Course Overview

Students will be able to exchange information about simple, everyday things, as well as about familiar cultural topics.

Learning Achievement

Students will be able to exchange information about familiar, everyday topics. They will be able to talk, using simple language, about their personal background and other information.

Competence

Course prerequisites

Students have to certify this subject fits their level by taking the placement test (http://ttbj-tsukuba.org/).

Students should have Japanese ability of CEFR A1; close to level A2 is ideal.
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Grading Philosophy

Class participation 20%, Assignments (Homework) 20%, Final presentation 60%
Note that grades from A+ to C are to be determined based on the total score.

Course schedule

In this course, students will study independently the online "Marugoto Course" of JF Japanese e-Learning Minato (https://minato-jf.jp/). During the class time, we will practice dialogues from the textbook, and the instructor will provide answers to individual questions. This course will cover the even-numbered chapters of the textbook. The odd-numbered chapters will be covered in Elementary 2 (activities) 1.
Orientation, Textbook, Signup & Log in to "Minato".
Lesson 2 (Give a description of someone's clothes and physical appearance)
Lesson 4 (Talk about how to eat a particular food)
Lesson 6 (Talk about a tour you went on and make comments)
Lesson 8 (Ask about the time, venue, and situation of events)
Lesson 10 (Talk about seasonal events)
Lesson 12 (Talk about products at a store)
Lesson 14 (Talk about exhibits and rules in a museum)
Lesson 16 (Talk about eco-friendly activities)
Lesson 18 (Talk about childhood memories)

Course type

Class Exercises

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Ito Hideaki

Other information

Students should sign up for the following 4 courses together: Elementary 2 (activities) 1, Elementary 2 (explanation) 1, Elementary 2 (activities) 2, Elementary 2 (explanation) 2.
Course difficulty may be adjusted as necessary according to the level of students enrolled.

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