* While we accept registrations up to week two, please enroll at least a week before the start date. This is when class confirmation/cancellation decisions are made, and your registration can make a difference.  

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

• Recognize information on posters and calendars for events · Recognize information on posters and calendars for events  

• Talk about whether they will attend an event  

• Show a taxi driver a map and say their destination  

• Say how to get to a destination using a map  

• Ask about transportation to get to a particular destination  

• Recognize opening/closing times on shop notification  

• Talk about what they want to buy  

• Talk about where to shop for something they want  

• Read prices and comment on things in a shop  

• Do some shopping  

• Say what they did on their days off  

• Read a short blog/ simple E-mail  

• Say what they did on their travels  

• Say where they want to go next time  

• Read and type/write 100% of katakana and hiragana  

• Demonstrate they are comfortable reading short passages with a limited number of kanji such as emails and blog posts  

• Understand and use up to 24 new kanji words including 17 熟語 jukugo (kanji compound words) related to the topics covered in this course  

• Read and write 28 additional kanji characters that appear in Kanji Master N5; Chapter 6-9.  

• Review Kanji of Chapter 1-5 (Kanji Master N5 
   

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.  
 

Tech Support: For any technology issues, initiate contact by submitting a ticket https://tiny.utk.edu/tlcsupport 

Technology Needed: 
 
For both online and in-person classes 
- Functioning desktop or laptop; tablets are not recommended, and phones are not a good option 

- Access to a stable Internet connection
 

For online classes - 

 - Webcam: we ask that you use your webcam in class as this helps to create a feeling of classroom community.  
- Microphone 
 
Digital literacies requirements 

- For both online and in-person classes, understanding of how to log in and navigate Matrix, our learning management system, to access resources (e.g., homework, eBook for Spanish, etc.); a Matrix Getting Started Guide is made available to students once the class is confirmed.  

- For online classes, several Zoom tutorials are available to learn basic skills (e.g., mute/unmute, turning camera on, use of chat, etc.): Zoom Tutorials 

 
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.