Japanese (Elementary 2) Ⅰ

This course is for students who have studied Japanese for approximately 150 hours and have mastered hiragana and katakana. Furthermore, the students should have mastered approximately 150 kanji characters and the first half of elementary-level grammar. While deepening their understanding of Japanese culture, students will learn the grammar, vocabulary, and kanji of the second half of the elementary level. These learnings are necessary to live as a student in Japan and to develop comprehensive Japanese language skills in reading, listening, speaking, and writing. In particular, acquire the ability to read short Japanese texts and to write simple sentences familiar to them.

・Can develop comprehensive Japanese language skills in reading, listening, speaking, and writing.
・Can learn the grammar items of the second half of the elementary-level Japanese book and acquire the ability to use them in actual conversation.
・Can develop the ability to read short Japanese texts and write simple sentences familiar to them.

This course will be conducted as a set with the Tuesday and Thursday classes. Please make sure to enroll in all three classes.

The schedule may change.
Some classes may be taught “on-demand” for educational effectiveness. If so, the instructor will inform you in advance.

Homework will be reviewed in class or returned to students with feedback.

Students are expected to prepare for and review after each session so that they will be ready to use what they have learned in the classroom.

Details of academic grades will be announced in class.
You cannot receive credit for a course if you are absent more than 4 times. Please note that arriving more than 30 minutes late to a class or leaving a class when there are 30 minutes or more of the class period left will count as an absence. In addition, arriving to class less than 30 minutes late 3 times will count as 1 absence. Similarly leaving class early 3 times (when there are less than 30 minutes of the class left) will count as an absence.

Textbook details will be announced on the first day.
So please do not buy the textbook in advance.

Will be introduced as needed.

Students are expected to actively participate in class. They are also expected to submit homework on time.