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Beginner Japanese - Level 1 (Twice-A-Week)

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PonPon Japanese School
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(18)
Konnichiwa! Have you ever dreamed of living in Japan? In the next 12 weeks, we will set the building blocks to become MASTERS of Japanese! This course is for learners who are interested in working towards real-life fluency.

Class experience

This class is taught in English.
Students will learn foundational skills of Japanese. 

1. An overview of the Japanese writing system
2. Basic phrases to be used during class time ("I have a question" "Can you say that again" etc..)
3. How to read and write with the Japanese Hiragana alphabet
4. Become comfortable with basic greetings and self introductions
5. Learn to count to 100
6. Learn the first 11 Kanji
7. Learn the Basic sentence structure of Japanese
8. Learn how to ask questions
9. Learn how to tell the time
10. Learn about possessive phrases
11. Talking about yourself/Asking about others (age, grades, hobbies, nationalities, work)
12. Learn to count to 90,000
13. Learn to talk about proximity of objects and places
14. Learn to talk about prices in Japanese
15. Learn grammar case particles and how to use them
16. Learn how to make negative sentences
17. Get experience with translation 
18. Learn how to order food in Japanese, and the weird number system that comes with food.
Foreign Language: I studied at a Japanese immersion school in Tokyo for 2 years. I also have a degree in Education from the University of Alberta, specializing in second language education.
Homework materials and lesson slides will be provided. Students should have a dedicated notebook for Japanese. They may also want to buy index cards, to make flashcards if they prefer physical cards.

Quizlet is an external website that I would like students to access between classes. I will send students pre-made flash cards on this website. Students can use this website to help memorize new vocabulary. Students will need to make an account to use it. It is a free resource.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Quizlet is an external website that I would like students to access between classes. I will send students pre-made flash cards on this website. Students can use this website to help memorize new vocabulary. Students will need to make an account to use it. It is a free resource.

If students make their own flashcards instead, they do not need to access Quizlet.
I will be using some materials from the Genki series Japanese textbooks, students will not need to have their own copy.
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(18)
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Konnichiwa! We are Mandy and Ritomo, the teachers of PonPon Japanese School!

OUR CLASSES:
We are proud to offer a wide variety of classes tackling different aspects of Japanese Language learning or Japanese art/culture topics! Whether you'd like... 
Group Class

$240

for 24 classes
2x per week, 12 weeks
55 min

Completed by 40 learners
Live video meetings
Ages 14-18
5-18 learners per class

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