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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

Subject / Topic

Vocabulary

Materials

1

Introductions

particle -wa, topic marker

particle ka, question marker 

Lesson 1

Handout 

2

Exchanging business cards
Sp desu. So desu ka. Numbers

Lesson 2

Handout 

3

Asking about business hours

Pronouns and noun modifiers.

Kore/sore/are, kono/sono/ano 

Lesson 3

Handout 

4

Shopping (part 1)

Numbers

Japanese currency 

Lesson 4

5

Shopping (part2)

Numbers and counters, Quiz 1 (units 1-2)

Lesson5

6

Confirming schedules

Motion verbs. affirmative and negative  

Lesson6

7

Visiting another comapny

Days of the week, Dates

Lesson 7

8

Going to nikko

Verb conjugation,  counter -kai, verbs arimasu & imasu

Lesson 8

9

Looking for a parking lot

Location, counter -jin/in

Lesson 9

10

Making plans for the weekend

verbs with a grammatical object, particle O, particle ni

Lessons 10

 

 

 

 

 

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