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JPN 1
Prerequisites:
JPN 1 is designed for students with no prior training in Japanese.
NOTE: This page is out-of-date for 2009-2010 because a new textbook will be used. The new textbook is listed in the COURSE MATERIALS section below. Other information on this page will be revised shortly.
Objectives:
You will develop an ability to communicate in both written (hiragana and katakana) and spoken Japanese. You will learn to greet others, introduce yourself, and apologize for mistakes. You will also learn how to talk about yourself and your daily routine activities, as well as indicate locations of people, places and things around you.
Skills learned, keyed to chapters in the course textbook, include being able to:
Chapter 1: The Japanese Sound System and Hiragana
- Say hello and goodbye at different times of the day
- Tell others who you are
- Thank people; apologize to people
- Ask the Japanese word for a thing you want to talk about
- Follow requests made by your instructor
- Read and write hiragana
Chapter 2: Greetings and Introductions
- Introduce yourself
- Ask and answer questions about people
- Make identifying comments about people, places, and things
- Read name cards, personal profiles, and memos in hiragana
- Write brief descriptions of yourself and other people
Chapter 3: Japanese Houses
- Describe where you live
- Describe other places and things
- Talk about where people and things are located
- Read a description (using both hiragana and katakana) of a typical student room
- Write a description of your room using both hiragana and katakana
Chapter 4: Japanese Towns and Universities
- Describe your hometown and your university campus
- Talk about where things are on campus and in town
- Get another person's attention
- Read descriptions of Japanese universities and places there
- Write emails about your own campus and hometown
Chapter 5: Daily Routine
- Talk about your daily schedule, telling where and when different things take place
- Indicate how often you do certain things
- Approach someone you do not know to ask a question
- Read about people's typical days
- Write informal letters about your daily activities
Course Materials:
- NAKAMA 1A: 2nd Edition (Textbook with In-Text Audio CD). Houghton Mifflin, 2009, ISBN 978-054705229-8
- NAKAMA 1A: Student Activities Manual. ISBN 978-061896570-0
- NAKAMA 1A: Student Activities Manual with Audio CD Program. ISBN 978-061896618-9
