Beginner Japanese Level 1- Structured Weekly Lessons With Practice

PLEASE READ under the schedule to find out if the section of your choice is a new class or not.

///On note-taking and having note-taking supplies of your choice///
Note-taking is optional, but if your learner wish to retain what he/she is learning, or fully participate in games which are based on class materials, I highly advise the learners to take some notes.  I'm putting this here in writing because I've had some parents who were unhappy with their learners having to take notes, or remember what I taught in class to fully enjoy the class activities.  So yes, having note-taking supplies with you before class starts is highly recommended.  

***46 hiragana are introduced in the first 7 lessons along with different topics that we cover each lesson, but the class will not cover hiragana again once it is past learning the letters.
***No topics will be repeated, therefore you can jump in any time to learn new topics each lesson.
***Each section started at different time of the year per the request of learners starting school at different months.
***Each section of the class will require at least 3 students to open. When there aren't enough students to start a class, the starting date will be postponed to the following week or cancelled.

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1st Semester SCHEDULE
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These sections are new, and they will start from Wk1 of 1st semester materials.
***These sections will be cancelled or postponed to the following week if the minimum enrollment of 3 is not met by the posted time and dates in parentheses.


Don't hesitate to send me messages or requests! 

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1st semester class // starting 𝐢𝐧 August 𝟐𝟎𝟐5 //
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Wk1 Aug.18th-22nd // Introduction to Japanese writing systems, self-introduction

Wk2 Aug. 25th-29th // Different sounds in Japanese

Wk3 Sep. 1st- Sep. 5th // Greetings

Wk4 Sep. 8th-12th // What do you like?

Wk 5 Sep. 15th-19nd // What grade are you in?

Wk 6  Sep. 22th-26th // Where are you from? What language do you speak?

Wk 7  Sep. 29th-Oct. 3rd // Let's count in Japanese! 

Wk8 Oct. 6th-10th // Weather 1

Wk9 Oct. 13th-17th // Weather 2

Wk10 Oct. 20th-24th// Introduction to adjectives

Wk11 Oct. 27th-31st// Conjugating adjectives 1

Wk12 Nov. 3rd-7th // Combining adjectives 2

Wk13 Nov. 10th-14th // Particle Lesson 

Wk14 Nov. 17th-21st // Colors

Wk15 Nov. 24th-28th // Colors and Fashion
(Classes may be cancelled due to Thanksgiving falling on this week.  Usually Monday sections and Tuesday morning sections will meet, but I let the students vote whether to meet or cancel this week's lesson.  Majority speaks!)

Wk16 Dec. 1st-5th // Fashion in Japan

Wk17 Dec. 8th-12th // Superlatives

Wk 18 Dec. 15th-19th // End of Semester Review, Let's make sure you're confident enough to say you've taken Japanese lessons!!


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The current sections will go on to have 2nd semester schedule once the 1st semester materials are covered.  As some sections have started later than last August, each sections are on different schedule.
I will postpone the class to the following week until we have at least 3 students.  
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Wk1 Jan. 5th-9th // New Year's Tradition, Greeting Phrases for the New Year

Wk2 Jan. 12th-19th // Intro. to Verbs

Wk3 Jan. 19th-23rd // I spy with my little eye...in Japanese!
Dig in deep with verbs with focused activities 1

Wk4 Jan. 26th-30th // I spy with my little eye...in Japanese!
Dig in deep with verbs with focused activities 2

Wk5 Feb. 2nd-6th // Verb Group 1
Dig in deep with verbs with focused activities 

Wk6 Feb. 9th-13th // Verb Group 2
Dig in deep with verbs with focused activities 

Wk7 Feb. 16th - 20th // Verb Group 3
Dig in deep with verbs with focused activities 

Wk8 Feb. 23rd - 27th //  Verbs and Forming Sentences

Wk9 Mar. 2nd - 6th // Places to go in your neighborhood

Wk10 Mar. 9th - 13th // How do you get to places?

Wk11 Mar. 16th - 20th //Invitation to do something

Wk12  Mar. 13th - 27th // In the classroom

Wk13 Mar. 20th - Apr. 3rd // Counters, How Complicated Can Numbers Be ?!

Wk14 Apr. 6th - 10th // Preposition for Locations 1

Wk15 Apr. 13th - 17th // Preposition for Locations 2

Wk16 Apr. 20th - 24th // Hobbies and Sports

Wk17 Apr. 27th - May 1st // Still tweaking the rest as I am updating the content!!

Wk18 May 4th - 8th //

Wk19 May 11th - 15th //

Wk20 May 18th - 22nd //

Wk21 May 25th - 29th // Monday May 25th Memorial day is Holiday for most sections, unless the students vote to meet for the afternoon sections.  All morning sections will not be meeting.

Some sections may extend to mid June or July depending on my availability as well as how many of the students will stay together as a section.  So if you really like your classmates, please talk with each other and let me know if you'd like to stay together as a class.  It will make planning easier for me, as well as for you :)

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How is your class structured?
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We will meet in zoom for 30 minutes once a week. 


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How will you teach?
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On zoom through Outschool platform.


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What's your teaching style?
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Easy-going, but perhaps because of the subject I teach, most students are really respectful, which I truly appreciate.


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How much will learners get to interact with you and each other (mention specifics like: lecture, games, slides, video clips, discussion)?
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Learning a foreign language is all about interaction!! There will be interactive class activities for informal assessments.  Pair activities/assignments are designed to develop each student's 21st century skills such as collaboration, communication, creativity, and critical thinking. 


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Any required experience or knowledge learners need?
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This is a beginner's class, but students will learn hiragana outside of class on their own with recommended materials.