Sample Curriculum

Module I – The Japanese Sound and Writing Systems

• The Japanese Sound System and Hiragana
  • Greeting and Classroom Expressions
  • Family Terms
• Voiced Sounds / Contracted Sounds / Double Consonants
  • Numbers / Days of the Week / Location Words / Greetings
• Devoiced Vowels / Pitch Accent
• Loan Words and Katakana / Kanji

Module II Grammar & III Practice

• Grammar Point 1 – Particles & Sentences with Predicate Verbs
• Grammar Point 2 – Verb Conjugations
• Grammar Point 3 – Basic Conversation
• Grammar Point 4 – Sentences with Predicate Nouns & Adjectives
• Grammar Point 5 – Conjugating and Using Short Forms
• Grammar Point 6 – Te-forms
• Grammar Point 7 – Verb Conjugations That Add Meaning: Desire, Potential, Passive & Causative
• Grammar Point 8 – Noun Modification
• Grammar Point 9 – Sentence-Final Expressions
• Grammar Point 10 – Complex Sentences
• Grammar Point 11 – Other Frequently Used Expressions
• Grammar Point 12 – Maintaining Appropriate Levels of Politeness & Formality

Module IV Kanji

• Kanji 1
• Kanji 2