The Game BeginsBackground information screen (this may need to be

presented some other way & need more detail.): Jicchan is your grandfather’s good friend. To you he is practically another grandfather. He was a always at family events and you have enjoyed spending time

with him since you were a child. However, he does not speak English very well. Because you love Jicchan so

much you started studying Japanese so you could communicate with him better. 　 When you visit

Jicchan you always take a dictionary with you so that you can look up words you don’t know. If you need

help interacting with Jicchan, click on the dictionary. Begin

1.0: Events/Decisions• Message waiting light is blinking

on the phone. Small script over phone says “You have a message, click on the answering machine to listen to your message.– Learner clicks on the phone to

answer it. Learner can click again to play the message again.

– Recording of Jicchan plays• 「時間がないんだ。早くきてく

れ！」– User must decide if he will go to

Jicchan’s house or not. • Text prompt asking user what he

wants to do. • 何をしますか？ What will you

do?– じっちゃんの家に行きます

。　 Go to Jicchan’s house.(Go to 1.1)

– バイトに行きます。　 Go to work. (Go to 1.2)

Screen layout

(Inside of Hero’s home)

Phone Picture of Hero

Prompt appears after message plays: What will you do?

Choices are here.

1.1Events/Decisions• Student is at Jicchan’s bedside• Jicchan says: 俺、とても悪いこ

とをした。。。 (repeats this like an old man dying… until the learner asks a question.)

• Prompt appears: Jicchan seems so unhappy. Try to find out what he did.

• Ss must write or speak in Japanese (depending on if we can do speech recognition).

• Student says/write: 何をしましたか？ (What did you do?) go to slide 2.1

• Students says/writes anything else. Go to slide 2.2

Screen layout

Jicchan learner next to

Lying in bed Jicchan’s bed.

Prompt appears.Place to type answer is here.

1.2 ： At the parttime job

Events/Decisions• When page opens, boss at

the part time job will say “I hear your good family friend is dying. You should go see him right now.”

• Learner clicks on “go to Jicchan’s house” in Japanese.

Screen LayoutBoss

Hero

2.1 ： What did Jicchan do?

Events/Decisions• Jicchan says: ものを盗んだ。

そのものを返してほしいんだ。返してくれる？ (I stole something. I want you to return it. Will you do that for me?)

• Student must type or choose yes/no– If 「どこにありますか」 go

to 3.1– If any other typed input go to

3.3– If no go to 3.2

Screen Layout

Jicchan Hero In bed by bed

If you are willing to help Jicchan, ask him where the item is.

Space for student to input answer is here.

いいえ。

2.2 ： Reprompt

• Recording of Jicchan saying 　なんって？もう一度言ってくれ。

• Prompt appears to ask Jicchan what he did.

• Student says/writes: 何をしましたか。

• Student says/writes anything else, repeat this event.

• If unsuccessful after 3 repetitions.

Screen Layout• Same picture as 2.1 except…

Prompt: Ask Jicchan what he did.

2.3 ： Help screen

Screen Layout

3.1 Finding the tape

• Learner must ask questions to find out where the item is.

• Prompt: Jicchan can no longer speak. You will have to ask him questions to find out what you need to know

Prompt appears here

Large picture of the layout of the house, so Ss knows special relationships and can ask questions.

Small picture of Place for LearnerJicchan & Hero to input questions.

3.2 Finding the tape reprompt

• Jicchan starts crying….• Prompt: You have made

Jicchan very, very sad. You care about him very much so you decide to help him to so that he can be at peace. Return to slide 3.0.

3.3 Finding the tape Help

• Help screen• There should be more than

1 help screen each help screen gives one tip to help with the task. Then the student can try again.