Japanese 1 (TTH 5:30 - 7:30) Instructor: Athena D. Cabazor (Pie) Email: piecabazor@yahoo.co.jp Course Description: The first course in the study of Japanese language & culture. Course Objectives: At the end of the course, the learners are expected to: 1 Read and write all of the Hiragana; Katakana and at least 15 Kanji characters. 2 Comprehend & compose simple sentences in Japanese. 3 Be familiar and gain an appreciation of Japanese language & culture. 4 Be able to conduct a simple conversation in Japanese. 5 Reply/react appropriately to a situation using simple Japanese. Session Date Topics Activity Comments 1. Brief overview of Nihongo 2. Hiragana Recognition (a-to) 1 16 Jan lecture; video; Q&A 3. Self-introduction 1 4. Numbers 1-99 1. Review of Hiragana (a-to) self-introduction by Start Basic grammar: 2. Self-introduction 2 students; introducing -wa – desu.; -wa –ja nai 3. Greetings & other 2 18 Jan another person; desu; - wa – desu ka; expressions practicing the greetings; Hai, -wa- desu; Iie –wa – 4. Classroom expressions Q&A between students ja nai desu. Etc. 5. Hiragana (na-po) 1. Review Hiragana (a-po) 2. Telling time numbers, time, age, (Pie absent/Weng sub) 3 23 Jan 3. Asking for & giving one's telephone numbers; pair Done with long vowels & telephone numbers work activity double consonants 4. Hiragana (ma-yo) 1. Review Hiragana (a-yo) 2. Basic sentence patterns Q&A activities; Listening 4 25 Jan 3. Review: time & numbers No listening yet activity: time & numbers 4. Lesson 1 Text & Workbook 5. Hiragana (ra-n) 1. Review (a-n) 2. Numbers 1-100,000 3. Lesson 2 Vocabulary 5 30 Jan 4 Ko-So-A-Do Q&A activities; 5. Hiragana combined sounds, double consonants, long vowels 1. Revew Hiragana combined sounds; double consonants; Review Ko-So-A-Do & 6 01 Feb long vowels vocabulary 2. Lesson 2 Text & Workbook 1. Katakana (a-n) 2. Writing one’s name 7 06 Feb Activity 3. Shopping 4. Review Lessons 1-2 1. Review Katakana (a-n) 8 08 Feb 2. Activity Lessons 1 & 2 3. Katakana special sounds 1. Review Katakana (a-n) 2. Lesson 3 Vocabulary classifying & 9 13 Feb 3. Lecture on verbs conjugating verbs 4. Kanji 1. Review Kanji 2. Review Lesson 3 vocabulary 10 15 Feb Pair work 3. Review verbs 4. Sentence patterns 1. Review Sentence patterns 2. Lesson 3 text & workbook 1 11 20 Feb 3. Adverbs 4. Review Kanji 1. Review Kanji 12 22 Feb 2. Lesson 3 text & workbook 2 1. Review Kanji 13 27 Feb 2. Overall Review 14 01 Mar Final Examination Final Examination Answer & 15 06 Mar Review
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