What's included
4 live meetings
4 in-class hoursHomework
1-2 hours per week. Writing practice will be on the class bulletin board, and I highly recommend students to study hiragana before the start of the first class as well as in between classes.Class Experience
𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭? Day 1 The basics of Japanese writing, pronunciation, and greetings Day 2 Self-introduction and numbers Day 3 Languages and nationalities Day 4 Family Members There will be many online studying materials as well as hardcopy materials for each day of class. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝? The class will be on zoom. Interactive class activity will also be conducted within zoom for checking student understanding throughout the class. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡? I will teach the class through Zoom, sharing power point slides with many illustrations for better understanding. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭'𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐲𝐥𝐞? I believe students, especially younger ones, learn better and retain more information when they are having fun. I like to teach students while making the learning process fun for them, as well as for myself. 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐠𝐞𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 ? Students will get to share their motivation for learning Japanese with the class and myself in the beginning in either speaking to the class, or in the discussion. Students will get to play an interactive class activity based on what they learned throughout the class via Zoom. 𝐀𝐧𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐝? Use of Zoom platform Participating on Quizlet Live Participating on Gimkit games ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Recommended classes after this Camp 01 One Week Intro to Japanese Camp 02 (5 day lessons in a week) https://outschool.com/classes/one-week-intro-to-japanese-camp-02-5uLnD7Mj?refuid=8rjyKxuq Beginner Japanese Level 1 (Once a Week/on-going/semester-long or year-long) https://outschool.com/classes/beginner-japanese-level-1-once-a-week-AkHib3Sj?refuid=8rjyKxuq Beginner Japanese Level 1 (Twice a Week/semester-long or year-long) https://outschool.com/classes/beginner-japanese-level-1-twice-a-week-uYKjITlU?refuid=8rjyKxuq Beginner Japanese Level 1 (Once a Week/semester-long or year-long) https://outschool.com/classes/beginner-japanese-level-1-once-a-week-0k0eC4bB?refuid=8rjyKxuq :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::
Learning Goals
Students will learn to read and write simple Japanese. Students will be able to introduce themselves and family members, and friends.
Syllabus
4 Lessons
over 1 WeekLesson 1:
Introduction to Japanese and Greetings
Getting to know the language with fundamental terms, learn the first 3 lines of hiragana (15 hiragana in total).
60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Self-Introduction and Numbers
Learn how to introduce oneself and tell one's age.
Learn how to count up to 99! Learn the fourth, fifth, and the sixth lines of hiragana (15 hiragana in total).
60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Languages and Nationalities
Learn how to talk about languages and nationalities.
Learn the seventh, and the eighth lines of hiragana (8 hiragana in total).
60 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Talk about family!
Learn how to talk about family members.
Learn the ninth and the tenth lines of hiragana (8 hiragana in total).
60 mins online live lesson
Other Details
Supply List
Printers at home will be helpful to have writing practice printed. Quizlet free account.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Teacher expertise and credentials
Texas Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Bachelor's Degree in Art and Design from University of North Texas
Certified teacher for Japanese (EC-12), Mandarin(EC-12) and Art(EC-12). I grew up speaking Japanese, Mandarin and Taiwanese, so I have no problem mixing them up to meet your need. Many years of freelance tutoring experience for Japanese and Mandarin have helped me teaching all levels of Japanese including Pre-AP and AP classes at my former employment at a public high school.
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Live Group Course
$125
for 4 classes4x per week, 1 week
60 min
Completed by 30 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-14
3-8 learners per class