Students will learn:
-How to introduce themselves in Japanese using their name, age, nationality, and school year.
-How to ask and respond to how people are doing (Example: "How are you?"-->"I'm fine. And you?")
-How to ask and answer simple yes/no questions
-Japanese particles (は,の,も,か)
-Japanese copula verb (です)
-Implied subjects in sentences, Conversational filler words (ええと, あのう, etc.), and the polite prefix (お)
-Several relevant Japanese cultural notes (Example: bowing, Japanese school years, etc.)

I have a Bachelor's degree in Japanese and East Asian Studies. While working on my degree, I completed a study program abroad at Nihon University in Tokyo. After graduation I lived and worked in Hokkaido, Japan for 3 years. My job was primarily teaching ESL (English as a Second Language), but I occasionally did some local work as a translator and interpreter. I am currently working towards receiving an N2 certification in the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test).

宿題が提供されます
I will make and provide worksheets after most classes for students to practice the characters they learned. We will go over these worksheets as a class during the review portion of the following lesson. The worksheets are usually 1-2 pages long. 
At the end of the course, each individual student will present their final projects. The projects are speaking based and will be introduced to the students in Lesson 7. Class time will be spent at the end of Lesson 7 and the beginning of Lesson 8 preparing and asking questions about the final project, but students may need extra time to finish outside of class.
授業以外に週あたり 0 - 1 時間の学習が期待されます
評価が提供されます
A written report is available at the end of the course upon request.
成績が提供されます

Hatasa, Y. A., Hatasa, K., & Makino, S. (2014). Nakama 1: Japanese Communication, Culture, Context (World Languages) (3rd ed.). Cengage Learning.