Saturday Japanese Class December Newsletter
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Class I
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Class II
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Class III
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Classroom Activities:
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Grammar and Vocabularies:
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A-I
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A-II
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A-III
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A-IV-
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JFL (Morning)
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Classroom Activities:
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December’s theme: Christmas
Class I
Goals:
- To be able to write letters, holding a pencil with a right posture and with appropriate brushstroke strength.
- To get to know the history of Christmas, and to be able to welcome Christmas with pleasure.
Classroom Activities:
- To make a Christmas card with learned Hiragana letters
- To have fun singing Christmas songs by following its rhythms
Grammar and Vocabularies:
- To gather words starting with letter NA, NI, NU, NE, NO, and to learn right stroke orders of these letters and how to write them neatly
Instructor: Ozeki
Class II
Goals:
- To be able to write a short letter and a Christmas card.
- To know the rules of letters such as long-vowels, and to be able to read them.
Classroom Activities:
- To be able to write a message through making a Christmas card.
Grammar and Vocabularies:
- XX san e (To XX) , YY yori (From YY).
- Okaasan, otoosan, ojiisan, oneesan, ookami etc.
Instructor: Takakura
Class III
Goals:
- To know the real meanings of Christmas through the birth of Jesus Christ story
- To be interested in Katakana, and to able to make an effort to learn Katakana
- To write own thoughts to St. Nick
Classroom Activities:
- To read the story of Christmas
- Katakana practices
- To write a letter to St. Nick
Grammar and Vocabularies:
- Vocabularies related to Christmas, such as Christmas, Jesus Christ, Santa Clouse, Present etc.
Instructor: Umehata
A-I
Goals:
- To be able to say Japanese words with a loud voice
- To write Japanese letters with a right posture.
- To observe Daikon radish
Classroom Activities:
- To sing Christmas songs in Japanese (jingle bells, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer)
- Calligraphy
- To keep a observation diary
Grammar and Vocabularies:
- Review of words and kanjis learned in the first semester
- Sentences , utilizing “hajimeni”, “tugini”, and “saigoni”
Instructor: Yamada
A-II
Goals:
- To be able to use words of diagram, when making a Christmas card with Origami paper
- To be able to find “describing” words from cross-word puzzle.
- To be able to differentiate words written with Hiragana, and with Kanji and Hiragana.
- To get used to Japanese rhythms
Classroom Activities:
- To make a Christmas card with Origami paper
- Cross-word puzzles
- To read aloud a poem
Grammar and Vocabularies:
- Sankaku, seihoukei, chouten, nibun no ichi, yon-bun no ichi, etc.
- Adjectives such as yasui, takai, mezurashii, atatakai etc.
Instructor: Ohta
A-III
Goals:
- To be able to read and understand the history of Christmas and explain it verbally
- To be able to write thoughts by seeing pictures of the “hungry planet”.
Classroom Activities:
- To read a literature about Christmas
- “hungry planet”
- Practice of calligraphy
Grammar and Vocabularies:
- Eto, issyuukan bun , shokuryoo, chourisyudan, syokuhin, hozon houhou etc.
- Watashi (boku) wa xx da to omoi masu.
- ~no koubutsu wa XX desu. Etc.
Instructor: Siegel
A-IV-
Goals:
- To be able to make two sentences into one sentence without being confused with subjects and verbs
- To be able to tell someone Ms. Sueishi’s experiences in Japanese
Classroom Activities:
- To make a report of atomic bomb experiences
- To review of how to write “small consonants” and “long vowels”
- Practice of calligraphy
Grammar and Vocabularies:
- Eto, sekaiheiwa, ao, aka, hai, kuro etc.
- “~o kite, xxx”
- … o shite XXX
- … o shitte XXX.
Instructor: Sakamoto
JFL (Morning)
Goals:
- To be able to describe people and objects with adjectives
- To be able to ask and tell about places and existence
Classroom Activities:
- Roll-playing by pairs or groups
- Practices based on the daily occurrences
Grammar and Vocabularies:
- I-adjectives, na-ajectives
- Imasu, arimasu
- Dokoni? Etc
Instructor: Flores
JFL (Afternoon)
Goals:
- To learn Japanese culture
- To be able to tell basic everyday activities in Japanese
- To be able to tell their thoughts, ideas etc in Japanese
- To be able to recognize and read Hiragana letters
Classroom Activities:
- To use Japanese games
- To enjoy Kamishibai and to read old Japanese tales
- To practice based on a textbook
Grammar and Vocabularies:
- Hiragana recognition
- Japanese new years
- To write a letter to St. Nick about what they want to have for Christmas
Instructor: Flores
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