What you'll learn:
- ・Finish learning ひらがな & カタカナ reading and writing, and start learning かんじ
- ・Review and expand the topics of conversation introduced in the WELCOME PROGRAM, such as greetings and talking about places, things, and yourself & family.
- ・New topics of conversation include inviting someone to join you, honorific questions, talking about schedule and existence.
- ・New topics of grammar are: how to add the MEANS & the COUNTERPART information, how to use ADVERBS to show the frequency, several 「ますFORM」based expressions, an
- ・Review and practice how to use the particle「は」and「も」during conversations.
This is the course for students who have finished learning the MISJ WELCOME PROGRAM and want to learn more about the Japanese language and Japanese culture. It consists of 11 lessons. From Lesson 1 to Lesson 4, students learn more about Japanese NOUN sentences. The topics students learn in this section are the same as those in the MISJ WELCOME PROGRAM, such as greetings and shopping, but they are enhanced. The new topic is calendar vocabulary, such as the day of the week and dates. From Lesson 5 to Lesson 10-2, in addition to the continuous training of the PARTICLE changes, students will learn more about grammar concerning VERB sentences, such as how to use new VERBs, how to use ADVERBs which show frequency of choice and action. They can also learn how and why the word order changes during conversations.
The new topics of conversation are; inviting someone to do something together, making plans, offering a favor, talking about opening/closing/beginning/ending time, talking about how long it takes, talking about schedule, and talking about existence. Students can also learn various kinds of 「ますFORM」-based expressions and VERBs such as “do ～ too much” or “re-do ～.”
Good luck with your study, and I hope you enjoy the atmosphere of taking a semi-private lesson in the classroom.
