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Comments / feedback giving to other groups

Group 4

Their topic is about marriage. This group can really state the reasons why some Japanese people prefer to be single, such as the problem of child rearing after marriage. They have also brought about some issues related to Otaku and homosexuality. I wonder that some Japanese want to get married with foreigners because homosexual marriage is illegally allowed there. With regard to child rearing, they have talked about DINK (double income no kids), which can explain the phenomenon of low birth rate in Japan. Therefore, their presentation is very inspirational.

-          Clear explanation

-          In-depth analysis

Group 5

This group mentioned the living habits of the Japanese people, and I think this topic is interesting. Their survey’s results showed that most of the Japanese do not drink miso every day, which is different from our expectation. I think it is due to the influence of Western culture. As a result, the Japanese try to drink other soups and reduce the frequency of drinking miso. Besides, I wonder the Japanese do not see cherry blossom every year because a lot of Japanese animations and TV dramas stress how beautiful cherry blossom is. Also, the PowerPoint is well-designed and the illustrations are interesting, showing their outstanding observation. The only thing needed to be improved is that they should use the neutral words to ask questions. As Seo sensei mentioned, it had better use feeling, rather than tired (refer to Q8).

-          Interesting topic

-          Well-designed PowerPoint

Group 6

Their presentation is about the interests of Japanese people towards travelling. From the results, it is showed that most of the Japanese prefer travelling inside their country and the most popular places are Hokkaido and Kanto. Although I have never been to Japan, I understand why the Japanese prefer visiting those two places. Hokkaido is famous for natural beauty while Kanto is famous for modern city life. If I were the Japanese, I would also visit those two places. Besides, most of the Japanese enjoy eating and sightseeing during the trip. I think they can do these two things in their country already and therefore they do not need to travel outside Japan. As they mentioned, one thing needed to be improved is that they should ask the travelling type at the beginning, which can affect the final results totally.

-          Well-organised structure

-          Clear presentation

-          Good job