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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

This is course 1.9 in the “Let’s Learn Japanese” series. This course assumes that students have already learned the Hiragana and Katakana writing systems along with some basic 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 review and add to Japanese phrases they've already learned for dates and time. We will learn how to make invitations to do certain activities. We talk about how to accept or politely decline invitations and also how to describe how often we do things. In grammar, students will be introduced to adverbs of frequency and how to make verbs negative. 19 new 漢字 (Kanji) characters will be introduced.

Lesson 1:
-Kanji (週、末、明)
-Review months, introduce calendar days
-Practice saying dates

Lesson 2:
-Worksheet review
-Kanji (朝、夜、時*)
-Time and activity verbs review
-Grammar (using から〜まで with time periods)
-Schedule activities

Lesson 3:
-Worksheet review
-Kanji (帰、勉、強)
-Grammar (using ～ません for polite negative verbs)
-Verb conjugation practice

Lesson 4:
-Worksheet review
-Kanji (飲、々、毎*)
-Vocabulary for adverbs of frequency (examples: always, sometimes, never, etc.)
-Practice saying how often we do activities

Lesson 5:
-Worksheet review
-Kanji (会、待、曜)
-Grammar (making invitations to do something with ～ませんか？)

Lesson 6:
-Worksheet review
-Kanji (晩、昼、飯)
-Accepting and declining invitations

Lesson 7:
-Worksheet review
-Kanji (分、半、来)
-Learning how to count minutes of an hour and set a time/place to meet people
-Grammar (に particle review)

Lesson 8:
-Worksheet review
-Vocabulary review
-Kahoot review game!

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.