Elementary Japanese II Course

Comments about Elementary Japanese II Course - At the institution - Montreal - Québec

• Objectives
  Upon completion of the course, the student will be able to do the following: 1. Derive meaning from the Japanese written language from texts that are structurally simple. 2. Recombine learned vocabulary into structurally simple written statements and questions. 3. Recombine learned vocabulary and frequently used expressions into meaningful statements with evidence of creativity and/or improvisation. 4. Express basic needs and use basic courtesy expressions. 5. Demonstrate comprehension of high frequency and some limited terms of low frequency of learned vocabulary in structurally simple sentences and questions in a limited number of content areas. 6. Recognize simple cultural norms, beliefs, and regional variations of areas where the Japanese language is used. 7. Recognize key social and cultural Japanese traditions.
• Course description
  1. Oral and Written Forms.
  2. 99 additional kanji characters
  3. Pronunciation
  4. Grammatical Structures
  5. Adjective conjunction
  6. Comparatives and superlatives
  7. Past, plain verb forms
  8. Extended predicate
  9. Verb, adjective, nominal te-form
  10. Probability and conjecture
  11. Interrogative plus particles
  12. Potential forms
  13. Nominalizer
  14. Progressive
  15. Relative clause
  16. Past experience
  17. Desire
  18. Opinion
  19. Excessive
  20. Quoted speech
  21. Intention/verb volitional form
  22. Simultaneous actions
  23. Temporal clause
  24. Indefinite pronoun
  25. Conditional clause
  26. Reporting hearsay
  27. Embedded question
  28. Interpersonal Transactions
  29. Describe, compare, and predict weather and climate
  30. Describe a schedule in logical order
  31. Express conjectures
  32. Describe hobby and degree of ability
  33. Describe family members
  34. Describe someone's progressive and habitual action
  35. Describe favorite food and drink
  36. Describe past experiences
  37. Make polite request
  38. Discuss plan
  39. Express 1st and 3rd persons' desires
  40. Express opinions in a culturally appropriate way
  41. Quote hearsay
  42. Describe planned action and the reason for the proposed action
  43. Describe simultaneous actions
  44. Transact purchases
  45. Describe clothes used on various occasions
  46. Provide multiple reasons
  47. Give culturally appropriate answers to questions
  48. Write a formal letter
  49. Read a newspaper style article
  50. Read various brochures

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