LANGUAGE COURSE: Japanese （日本語）

NUMBER OF HOURS: 30 hours (3hours x 10sessions)

Day 1

OBJECTIVE:

 To learn basic greetings.

 To have background knowledge about Japanese language and writing.
 To learn Hiragana Characters.
 To be able to introduce oneself in Japanese Language.

MATERIALS TO
TIME CONTENT OF THE LESSON REMARKS
BE USED
Get to know ( background, purpose of
30 minutes
studying Japanese Language)
30 minutes Basic Greetings Handouts
Introduction about Japanese Language
Minna no
30 minutes and explanation about types of
Nihongo Book
Japanese character or writing
Japanese Character Hiragana
30 minutes
Hiragana Chart l module

Day 2

OBJECTIVE:

 To learn and memorize Hiragana character.

 To learn how to count numbers.
 To understand the right pronunciation and accent of the Japanese.

TIME CONTENT OF THE LESSON MATERIALS TO BE REMARKS

USED
30 minutes Hiragana Chart ll, & lll Hiragana module
30 minutes Pronunciation of long vowels. Minna no Nihongo
combined letters, accent & Intonation Book
30 minutes Numbers 1 - 100 / Yen Handouts
30 minutes Review of whole Hiragana Chart １
Day 3

OBJECTIVE:

 To learn how to use sentence pattern

N1 wa N2 desu.
N1 wa N2 jaarimasen.
N1 no N2 desu.
S ka
N mo
 To learn how to use particle ‘’mo” & ‘’ka’’
 To practice listening skill in Japanese.

MATERIALS TO BE
TIME CONTENT OF THE LESSON REMARKS
USED
30 minutes Lesson 1 Vocabulary
30 minutes N1 wa N2 desu
30 minutes N1 wa N2 jaarimasen Minna no Nihongo
30 minutes Sentence ka , Noun mo Book
30 minuts N1 no N2 desu
30 minutes Renshuu C / listening

Day 6

OBJECTIVE:

 To learn how to use sentence pattern: S1 ka, S2 ka, N1 no N2 desu

 To learn how to use ( kore / sore / are ) (kono N / sono N / ano N ) (Sou desu / sou jaarimasen )
and ( sou desu ka ) in a sentence.
 To practice listening skill in Japanese.

MATERIALS TO BE
TIME CONTENT OF THE LESSON REMARKS
USED
MNN kaite oboeru 1-1
c Quiz on Lesson 1
& 1-3
30 minutes Lesson 2 Vocabulary
30 minutes kore / sore / are
15 minutes kono N / sono N / ano N
Sou desu / sou jaarimasen
15 minutes Minna no Nihongo
( chigaimasu )
Book
15 minutes S1 ka, S2 ka
30 minutes N1 no N2 desu
15 minutes Sou desu ka
30 minutes Renshuu + listening
Day 7

OBJECTIVE:

 To learn how to use sentence pattern

N1 wa N2 ( place ) desu.
N1 no N2 desu.
 To learn how to use (Koko / soko /asoko / Kochira / sochira / achira ) ( doko / dochira ) in a
sentence.
 To practice listening skill in Japanese.

MATERIALS TO BE
TIME CONTENT OF THE LESSON REMARKS
USED
Quiz on Lesson 2 MNN kaite oboeru 2-1
30 minutes
2-2 & 2-3
30 minutes Lesson 3 Vocabulary
Koko / soko /asoko
30 minutes
Kochira / sochira / achira
15 minutes N1 wa N2 ( place ) desu
15 minutes Doko / dochira Minna no Nihongo
Book
Ko / so / a / do system of
30 minutes demonstrative words
Prefix ( O )
30 minutes Renshuu + listening

Day 8

OBJECTIVE:

 To learn how to tell time and minutes.

 To learn basic verb tenses in Japanese.
 To learn how to use sentence pattern
N (time) ni Verb
N1 kara N2 made
N1 to N2
 To practice listening skill in Japanese.
 MATERIALS TO BE
TIME CONTENT OF THE LESSON REMARKS
USED
MNN kaite oboeru 3-
30 minutes Quiz on Lesson 3
1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-5, 3-6
30 minutes Lesson 4 Vocabulary
Time and Minutes
30 minutes
Ima nan ji desu ka
V masu / V masen / V mashita / V
15 minutes
masen deshita
Minna no Nihongo
15 minutes N (time) ni Verb
Book
N1 kara N2 made
30 minutes N1 to N2
30 minutes S ne
30 minutes Renshuu C
30 minutes Listening

Day 9

OBJECTIVE:

 To learn how to use sentence pattern

N (place) he ikimasu / kimasu / kaerimasu
Doko (he) mo ikimasen / ikimasen deshita
N (vehicle) de ikimasu / kimasu / kaerimasu
N (person / animal) to Verb
 To learn how to use ‘’yo’’ and interrogative ‘’itsu’’ in a sentence.
 To learn how to say the days and dates of calendar in Japanese.

MATERIALS TO BE
TIME CONTENT OF THE LESSON REMARKS
USED
MNN kaite oboeru 4-
30 minutes Quiz on Lesson 4
1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-5
30 minutes Lesson 5 vocabulary
30 minutes Calendar
N (place) he ikimasu / kimasu /
15 minutes
kaerimasu
Doko (he) mo ikimasen / ikimasen
15 minutes Minna no Nihongo
deshita
Book
N (vehicle) de ikimasu / kimasu /
kaerimasu
30 minutes N (person / animal) to Verb
30 minutes Interrogative itsu & S yo
30 minutes Renchuu + listening
Day 10

OBJECTIVE:

 To learn how to use sentence pattern

N wo Verb transitive
N wo shimasu
 To quickly know when to use nan and nani.
 To introduce kanji and start with kanji lesson 1.

MATERIALS TO BE
TIME CONTENT OF THE LESSON REMARKS
USED
MNN kaite oboeru
30 minutes Quiz on Lesson 5
book
30 minutes Lesson 6 Vocabulary
30 minutes N wo Verb transitive Minna no Nihongo
15 minutes N wo shimasu Book
15 minutes Nani wo shimasu ka / nan / nani
Introducing kanji
MNN kanji – Eigo ban
30 minutes Kanji Lesson 1

Day 11

OBJECTIVE:

 To learn how to use sentence pattern

N (place) de Verb
V masen ka
V mashou
 To practice listening skill in Japanese.
 To remember and to review the past Lesson.

MATERIALS TO BE
TIME CONTENT OF THE LESSON REMARKS
USED
30 minutes Quiz on kanji lesson 1
30 minutes N (place) de Verb
30 minutes V masen ka
Minna no Nihongo
15 minutes V mashou
Book
15 minutes Renshuu C
Listening
Review sentence pattern
30 minutes Handouts
Lesson 1 - 6
30 minutes Kanji Lesson 2 MNN Kanji Eigo Ban