Japanese: Road to Fluency Beginner Class 5 Multiday (Age 8-12)

Have you ever wondered what classes are out there to help you become fluent in Japanese? I know I have. Well, I have designed this five-part beginner class (and more classes to come) to help you on your journey to becoming fluent. This class will not only help you learn grammar and vocabulary efficiently and effectively but will also help you learn about the culture and the people as well. 

I will put you in real-life situations where you will be encouraged to use Japanese to successfully communicate with others.

After this lesson, students will be able to 

Week 1:

1. Learn how to read and write the Kanji for (now, rice fields, man, woman, to see, to go, to eat and to drink)
    -They will be given as seperate words as well as combined with other kanji to make new words including (fine, weather, and       technology)

Week 2:

1. Learn how to read and write the Kanji for (now, rice fields, man, woman, to see, to go, to eat and to drink)
   -You will also learn the combination of the words to make different words (like today, and cafeteria etc.)

Week 3: 

1. Learn the "te" form of verbs and how to convert them, 
    A.how to convert ru-verbs
    B. u-verbs ending in u
    C. u-verbs ending in ku
    D. u-verbs ending in gu
    E. u-verbs ending in su
    F. u-verbs ending in tsu
   G. u-verbs ending in mu
   H. u-verbs ending in ru
   I.  Learn about irregular verbs

Why is this important. You will learn the first reason in this lesson. The first reason it is used to make polite requests (please open the door or please turn on the light)

Week 4: 

1. -Asking for polite requests
   -Using the Te form of the verb and asking politely for things
2. Sequence of events, when describing two activities.
   - What activity you do first, then add te form of a verb and then the verb you did last with the masu form.

Week 5: 

1. How to say no to polite requests
2. How to explain reasoning (I went to the restaurant because I was hungry)
3. How to offer assistance and suggestions (Let's go to the store to buy food)


You will definitely enjoy this class. We will play in class games, provide visual aids to help guide discussion, group discussion and real life situations to solidify what to say in certain situations. Some examples of real life situations would be what would you say if someone stepped on your foot, if someone saw your messy room how would you explain it?

I want you to feel comfortable and engaged while learning. 


There is a pre-requisite. You will either need to know how to read, write and speak Hiragana and Katakana before this class or take Hiragana and Katakana classes simultaneously. You will also need to have taken Road to Fluency Beginner Class 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 or know all the material in this class.

Please bring an open mind and be ready to learn.

Please note: "All material will be presented via PowerPoint and screen shared by the teacher. The games will also be screen shared by the teacher. Learners will not click links, access outsides websites, or need to login to any accounts."