Event

Thursday, April 18, 2019
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

The Encorepreneur Cafe
1548 NE 15th Ave. Portland

This Meetup is for anybody who wants to learn Japanese language and culture, practice English and Japanese conversation. The venue is shared office space with relaxed atmosphere. We would like to plan activities such as short Japanese lessons and cultural presentations utilizing a projector, screen, and audio system.

Meetup Schedule

6:00-6:15 Arrivals, Check-Ins, and Social
6:15-6:30 Short Japanese lesson (Topic: Basic Japanese greetings)
6:30-6:45 Self-introduction Time
6:45-7:00 Talk in Japanese
7:00-7:10 Break or keep talking
7:10-7:25 Japanese cultural presentation or planned activity

Topic: New Japanese Era “Reiwa”. What’s the meaning? Generation difference from previous era “Heisei” and “Showa”
Exercise: How to identify your date of birth in the Japanese era calendar scheme


7:25-7:50 free conversation (Japanese or English)
7:50-8:00 short reflection & closing

Topic: New Japanese Era “Reiwa”. What’s the meaning? Generation difference from previous era “Heisei” and “Showa”
Exercise: How to identify your date of birth in the Japanese era calendar scheme


7:25-7:50 free conversation (Japanese or English)
7:50-8:00 short reflection & closing

Topic: New Japanese Era “Reiwa”. What’s the meaning? Generation difference from previous era “Heisei” and “Showa”
Exercise: How to identify your date of birth in the Japanese era calendar scheme


7:25-7:50 free conversation (Japanese or English)
7:50-8:00 short reflection & closing

Schedule is tentative. It may change according to participants’ requests and levels.

*This first meetup is free, but we appreciate if you bring some cash to donate for snacks so we can keep this meetup group going.

日本語を学びたい。英語の練習がしたい。日本語を教えたい。そんな交流と学習のためのMeetupです。どなたでもお越しください。会場は、落ち着いた雰囲気のシェアオフィススペースです。プロジェクターやスクリーン、マイクや音響設備もありますので、それらを生かした短い日本語レッスンやカルチャー紹介なども組み込んでいきたいと思います。

スケジュール
6:00-6:15 ご到着、受付、雑談タイム
6:15-6:30 短い日本語レッスン(トピック:基本の日本語のあいさつ)
6:30-6:45 自己紹介タイム
6:45-7:00 日本語で話しましょう
7:00-7:10 休憩(そのままお話を続けてもOK)
7:10-7:25 日本文化プレゼンテーション、またはアクティビティ

新元号「令和」の由来は?平成、昭和との世代の違いは?
練習:日本の元号では何年生まれですか?


7:25-7:50 会話の時間(日本語でも英語でも)
7:50-8:00 振り返り

スケジュールは、参加者の希望やレベルに合わせて変わる可能性があります。

※この第一回Meetupは無料ですが、ドネーションをいただけるととても助かります。スナック、軽食、お茶、コーヒー、お水を提供します。会場費とMeetupの運営を続けていくためにご理解をいただけるとうれしいです。

First Japanese/English Conversation & Cultural Cafe

Thursday, Apr 18, 2019, 6:00 PM

The Encorepreneur Cafe
1548 NE 15th Ave Portland, OR

33 Members Went

This Meetup is for anybody who wants to learn Japanese language and culture, practice English and Japanese conversation. The venue is shared office space with relaxed atmosphere. We would like to plan activities such as short Japanese lessons and cultural presentations utilizing a projector, screen, and audio system. Meetup Schedule 6:00-6:15 Arriv…

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