Japanese course

WebQuest (Revised)

WebQuest (Revised)

1. Use your device/computer with internet connection.

2. Use the handout, “How to navigate to Japanese sites” and find a number of relevant internet sites written in

Japanese that satisfy the category assigned by the instructor. Refer to the remaining pages of this handout for

specific requirements of this assignment.

3. Choose a total of 2 internet sites per category and print at least the first page of each site. Each

page must have the internet address (www…) printed on it. You DO NOT have to print this time.

4. By using rikai.com, as described in “How to navigate to Japanese sites,” try your best at grasping the

main content of each of 2 sites and write up a brief summary (in English, typed, a

half-page, double-spaced). If the site contains mainly image files and lacks text information, you

may find difficulty to gather much information about the site. If so, abandon that site and find

other sites that can be handled more easily.

5. Write up a brief critique of each of 2 sites (in English, typed, a half-page, double-spaced). Include

why each site was useful for you, what new information you acquired, and what new thoughts or

interest it provoked.

6. From each of 2 sites that you worked on, list 5 new Japanese words that you came across and write

the definition (in English) .

7. Finally, find at least 5 links from each of 2 sites, go to each link, and record the name of the site

(handwritten or typed) and the site address (www…) (typed). You may want to avoid those sites

such as personal blogs as they may not include too many links.

8.

9. In to ensure that you utilize the WL Lab for this assignment, you must log into your

account on the Canvas site and fill in required information by the

due date. You will not receive credit for your work otherwise.

10. Remember that this is a lab activity for this class and you may need more than a week’s worth of lab

time to complete this assignment. Plan ahead and seek assistance from the Japanese instructor

whenever you need help.

 WebQuest – Japanese 1

1. You are to complete a total of 3 WebQuest assignments for this class. The due

date of each assignment is printed on the weekly class schedule.

2. For each of 3 assignments, you are given a number of key words in Japanese that

you can use when you search for relevant internet sites written in Japanese.

Those key words are mainly drawn from each chapter of Yookoso! that you will

work on in this class.

 WebQuest 1

Key Words: (department store, shopping)

に ほん

デパート 日本のデパート
に ほん

ショッピング 日本 ショッピング

 WebQuest 2

Key Words: (town, neighborhood)
まち に ほん まち きんじょ

町 日本の町 近所

 WebQuest 3

Key Words: (everyday life)
にちじょうせいかつ せいかつ

日常 生活 生活

Summary:

This site introduces the birth of modern department stores in Japan. Daimaru

department store was founded in 1717 by Hikoemon Shimomura in Hushimi, Kyoto.

The store originally started its business as a kimono store called Dai Monji-ya in Kyoto

and later added branches in Osaka, Nagoya and Tokyo. The site also introduces other

department stores such as Matsuzaka-ya, Takashima-ya, Sogo, Matsu-ya, Isetan, and

Mitsukoshi. Among them Mitsukoshi’s history is “momentous” as they pioneered in

hiring female clerks, using automobiles in delivery, decorating the store with huge

illuminations, and opening a restaurant within the store.

Critique:

This site gives concise yet useful information on the history of a number of major

department stores in Japan most of which are still in business today. The photos used

in the site provide information as to the architectural styles of the stores and clothing styles

of people at the time. It even shows a picture of the very first automobile of Japan

and a scene from a fashion show at the time. One of the links from this page led me to

“the very first bank of Japan,” where the history of Mitui Bank is summarized with an

array of relevant photos from each historic moment.

Words:

百貨店 ひゃっかてん department store

誕生

たんじょう

birth

文化

ぶんか

culture

ポスター

ぽすたー

poster

絵本

Links:

えほん

picture book

宝塚歌劇団と「郊外」の成立

http://www.tanken.com/takarazuka.html

第一国立銀行に行ってみた

http://www.tanken.com/daiiti.html

旧東海銀行の見た昭和恐慌

http://www.tanken.com/kyokou.html

探検コム

http://www.tanken.com/

帝銀事件について

http://www.tanken.com/teigin.html

http://www.tanken.com/takarazuka.html

http://www.tanken.com/daiiti.html

http://www.tanken.com/kyokou.html

http://www.tanken.com/

http://www.tanken.com/teigin.html

 How to navigate to Japanese sites

1. Use the key word (such as 学生) and search for sites

written in Japanese. Be sure to use the Japanese Google

site (http://www.google.co.jp). You can type in using roma-

ji (ex. gakusei), select a Japanese word and hit “enter.”

Adding a space and http may yield better results.

2. Open rikai.com and select Japanese to English

on the top right corner.

3. Copy and paste the site address you found on

http://www.google.co.jp into a square box

in rikai.com and press GO!

4. Now you can navigate through the Japanese page by moving

the mouse cursor over any Japanese word and find the

reading and definition of words and phrases in the sentence.

!!!!Using online translators is prohibited!!!

http://www.google.co.jp/

http://www.google.co.jp/