Japanese Language Program
Course Descriptions
Just Getting Started (Pre 101-1)
Students learn:
Basic expressions for:
Greetings
Self-introduction
Communicating with front desk clerks at hotels
Communicating with salesclerks
Communicating with taxi drivers, bus drivers, etc.
Buying over-the-counter medication
101-1 | Japanese for Busy People Vol 1 (4th Ed.) | Lessons 1-3
Students learn:
Japanese Phonetic Symbols: Master the basics of Hiragana
Greeting and Self-Introduction Expressions: Acquire common expressions for greetings and self-introductions
Numbers 1 through 10: Learn numbers from 1 to 10
Demonstrative and Interrogative Pronouns: Understand demonstrative pronouns and interrogative pronouns (who, whose, what, what time, how much)
Goals:
Achieve proficiency in recognizing and using Hiragana
Gain insight into Japanese culture
Comprehend the distinctions between Japanese and English syntax
101-2 | Japanese for Busy People Vol 1 (4th Ed.) | Lessons 4-7
Students learn:
Japanese Loan Words: Learn Katakana symbols used for loan words
Large Numbers: Understand numbers greater than 10
Counters: Familiarize yourself with counters for solid items, floppy items, and rod-like or cylindrical items
Interrogative Pronouns: Grasp interrogative pronouns such as "how much," "where," "when," and "with whom"
Verbs of Movement: Learn verbs for "go," "come," and "return"
Vocabulary for Destinations: Expand your vocabulary related to destinations
Particles に: Understand the use of the particle に for direction and time reference
Japanese Currency: Familiarize yourself with Japanese currency
Days of the Week and Month: Learn the days of the week and days of the month
Goals:
Able to recognize Katakana symbols proficiently
Can identify and understand vocabulary related to transportation and destinations
Capable of communicating effectively with salesclerks
Can recognize and understand the prices of merchandise
Destination Arrival Inquiries
102 | Japanese for Busy People Vol 1 (4th Ed.) | Lessons 8-11
Students learn:
A variety of verbs and their conjugations (affirmative, negative, present, and past tense)
Two types of adjectives and conjugations (i-adjective and na-adjective
The time reference words and means of transportation
The interrogative pronouns (where, with whom, when)
Counter for people.
Goals:
Can talk about daily activities.
Can talk about activities that one is frequently engaged in.
Can talk about the plan on weekends.
Can ask and answer the time, days, or dates for a meeting or a business appointment.
Can express impressions about experiences.
Can place an order at Izakaya (Japanese-style bar)
103 | Japanese for Busy People Vol 1 (4th Ed.) | Lessons 12-16
Students learn:
The verbs for giving and receiving
Describing locations of things and people
Words for positions, things near a station, office supplies, etc.
The expressions for:
Inviting someone
Making suggestions
Offering to help someone
Goals:
Can ask and describe things’ characteristics in adjectives with appropriate conjugation
Can recognize basic vocabulary
Words for gifts
Events
Places for rendezvous spots
Verbs for offering to do something
Develop conversation skills for the following situation:
Being Invited to a friend's house and commenting about the food served.
Talking about birthday gifts
Talking about the weather
Inviting someone to an event and scheduling for meeting
Accepting an invitation or refusing an invitation
Offering to help someone
105 | Japanese for Busy People Vol 1 (4th Ed.) | Lessons 21-24
Students learn:
Te‑form + います: Learn grammar patterns using the Te‑form with います to express
present progressive actions,
habitual actions, and
current states.
Particle も: Use も to indicate duplication or inclusion.
Particle は: Use は for contrastive emphasis.
Negative Te‑form (…ないで): Learn how to express “without doing…” using the negative Te‑form.
Gerund (Dictionary form + こと): Use dictionary form + こと to nominalize verbs.
Goals:
Inquire about and describe someone’s current activities.
Discuss routine or habitual actions.
Contrast two items or ideas using the particle は.
Ask about and describe someone’s current state using expressions such as
つとめています, ついています, and すんでいます.
Communicate health concerns effectively to a medical doctor.
Ask and answer questions about public rules using
…ないでください (“please don’t…”) and …てもいいですか (“may I…?”)
202 | Minna no Nihongo Vol. 1 | Chapters 17, 18, & 19
Students learn:
Plain negative Form
Dictionary forms
Ta-form for past tense.
Grammar Patterns for:
Expressing obligations …なければ なりません
Expressing no obligations …なくてもいいです
Describing someone’s abilities …ことができます
Describing something happens before… …まえに
Describing experiences …ことが あります
Describing changes I-adjective stem＋くなります／Na-adjective＋になります
Goals:
Can talk about duties and responsibilities.
Can talk about hobbies and interests.
Can talk about experiences and weekend activities
203 | Minna no Nihongo Vol. 1 | Chapters 20, 21, & 22
Students learn:
Suffixes for casual speech
Verbs
I-adjectives
Na-adjectives
Noun
Embedding a quote in a statement. …と思います、…と言っていました。
Modifying a noun by a relative clause
Goals:
Can talk about duties and responsibilities.
Can talk about hobbies and interests.
Can talk about experiences and weekend activities
309 | Minna no Nihongo Vol. 2 | Chapters 49-50
Students learn:
Three types of Honorific Forms
Conjugated Honorific Form
お + Masu-Form Stem に なります
Honorific Verbs
Two types of Humble Forms
お + Masu-Form Stem します
Humble Verbs
Goals:
Proficiency in listening comprehension for the language commonly used in customer services.
Proficiency in reading emails from business partners and clients including prospective entities.
Effectively convey the respect for the other person by using honorific forms and humble forms
In the following situations
Conversation with clients.
Writing emails in appropriate language formats.
Intermediate Japanese | Dekiru Nihongo Chapter #3
Can talk about the reasons for coming to Japan and goals and plans in the future.
Can talk and ask about future plans.
can use the internet to research jobs schools.