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Wow!  What a lovely website!!  Your presentation is top notch and I really like how you have approached the project as a letter to your future students - this looks SO different than what you and I discussed the day or so before we met in class.  The navigation is clear and the design is clean and very reader friendly - wonderful!!]]>Kazuko TLC FA07bcoleTue, 30 Oct 2007 23:22:01 -0700trailfire:markId:167410http://trailfire.com/bcole/marks/167414
I like the tone you take in your project here Kazuko - it seems like you were having fun here as you imagined this conversation with your future students.  I can see you becoming an advocate for reform in Japan - I hope so!! ;-)

Just a note on web navigation - because I scrolled down the page, I wasn't sure where to go - it could be helpful to create an additional weblink to the next page down at the bottom here so I know where you want me to go next.]]>Kazuko TLC FA07bcoleTue, 30 Oct 2007 23:26:01 -0700trailfire:markId:167414http://trailfire.com/bcole/marks/167420
The song you chose is a standard American song.  On the surface, you are right about its meaning.  Below the surface I wonder if you and your students would learn even more about American culture by getting American reactions to the song - especially within the context of American politics today.]]>Kazuko TLC FA07bcoleTue, 30 Oct 2007 23:29:04 -0700trailfire:markId:167420http://trailfire.com/bcole/marks/167424Kazuko TLC FA07bcoleTue, 30 Oct 2007 23:32:37 -0700trailfire:markId:167424http://trailfire.com/bcole/marks/167431Kazuko TLC FA07bcoleTue, 30 Oct 2007 23:34:19 -0700trailfire:markId:167431http://trailfire.com/bcole/marks/167435Kazuko TLC FA07bcoleTue, 30 Oct 2007 23:36:59 -0700trailfire:markId:167435http://trailfire.com/bcole/marks/167443
I agree that multimedia resources can provide a breadth of input for learners.  I like that you include some discussion of affect here too.  That's key for sure and as we've discussed one of your areas of interest.]]>Kazuko TLC FA07bcoleTue, 30 Oct 2007 23:42:08 -0700trailfire:markId:167443http://trailfire.com/bcole/marks/167450Kazuko TLC FA07bcoleTue, 30 Oct 2007 23:47:00 -0700trailfire:markId:167450http://trailfire.com/bcole/marks/167454Kazuko TLC FA07bcoleTue, 30 Oct 2007 23:47:37 -0700trailfire:markId:167454http://trailfire.com/bcole/marks/167453Kazuko TLC FA07bcoleTue, 30 Oct 2007 23:47:11 -0700trailfire:markId:167453http://trailfire.com/bcole/marks/167457
Overall this is a really well done project.  Your voice really comes through and you do a fine job of walking your reader through your thinking while also offering support from your references.  You've presented your project very creatively and establish a nice foundation for phase 2 in which you'll get to plan out how you might actually carry out a multimedia exploration of culture.  I look forward to that.

On an aside, I did not correct any of yur English as I was focusing more on content.  Taht said, you may want to work with a writing tutor in the writing center on some editing.  Your English is fine, but there are a number of errors which could be revised - these did not get in the way of my understanding at all, but rather highlight the fact that you may not be a native speaker of English.

Grade:  18/20  A-]]>Kazuko TLC FA07bcoleTue, 30 Oct 2007 23:53:32 -0700trailfire:markId:167457