Japanese
Writing System:
Practice makes perfect - spend 15minutes a day for kanji. Make sure to review
kanji in Lesson 3, too. Kanji in Lesson 4 focus on days of week and location
words (See. p 302-303). Go to Usagi Page (http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/sheaa/projects/genki/). Go to
the Kanji section, and the kanji list. Whe you click each character, you will see its stroke order.
You may utilize Kanji Flashcard (pdf) at the Usagi's site.
There
are a couple of nice resource pages for students of Japanese languages: they
include the information on Kanji dictionary. Please check out the following
sites:
Check
here - if you are interested in hiragana flashcards for your learning Katakana
Flashcard
Do
a little homework EVERY day.SUBMIT
HOMEWORK AT THE BEGINNING OF THE CLASS. DO NOT WORK ON THE ASSIGNMENT DURING
CLASS TIME.This
Homework List is subject to change .
Day
Activities
Week
8
10月17日
(水)
LESSON
4
＊HAND IN Textbook Writing practice III (Write about your daily routine. Use the above passage as a model), p.301 (the bottom of the page)
Work on Vocabulary
- L4 Vocabulary Chart is on Usagi's site.
Practice
L4 vocabulary (pp. 104-105) - Listen to the files on CD and pronounce them.
Start taking
L4 online quizzes and exercises (unlimited by Nov.9 at 11:59 pm)
L4 れんしゅう (rensyuu/exercise) I A, B, C & D (T) pp. 115-116.
大学があります。
Individual time
Begin
your internet search on "Japanese geography":Use a search engine to find something
of interest to you about Japanese places, natures, climates, and historic
sites, must-see places, etc.Report
back to the class via WebCT Discussions using
the geography topic.MAKE SURE TO POST YOUR RESEARCH ON YOUR SESSION (SECTION 2 & SECTION 3). The subject is what you are writing about and the message will contain
1) your search word(s),
2) the URL address you eventually
landed on,
3) what information you learned in 2-3 paragraphs (English),
4) why this information was interesting to you, and
5) a question for
Test 2 (20%) in a multiple-choice or true-false format, with the correct
answer indicated.
All members
of the class will receive this research information and will use the
topic folder as a study guide, for this and future internet searches.
Complete the search and question by October 29, Monday (Before class). So your
classmates can study your questions! Test 2 is October 31, November 1, & November 5. Culture Test will be on Wed, October 31. If you do not post your culture research, you will receive NO points for the TEST 2 culture test.
Visit
the following sites:
Go toUsagi's site (http://www.csus.edu/indiv/s/sheaa/projects/genki/)
＊HAND IN Textbook Writing practice III (Write about your daily routine. Use the above passage as a model), p.301 (the bottom of the page)
＊Katakana Quiz−2
ハヒフヘホ
マミムメモ
ヤ ユ ヨ
ラリルレロ
ワ ヲ
ン
10月18日
(木)
＊L3 kanji Quiz かんじクイズ（writing kanji)
similar to exercises in textbook (p. 300) and workbook (p. 130).
Read L4
ぶんぽう (bunpoo/grammar) before the class (Textbook pp. 107-108 （〜があります／〜がいます) & describe a picture on page (p. 115)
KEY STRUCTURE
Place
に X があります "There is/are X (non-living thing)."
Place
に X がいます "There is/are X (living thing)."
＊Place にX があります
X = non-living things There is X in place.
Student Union に バーガーキング が あります
There is a Burger King in the Student Union.
ワッパー(whopper) は おいしいですね。
whopper is delicious.
＊Place should be marked by に (NOT で) when the verbs of existence such as ある/いる are used.
＊Place usually comes at the beginning of the sentence.
＊The thing description is usually followed by the particle が
＊X があります
X=non-living things
I have X
おかねが あります (I have $)
くるまが あります（I have a car)
If you do not have them,
おかねが ありません。(I don't have $)
くるまが ありません。(I don't have a car)
Little bit advanced note here.
You can also say, おかねはありません。(I don't have $ at least) は is a topic particle. It also has a function to compare things. When it is used, it carries out the nuance of "at least." In the above sentence, I don't have money at least or I don't have money but I have something else. When it is used, it will replace structure particles such as (が =subject particle を = object particle) or use together with discourse particles such as で、に、と (では、には、とは)
＊X が あります
X=nonliving things An event X will take place.
＊When
do you use います？
Student Union に ともだちがいます。
ともだち=living thing
There is a friend in the Student Union.
Or I have a friend in the Student Union.
Student Union にねこがいます。
ねこ=living thing
There is
a kitty is in Student Union.
＊Make sure to use ありますfor non-living things, and use います for living
things. As for plants and trees, we use あります - although they are living
things, they do not move...(Well many of you may want to argue about
this.)
＊L3 kanji Quiz かんじクイズ（writing kanji)
similar to exercises in textbook (p. 300) and workbook (p. 130).
＊Katakana Quiz−2
ハヒフヘホ
マミムメモ
ヤ ユ ヨ
ラリルレロ
ワ ヲ
ン
Self-Check!
Did you read grammar explanations in the textbook ?
Can you read and say all new vocabulary?
Can you write Katakana words such as bread, supermarket, hotel, restaurant,
etc?
Did you master L3 Kanji?
Did you master Katakana? Can you write Katakana words?
Week
9
10月22日
(月)
＊ L4
Vocabulary Quiz - 1 (Nouns only - pp. 104-105)
＊ Perform
L4 Model Conversation 1 (check - Content - L4 - Handout). Similar to Textbook, p.117
At the end of the class, you and your partner will ask and tell where
としょかん is.
A:
あの、すみません。としょかんは どこですか。
Well, excuse me. Where is a library?
B:
あそこに スーパーが ありますね。
There is a super market over there, isn't it.
A: はい、スーパーですね。
Yes, (it is) super market, isn't it.
B:
としょかんは、スーパーの
となりです。
It is next to the library.
Read L3
ぶんぽう 2: Describing where things are (p. X)
When you want to say, Library is next to Student Union, you will say:
Student Union
は としょかん の となり です。
PATTERN:
X は どこ ですか
X は Landmark の Location
Words です。
Do Practice L3
れんしゅう II: としょかんはどこですか。
Practice Kanji
(日 本 人）
＊ L4
Vocabulary Quiz - 1 (Nouns only - pp. 104-105)
＊ Perform
L4 Model Conversation 1 (check - Content - L4 - Handout). Similar to Textbook, p.117
10月23日
(火)
＊ Lesson
4 Vocabulary Quiz-2 (Verbs, Adverbs and other expressions, location words, etc ). pp. 105-106
＊ HAND IN Workbook, pp. 35-36.
Read L4
ぶんぽう 3: Past Tense
Do L4
れんしゅう (rensyuu/exercise) III: (T) pp. 118-119 A, B, C
先生は二十二歳でした。
Do L4
れんしゅう (rensyuu/exercise) IV: (T) pp. 120-121 A, B, C
月曜日になにをしましたか。
＊ Perform
L4 Model Conversation 2
Textbook - Review Exercise A (p. 124)
A:
こどものとき、よく 本を よみましたか。
When you were a child, did you often read books?
B: Create your own answer (e.g. Yes, I read many books, etc.)
[Your partner's name] は（どうですか）？
Yes/No..... (How about) you, Mr/Ms. xx?
A: わたしは、 create here. (If you happen to the same answer with your
partner, you will say わたしも, instead of わたしは)
Speaking of me, ~.
B: そうですか。
Is that so? (By saying this, you show that you are listening to your
partner attentively).
Practice Kanji
(月、火、水、木、金、土、日）
まとめの練習（れんしゅう）V
- A (T) p. 92
Dialogue
(kaiwa) Listening & Exercise, (T) pp. 72-73
Keep working on your daily schedule on Student Blog. The following example is from Textbook p. 265.
わたしはまいにち七時におきます。うちであさごはんをたべます。八時にだいがくへいきます。九時ににほんごをべんきょうします。十二時半にだいがくでひるごはんをたべます。ときどきコーヒーをのみます。四時にとしょかんでほんをよみます。六時ごろうちへかえります。十時にテレビをみます。十二時ごろねます。
＊ HAND IN Workbook, p. 39 - 40.
＊ Perform
L4 Model Conversation 2
Textbook - Review Exercise A (p. 124)
Can
you recognize newly introduced Kanji? Try 読み書き（よみかき）Reading Practice:
(T) pp.268-269
Do you know all kanji in Lesson 3
(一、二、三、四、五、六、七、八、九、十、百、千、万、円、時）and Lesson 4 Kanji
(日、本、人、月、火、水、木、金、土、曜、上、下、中、半)
Week
10
10月29日
(月)
＊ HAND IN Workbook, pp. 41, 42, 43, 44
＊ Due before the class: Cultural Search
Begin
your internet search on "Japanese geography":Use a search engine to find something
of interest to you about Japanese places, natures, climates, and historic
sites, must-see places, etc.Report
back to the class via WebCT Discussions using
the geography topic.MAKE SURE TO POST YOUR RESEARCH ON YOUR SESSION (SECTION 2 & SECTION 3). The subject is what you are writing about and the message will contain
1) your search word(s),
2) the URL address you eventually
landed on,
3) what information you learned in 2-3 paragraphs (English),
4) why this information was interesting to you, and
5) a question for
Test 2 (20%) in a multiple-choice or true-false format, with the correct
answer indicated.
All members
of the class will receive this research information and will use the
topic folder as a study guide, for this and future internet searches.
Complete the search and question by October 29, Monday (Before class). So your
classmates can study your questions! Test 2 is October 31, November 1, & November 5. Culture Test will be on Wed, October 31. If you do not post your culture research, you will receive NO points for the TEST 2 culture test.
Student Blog - Due 11/5@ 5:00 pm (No posting will receive 0 points)
Go to SacCT Discussion - Your introduction in Japanese
Revise your
introduction section.
Add a new paragraph
on your daily activity
- Title: わたしのいちにち (My day) or まいにちのせいかつ (My daily life)
- Describe what you do during on a typical day. Include the descriptions of
activities listed below. Whenever possible, include place and time expressions.
Follow the reading まいにちのせいかつ (
Textbook, p. 301)
- Verbs
おきる いく たべる べんきょうする かえる ねる
- Use 〜ます form when you describe your daily activity (e.g. わたしは まいにち ろくじに おきます。）
- If you can, since this lesson introduced kanji (numbers & time), you
can type 六時 , instead of ろくじ. How to convert from hiragana to kanji. click
the space bar, you will see other writing options. Choose the one which is
appropriate.
Add - Describe about
you when you were a child or high school.
- create a new paragraph
- Title: こどもの時（とき）(when I was a child) or こうこうの時 (when I was in a high school)
- Describe what you did or did not in your childhood or high school. Refer to まとめのれんしゅうA (p.
124).Use the past form.
こどもの時、あまりべんきょうしませんでした。でも、デートをよくしました。etc.
Go over 読み書き（よみかき）Reading
Practice: (T) pp.302-303
Study L4
Review Quiz: L4 Check up Questions (Content - L4- Handout - L4 Check
up Questions for Review Quiz)
Practice oral
test questions
Individual
Time
Check your Student Blog (Describe your daily activities)
Did you type words correctly?
Did you choose a correct particle?
Did you use the learned kanji?
＊ HAND IN Workbook, pp. 41, 42, 43, 44
＊ Due before the class: Cultural Search
＊ Perform
L4 Model Conversation 3
Ask
your classmates 2 questions from Review Exercise B (T) pp. 124-125. Answer
the question and ask him/her another question.
＊Katakana Quiz−3 - all katakana - Last Day
アイウエオ
カキクケコ
サシスセソ
タチツテト
ナニヌネノ
ハヒフヘホ
マミムメモ
ヤ ユ ヨ
ラリルレロ
ワ ヲ
ン
10月30日
(火)
＊ Perform
L4 Model Conversation 3
Ask
your classmates 2 questions from Review Exercise B (T) pp. 124-125. Answer
the question and ask him/her another question.
LAB is not available on this day. Thus, I will conduct classes at MRP1002. Two sections only:
(1) 11:00 - 11:50
(2)
12:00 - 12:50
＊ L4
Kanji Quiz (I ask you to write days of week)
月曜日 火曜日 水曜日 木曜日 金曜日 土曜日 日曜日
TEST
2 (Culture-Part I) at the beginning of the class
You will post Culture Test Part II on SacCT Discussion by November 5@ 11:59 pm.
Culture Test (20%)
Culture Test Part I → in class paper & pencil test based on the question that you created
Culture Test Part II →I will open Discussion Culture Test 2 on that day. Make sure to complete it by the end of the day (October 31@11:59 PM)
TEST
2 (Oral) practice
＊ L4
Kanji Quiz (I ask you to write days of week).
月曜日 火 水 木 金 土 日
TEST
2 (Culture & Oral)
11月1日
(木)
TEST
2 (Grammar, Vocabulary, kanji, Listening)
Lesson 3 & 4 - Check TEST 2 folder.
TEST
2 (Grammar, Vocabulary, kanji, Listening)
Week
11
11月5日
(月)
＊ Submit Writing Practice IV, Both A & B, p. 305
A. You are going out. Write a memo to someone in your house, telling when you will be back and whether you will have dinner at home
B. Write about your weekend)
＊TEST
2 Last day to complete the Student Blog @ 5:00 pm (No posting will receive 0 points)
Go to SacCT Discussion - Your introduction in Japanese
Revise your
introduction section.
Add a new paragraph
on your daily activity
- Title: わたしのいちにち (My day) or まいにちのせいかつ (My daily life)
- Describe what you do during on a typical day. Include the descriptions of
activities listed below. Whenever possible, include place and time expressions.
Follow the reading まいにちのせいかつ (
Textbook, p. 301)
- Verbs
おきる いく たべる べんきょうする かえる ねる
- Use 〜ます form when you describe your daily activity (e.g. わたしは まいにち ろくじに おきます。）
- If you can, since this lesson introduced kanji (numbers & time), you
can type 六時 , instead of ろくじ. How to convert from hiragana to kanji. click
the space bar, you will see other writing options. Choose the one which is
appropriate.
Add - Describe about
you when you were a child or high school.
- create a new paragraph
- Title: こどもの時（とき）(when I was a child) or こうこうの時 (when I was in a high school)
- Describe what you did or did not in your childhood or high school. Refer to まとめのれんしゅうA (p.
124).Use the past form.
こどもの時、あまりべんきょうしませんでした。でも、デートをよくしました。etc.