Speech Creation

Students are guided through the process of creating a speech to be presented to their Japanese class. The topics covered by the flowcharts are: About Japan, Event/Festival, My Hobby, My Dreams and Social Problems. The speeches are 1 to 2 minutes in length.

Speech Making: Class Project

Step 1

Teacher or students suggest a theme for the speeches.
Teacher gives the Flowchart and useful expressions to students as a guide.
Students in small groups discuss possible topics and what they will say.

Step 2

Students write their speeches. While writing, students may ask the teacher or other students about grammar, usage and vocabulary.
After writing their manuscript, students exchange it with a partner to check.
After peer checking, students start practicing for the presentation.

Step 3

Students present their speech in front of classmates.
While listening to the speeches, classmates fill out the Speech presentation evaluation.
After listening to the speech, teacher or classmates ask questions about the speech.
The presenter collects the Speech presentation evaluation from classmates and uses it for future reference.

Although we highly value students’ ideas and creativity, as teachers, we need to guide students with their use of language so they do not try to use language beyond their control. Use the flowcharts and useful expressions provided for different topics. There is also a blank version which teachers can use to meet the needs of their students.

Flowchart and useful expressions 1 – Blank

Speech flowchart: Blank (Word 24KB)

Speech flowchart: Blank (PDF 34KB)

Flowchart and useful expressions 2 – Event / Festival

Speech flowchart: Event/Festival (Word 31KB)

Speech flowchart: Event/Festival (PDF 97KB)

Flowchart and useful expressions 3 – My hobby

Speech flowchart: My Hobby (Word 29KB)

Speech flowchart: My Hobby (PDF 133KB)

Flowchart and useful expressions 4 – My dream

Speech flowchart: Dreams (Word 30KB)

Speech flowchart: Dreams (PDF 141KB)