Daito Bunka Social Media 2024

  *** Notice! Because you are all very hard working students, and the weather is getting dark and cold, the last 5 classes, November 26-January 7  can be done at home online. You do not have to come to class! I will post the assignment on Monday, and you can finish it anytime before Tuesday at 10:40 a.m. If it is finished by then, you will be counted as present and get full points for the completed work. Any questions? email me or ask me now!***     For nearly six months we have been reading and commenting on various things. Most of these were decided by me, but now it is your turn! What is something newsworthy to you? Tell us about some event that has happened between September 1 and December 3, 2024. Please share a link of this news and give an explanation of what the news is all about in 100 words or more.

 *** Notice! Because you are all very hard working students, and the weather is getting dark and cold, the last 5 classes, November 26-January 7 can be done at home online. You do not have to come to class! I will post the assignment on Monday, and you can finish it anytime before Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. If it is finished by then, you will be counted as present and get full points for the completed work. Any questions? email me or ask me now!***       Friday, November 29th is written in all number as 11/29. in Japanese you can call itいい肉の日. I have always found in fascinating that Japanese can bend word in such a way. English has nothing like this so I find it very unusual, but very cool. What are your favorite numbered and named days on the calendar? Please choose one and explain what it stands for in Japanese and what it means in English.

  *** Notice! Because you are all very hard working students, and the weather is getting dark and cold, the last 5 classes, November 26-January 7  can be done at home online. You do not have to come to class! I will post the assignment on Wednesday, and you can finish it anytime before Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. If it is finished by then, you will be counted as present and get full points for the completed work. Any questions? email me or ask me now!***    Black Friday is the day after Thanksgiving. This year it was November 28, in America. It is a day that is said to start the Christmas shopping season. It is NOT a holiday, but a day that many stores have very good sales and bargains. Sometimes crowds of people come and can fight over TVs or clothes. These days with online shopping, Black Friday has expanded to the complete end of November and beginning of December! It seems like in Japan, Black Friday is about 2 weeks long!  Please write your opinions on  Black...

  *** Notice! Because you are all very hard working students, and the weather is getting dark and cold, the last 5 classes, November 26-January 7 can be done at home online. You do not have to come to class! I will post the assignment on Monday, and you can finish it anytime before Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. If it is finished by then, you will be counted as present and get full points for the completed work. Any questions? email me or ask me now!***     The most popular websites, like Twitter, YouTube and Facebook have hundreds of million of users. You probably use at least one of these or maybe all three! But they are not the only websites out there. Actually, there are many alternative sites that give a similar experience. Some people refuse to use YouTube, Twitter and Facebook because of security, disagreements, or they have no interest in using them. One site I enjoy that is like YouTube, but different is Odysee. Check out Odysee! There are lots of videos there that Yo...

  November is my favorite time of year in Japan. It is no longer very hot, and it is also not yet cold. The days are still sunny but the leaves are changing! I love to go around and look at trees and take pictures. Take a look at this video for some nice views! Where is your favorite viewing spots in Japan? Leave a link or a video!