JPN100115

JAPANESE BEGINNERS 1001

Semester One- 2015
COURSE SCHEDULE
week Communicative
start
Goals
Topics

W1
Self2/3 introductions
Numbers

Lecture
- Orientation
- Introduction to the Japanese
- Language (Pronunciation)
- Structure of book (Txt. pp. 19-23)
- Greetings (Txt. pp. 34-5)
- Numbers (1~100)
-Introduction to the Japanese Writing

Workshop 1

Workshop 2

Workshop 3
Reading & Writing

Introductions

Introductions

Introductions

Hiragana

Hiragana
a~so

a~so

System (Txt .pp. 24 -25)

- Introduction to hiragana
-Writing Rules

W2
9/3

Self-introduction
s
Telephone Nos

-Introduction to Japanese grammar

Lesson 1 (The copula desu)
X Y /
(Txt. pp. 42-3)
-Useful vocabulary: (Txt. pp.40-1)
-Expression notes (Txt. pp. 36)

- Telling the time, telephone numbers

(Txt. pp. 46, 57)
* Hiragana Revision
-

Abbrev. Txt= Textbook

* If time allows

Wkb= Workbook

- Self-introductions
(Txt. pp. 34-5)
- Greetings (Txt. p 37)
-Practice numbers
- Hiragana writing
ta
(Wkb. pp. 118)
HOMEWORK for week 3
Workbook p.19

-Expression notes (Txt. pp.

46-7)
- Practice numbers and
telephone numbers
- Hiragana writing
General revision a~so
(Wkb. pp. 117-8)

-Self-introductions
- Revision of hiragana a-so
(Wkb. pp.117-8)

- Hiragana writing
- ta-ho
(Wbk. pp.118-119)
Genki-online
Basic Charts Hiragana:
Flash Cards

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week Communicative
start
Goals
Topics

Lecture

Workshop I

Lesson 1

W3
16/3

Talking about
oneself
Telling the time
Asking questions

- Lesson 1
-Vocabulary quiz 1
-Practice Numbers/Time
I (A,B,C) &II (A,B)
(Txt. pp. 48-50)

-XY

-
(Txt. p 46)
-Useful vocabular y: countries ,
majors, occupations and family Check homework
t e r m s ( f o r r e f e r e n c e ) Workbook p.19
(Txt. pp.41 )
-Culture Notes (Txt pp. 45)
Diacritical
marks,
sounds. (Txt. pp.25-6)

Workshop II

- Lesson 1
- Practice- Telephone Nos.
-Hiragana Revision a-ho
III (A, B, C) (Txt. pp. 50-1) - Hiragana writing ma-n
-- Dialogue 1
(Wkb. p 120-1)
(Txt. pp.38-9)
- Read textbook
(Task 1 instructions)

contracted

-Lesson 2 (Ko/so/a/do system)

Talking
about
other people
Describing

W4
23/3

-
(Txt. pp. 62-4)
- Numbers above 99 and prices
(Txt. p. 67)
- Culture Notes
(Txt p. 68)
- Question words
- Katakana Introduction
- Katakana writing a-sa (Txt . pp.28)

- Quiz 1 Hiragana
- Lesson 1
- Lesson 1
-Grammar Quiz 1
- Practice- Describing people
- Practice
VI (B) & VII (A,B,C)
IV , V (A,B) & VI (A)
(Txt. pp. 54-5)
(Txt. pp. 51-3)
Genki-online

Genki Exercises:
Lesson 1
Vocabulary
Particle Exercises

(Wkb. pp 114-5)

Abbrev. Txt= Textbook

* If time allows

Wkb= Workbook

Workshop III
Reading & Writing

- Diacritical marks, contracted sounds

(Txt. pp. 25-6)
(Wkb. pp 122-3)
- Writing numbers
- Lesson 1(R/W)
Reading hiragana I B, E, F, G, H,
II & III
(Txt. pp. 290-3)

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week Communicative
start
Goals
Topics

Lecture

Workshop 1

- Revision Lesson 1

W5
31/3

Identifying
objects
Buying
Counting money

Liste.Drills (Wbk, pp. 17-18)

- Lesson 2
- Particles(Txt pp. 65)
- Negation
(Txt pp. 65)
- Particles

-
(Txt pp. 66)
- Expressions
(Txt. p 67)
- Katakana ma-n

- Lesson 2
-Vocabulary quiz 2
- Practice
-Prices
I (A, B, C)
(Txt. pp. 69-71)
-Dialogue 1
(Txt. pp. 58-9)

Workshop 3
Reading & Writing

Workshop 2
-Lesson 2
- Practice-
II (A,B,C)
(Txt. pp. 71-2)
- Task 1
Genki-online
Suuji (numbers)
Listening

- Quiz 2 Hiragana
- Revision katakana a-sa
(Wkb. p 124-5)
- New katakana ta-ho
(Wbk, p 125-6)

Genki-online :
Listening Quiz Hiragana:

Basic Charts Katakana

Flash Cards ta-ho

(Wkb. pp. 126-7)

Semester Break 02/04/15-10/04/15

W6
13/4

-Lesson 3 (Verbs/Present tense)

Possession
Talking
about ~
people
(Txt. pp. 88-90)
(Nationalities,
-Particles
professions,age)
(Txt. pp. 90-91)
At a restaurant
- Frequency adverbs
(Txt. pp. 93)
-Katakana writing
- Introduction to kanji
- Lesson 3 (Txt. pp. 298)

Abbrev. Txt= Textbook

* If time allows

Wkb= Workbook

- Lesson 2
-Lesson 2
-Grammar Quiz 2
- Practice-
- , V (B) (Txt. p 74-5)
,,
VI, VII (A,B)
-Practice
(Txt. p 75-79)
-III (A,B), IV
-Dialogue 2
prices (Txt. pp. 72-75) (Txt. pp. 58-9)
- Task 1
HOMEWORK for week 6
Workbook p.26
Genki-online
Verb/Adj Conjugation:
Lesson 3 Verb Masu-form
Genki Exercises:
Lesson 3 Vocab1~3
3

- Quiz 3 Katakana
- Katakana writing
-New katakana ma-n
(Wbk, p 127-8)
- Lesson 2 (R/W)
I (A, B, C, D, E) & II
(Txt. p. 294)
-III & IV
(Txt. p. 297)
Genki-online
Listening Quiz Katakana

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week

W7
20/4

Goals topics

Lecture

Test

REVISION

Workshop 1

REVISION
Check homework
Workbook p.26

Workshop 2

Workshop 3 Reading & Writing

TEST 1

Lesson 3 (R/W)
- Kanji reading I (A, B) & II
(Txt. pp. 300-1)
- Revision
- Quiz 4 Katakana

W8
27/4

W9
5/5

PUBLIC HOLIDAY

How often?
Inviting
Accepting/
Declining

- Lesson 3
- (Txt. p. 92)
- (R/W Kanji Lesson 4)

Cancelled
(Group C)
-Lesson 3

HOLIDAY
(Groups A& B)
Cancelled
(Group C)

-Lesson 3
-Vocabulary quiz 3
-Practice-Verbs+Particles - Practice, Particles
-Word order Particle (Txt. p.
II (A, B, C)

93)
(Txt. p. 98)
-I. (A, B, C, D &E)
-Expression notes (Txt. p. 94)
-Revision
(Txt. pp. 95-97)
-Culture Notes
-HOMEWORK for week 9
(Txt. p. 101)
Workbook p.35
-- Revision (Lesson 2)
(Wbk ,p 21,22,23, 24,26)
Genki-online
Liste.Drills (Wbk, p. 25)
Genki Exercises:
Revision (Task 2 instructions)
Lesson 3
Vocab 4 &
-Kanji writing
Particles Exercises

Abbrev. Txt= Textbook

* If time allows

HOLIDAY
(Groups A& B)

Wkb= Workbook

- Lesson 1 (Look and Learn)

Genki-online
Genki exercises:
Lesson 3

- Quiz 5 Kanji
- Kanji writing III (Txt. p 301)
-(Wbk. p.130) Exc. 3.2.(I),(II),(III)
-Lesson 4 (R/W)
-Kanji reading
I (A,B) & II (Txt. pp. 302-4)
Genki-online
Kanji Reading Practice:
Lesson 3

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week Goals topics

W10 Location
12/5

W11
19/5

Talking about
the past
Duration

Lecture

- Lesson 4
~
-Location (Txt. pp. 106-9)
- Describing where things are
-Kanji Lesson 4

Liste.Drills (Wbk. pp. 33-34)

- Revision - (Wbk,p 29-32)
-Lesson 4
- Past tense, duration (Txt. p.110)
- Days of the week
(Txt. p. 127)

Workshop 1

- Lesson 3
-Grammar Quiz 3
- Practice
-~/how often?
III (A,B) & IV
(Txt. pp. 99~100)

-- Lesson 4
-Vocabulary quiz 4
-Practice
I (A, B, C, D)
(Txt. pp. 115-7)

- Particles
- Expressions (Txt. pp. 113)
-Culture Notes
(Txt. p.114)

Abbrev. Txt= Textbook

* If time allows

Wkb= Workbook

Workshop 2

- Lesson 3
V (A, B, C, D)
(Txt. pp. 100-101)
-Dialogue Lesson 3
(Txt. pp. 84~85)
- Check homework
Workbook p. 35
Genki-online
Particle Exercises:
Lessons 3
Genki Exercises:
Lesson 4 Vocab 1~3

Workshop 3 Reading & Writing

- Quiz 6 Kanji
- Lesson 4 (R/W)
III & IV
(Txt. p. 305)
- Writing kanji
Exc. 4.2.(I,II,III)
(Wbk, p.131-2)
Genki-online
Kanji Reading Practice:
Lesson 3

- Lesson 4
- Quiz 7 Kanji
-Practice
- Lesson 4 (R/W)
II (A, B, C) (Txt. pp. 117-8)
-Kanji writing
HOMEWORK for week 11
Exc.4. I, II,III
Workbook p. 44
(Wbk, p. 132)

- Task 2
Genki-online
Particle Exercises:
Lesson 3
Genki Exercises:
Lesson 4 Vocab 4,
Location words

Lesoon 2
Look and Learn

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week Goals topics

W12
26 /5

Describing
things
Suggestions

Lecture

Listening Test
- Revision

Revision

Workshop 1

Workshop 2

- Lesson 4
- Lesson 4
- Quiz 8 Kanji
-Grammar Quiz 4
III (A, B) (Txt.pp.118-9) -Practice - Past tense/
Revision
- Past tense IV (A, B, D)
V (A,B), VI (A, B)
(Txt. pp. 120-1)
& VII (A, B, C)
Task 3
(Txt. pp. 122-5)
- *Dialogue Lesson 4
(Txt. pp. 102-3)
Check homework
Workbook p.44
Genki-online
Verb/Adj Conjugation:
Lesson 5 Adjt
Present Negative
Genki Exercises:
Lesson 5 Vocab 1 & 2
- Task 3

Abbrev. Txt= Textbook

* If time allows

Wkb= Workbook

Workshop 3 Reading & Writing