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Kawaii Food! Cute Japanese Food - Learn Japanese Language & Culture

Completed by 10 learners
Ages 7-12
Self-Paced Class
Students will be introduced to the Japanese Language, Food and Eating Culture. Make Japanese Recipes and a Bento lunchbox. Basic Beginner Japanese Language and Japanese Culture learning course for 4 lessons. #academic #japanese
Average rating:
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4 pre-recorded lessons
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Homework
1-2 hours per week. Homework worksheets will be provided on the Outschool platform classroom forum for students to practice writing and reading individually. ** Homework completion is not required, but recommended for the Japanese learning experience. All completed homework is reviewed by Teacher Lynn リン 先生.
Assessment
Students will answer questions on the Outschool platform classroom forum to assess their understanding. Self-assessment activities will also be provided. Links for the Vocabulary Review on Memrise and Quizlet, and Game on Kahoot will be provided by Teacher Lynn リン 先生.
Certificate of Completion
Course Completion Certificate available upon request.

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 6
Beginner Level
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Welcome to ‘Kawaii Food! Cute Japanese Food - Learn Japanese Language & Culture' with Teacher Lynn (リン 先生).❤️

Japan has become extremely popular due to anime, J-pop and J-dramas! Japanese food and culture lovers too!🍣

This easy-going course is aimed at students who are interested in starting or continuing their Japanese language journey, and love Japanese food and culture. 🍛 Discover Japan through its language, food, and culture! ✨

Learning Japanese in this self-pace course is at the student’s independent pace, own time, and convenience. Students will follow along as if it was a set of on-going live classes. Students may watch the pre-recorded videos (containing Teacher Lynn リン 先生), complete the writing and vocabulary practice, homework activities, and write their in-class assignments any time during the course! There are no live zoom classes.  

In this course, students be introduced to the Japanese language and learn the names of popular Japanese foods. 🍤Then, students will be introduced to Japanese eating etiquette and culture. 🥢 Students can follow along with a game-style Japanese fruit vocabulary video. 🍋 In the last lesson, students can make a Japanese-style bento lunch box! 🍱 Finally, students will Review and play Games. 🎮

This course is 4 lessons long. Videos, Discussion, Games and/or Worksheets will be provided every lesson.

~ TOPICS:
Lesson 1: Intro to Japanese 🔴, & Learn the Names of Cute and Popular Japanese Food 🍤
Lesson 2:  Japanese Eating Etiquette and Culture 🥢
Lesson 3: Japanese Fruit Vocabulary Game 🍋
Lesson 4: Bento Lunchbox Making Time, 🍱 Review and Games! 🎮
 
🌟 Teacher Lynn (リン 先生) will:
1) Provide the videos lessons containing Teacher Lynn (リン 先生) ▶️
2) Create discussions on the in-class assignment of the lesson 💬
3) Attach Homework worksheets to the classroom 📝
4) Provide vocabulary practice on Memrise and Quizlet, and game on Kahoot 🎮

Students are highly recommended to participate in the class activities, questions, and games (the Outschool platform classroom, Memrise, Kahoot, Lexilogos, Quizlet and Youtube are used). Students will also be recommended to scan or take photos of their completed homework activities.

Students are highly recommended to complete the following tasks by the end of the course date:
1) Watch the video lessons ▶️
2) Complete their in-class assignment 📝
3) Scan or take photos of their completed homework worksheets (private message Teacher Lynn リン 先生) 📑
4) Individually practice the vocabulary on Memrise and Quizlet, and play the game on Kahoot 🎮

In this class, all Japanese is accompanied with English and Rōmaji (Roman alphabet) for easy reading and following along. No prior Japanese language learning is required - Easy Japanese-y!

** Please bring paper and a pencil to class to take notes.✏️ Thank you. 
Let’s have fun learning the Japanese language, culture, and food! 🌟

Learning Goals

Students will realize that they already know some Japanese food words (they just didn’t know it!)
Students will be familiarized with Japanese food words, and eating etiquette and culture.
Students will start their journey of learning Japanese in a fun and exciting way!

Syllabus

4 Lessons
over 4 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Kawaii Food Lesson 1
 Intro to Japanese 🔴, & Learn the Names of Cute and Popular Japanese Food 🍤 
Lesson 2:
Kawaii Food Lesson 2
 Japanese Eating Etiquette and Culture 🥢 
Lesson 3:
Kawaii Food Lesson 3
 Japanese Fruit Vocabulary Game 🍋 
Lesson 4:
Kawaii Food Lesson 4
 Bento Lunchbox Making Time, 🍱 Review and Games! 🎮 

Other Details

Learning Needs
If you need support for your learner, please ask. Thank you.
Parental Guidance
All content provided by Teacher Lynn リン 先生 is appropriate for all students of every background. Parental guidance is recommended, but not required for the 3rd party websites: Youtube, Memrise, Kahoot, Quizlet, and Lexilogos. Login may be required for the websites. No additional costs to use the websites. ** For the Recipes and 4th lesson Bento Lunchbox making, students might use kitchen tools, including kitchen knives/ kitchen scissors. Please be cautious.
Pre-Requisites
OPTIONAL: Japanese Katakana and Hiragana knowledge is recommended, but not required. Please see this page for Japanese Katakana and Hiragana courses: https://outschool.com/teachers/LynnHortin
Supply List
Notebook and Pencil are recommended to take notes.

**To submit the completed homework worksheets, students may need a printer and scanner, or a program that allows them to write on the pdf homework worksheet files and they can take a screenshot/photo. (Please contact Teacher Lynn (リン 先生) if there is a difficulty submitting the completed homework worksheets.)

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Optional: Ingredients for the Recipes 

+ For the 4th lesson (Bento Lunchbox making):

{Required Items:}
~ Bento box or Small Food Container/Small Tupperware
~ Pre-Cooked Short Grain Rice

{Suggested Ingredients and Supplies Items:}
~ Kitchen Knives/ Kitchen Scissors**
~ Cutting Board
~ Food Shaping Tools & Molds
~ Chopsticks

~ Dried Seaweed Sheets (called 'Nori' in Japanese and 'Kim' in Korean)
~ Cheese Slices
~ Pre-cooked Mini Sausages
~ Mini Tomatoes
~ Cucumbers

~ Your favorite veggies!

** Please know your learner's abilities with sharp kitchen tools.
[Students do NOT need all items suggested, just the items the student wishes/can find from the list].
[Yes, you can substitute for vegan/vegetarian and allergy-free items).
(Please ask Teacher Lynn if you have any questions. Thank you.)

NOTE: OPTIONAL: If you are looking to buy international/Asian ingredients, they can be bought here: https://www.iherb.com/c/grocery?rcode=NET7216
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Sources
Teacher Lynn (リン 先生) will provide links of the private videos and learning sources. Homework worksheets will also be provided on the Outschool platform classroom forum.

Meet the teacher

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Teacher expertise and credentials
Illinois Teaching Certificate in English to Speakers of Other Languages
Non-US Teaching Certificate in English to Speakers of Other Languages
Master's Degree from Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Bachelor's Degree from Northern Arizona University
Teacher Lynn (リン 先生) completed her Master’s degree in Oita, Japan. She was a teaching assistant for Japanese middle school, high school, and university in-person classes in Japan. She has been living in Japan for 7 years (since 2017). Teacher Lynn not only intensely studied the Japanese language, but fell in love with Japanese culture and discovered the passion for sharing such a beautiful language and culture with students. She has been a private Japanese online tutor for over 5 years (since 2019).

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