せんりゅう/Senryu
02/24/2023
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A few days ago, students wrote a poem in class.
Do you know "Senryu"? A "Senryu" is a short poem in which writers express their feelings in short sentences. The number of letters is fixed. The letters used in a "Senryu" are "5, 7, 5". It is okay to have one more letter, but if you read the words in "5, 7, 5", the rhythm feels just right.
Students wrote about what they see, hear, feel, and think…
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NILS student dormitory is highly recommended!
02/24/2023
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Hello everyone.
In January, we had a lot of snow in Fukuoka.
Since Fukuoka is a warm region in Japan, it is rare to see snow even in winter. Since people are not used to snow, they often slipped and fell, and cars drove very slowly.
NILS has dormitories exclusively for current students.
The dormitory I visited this time is only for Nepalese female students, and everyone is having a good time w…
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Graduation is Upon Us! – Preparation for Study Presentation
02/15/2023
News
I am Kikuchi from NILS Ogori.
My students are scheduled to graduate this March.
At NILS, we have a "graduation presentation", which demonstrates what students have learned during their program. My students choose the words they like for the presentation.
I split them into teams and they research on the theme they have studied so far.
The preparation began this week. It is the second time toda…
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Setsubun ~Demons, Get out! Happiness, Come on in!~
02/13/2023
Culture
February 3 is Setsubun.
Setsubun means "the turning point of each season.” Japan has four seasons: spring, summer, fall, and winter. At the beginning of each season, people hold events to drive out bad things from inside their homes and invite in good things, with the hope that they will live healthy and happy lives.
In the past, Setsubun was held four times, but now it is held only at the beg…
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クラス発表会 Class Presentations
02/10/2023
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1月中旬、NILS Annex の2つのクラスの学生が「わたしの国について」の発表をしました。国がある場所や有名な観光スポット、有名な食べ物など、自分の国のいいところをまとめてほかのクラスの学生に教えました。ネパールの山々についてまとめているグループもありました。
発表を聞いた学生たちからは、「観光地を巡るのに、どのくらいお金がかかりますか。」や「そこに行くのにどのくらい時間がかかりますか。」「山にはいつ登るのがいいですか。」など、たくさんの質問が上がっていました。
発表する人も質問する人も、日本語でとても上手にできていました。日頃の勉強の成果が出ているのでしょうね。これからもこの調子で勉強を頑張りましょう。
In mid-January, students from two NILS Annex classes gave presentations on Ab…
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Did GHOST make a friendship?
02/07/2023
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There are many students studying at NILS Japanese Language School. They came from various countries, so they often talk about their cultures.
One day, we studied “KAMO SHIRENAI ” =“May” in English (Auxiliary verb)
During the lesson, one student from Vietnam told us a story of “Probably, it was a ghost.”
This is the story!
Times ago, the student stayed late at his school…
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NILS blog
02/03/2023
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皆さん年末年始はどんな風に過ごしましたか？日本語をたくさん話しましたか？初めてのブログで何を書こうかと考えあぐねていたのですが、結局今回は昨年（2022年）末にNILS Annex春日校で実施した陶芸体験について書くことにしました。
まず、なぜNILS Annex春日校で陶芸体験？ からです。ここ春日の地は歴史的に古くから人が住んでいます。そのためか窯元もあります。春日市は弥生の里なんです。春日市のキャラクターは「あすかちゃん」と「かすがくん」です。
そんなわけで学校から徒歩圏内に陶芸体験できるところがあります。今までの私の感覚では陶芸や窯元がある場所は「人が踏み入らないような山奥」だったのですが、こんなに近くに陶芸ができるところがあるなんて驚きです。でもみなさん、くれぐれも誤解しないでくださいね。学校がある場所は決して山奥ではありません。もちろん山のふもとでもありません。ご安心くださ…
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