애니메이션을 통한 일본어: 코미는 소통할 수 없어 - 시즌 1(2주, 라이브 수업)

Komi Can't Communicate (or, in Japanese, 「古見さんは、コミュ症です」 ["Komi-san wa, Komyushō Desu"]) started out as a Japanese manga series by Tomohito Oda in 2016, made later into a live-action TV drama adaptation in 2021, and now an anime TV series adaptation by OLM, Inc. and streaming worldwide on Netflix.

The story revolves around, Shouko Komi, and her unwelcome popularity at high school for being both beautiful and refined. The only one who is able to see through her facade is run-of-the-mill schoolboy Hitohito Tadano, who realizes early in the story that Komi in fact has a severe inability to communicate with others. After confronting Komi, Tadano decides to help her break through her anxiety and reach her private goal of acquiring 100 new friends.

Note: While previous experience with basic Japanese phrases and Japanese reading/writing (hiragana, katakana, and kanji) are recommended, they are by no means a requirement to participating and enjoying this course as romaji transcriptions and only beginner through intermediate vocabulary and phrases will be explicitly covered in the Direct Instruction portions of classes. A strong or preliminary interest in Japan's actual culture and customs is also essential, as it is not a goal of this course to become more knowledgeable merely the anime cartoon itself as much as the culture and people from which it originated

This 8-class live course revolves around the *first* run of 12 episodes comprising the first half of Season 1 of the show (sometimes simply referred to as Season 1). Here is a weekly breakdown of the episodes as we will cover them:

Day 1: Getting Started
	00	Introductions and Orientation

Day 2: High School in Japan
	01	"It's just, I wish I could speak." (JP: 「喋りたいんです。」)
	02	"It's just a childhood friend. Plus more." (JP: 「幼馴染です。」)

Day 3: Class Government and Physical Exams
	03	"It's just stage fright. Plus more." (JP: 「あがり症です。」)
	04	"It's just a physical. Plus more."  (JP: 「身体検査です。」)

Day 4: House Visits, Restaurants, and Jokes
	05	"It's just my summer uniform. Plus more." (JP: 「夏服です。」)
	06	"It's just a joke. Plus more." (JP: 「ギャグです。」)

Day 5: Recreation and Obon
	07	"It's just the pool. Plus more." (JP: 「プールです。」)
	08	"It's just Obon. Plus more." (JP: 「お盆です。」)

Day 6: Language Dialects and Sports Day
	09	"It's just a country kid. Plus more." (JP: 「田舎の子です。」)
	10	"It's just sports day. Plus more." (JP: 「体育祭です。」)

Day 7: Culture Festivals and Karaoke
	11	"It's just a performance for the culture festival. Plus more." (JP: 「文化祭の出し物です。」)
	12	"It's just the culture festival. Plus more." (JP: 「文化祭です。」)

Day 8: Anime Learner Scene Re-enactments & Wrap-Up


During our time together we will discuss what happened in the story since the last meeting, highlight new phrases, introduce essential vocabulary and culture points, and create brief reports by each learner highlighting observations and independent research. 

The structure for each meeting will be as follows:

 + Do Now 
 + Group Share Outs
 + Direct Instruction
 + Mastery Check
 + Next Steps
 + Further Q&A

This course is an appropriate supplement to both IJC (Immersion Japanese Club) ongoing immersion courses and IJC Japanese Writing flex courses. However, it can also be taken independently as a primary means of introduction to and study of Japanese language and culture.

Note: A minimum of four (4) students must be enrolled for this class to be held as scheduled. Students who wish to remain enrolled even in the case of there not being a sufficient number of enrollees will be transferred to the next available scheduled day and time of the same class.

Still got questions? Feel free to contact me directly for more information!