Japanese 7
Target and requirement:
Grade 7
For beginners
Goals/objectives:
To be able to read, write, think, speak, and comprehend Japanese at a beginning level, and to have a general cultural awareness of the Japanese Speaking world.
Resources:
Mirai 1 course book
Mirai 1 activity book
Japanese movies
Youtube clips
Internet websites
Students will need:
Notebook
Stationary
Main assignments and exercises:
1)activity book
2)basic conversation
3)to master basic grammar
4)to master Hiragana
Grading:
Quarter Test 30%, Wednesday test 20%, Participation 10%, Reading/writing 15%, Listening/speaking 15%, Knowledge/culture 10%
Schedule:
August and September — Mirai 1 Part 1 Unit 1-2
Welcome field trip to Japanese restaurant, Introductions, greetings, personal information, numbers, Hiragana
October — Mirai 1 Part 1 Unit 3
Residence, nationality, more greetings
November — Mirai 1 Part 2 Unit 4
School grades, timetables, subjects
December to February – Mirai 1 Part 2 Units 5 and 6
Describing subjects, teachers, lunches, classroom objects, commands, requests, encouragement
March to June — Mirai 1 Part 3 Units 7 to 9
Daily events, time, hours and minutes, places to go to, things to do, leisure time in the past, transport, cooking
Topics to be learned (linked to IB ABinitio-Prescribed topics):
Daily routines
Education
Food and drink
Holidays
Sport
Transport
