Students in L1 or L3, please attend L5 (Tue 2-4pm) on 10th Aug, if

possible, for the first week lecture, as there is no lecture on 9th August, to
observe National Day.
If you can’t make it to L5 on 10th August, please watch the lecture video
whose link will be sent to you after the lecture and do the Background
survey on LumiNUS by 10th August. (Please see Slide 10 for details.)

Welcome to LAJ1201/Japanese 1!
For Lecture Groups 1 /3 / 5
How to prepare for the first lecture on 9/10 August 2021
How to use LumiNUS, Zoom, etc.
Amazaki Osamu
The lecture notes for Lecture 1 starts from Slide 31.
 Today’s menu
1. Module Orientation

2. useful expressions
Classroom Instructions, Greetings

3. Writing System
Hiragana etc.
 Zoom (1/3)
Zoom is used for conducting all classes.
If you are already familiar with how to use Zoom, you can skip
this section.

Please use a laptop; functions are limited on mobile and tablet.

If you are not familiar with Zoom: https://wiki.nus.edu.sg/display/cit/Log+in+to+Zoom

1) Access your Zoom lesson via LumiNUS ‘Conferencing’ tab.

2) Use your registered name.
3) Turn on the camera on during the lesson as you have a lot of interactive tasks.
4) Lectures and some of the tutorials will be recorded for revision/make-up purposes.
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 Zoom (2/3)

If you need to save ‘chat’, you can do

‘Gallery View’ is recommended to see all your so by clicking … at the right bottom of
classmates. the chat window.

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 Zoom (3/3)

During the ‘Breakout’

session, ‘chat’ is shared by During the ‘Breakout’ session, you can call the
the members of the same instructor by clicking ‘Ask for Help’.
group only. You can still
use ‘chat’ during the
breakout session, and the
messages can be
seen/saved by the group
members only.

You can move around

different breakout rooms if
necessary.

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 LumiNUS (1/3)
LumiNUS is used for across-the-course communication, Zoom link for classes and tests.

Module Overview:
Absence Report submission link, timetable and
schedule are posted here.

Module Details
‘Description’ tab:
General Infrmation on the module
‘Weblinks’ tab:
Links to useful websites

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 LumiNUS (2/3)

Announcement:
Across-the-course announcements are posted here.
Click at the right top
Conferencing: corner to change the
setting of your
You can access all Zoom classes from here.
subscription.

Files:
-- Lecture Notes
-- Other materials

Forum:
You can post questions on Japanese language, course related matters, etc.
Anyone can post a reply.

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LumiNUS (3/3)

Multimedia:
-- Japanese writing script videos
-- Video & audio materials
-- Homework answer keys

Quiz:
--Vocabulary Quiz
--Listening Quiz
--Term Test 1&2

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 Content
Important announcement (Background survey & Tutorial registration) p. 3-4
Textbooks 5-6
Student’s Packet 7
Teaching Staff 8
Learn Japanese at NUS / Minor in Japanese 9-17
Module Structure (Lecture & Tutorial, How to Prepare for classes) 18-24
Assessment 25
Guideline for Vocabulary Quiz 26
Guideline for Homework 27
Absence and Make-up 28
Cheating, Plagiarism, and Other Dishonest Conduct 29
LumiNUS 30-32
Zoom 33-35
Microsoft Teams 36
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 IMPORTANT!
Please complete the Background Survey now!
(LumiNUS ‘Survey’ tab) 
 If you have any prior knowledge or learning experience
(including self-study) of the Japanese language, you need to
declare it. (You do not need to count hiragana/ katakana
practice etc that you did after registering for Japanese 1 as
‘prior knowledge’.)

 We may ask you to stay after the lecture to confirm the information. You may be required to
take a placement test.
 If you make a false declaration here, you may be removed from the module during the
semester and penalized according to the university regulations.
If you haven’t done this background survey yet, please do it now.
Those who already done it, ‘Arigatoo gozaimashita’! 10
Online Tutorial Registration
Online Tutorial Registration on ModREG (11/Aug - )
 You need to register for one Tutorial A and one Tutorial B.
 The tutorial group numbers of your Tutorials A and B do not have to be the
same as each other. You can choose any combination of Tutorials A and B (eg.
A1 and B15) based on your weekly schedule.

We do not recommend you to have your lecture and Tutorial A on the same day
(Monday and Tuesday) as you may not be able to have enough time to prepare
or review before each class. So, we strongly encourage you to register for your
lecture and Tutorial A on different days.

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 Textbooks

Textbooks (4 compulsory books)

Please purchase Minna no Nihongo Shokyuu I (Second Edition) textbooks.
You can place an order online at the following URL/QR-code.
https://sites.google.com/view/nusjpbooksales-2021aug/home

For online sale, you can select either

- delivery service at SGD8.00 or
- self-collection at 21 Bt Batok Cres #24-82 WCEGA Tower S’pore 658065.

You must have officially published copies.

Using illegal copies in class is not allowed.
If you have different editions of the textbooks, please approach your lecturer.
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Compulsory Textbooks
Title Price
Minna no Nihongo Shokyuu I Main Textbook Second Edition
1 SGD42.00
 For Exercises & Conversation (Preparation at home)
Minna no Nihongo Shokyuu I Translation & Grammatical Notes Second
2 Edition SGD 33.00
 For Vocabulary & Grammar (Preparation at home)
Minna no Nihongo Shokyuu I Hyoojun Mondaishuu Second Edition
3 SGD 18.00
 Workbook for Homework
Minna no Nihongo Shokyuu I Kanji I (English Edition) Second Edition
4 SGD 32.00
 For Kanji exercises

Special four-book set discount price (1- 4): SGD 100.00

You can use the same set of the textbooks in Japanese 2 and 3.
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 Course Packet

Please purchase a copy of course packet from the vendor ASAP.

You need to place an order online for your course packet at this
URL or QR-code.
https://forms.gle/ksN11zPhwdcrJpTK8

After placing an online order, your copy will be ready in 2 days.

 Self-collection ($6.70) @ 1 Queensway, #03-45, Queensway
Shopping Center, S149053
 Delivery Service for local Singapore address ($9.70 per copy
including delivery fee)
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 Teaching Staff

 Full-time staff
• Dr AMAZAKI Osamu (Lecturer & Coordinator)
• Ms MORIKAWA Yoko (Lecturer & Coordinator)

 Part-time Staff Yoroshiku

Onegaishimasu!
• Ms AMANO Keiko
• Ms ITO Akiko
• Ms LAI Siew Hoon
• Ms LOY Wei Peng
• Ms MATSUOKA Megumi
• Ms SHIRAKWA Yuko
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 Learn Japanese at NUS!

Through learning the Japanese language, you will be able to:

• Communicate (Speak/read/write/understand) in Japanese;
• Understand Japanese culture better and improve your intercultural
competence;
• Develop your communication skills, social skills, learning
strategies, etc.
• Have more options for your career path
Job Portal http://blog.nus.edu.sg/eraionjobportal/
JET Program http://www.jetprogramme.org/
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Japanese Language Programme (JLP) offered
by Centre for Language Studies (CLS), NUS
• JLP at NUS is one of the biggest Japanese language programmes not only in
Singapore but also in the world.
• JLP at NUS offers rich and well-structured curricula with learner-centered
approaches and comprehensive and effective instructions by excellent teachers.
Modules offered by JLP
Now Japanese 1 Japanese 6 (Sem 1)
Japanese 2 Expository Writing and Public Speaking
Japanese 3 (Sem 1) offered in either
offered
every semester Japanese 4 Sem 1 or Sem 2
Japanese 5 Business Japanese 2 (Sem 2) (Subject to change)
Newspaper Reading (Sem 2)
After finishing Japanese 6, your proficiency level is expected to reach equivalent to
the level of N2 in the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (the second highest level),
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which is required for many Japanese speaking positions in MNCs.
Rich interactive events and programmes with native Japanese speakers!
1. Summer Immersion programmes in Japan (for students who completed
Japanese 2 or higher modules)
2. Project Work with native Japanese speakers (students from Japanese
schools in Singapore, Japanese university students etc. )
3. Many cultural events
CLS Japanese Language Programme Facebook

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1. Summer Immersion programmes at Juntendo University in Tokyo
(For students who completed Japanese 2 and Japanese 3)

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 Summer Immersion programmes at Tamagawa University in Tokyo
(for students who completed Japanese 4 or above)

https://www.tamagawa.jp/education/
report/detail_16308.html

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2. Project Work with Japanese students
NUS campus tour for Japanese Primary School Students (Japanese 3)

Waseda Shibuya High School in Singapore (Japanese 4)

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Project Work with Japanese students (students from Japan)
Interaction with Japanese University students

Japanese Cultural Experiences

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 Minor in Japanese Language Studies

Cohorts 2017 & 2018 onwards are eligible for Minor in Language Studies.

You need to read at least 4 LAJ modules including;

LAJ3202 (Japanese 6) or LAJ3204 (Business Japanese 2) Either J6 or BJ2 is a must!
and 2 more LAJ or recognized modules (eg: Japanese Studies) (24 MCs in total)
listed in this link: https://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/cls/courses/minor.html

Most likely scenario for you will be: BUT Cohort 2019 onwards need only one more
LAJ1201 (You are here now.) LAJ or recognized module (20 MCs in total).
 LAJ2201 (Japanese 2), LAJ2202 (Japanese 3), LAJ2203 (Japanese 4)
You have 4 LAJ modules ( - ), but you have to read either LAJ3202 (Japanese 6)
or LAJ3204 (Business Japanese 2). Thus you can continue to take:
 LAJ3201 (Japanese 5),
LAJ3202 (Japanese 6) or LAJ3204 (Business Japanese 2). 23
 Language Certificates

You can also obtain Language Certificates after studying Japanese with us.
Centre for Language Studies at NUS issues language certificates if you complete
the following modules.

Japanese 2  Elementary

Japanese 5  Intermediate

Japanese 6  Advanced

Please visit the Centre for Language Studies website for more details.

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 Module Structure

This module consists of one lecture and two tutorials (Tutorials A and B) per week.

Lecture (95 min.) Tutorial A (95 min.) Tutorial B (95 min.)

Preparation

Preparation
Preparation

Review
Review
Review

Lecture: Mon/Tue Tutorial A: Mon/Tue/Wed Tutorial B: Thu/Fri

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Follow the steps on Padlet to prepare or each class!

Lecture:
Padlet ‘Guide to Lecture’ Lecture
https://padlet.com/yokomlee/z9y3o8u4rvca9tun

Tutorial A:
Padlet ‘Guide to Tutorial A’
https://padlet.com/yokomlee/zidg3ds1bc6grei9 Tutorial A

Tutorial B:
Padlet ‘Guide to Tutorial B’
https://padlet.com/yokomlee/bruy5tdip3imvnal Tutorial B

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 Lectures

Before the lecture:

• Learn the new vocabulary and expressions, and study the new grammar structures
by:
--reading ‘Translation and Grammatical Notes in English’ textbook of the assigned
lesson
--listening to the audio file ‘ vocabulary’ in the LumiNUS Multimedia.
• Download lecture notes uploaded on LumiNUS ‘Files’ and read up. Note down any
questions. Lecture notes are uploaded several days before the lecture.
• Read ( sentence patterns’) and ( example sentences’)
in the Main Textbook of the assigned lesson, guessing the meanings and usages of
those sentences. You can listen to their audio files in the LumiNUS Multimedia.
• Read ( conversation’) in the Main Textbook, watch the video uploaded
on the LumiNUS Multimedia.
Bookmark!
Refer to: Padlet ‘Guide to Lecture’ https://padlet.com/yokomlee/z9y3o8u4rvca9tun
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 Lectures

During the lecture:

• Check your answers and take note of the information you find important, especially
about the points you have found uncertain before the lecture.
• Lectures will proceed on the assumption that you have done your pre-lecture study. If
you don’t prepare enough, you may have difficulty in understanding the discussions in
the lecture.
• Your attendance and participation is monitored by online polling, asking questions
individually, etc.
• Switching your lecture group for your own convenience is not allowed. If you need to do
so, ask the module coordinator for permission in advance.

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 Absence and Make-up

Attendance is compulsory.
You will only be excused if you have a valid reason.

When you are/were absent from class, inform your teacher in charge and submit an
online absence report on LumiNUS
‘Module Overview’ or this QR code.

If you know that you will be absent in advance, you can make arrangements with
teachers for a make-up class by email. (Make-up is only available within the same
week.)
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 Cheating, Plagiarism, and Other Dishonest Conduct

As the ‘Policies and Procedures’ for NUS students clearly state, students in
Japanese 1 are expected not only to learn Japanese but also to demonstrate and
maintain sensible, respectable, and honest attitudes.
Deliberate academic misconduct such as plagiarism (e.g., using someone else’s
information you found in books, magazines, web pages, etc. in your writing
assignment without giving the credit to the source) and cheating (e.g., copying
any part of someone else’s work or letting someone copy your work) is a serious
offence, especially in quizzes, tests and homework.
Students, who are involved in these acts of academic dishonesty, including those
who helped them, will be seriously penalized. It is thus advised that you familiarise
yourself with these university policies and related issues by going to the following
websites: http://www.nus.edu.sg/celc/programmes/plagiarism.html

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Welcome to LAJ1201/Japanese 1
Lecture Groups 1 /3 / 5
Lecture 1
Greetings, Classroom Instructions &
Writing System (Hiragana)
9/10 August 2021
Amazaki Osamu
Did you watch Tokyo Olympic 2020?
(Did you watch the OMEGA CM on YouTube?)
 Useful Expressions
Classroom Instructions

5. Itte kudasa. Please say (it).

altogether
6. Minna de (itte kudasai). Please say (it) _________.

18. Mō ichido (onegaishimasu). Please say (it) once more.

.

Most instructions are used by Your teachers.

So please memorize them and respond accordingly.
(Refer to your Student’s Packet and T&G textbook.)
But you can use 18 as your request to your teacher.
 Any gestures?
Greetings (Aisatsu)
1. Ohayō. = Good morning! (casual)
To teacher
Ohayō gozaimasu. = Good morning! (formal)

2. Konnichiwa. = Good afternoon.

3. Konbanwa. = Good evening.

No specific time for changing to konbanwa.

Usually after _____________________.

 Greetings: What to say?
At the first meeting of a day, how a student greet her teacher in Japanese?

Morning Ohayō. Ohayō gozaimasu.

Ohayō.
daytime Konnichiwa.

Evening Konbanwa.
(after sunset)
 Greetings: What to say? Any gestures?
5. Sayōnara.(/sayonara) = Good bye. (neutral= casual / a little
formal)

6. Shitsurē shimasu. = Good bye. /Excuse me (for leaving the place).

(Formal, to your boss/teacher/senior)
Friends Sayōnara
Sayōnara
ja,
mata. Senior
Impolite to
(senpai) Senpai, etc.
Shitsurē
shimasu
Waving a hand
With a little bow
Greetings: What to say?

A student and her teacher are to leave after having a chat…

Sayōnara. Sayōnara.

Shitsurē shimasu.
 Thank you
7. Arigatō. = Thank you. (casual)
Arigatō gozaimasu. = Thank you. (formal)

cf. 13. Dōmo.= Thanks.

(in both formal and casual situations) Do you know the
Because you can interpret it as the shortened variation of either name of this?
Dōmo (arigatō) or Dōmo (arigatō gozaimasu).

8. Sumimasen. = I’m sorry.

= Excuse me.
Domo-kun ©NHK
= Thank you for your trouble.
Greetings: What to say?
How to respond to Mother of your friend?
All OK?
1. Arigatō gozaimasu.

2. Sumimasen. Dōzo.
(Greetings #12,
3. Arigatō. Student’s Packet)
Please.
(When offering something good.)
4. Dōmo.
Greetings: What to say?

(You forgot to bring a pen. Your kind teacher lends you a pen. )
Teacher Dōzo.
Arigatō gozaimasu
You (receiving a pen): ______________________.

(later)
…. You (returning the pen): Arigatō gozaimashita
_______________________________. (Greetings #7-4,
Student’s Packet)

After shopping
shop clerk  customer
What to say?
When you hand in your homework to your teacher

Please.
(When offering something good.)
student
Dōzo. Teacher

HW

(Greetings #10, Student’s Packet)

Please.
(When asking/requesting something)
 Self Introduction
Let’s introduce yourself!
Expressions for self-introduction
• Hajimemashite
Meeting someone for the first time
(To person who you meet for the first time)

• (Dōzo) Yoroshiku onegaishimasu ( Nice to meet you. )

(Greetings #11, Student’s Packet)
(There’s no good English counterpart expression.)
 Self Introduction
Let’s introduce yourself! Meeting someone for the first time

• (Name) desu. (Japanese people usually tell their ‘family name’ only for self-
introduction.)

• Shingapōru kokuritsu daigaku ‘National University of Singapore (NUS)’

gakusē ‘student’
Combine  NUS no gakusē desu.

• ~ nensē (~th year student) + Numbers 1-4

1 ichi, 2 ni, 3 san, 4 yo(n),

1st year student  ichi nensē 2nd year student  ___________

3rd year student  ___________ 4th year student  ___________

 Speech styles (formality)
• In Japanese you need to choose the appropriate speech style according to the
context, who you are talking to, where, etc.

Formal Polite Casual

Polite form +
Polite form Plain form (J2)
Honorifics (J4)
• Which style is usually found in Japanese drama/ anime/ manga that you are
familiar with?
• In Japanese 1, you mainly learn the style.

Note:
Don’t use casual to your teacher(/senior) before
you become close enough to them.
 Introduction to the Japanese Writing System
Have you seen any of these?
Can you recognize
any Japanese here?
What about these local advertisements?
 Japanese Writing System

Three types of scripts in Japanese:

1 kanji ( Chinese characters, came from China)
for Nouns, verbs, adjectives

2 hiragana (Developed from kanji)

for Nouns, verbs, adjectives, grammar function words

3 katakana (Developed from kanji)

for loan words, foreigners’ names
 Japanese Writing System
Three types of scripts:
a i u e o

1 kanji
2 hiragana:
3 katakana:

About 2000 kanji for daily use (only 60 kanji in Japanese 1 at NUS)
About 50 hiragana and 50 katakana
 Hiragana Chart
There are five vowels in Japanese, namely [a, i, u, e, o].
Most hiragana letters consist of one consonant and one vowel.
5 vowels
Ka
 How to practice reading & writing hiragana?
• Do the hiragana practice in Student’s Packet.

• Visit useful websites in the LumiNUS weblinks for learning hiragana.

Portal site for Japanese language learners
https://nihongo-e-na.com/eng/

It is really important to
master hiragana as early as possible.

Please watch the iMooc on Japanese Writing System videos on the LumiNUS
course multimedia.
 How to practice reading & writing hiragana?
• Learn how to read and write hiragana (& katakana) playing games
http://www.easyjapanese.org/index.html

• Just for fun Who?

He-no-he-no-mo-he-ji

Aiueo no uta (Aiueo Song)

 What you are supposed to do after this lecture
1. Buy a set of textbooks and a copy of Student’s Packet.

2. Review the lecture notes contents. (You can watch the lecture video, which will
be uploaded later.)

3. Start doing Hiragana Practice in Student’s Packet.

4. Or you can use apps and websites introduced in today’s lecture or the weblinks
(LumiNUS) (or any available materials) to practice reading and writing hiragara.

5. Read the instructions in Student’s Packet and do the online tutorial registration.

6. Download next week’s lecture notes, which will be uploaded by Saturday, and do
preparation for the next lecture referring to the textbooks.

7. It’s ok, even if you don’t fully understand, but make sure which part is not clear
before coming to the lecture.
 Classroom expressions (end of class)
Ja, owarimashō.
Teacher: That’s all for today.
Ja, owarimashō. ( Let’s finish.)

You(students):

Then when you leave the classroom,

what to say to your teacher?