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Language Expo '99 |
HI :GTE Hawaiian Tel tel:+1-808-546-8193 , fax:+1-808-523-6899 |
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Ms.Kristin , Mr. Yabe HI: Waipahu High School; 94-1211 Farrington Hwy. Waipahu, HI 96797 Classroom Tel: 808 675-0117 Sch. FAX : 808 675-0257 Carol Ann K. Cameron |
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Foundation for Multi Media Communications NTT Kobe Teleclass International Hawaii GTE Hawaiian Tel BBCC Education System MINE (Broadband-network Business chance & Culture Creation Education System Multimedia Interactive Network for Education ) |
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Topic: Teen Dating, Traditional
Marriage, Future Relationship, Same-sex Marriage,
Time schedule
Hello to audience (In Kobe) Beginning words and student Introductions (greeting to the keypal/Intro of first group Team 1: Presenters of Traditional Hawaiian Marriage Team 5: Helpers for Traditional Japanese Marriage Team 3: Presenters of Same-Sex Marriage Team 2: Presenters of Teen Dating |
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Fukiai HS Questions: 1. Do couples flirt at school in Hawaii? 2. How often do people date in Hawaii? 3. Do new people become nervous or shy when asking someone out? How? Waipahu HS Questions: 1. How much does an average date cost in Japan? 2. Do you have a curfew in Japan? If so, what is it and who does it apply to? 3. What places are popular amongst couples in Japan? |
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Fukiai HS Questions: 1.Why did King Kamehameha have so many wives? 2. What is the average amount of money people give to the bride and groom during the money dance? 3. How many kinds of Hawaiian (or other ethnic style) marriage traditions do you know in Hawaii? Waipahu HS Questions: 1. Are "arranged marriages" still common in Japan to this day? 2. About how many Japanese couples prefer the traditional western wedding over the traditional Japanese (shinto-style) wedding? 3. Which months of the year are the most popular times for Japanese couples in Japan to marry? |
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1. Couples today often meet on the inter net. Do you think internet dating will increase and become more common in the future? 2. In Japan arranged marriages are planned. Do you think that arranged marriages would be used in the future? Will teenagers rebel against arranged marriages? 3. Currently 70% of American unwed couples have children. Do you think that this will be a popular trend in the future? |
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1. Children of same-sex couples are often teased. If the same sex law was passed, don't you think that the number of same-sex couples would increase and thus, the number of kids being bullied or teased would also increase? 2. If same-sex marriage is legalized in Hawaii, how will that effect other American states? 3. Do same sex couples often want children? If yes, how do they get them? What would the law say about having children? |
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Participants: Japan: 20 Fukiai students , HI: 20 Waipahu
students
Where do you want to go on a date? ----(assistants act out) ---------Hawaii guesses 2. We asked the girls this question. What would you like to get from your boyfriend on your birthday? --(assistants act out answer) ----------- Hawaii guesses |
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Background is played at a traditional Japanese Shinto style wedding. The Instruments used in this song are called shakubachi, which is like an old Japanese flute.(Stop tape) There are 3 main styles of weddings in Japan: Shinto, Christian, and Buddhist. Each is based on a different religion. Shinto is by far The most common type. 80% of all wedding ceremonies in Japan Are done in Shinto style. (Show chart On eisle ) Christian weddings are becoming rather fashionable, even for people Who are not Christians. These weddings are held at churches and hotel Chapels. Buddhist ceremonies at a temple are possible too, but there Are not so many of these because usually only sad events such as funerals Are held in Buddhist style. So, since Shinto is the most common style of Wedding ceremonies in Japan, we will talk about Shinto ceremonies today. |
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(Show shrine ohp -Shinto priest ohp -maiden ohp) A Shinto priest and two maidens which you can see in the pictures usually conduct the ceremony. The number of people who are attending this part of the marriage is small. Usually it is just the priest, the maidens, the couple, and the immediate family of the couple. Friends and associates do not usually attend. They join later at the reception.(Show video ) Now let's watch a video of a real ceremony. This is the video of a Fukiai High school student's sister's wedding. At the beginning of the ceremony All the people follow the couple into the shrine in a procession. The bride's Family will sit on one side of the shrine and the groom's family will sit On the other side. The parents of the bride and groom are in the first row On either side.(Show seating chart) When the ceremony begins, all stand. The Shinto priest then waves a Special stick over the couple's heads to bless them. Our helpers will show You how the priest blesses the couple. (Helpers demonstrate Blessing of the couple) The next step of the ceremony involves drinking the traditional rice wine Called sake. The drinking of the sake three times, is a binding action in The Shinto marriage rites. After the sake has been drunk, the groom, or the bride and groom, will read The vows. Rings are exchanged in the same way they are exchanged in Christian weddings. (Show sign with "tamagushi and hairei")( Show video of Ceremony ) The next step in the ceremony is called "tamagushi-hairei". A Tamagushi is a decorative branch with special white Japanese paper Attached for purity and decoration. "Hairei" means "worship" In Japanese. The couple put tamagushi in front of a holy place and Bow together two times, clap two times and bow one more time. The guests then repeat the bowing and clapping. At the end of the ceremony, everyone drinks a toast to the couple and The ceremony is finished. |
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According to the statistics, the average number of children a woman has in her life has decreased to 1.3. This fact is a serious problem, because in order to keep the population stable every couple must have 2.1 children in average. So, if a woman only has 1.3 children in her life, 400 years from now the population of Japan will be under 10,000. Right now, it is 120 million people. The research made by the Ministry of Health and Welfare shows that the ideal number of children that the people wanted is 2.4. 51.5% answered 2 children and 37% answered 3 children. 5 years ago more people answered that they wanted more than 3 children. The fact is that the Ministry of Health and Welfare expects one third of Japanese population will be senior citizens by the year 2050. There are many reasons for this. For example, to raise a child you need 190,000 American dollars!!! That's a lot of money, isn't it? Also, it is a lot of responsibility to raise a child. So even many young couples really want to have kids, because of the realities that they have to face such as not enough money, don't have the right environment to raise a child, and etc. They make the decision not to have one. What are the solutions to this problem? M is going to kindly explain to you whatWe have found. M? The second half of this speech will include information about alternative life styles such as single mothers who choose to conceive a child with the help of a sperm bank. Sorry not all the info is hear yet, but we need to rush to get this to you. Thank you for looking at this . |
From Kristin
Greetings to all!
Congratulations and a big thank you to all who contributed to
the successful completion of the Language Expo teleconference!
This was truly a group effort if I have ever experienced one!
Carol, I think you are quite right.
There is quite a bit of enthusiasm and positive vibes after the
conference. I would very much like to now start using some other
forms of technology to continue the communication and enhance
the students' budding friendships even more. This would be a good
time to do some of the poem-making projects you talked about.
When you get back, let's start by doing one (netmeeting) ourselves
with the goal of brainstorming ideas and setting up a schedule.
While you are gone, I will work on getting the schedule for the
rest of the term.
Students will be sending their follow-up comments in a week or
so. With these, by the way, I will be sending multiple copies
of the program per your request. There were a lot of things that
we wished we had done differently in the conference such as, 1.
respond more to the opening keypal introductions and thank them
for the gifts they sent and, 2. prepared more for the Q and A
(there wasn't any time for the Kobe kids to read the questions
from Waipahu students, so they were trying to answer off the cuff).
That was difficult. On the other hand, students felt very proud
of themselves and impressed with their Waipahu friends for the
job that they did. The hula wedding dance that Waipahu did for
us was spectacular-a definite highlight. Everyone is still talking
about it. I personally think that the students who answered the
questions asked by Fukiai about same- sex marriage (as well as
others) did so with much poise and tact. I was very impressed.
Other onlookers also made similar comments.
Carol, I would be more than happy to write a letter as a token
of appreciation for all the work that Joe DeFrank put into this
conference. I am very grateful for both of your hard work. I would
like to make sure, though, that it meets his needs and expectations.
If you could answer the following questions it would help me do
so.
1. Is this a letter of recommendation (if so, for what and addressed
to whom) or is it a letter of "appreciation" as you
had mentioned on the phone. I take that to mean a letter addressed
directly to Dr. DeFrank for appreciation for his volunteer help.
2. Could you please make a list of the things he did so I don't
leave anything out.
3. What is his goal? Education, technology, business, . . . .
? What point about his work is he trying to promote?
Everyone, again, thank you so much for agreeing to do this teleclass
at the last minute and for investing so much time and energy into
making sure that it was a success. I think both students and teachers--
certainly this one-- learned a lot from this experience. I am
looking forward to continuing our projects together! Just an idea,
but how about having the kids make individual homepages?. . .
. Carol, I'm looking forward to our netmeeting to brainstorm ideas.
Please let me know a convenient time for you.
Until then,
Thank you! Thank you!
Kristin
p.s. We will be writing a follow-up report for this teleclass.
I will send it to you Carol. If you feel so inclined, it would
be nice to have one from you as well.
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From Carol
Aloha Everyone!
It's finally over and though I was an "exhausted wreck"
by the time the bus dropped us off at the Waipahu High School
and I made sure all the my tudents were picked up by their parents
(I drove Joseph and Michael home because they had a long wait
till 7 pm), I, like Mr. Yabe mentioned in his email, knew something
special took place among our students. Their spontaneous singing
at the end and happy excitment was great!
Kristin, I hope our classes can start a online project (voice
mail or preferably NetMeeting) right away so that their enthusiasm
doesn't lapse. I am taking 3 personal leave days off this week
(Oct 6-8) to fly with Joe to New Jersey again because his parents
are celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary on Sat. Oct 9!!
When I get back on Mon. Oct. 11 let's plan that NetMeeting from
my classroom to Fukiai HS. Attached below is the revised agenda
I worked on after our conversation late Fri. night and I guess
I never sent it to you??? Senility really has set in! Since I
worked so hard to retrieve the questions my students wrote on
the bbs (you said your students hadn't seen them) and outlined
the whole "show" I thought I'd send it to you anyway.
It may help us in the future to organize another conference!
Mahalo Kristin, Dean, Edith and Yoko, Mr. Masui and Mr. Yabe for
your assistance. It is a privilege to work with others who are
genuinely interested in global education. I learn so much and
I think the experience my students have is priceless.
I have a personal request of all of you. My partner, Dr. Joe DeFrank,
who is a professor of Horticulture at the University of Hawaii,
has been my constant support for all my educational efforts. It
is his dedication to my individual teaching efforts that has made
all my technological lessons possible. If you could write a letter
acknowledging his personal efforts and technical assistance, Joe
and I would be very grateful. He will be updating his professional
resume` in December and your letters about his "community
service" would greatly help.
I will post the new photos of the conference on my homepage soon.
The address: http://home.hawaii.rr.com/uluwehi/
But I thought I'd attach some to this letter. Hope you can view
them.
Will be in touch again,
Carol