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Japanese Beginner 6 In-Person @ Polk Ave (Wed., 6-8pm)


Class
Naoko Takeda
Purchase for $340

About

** This class will be held at 193 Polk Ave, Suite D, (2nd floor), Nashville, TN.

Instructor: Naoko Takeda

Objective: Learners in this class will build on skills developed during Beginner 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Practice will focus on basic expression, description, and interacting with others by creating simple sentences and asking appropriate follow-up questions for personal topic (e.g., Talk about how they are feeling, habit to stay healthy) as well as societal topics (e.g., making a plan for a picnic with friends, communicating with colleagues during a business trip, etc.). The instructor will continue to guide the learners in cultural exploration within those topics.

* 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:  

  • Discuss what to take for a picnic 

  • Write a memo to say who is taking what for a picnic 

  • Ask/say what specific food or drinks your friend/you would prefer for a picnic 

  • Talk about food you don’t know much about 

  • Comment briefly on the food 

  • Offer a dish to your friends /Respond to an offer 

  • Talk about someone visiting your office a business trip and the date of his/ her visit 

  • Greet a visitor arriving at the airport 

  • Check the hotel room and tell your visitor if it is ok 

  • Read a business trip schedule 

  • Introduce your colleagues to a visitor 

  • Ask to use things in the office 

  • See a visitor off at the airport with some parting phrases 

  • Read a message from a colleague in the overseas office when your return from a business trip

  • Ask a friend how he/she is feeling/ Answer how you are feeling

  • Listen to/ Say how to do some easy exercises

  • Suggest something good for the health

  • Talk briefly about what you usually do to stay healthy

  • Read and answer a simple questionnaire on health 

  • make  simple presentation about the results of a questionnaire  

  • Read and type up to kanji words including jukugo 熟語 (kanji compound words) related to the course topics  

  • Read and write 39 additional kanji characters that appear in Kanji Master N5 workbook.

 

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.  

 

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

 
1. MARUGOTO RIKAI: Japanese language and culture Elementary 1 A2 Coursebook for communicative language competences (ISBN-13: 978-4384057553) 

 

2. MARUGOTO KATSUDO: Japanese language and culture Elementary 1 A2 Coursebook for communicative language competencies (ISBN-13: 978-4384057546)  

 

3. Kanji Master N5 Revised Edition –  (ISBN-13: 978-4384059656) 

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4. Kanji practice notebook (100-150 square count or less per page)

 

 

Strongly recommended (free) apps:  

  1. Kanji Memory Hint 2 [English] 

     

    Android  iPhone  

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

  3. 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 

 

 

This course will cover Marugoto Elementary 1 (A2) Katsudoo textbook Lesson 11-16, Marugoto Elementary 1 (A2) Rikai textbook Lesson 11-16.   

 

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