Beginner Japanese for Jr. High - Level 1

This class is for students who have never studied Japanese before.

What will be taught:
Week One
- classroom Japanese
- Introduction of Japanese writing systems
- Begin learning the Hiragana Alphabet
Week Two
- Finish learning the Hiragana Alphabet (there are 48 letters to learn)
Week Three
- Learn common Japanese greetings
- Learn how to introduce yourself
- Learn how to count to 100
Week Four
- 50 new vocabulary words
- Learn basic sentence structure
- Learn how to ask questions
- Learn how to tell the time
Week Five
- Learn how to talk about age, grades and hobbies
- Learn how to make possessive sentences in Japanese
Week Six
- Long self-introduction project, write and create a long self introduction that includes where you are from, your age, your grade and your hobbies. You will present your introduction to the class.
Week Seven
- Learn how to count to 90,000
- Learn how to write Numbers in Kanji
Week Eight
- A bit more Vocabulary (about 15 words)
- How to ask the price of objects in Japanese

Teaching Style
We pride ourselves on making a friendly learning environment that encourages taking risks of speaking out loud and making mistakes. It can be very intimidating to try to form sentences in a new language, and taking that risk can be scary. Sometimes taking a risk means making mistakes, and that's a GOOD THING! Mistakes mean you are trying! We want to provide MANY opportunities to make mistakes and grow from them, so much of class time is dedicated to letting you try to speak!