Ongoing Weekly Japanese
This upper-beginner Japanese class is for learners with some prior experience. We'll focus on N5 level speaking, folk songs, and basic hiragana writing and reading in a fun and supportive environment. Not suitable for absolute beginners.
Amy Nishikata
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5.0
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What's included
1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per weekAssessment
Informal assessments are an integral part of weekly lessons through call and response and learners practicing and showing their writing.Class Experience
US Grade 1 - 4
Beginner Level
Welcome to Guided Japanese Learning. The Montessori Approach to Learning Japanese. This is an ongoing enrichment class for learners who would like to continue building and reviewing on their knowledge. The class structure is listed below and content will be created based on my interactions with learners. This class is designed to build a learning community while allowing the flexibility to pay weekly and pause when you need to do so. -This class will be combining 2-5 new and review vocabulary words weekly with a grammar structure. -Weekly class time will also include practicing writing and reading 1-3 featured Hiragana sounds per week. -After writing the target sounds we will read the same sounds in engaging and effective short manga-style story. -Learners will have the weekly opportunity to speak in Japanese with Amy sensei and their peers. Weekly class structure: Greeting Song Vocabulary and Grammar Introduction Speaking Practice Writing Practice Reading Practice Game/Song Brief Sharing Time
Learning Goals
Upper Beginner N5 level grammar, verbs and the most common and useful vocabulary for beginner self-expression. Learners will gradually build skills writing/reading Hiragana. Songs, creative interactive speaking games, Nearpod, Kahoot games for review.
Other Details
Learning Needs
Amy sensei's classes are inclusive of unique learner needs. Please reach out to me.
Parental Guidance
The Montessori-guided curriculum for this class is designed to progress in a spiral, adapting to the evolving needs of online learners. Many students have been with me for years, and my teaching style focuses on encouragement and fostering an online community. As the class content advances, it builds on previous lessons.
I, Amy Sensei, hold a professional license to use FluentU Japanese language videos, which I incorporate into the lessons to support and enhance learning.
For sharing learning materials, I use Canva to create and distribute slides.
Additionally, we use Nearpod and Kahoot on a rotating basis to add variety to our vocabulary reviews, though these tools are not used every week.
Pre-Requisites
Tanoshii 1a and 1b and /or experience in other Japanese classes. This class is not for absolute beginners.
Joined October, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Foreign Language from University of California, Los Angeles
BA in Japanese from UCLA.
Ten years experience living, teaching, and studying in Japan.
AMS Montessori Certified Teacher ages 3-6
MACAR certified [Montessori Applied to Children at Risk]
More than twenty five years of lead classroom teaching experience.
Nearly 4 years of online teaching experience.
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Live Group Class
$15
weekly1x per week
30 min
Completed by 32 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-11
2-7 learners per class
