language’ and ‘dialect’ due to political

and social issues, ‘language’ is basically unintelligible to non-speakers of it while ‘dialect’ is

a form of language that is mutually intelligible to speakers of the same or related
language. There are almost twice as many dialects as languages in the Philippines.

1-2) Underline the languages and dialects which are spoken in the Philippines.
Ibanag Ilonggo Japanese Pangasinan Tagalog Kagayanen

Ilokano English Spanish Tausug Korean Cebuano Filipino Italian

1-3) Aside from Filipino and English, what other language or dialects do you know/use? Please
write them down..

1-4) Ask any member of your family on other languages and dialects they know/use aside from
Filipino and English. Write them down as shown in the example.
Ex. My ( father ) Kagayanen, Tagalog, English, Spanish

My ( )

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 1-5) Before doing your Language Biography, look at the sample of the Language
Biography of Ms. Katha Cruz a high school student.

★My Language Biography★

Name：Kath Cruz
Languages I can use and/or understand
I use the language
(tick all that apply) Cebuano Tagalog English Japanese
with my family, with ✔ ✔
my relatives
In my community, ✔
with neighborhood
With my friends ✔ ✔
during break time
with my friends during ✔ ✔
a class
with my teachers at ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
school
with people from
other regions in the ✔ ✔
Philippines
with people from ✔ ✔
other countries
when I read
newspapers, ✔ ✔ ✔
magazines,
comics and books

a. What languages does Kath Cruz use?

b. In which particular situation does she use Cebuano?

c. Which language does she use with people from other regions in the Philippines?

d. Which language does she use with people from other countries?
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1-6) Fill in the My Language Biography referring to Ms.Katha Cruz’s.

★My Language Biography★
Name：
Languages I can use and/or understand
I use the language
(tick all that apply)
With my family, with
my relatives
In my community, with
neighborhood
With my friends
during break time
With my friends
during a class
With my teachers at
school
With people from
other regions in the
Philippines
With people from
other countries
When I read
newspapers,
magazines,
comics and books
When I watch movies
or TV, listen to
music or the radio
When I write e-mails,
letters, reports
or compositions
When I surf the
internet, use SNS
like Facebook or chat
online
Others (please list)

In the future, I’d like to be able to:

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2. Japan and Japanese language

To be able to say ‘Japan’ and ‘Japanese language’ in Japanese.

2-1) Look at the maps and pictures below, and think about the meaning of each

word. Read them aloud. 1.1.1

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 2-2) Match Japanese words in group A to their corresponding English in group B.
(A) (B)
Nihon ・ ・ Filipino people
Nihongo ・ ・ Japanese people
Nihonjin ・ ・ Filipino language
Firipin ・ ・ Japan
Firipingo ・ ・ Philippines
Firipinjin ・ ・ Japanese language

3. Culture: Different Nihongojin in the World

To be able to know other high school students who are learning Japanese language so
we can connect and create a network through Nihongo.

3-1) Look at the photo below. These are high school students all over the world.
Which countries do you think they are from?

What do you think is their common language?.

 Did you know?
Did you know that Japanese language is not only spoken in Japan? High School
students from various countries like Vietnam, Australia, and Philippines, also learn the
Japanese language. So we can use the language to communicate not only with
Japanese people but also with other Japanese language speakers.
They can communicate through Nihongo. We call these people
Nihongojin. Halina! Be NIHONGOJIN!

4. Goals of Nihongo Class

Read the following Goals to know what you will learn in Nihongo class.

5. Reflection: Color the ☆s

★Wakaranakatta/Dekinakatta ★★Wakatta/Dekita ★★★Yoku wakatta/Yoku dekita
(I could not get it/ I could not do it) ( I got it/ I could do it) (I got it very well/ I could do it well)

Objectives

To rediscover the languages we already know.

To be reminded to take pride in our own native language and our rich ☆ ☆ ☆
linguistic background.

To be able to say ‘Japan’ and ‘Japanese language’ in Japanese. ☆ ☆ ☆

To be able to know about other high school students who are

learning the Japanese language, so we can connect and create a ☆ ☆ ☆
network with other nihongo speakers.

To be able to understand the goals of Nihongo class ☆ ☆ ☆

Write your reflection on the leaf of Topic1 Session1 on the J-Tree sheet!