Students will complete the elementary to intermediate level study of Japanese in "Genki 1&2" followed by "An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese". The aim of this course is to develop the four basic language skills: reading, writing, listening and speaking in order to cultivate a foundation of Japanese language ability. Emphasis is placed on balancing skills in accuracy, fluency and complexity. This class has an annual end of year assessment.
Textbook: Genki 1 Lesson 1-6
This class is for the first time learners.
By the end of this course you will be able to:
・Introduce yourself
・Order food in a restaurant
・Extend /accept/turn down invitations
・Ask and describe the location of a buildings, things, people, events
・Speak and write your background and experiences in simple sentences
・Read and write 58 kanji
Textbook: Genki 1 Lesson 7-12
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
・Describe person’s physical attributes
・Combine two and more adjectives to make a long sentence
・Speak in an informal manner to your friends
・Make a polite request
・Compare things against each other
・Express your intentions for the future
・Describe two and more activities and events you did or currently do
・Describe your past experiences
・Provide advice
・Make a guess or prediction
・Read and write 102 new kanji
Upon completion of Adult B, students will have reached the JLPT N5 level of proficiency in Japanese.
Textbook: Genki 2 Lesson 13-17
By the end of this course you will be able to:
・Answer questions in a simple job interview
・Provide advice
・Describe give/receive gifts
・Describe people’s kind acts
・Make travel plans
・Politely ask someone for afavor
・Learn and practice a more casual speech style
・Read and write 79 new Kanji
Textbook: Genki 2 Lessons 18-23
By the end of the course, you will be able to:
・Describe the actions you did in the past and which ones you regret
・Describe your previous actions
・Express conditional sentences
・Describe the actions you perform simultaneously
・Use honorific expressions
・Describe an action that is easy or difficult to perform
・Create passive sentences
・Describe your wishes for someone
・Create causative sentences
・Create causative-passive sentences
・Create command sentences
・Create conditional dependence sentences
・Read and write 93 new kanji
Upon completion of Adult D, students will have reached the JLPT N4 level of proficiency in Japanese.
Textbook: An integrated approach to intermediate Japanese Lesson 1-5
This intermediate course offers practical communication practice to build students’ ability to converse and discuss on a wide range of topics - around realistic content and functions and natural Japanese. In addition to refining communication skills developed all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing at the intermediate level, students will also learn higher-level grammatical structures and expressions and acquire the skills needed to discuss events not only in immediate, familiar situations, but also in communities and society. Students will also learn 197 new kanji.
Textbook: An integrated approach to intermediate Japanese Lesson 6-10
This intermediate course offers practical communication practice to build students’ ability to converse and discuss on a wide range of topics - learning realistic content and functions, and natural Japanese. In addition to refining communication skills developed all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing at the intermediate level. Students will also learn higher-level grammatical structures and expressions, acquire the skills needed to discuss events not only in immediate, familiar situations, but also in communities and society. Students will learn 169 new kanji.
Textbook: An integrated approach to intermediate Japanese Lesson 11-15
This intermediate course offers practical communication practice to build students’ ability to converse and discuss on a wide range of topics - learning realistic content and functions, and natural Japanese. In addition to refining communication skills developed all four language skills: speaking, listening, reading and writing at the intermediate level. Students will also learn higher-level grammatical structures and expressions, acquire the skills needed to discuss events not only in immediate, familiar situations, but also in communities and society. Students will learn 178 new kanji.
Upon completion of Adult G, students will have reached the JLPT N3 level of proficiency in Japanese.
| Schedule | 10month program (Sep - Jun) Adult A: Sat 10am – 12pm Adult B: Sat 1pm – 3pm Adult C,D,E,F,G: Sat 3:30pm – 5:30pm | |
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Intermediate to advanced Japanese level is required for all Extracurricular classes except the Dance class.
A “letter” is not just a sign or character. It is a tool that can describe feelings and scenery, and that represents culture in its own form. Japanese has a lot of beautiful words, and uses three separate alphabets: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji to express culture through letters - an art in themselves. Calligraphy is to imbue letters with the meanings the words have, and the feelings you want to express, using a writing brush and ink. I feel joyful when the letters I painted with the brush speak to someone in a way that goes beyond the words. Through calligraphy, let’s learn and feel Japanese letters, words, and culture.
| Schedule | 10 month program (Sep - Jun) Extracurricular (Optional): 3:10pm-4:10pm |
| Fees | Extracurricular Monthly payment (Sep - Jun) $42 |
Have you ever seen Ghibli movies? How do you feel after watching? Did you enjoy it? Do you feel inspired? Ghibli movies actually relate to Japanese culture and reflect the country's history. When watching them, it is important to understand “why this movie is interesting” or “ what it really means”. If you get it, you will be able to enjoy more and more for sure! Let’s figure out what the hidden message is hidden in each movie.
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