Can-Do Statements: Upon successful completion of this course, learners will be able to:

·         Ask/tell someone in the same tour group if it is his or her/your first time to visit a sightseeing spot

·         Talk briefly about a famous place

·         Read comments written in the visitor comment book at a sightseeing spot

·         Write a comment in the visitor comment book at a sightseeing spot

·         Tell a friend in simple terms what the description of an exhibit in a museum says

·         Talk about the rules in a museum

·         Point out a non-eco-friendly practice to someone/ Respond to this

·         Talk about an eco-friendly activity you engage in

·         Talk about what you do to make the best use of things before disposing of them

·         Talk about something you made by recycling a thing they no longer needed

·         Read and recognize the meanings of the kanji vocabulary including jukugo (compound words) that appear in the textbook

·         Write/Read an additional 24 kanji characters that appear in Kanji Master N4: Chapter 7: Four seasons –7-1: Seasons 7-2: Weather, and 7-3: Travel

Use of the Language: This course has been designed in such a way that most of the class time will be devoted to communication and will be taught in the target language (i.e., the language that you are studying). As you already have some experience with the language, you are encouraged to use the target language as much as possible from Day 1. You are not expected to understand everything, and you can expect to be pushed beyond your comfort zone. However, your instructor is there to make sure you can succeed in meeting the goals of the activities and of the class in general. Our goal is for you to be able to communicate in the target language, and we cannot learn to speak a language without speaking it. Please remember that we learn best by making mistakes, and we

encourage you to try to do your best. Don’t forget that your instructor is there to support you in class and is also available via the Matrix messaging system for assistance. Expectations/Time Commitment: It is strongly recommended that you schedule about 4 hours per week outside of the weekly 2-hour class to engage with this course material. Please plan accordingly by scheduling your time on your calendar now. Active engagement in all course activities (e.g., class participation, module completion, homework, written assignments, studying vocabulary, etc.) will contribute to your learning and success in this course.

Required Materials: (Note: the coursebooks may be purchased from the vendor of your choice; possible sources are linked below)

1. MARUGOTO KATSUDO: Japanese language and culture Elementary 2 A2 Coursebook for communicative activities (ISBN-10: 3875487524 ISBN-13 : 978-3875487527) MARUGOTO SHOKYU 2 A2 KATSUDO (jptamerica.com)

2. MARUGOTO RIKAI: Japanese language and culture Elementary 2 A2 Coursebook for communicative language competences (ISBN 10 : 4384057571 ISBN-13 : 978-4384057577) MARUGOTO SHOKYU 2 A2 RIKAI (jptamerica.com)

3. Kanji Master N4 Revised Edition – Kanji for Beginners (ISBN-13: ‎ 978-4384059649)

4. MARUGOTO+ (free, supplemental digital resource site where users can learn about Japanese language and culture alongside the Marugoto coursebook)

5. MARUGOTO ONLINE COURSE A2-4 A2-3, A2-4

Strongly recommended (free) apps:

1. Kanji alive: A free study tool for reading and writing kanji - A web application designed to help Japanese language learners of all levels learn to read and write kanji

2. Kanji Memory Hint 3 [English] 

Android 

iPhone 

3. Matrix LMS Android https://play.google.com/store/search?q=matrix%20LMS&c=apps&hl=en_US iPhone https://apps.apple.com/us/app/matrix-lms/id955407963

This course will cover Marugoto Elementary 2 (A2) Katsudoo textbook Lesson 13-16, Marugoto Elementary 2 (A2) Rikai textbook Lesson 13-16.