Enduring Understanding

 

By building upon which has been already learned in the past two levels students will construct more complex sentences. They are requested to read and write Japanese hiragana, katakana and are introduced to ca. 60 kanji. Kanji study is more intense and vocabulary acquisition is done in a faster pace. Conversational skills are emphasized with the use of more complex grammar.

 

 

Assessments

 

There will be a variety of assessments used in this course. Homework will be assigned daily and will be approximately 40% of the total grade. There will be frequent quizzes on vocabulary and Japanese characters, and unit tests at the end of each chapter. The quizzes and chapter tests will be combined for about 40% of the grade.

 

 

 

Additional Resources Needed


Required Textbooks:

  • Adventures in Japanese 2 Textbook (2007) 3rd Edition Peterson & Hirano-Omizo
    Paperback ISBN 978-088727-428-2
    Hardcover ISBN 978-0-88727-578-4
  • Adventures in Japanese 2 Workbook 2nd edition 3rd Edition Peterson & Steverson
    ISBN 978-0-88727-429-9

All can be found at cheng-tsui.com

Required Technology:

  • Computer that meets the minimum system requirements listed on the Live Classroom page
  • Internet connection (Broadband preferred)
  • Headset with microphone combination
  • E-mail account (recommended)
  • Printer
  • Scanner or access to a fax machine (Your school should have this available for you
  • DVD Player (in PC or consumer player)
  • Web camera for computer (recommended
  • Writing tablet (recommended)- (Genius Mouse Pen 8x6 - $50; Bamboo [Small] Pen tablet with pen only - $70 - from Amazon.com)

 

Content Topics

 

Unit 1

Useful expressions, followed by review of kanji and vocabulary already learned. Review of vocabulary; New kanji and geography of Japan. Project for postcard of famous places in Japan matched with the cities studied using Japanese writing and grammar already learned. “Do you want to study Japanese? “ Volitional form Review of the se of conjunction TE form and DE. Conversation drills: give opinions about objects, people using adjectives; describe places and people. Use of polite request form with TE form + Kudasai.

 

Unit 2

Gerund form, Conversation and oral drills topics: residence, work. Fixation exercises – writing; Introduction of new kanj, fixation exercises: written, listening comprehension exercis, Verb in dictionary form – drills
Conversation topics: likes, dislikes, fun, difficult things to do

 

Unit 3

Conversation Topics: “May we wear a hat?” (Permission form and its answers), “I will go borrow a book.” (Go somewhere with a purpose), : “Don’t you mind if I drive? “ (Negative question and its answers) Informal speech, Drills for verbs and adjectives , Negative form of informal verbs , Listening comprehension exercises

 

Unit 4

Negative request form: continue to study negative form of verbs (informal speech), Listening comprehension

 

Unit 5

Grammar topics: “decide on something’, “it looks (appears) …” Conversation topics: food talk

 

Unit 6

Conversation Topics: “Hello!” - (Telephone conversation – calling people) “I cannot go to school.” “I do not plan to go to school tomorrow.” “I took medicine three times a day” Grammar points: “ can do, be able to do (something) “ although, though” , study of formation “expected to” ; Drills and conversation topics: illness; New kanji

 

Unit 7

Conversation topic: ask partner about experiences, “ May I bring friends to the party?” , “I have to clean my room.” ; Grammar points: “have done” “have never done” - TA form, intonation, Past tense negative (TA form) , : “to bring something” or “ someone”

 

       

       

 

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