Let's Learn Japanese 2.2: Thoughts and Predictions

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Note: 
First-time students please read!! This is the course-flow of my “Let’s Learn Japanese” series:
1.0---> So You Want to Learn Japanese? (optional)
1.1---> Let’s Learn Japanese: Hiragana
1.2---> Let’s Learn Japanese: Introducing Yourself
1.3---> Let’s Learn Japanese: Katakana
1.4---> Let’s Learn Japanese: Everyday Activities
1.5---> Let's Learn Japanese: Likes and Dislikes
1.6---> Let's Learn Japanese: Friends and Family
1.7---> Let's Learn Japanese: Shopping
1.8---> Let's Learn Japanese: Places and Directions
1.9--->Let's Learn Japanese: Making Plans
2.0--->Let's Learn Japanese: School Life
2.1--->Let's Learn Japanese: Folktales
2.2--->Let's Learn Japanese: Thoughts and Predictions
2.3--->Let's Learn Japanese: At Home
2.4-->Let's Learn Japanese: Travel and Transportation
2.5-->Let's Learn Japanese: Cooking
2.6-->Let's Learn Japanese: Health
2.7-->Let's Learn Japanese: Holidays
2.8-->Let's Learn Japanese: Technology

This is course 2.2 in the “Let’s Learn Japanese” series. This course assumes that students have already learned the Hiragana and Katakana writing systems along with a fair amount of Kanji characters. It also builds upon Japanese grammar and phrases learned from previous classes. For new students that have already spent a little time learning Japanese, please contact me beforehand so I can give you a recommendation on where to start. For absolute beginners, I recommend taking my “Let’s Learn Japanese 1.1: Hiragana” course first. Please see the link below for more information:
https://outschool.com/classes/lets-learn-japanese-hiragana-VBROYw56?usid=qS2CkSiB&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

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Over the course of 8 lessons, students will use several sub-topics such as weather, seasons, travel, and occupations to share opinions as well as predictions for the future using Japanese. In grammar, we will learn how to express things that we "think", "want", or "want to become" using both noun and verb phrases. We will also do more work on comparatives and explaining our reasoning for our opinions. 21 new 漢字 (Kanji) characters will be introduced and several older characters will be reviewed.

Lesson 1:
-Kanji (晴、雲、風)
-Weather related vocabulary (part 1)
-Grammar (～でしょう)
-Brief review for time/date terms
-New vocabulary practice

Lesson 2:
-Worksheet review
-Kanji (暑、寒、涼)
-Weather related vocabulary (part 2)
-Grammar (〜くなる)
-Weather forecast listening practice

Lesson 3:
-Worksheet review
-Kanji (春、夏、秋、冬)
-Seasons related vocabulary
-Grammar (review comparatives on 2 objects, learn comparatives on 3+ objects)
-Practice using comparatives

Lesson 4:
-Worksheet review
-Kanji (思、悪、州)
-Opinion word related vocabulary
-Grammar (〜(だ)と思う)
-Practice expressing thoughts on conversational topics

Lesson 5:
-Worksheet review
-Kanji (京、都、海)
-City/travel related vocabulary
-Grammar (〜たい vs. ほしい)
-Practice expressing what we want to do through travel

Lesson 6:
-Worksheet review
-Kanji (者、医、社)
-Occupation related vocabulary (part 1)
-Grammar (〜になりたい)
-New vocabulary practice and answering what we want to be in the future

Lesson 7:
-Worksheet review
-Kanji (仕、事)
-Occupation related vocabulary (part 2)
-Grammar (explaining reasoning with 〜ですから/〜だから )
-Practice explaining why we like or want to be something using 〜ですから/〜だから

Lesson 8:
-Worksheet review
-Review practice and games!

This course will primarily be presented in PowerPoint format. The beginning of each class is usually spent reviewing characters and worksheets.  Next, we learn new kanji characters, vocabulary words, and sentence patterns. When necessary, time is also spent on grammar to help students understand the structure of new sentence patterns. Learning will be supplemented with activities such as conversation practice, role-playing scenarios, listening exercises, and information-gap/ memory games.