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Learning Japanese: A Gateway into Culture

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Overview

<p>Learn the Language of the “Land of the Rising Sun.”</p>

Syllabus

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  • 01: Welcome to Japanese! Saying Words You Know
  • 02: Meeting People; Pronouns; Hiragana Start
  • 03: Question Words and Identifying Objects
  • 04: Telling Time; Polite Verbs; Kyoto
  • 05: Negatives; wa and o; Invitations; Harajuku
  • 06: U Verbs; Directions and Getting Around Tokyo
  • 07: Shopping; Colors; Big Numbers; Money
  • 08: Adjectives and Restaurant Orders
  • 09: Suggestions; Appearances; Sakura; Kanji
  • 10: Likes and Dislikes; Manga
  • 11: Discussing Skills; Contrasts; Sumo
  • 12: The Past; the Week; the Edo Period; Katakana
  • 13: Past Activities and Past Adjectives; Sushi
  • 14: Expressing a Desire; the Seasons
  • 15: Comparisons; wa versus ga; Mt. Fuji and Hakone
  • 16: Giving Detailed Descriptions; Kanazawa
  • 17: Explaining Procedures; Counting Things; Trains
  • 18: Polite Requests; Honorifics; Train Stations
  • 19: Describing an Action Sequence; Ryokan
  • 20: Ongoing Actions and a Shopping Street
  • 21: Asking Permission and Entering a Home
  • 22: Family and Friends; Handling Compliments
  • 23: Keeping Pets; Wearing Clothes; Traffic Lights
  • 24: Describing Uncompleted Actions; Golden Week
  • 25: Negative Requests; Casual Speech; Age; a Zoo
  • 26: Casual Plain Forms; Obligations; Matcha
  • 27: Intentions; Counting People; Shabu-shabu
  • 28: Talking About Past Experiences; Pachinko
  • 29: Giving Advice; Anime and Akihabara
  • 30: Making Casual Suggestions; Furusato
  • 31: Stating Opinions; Kimono and Washoku
  • 32: Conveying What Others Say; Tanabata Festival
  • 33: Explanations with Feeling; New Year’s
  • 34: Weather, Conjectures, and Visiting Places
  • 35: Talking About What You Can Do; Hibachi
  • 36: A Review; Future Intentions; Liking Someone

Taught by

Yuki Sasaki Caldwell

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