JAP102 ePortfolio – Speaking Task
To develop greater fluency and accuracy in speaking Japanese, you are encouraged to practise speaking
in the following ways and use feedback from others to improve areas of weakness.
Note: a checklist is provided at the end to keep track of your work.
Task 1a – Self-introduction
Give a 3-minute brief self-introduction. You might want to include the following
information:
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なまえ
お名前は？
だいがく
せんこう
なん
大学はどちらですか？何年生ですか？専攻は何ですか？
しゅみ
なん
趣味は何ですか？
うちはどこですか？
・・・
OR
Task 1b – Short speech
Give a 3-minute short speech on any of the following topics:
 わたしの友達 _____________.
 わたしの部屋.
 わたしの携帯電話
・・・
OR
Task 1c – Pair interview/role play
Interview or create a role play with a partner for 10 minutes.
The 10-minute exchange should include:
 General questions (name/ occupation/ age/place of residence/ nationality/ hobby,
etc.) and ;
 Questions about your partner’s belongings, dairy life and,
 Any other points you like.
You can ask anyone who speaks Japanese - your own classmates as well as students from
other classes, exchange students, your hostel tutor or the visiting tutors - to do this
exercise with you.
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Upload a video or an audio-file featuring your Speaking task onto your Mahara JAP102 ePortfolio to
provide evidence of learning.
RESOURCES to help you complete this task:
1. Audio-files are available for oral practice on the JAP102 section of the Moodle platform at:
https://lms.ln.edu.hk/login/index.php
NOTE: This is a unique opportunity to practice recording your pronunciation in Japanese and to receive some
feedback from the teacher. Use this opportunity!
2. Websites to improve pronunciation:
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To listen to a text you have chosen (with script)
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http://translate.google.com/
Japanese pronunciation lessons and activities:
http://sp.cis.iwate-u.ac.jp/sp/lesson/j/
3. Examples of dialogues in Japanese between people:
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「エリンが挑戦
日本語できます」
Japan Foundation
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「ちまたの日本語」 “Real World” Japanese
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NHK WORLD Japanese Lessons
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東京外国語大学
https://www.erin.ne.jp/jp/
http://www.ajalt.org/rwj/
http://www.nhk.or.jp/lesson/
http://japanese.human.metro-u.ac.jp/mic-j/home-j.html
4. Online dictionary:
http://kotobank.jp/
http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/
Task 2 – Task evaluation (peer review)
After completing your speaking task:
a) Listen to one of your classmates’ Speaking task by visiting his/her Mahara ePortfolio
and post a feedback using the “Place feedback” button. (Note that your classmate must
invite you as a Friend for you to be able to see his/her task). Make sure this is done well
before the submission deadline!
b) Comment on the aspects highlighted in the table below:
Be as specific as you can!
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Areas to comment on:
Excellent
Satisfactory
What
What
aspects?
aspects?
Needs Improvement
Detail exactly what problems.
Fluency
Accuracy
Pronunciation
Intonation
Vocabulary
Other comments or suggestions:
Speaking checklist
The following are the different items of the Speaking unit that you need to complete for this assessment:
Self-introduction (3 min) OR Short speech (3-min) OR Interview or
role play (10-min) – A video or audio-file must be provided as
evidence of learning.
Peer review on Mahara – Post your feedback using the “Place
feedback” button before submission date!
Written reflection (be as specific as possible)
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