Japanese for Beginners Part 2

Completed by 2 learners

Ages 9-12

Live Group Class

In this 4 weeks class students will learn hiragana, reading and writing and most importantly speaking.

Natalia K

Average rating:

5.0

Number of reviews:

(9 reviews)

Live video meetings

1x per week, 4 weeks

2-7 learners per class

55 min

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What’s included

4 live meetings

3 hrs 40 mins in-class hours

Homework

1 hour per week. Homework will be provided after each class. Various resources will be used: links to dialogues of native speakers, dialogue scrips (with Japanese and English explanations), programs to learn basic vocabulary and hiragana on Quizlet. I recommend spending 10-15 min a day on Japanese language practice. It is very important to practice everyday for best results.

Class Experience

This class is Part 2 of Japanese for Beginners and it is the continuation of Japanese for Beginners Part 1. If the student is an absolute beginner, please, take Part 1 first. 
This class is recommended for students who already understand how the Japanese writing system works and are beginning to learn hiragana (one of the 3 alphabets in Japanese). The instruction will be in English, gradually adding more Japanese as students learn more vocabulary. 
In Japanese for Beginners Part 2, we will traditionally have a presentation at the end of the class. The presentation this time will be "My family". Each student will learn to make a presentation about an imaginary family or about their family (if they feel comfortable) and the rest of the students will listen carefully and get to tell if the information is true or not. 
We will be practicing a lot of dialogues from daily life and practicing reading and writing hiragana. 

The class structure will be as follows:

Week 1 Introductions. Hiragana chart. Reading and writing practice. 
Week 2 Family members. Reading and writing practice. Review greetings. 
Week 3 Asking questions. Reading and writing practice. Review numbers. 
Week 4 Presentations and Kahoot game. Students will give a short presentation about their imaginary family (no personal information please)

All the reading exercise pages will be provided.  All the dialogues and listening practices can be accessed through Genki 1 publisher website self-study room (https://genki3.japantimes.co.jp/en/student/).

Learning Goals

Students will learn to introduce their family and participate in a dialogue in Japanese. They will also learn Hiragana.

Other Details

Parental Guidance

On our last lesson we will play a Kahoot game created by me to summarize what we have learned so far. It is a lot of fun for the students. . No log in or account is necessary. The children will need a phone to play. They will need to scan the QR code on the screen and it will automatically connect to the game. Then the students will try to answer the multiple choice questions they see as fast as they can. The results will be displayed on the computer screen and we will discuss the results. We may play the game multiple times and most importantly we will have fun. During the course, I will provide additional optional homework on Quizlet. Using this program is very educational and a lot of fun for the students. Parents will need to create an account for the student using email and password. Creating an account is a very simple process. Again, this is optional.

External Resources

In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:

Sources

All the reading and writing practice pages will be provided. All the dialogues and listening practices can be accessed through Genki 1 publisher website self-study room (https://genki3.japantimes.co.jp/en/student/).

Meet the teacher

Natalia K

Joined June, 2022

5.0

9reviews

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Teacher expertise and credentials

Hi, I am Ms.  Natalia and I teach critical thinking, inventing, and creative tools.

Creative thinking is at the top of Boom's Taxonomy. Bloom's taxonomy was developed to provide a common language for teachers to discuss and exchange learning and assessment methods.

International Student Assessment PISA test has included a creativity test in its latest assessment (results will be ready in early 2024) because of the worldwide recognition that effective creative problem-solving is one of the most sought-after tool for the next generation. 

I am passionate about teaching effective critical thinking tools and creative techniques to children. I am certified TRIZ teacher


 I also teach Japanese as a foreign language and  Russian language for bilingual children, and Russian as a foreign language. 

I am a certified teacher of Russian as a foreign language for children by Moscow State University (MGU). 

Japanese is my lifelong passion and I would love to share it with you. I have completed 3 years of Japanese studies in Moldova. Then continued a 1-year Advanced Japanese coursework at City College of San Francisco.  I currently hold Japanese Proficiency Tests N3 and N4. I continue learning on daily basis from my spouse, who is Japanese. We often travel to Japan to visit family and our last 2 months' trip was very enjoyable. 

I am a Russian native speaker and love teaching children. I come from a family of teachers/university professors and teaching is my lifelong passion. 

I am also a mother of three trilingual children (Russian, English, and Japanese), and have been enjoying homeschooling my children for the last 3 years. 

The practices and methods of teaching Russian to bilingual children are a relatively new field and are constantly evolving.  When raising bilingual/trilingual children, the biggest constraint that the parents are facing is the limited time available for learning Russian.  So I am focusing on using the latest methods like the functional approach and CLIL. I am also facing the same constraints when homeschooling my 3 trilingual children. That's why I constantly upgrade my qualifications by taking certified courses from Moscow State University (MGU) so that I can use the best teaching practices with children and make our lessons fun and engaging. One of the last courses I have taken is " Technologies for Teaching Online", which has prepared me better for teaching children online. 

When teaching languages, I believe the main goal is to be able to use the skills. That's why the lessons are structured in cycles of 4 or 6 with a presentation at the end, where students can showcase their newly acquired skills. 

I enjoy traveling with my family a lot. 

Hope to see your child in my class!

Happy learning!