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Atlanta’s
International Language Institute
Japanese 101
SYLLABUS Prerequisites: none,
for people with no experience with the language.
Materials: Japanese
for young people.
Course
objective:
To
introduce you to the basics of Japanese language.
To
make you more aware of the complexities of languages
To
enable you to have an extra advantage for your further career.
To enable you to communicate with
Japanese people directly in the language.
To further your personal interest
in Japanese culture, marshal art, food.
Typical
lesson:
20
minutes – practice pronunciation of syllable.
80
minutes – Dialog/Vocabulary/Grammar/etc.
20
minutes - Review Week
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Subject
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Vocabulary
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Materials
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1
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Introductions |
particle -wa, topic marker particle ka, question marker
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Lesson 1 Handout
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2
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Exchanging business cards
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Sp desu. So desu ka. Numbers |
Lesson 2 Handout
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3
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Asking about business hours
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Pronouns and noun modifiers. Kore/sore/are, kono/sono/ano
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Lesson 3 Handout
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4
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Shopping (part 1)
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Numbers Japanese currency
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Lesson 4
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5
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Shopping (part2)
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Numbers and counters, Quiz 1 (units 1-2)
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Lesson5
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6
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Confirming schedules
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Motion verbs. affirmative and negative
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Lesson6
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7
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Visiting another comapny
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Days of the week, Dates
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Lesson 7
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8
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Going to nikko
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Verb conjugation, counter -kai, verbs arimasu & imasu
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Lesson 8
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9
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Looking for a parking lot
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Location, counter -jin/in
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Lesson 9
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10
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Making plans for the weekend
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verbs with a grammatical object, particle O, particle ni |
Lessons 10
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