Japanese Beginner 1

This course is for students who fit this description: "I have no knowledge or understanding of the language, or just a very basic knowledge, perhaps no more than a few key words and expressions. I have no real idea about the grammar, and I have a very limited vocabulary."Topics & VocabularyIntroduce yourself with greetings in JapaneseExchanging business card in JapaneseAsking about of services in storesShoppingDescribing about the whereabouts of things and peopleTransportationTime and numbers – telling and asking the time, counting cardinal numbersEveryday objectsPlaces – shops, important buildingsDaily life – routines, free timeJobHomeCultureExistence of People and ThingsOrdinal numbersGrammarBasic Japanese grammar rules – particles : か (ka), は (wa), の (no), と (to), を (o), に (ni), も (mo), が (ga), や (ya) .Present, Past, FuturePronouns – subject, object, possessiveSingular vs. PluralWord order – sentence, question, negativeQuestion formationModal verbsCultural ContentThree writing systems in Japanese (Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji)How to bowJapanese currencyShops in JapanTransportationExcursions to Japanese spas ( 温泉 onsen)Skills WorkLots of speaking-inc. situational exercises & interactionBasic pronunciation rulesListening activitiesNumbers and Counters rulesWriting practice (Hiragana)

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