Japanese I

Text: Adventures in Japanese I, supplemental authentic and teacher created materials

National FL Standards: http://www.actfl.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/public/StandardsforFLLexecsumm_rev.pdf

Course Description: This course if for the student with no prior Japanese language experience. We will focus on language acquisition and proficiency development through the five C's (Communication, Cultures, Connections, Comparisons, and Communities) of National Foreign Language Standards through reading, writing, speaking, listening and viewing in the target language.

Students will be able to:

Read and write hiragana, katakana and 25 kanji.
Express basic conversation in Japanese, such as greetings, classroom, family, every day, hobbies, emotions/ feelings, etc.
Relate language learning to the Foreign Language Culture Triangle (Products, Practices and Perspectives).

Fall Semester
Unit 1	How do you do?	Meeting people, introductions, pronunciation, writing systems, counting, geography
Unit 2	Classroom and school life	School subjects, classroom items, classroom expressions, Japanese school life, polite requests
Unit 3	Family	In group/out group norms, family terms, nationality, geography, occupations
Unit 4	Everyday life, holidays and special events	Introduction to Japanese foods, meals, customs, talking about the past and the future
Spring Semester
Unit 5	Hobbies and Japanese Culture	Hobbies, sports, activities, likes and dislikes, colors and traditional/modern culture
Unit 6	Characteristics	Describing people, body parts, clothing, habits etc.
Unit 7	Free time	Making plans, telling time, transportation, activities,
Unit 8	Yesterday	Talking about the past, keeping a diary, describing location, animals, counters, seasons, health

Japanese I

Dictionaries


	In Japanese I we learn to talk about ourselves, our family and friends and our community. We also learn to read and write hiragana, katakana and some kanji. AIJ 1 Grammar AIJ 1 Vocab Let's try some online practice! Quizlet Review classroom instructions Review useful expressions Learn basic greetings in Japanese japanesepod101.com