Japanese/Practical Lessons/Syllabus
Proposed Syllabus for Japanese Textbook/Practical Lessons
editThis syllabus is based on the following standard:
There exists a Lesson_Plan based on this syllabus.
Stage I
editFunction
editStudents develop the ability to understand and express:
- Greetings and introductions
- Counting
- Likes and dislikes
- Actions
- Ownership
- Simple requests and commands
- Simple questions (where, when, why, who, what)
- Statements about individuals
- General intent
Level of Competency
editStudents will become competent to the following levels:
- Reading
- Hiragana, Katakana, 100 Kanji, 800 Words (JLPT N5 Kanji and Vocabulary)
- Identify the general intent of very short texts enhanced by visual clues:
- Charts
- Instructions
- Maps
- Menus
- Photographs
- Posters
- Schedules
- Signs
- Short letters
- Writing
- Write Hiragana, Katakana, 100 Kanji
- Compose short sentences:
- Notes
- Poems
- Postcards
- Short letters
- Shopping Lists
- Todo Lists
- Listening and Speaking
- Understand short audio and/or video conversations
- Be able to speak in short and uncomplicated sentences.
- Even with some hesitation and errors, understand and speak the function items effectively.
- Grammar:
- See User:Retropunk/Japanese_Curriculum/Outline/Beginner_Lessons/Grammar for list of grammar to be mastered in this lesson.
Topics
editPossible topics include:
- Personal
- Family
- Friends
- Home
- Rooms
- Health
- School
- Hobbies
- Student life
- Shopping
- Clothes
- Pets and animals
- Abstract
- Schedules
- Prices
- Size and quantity
- Symbols
- Colors
- Numbers
- Days
- Dates
- Time
- Directions
- Weather and seasons
- Transportation
- Cultural
- Holidays and festivals
- Geography
- Monuments and places of interest
- Cultural and historical figures
- Food and customs
- Travel
- Professions and work
Stage II
editFunction
editStudents develop the ability to understand and express:
- Polite requests and commands
- Polite questions
- Needs
- Descriptions
- Comparisons
- Emotions
- Statements about groups
- Intent and general meaning
Level of Competency
editStudents will be competent to the following levels:
- Reading
- Hiragana, Katakana, 300 Kanji, 1600 Words (JLPT N4 Kanji and Vocabulary)
- Identify the intent and general meaning of short texts:
- Advertisements
- Tickets
- Brochures
- Short narratives
- Writing
- Hiragana, Katakana, 300 Kanji
- Create simple paragraphs
- Letters and short guided compositions
- Listening
- Identify intent and general meaning of uncomplicated speech
- Understand polite questions, answers and commands
- Speaking
- Sentences and strings of sentences
- Polite questions, commands and requests
- Accuracy
- Understand and express intent and general meaning
Topics
editPossible topics include:
- Personal
- Family
- Friends
- Home
- Rooms
- Health
- School
- Hobbies
- Student life
- Shopping
- Clothes
- Pets and animals
- Abstract
- Schedules
- Prices
- Size and quantity
- Symbols
- Colors
- Numbers
- Days
- Dates
- Time
- Directions
- Weather and seasons
- Transportation
- Cultural
- Holidays and festivals
- Geography
- Monuments and places of interest
- Cultural and historical figures
- Food and customs
- Travel
- Professions and work
Stage III
editFunction
editStudents develop the ability to understand and express:
- Clarifications
- Opinions
- Narration in the present, past, and future
- Feelings and emotions
- Statements about abstract ideas
- Intent, meaning and important details
Level of Competency
editStudents will be competent to the following levels:
- Reading
- Hiragana, Katakana, 700 Kanji, 3300 Words
- Identify the intent, meaning and important details of authentic texts:
- Articles
- Essays
- Japanese-Japanese Dictionary
- Japanese Wikipedia
- Poems
- Stories
- Writing
- Hiragana, Katakana, 700 Kanji
- Simple paragraphs
- Writing journals
- Letters
- essays
- Listening
- Identify intent and meaning and important details of carefully conveyed language
- Speaking
- Strings of related sentences
- Accuracy
- Understand and express intent, meaning and important details
Topics
editPossible topics include:
- Knowledge
- Art
- History
- Literature
- Music
- Science
- Cultural
- Current Affairs
- Civilisation
- Politics
- The Environment
- Social Issues
- Government
- Education System
Stage IV
editFunction
editStudents develop the ability to understand and express:
- Advice and suggestions
- Comparisons
- Contrasts
- Explanations
- Justification of an opinion or belief
- Information and knowledge
Level of Competency
editStudents will be competent to the following levels:
- Reading
- Hiragana, Katakana, 1300 Kanji, 5000 Words (JLPT N2)
- Improve their reading using comprehensive, authentic texts
- Short books
- Poems
- Articles
- Japanese-Japanese Dictionary
- Japanese Wikipedia
- Writing
- Hiragana, Katakana, 1300 Kanji
- Series of paragraphs
- Journals
- Letters
- Essays
- Listening
- Understand most authentic spoken language well enough to expand speaking and listening ability
- Speaking
- Speaks well enough to expand speaking and listening ability
- Accuracy
- Can communicate well enough to expand and improve their abilities
Topics
editPossible topics include:
- Knowledge
- Art
- History
- Literature
- Music
- Science
- Cultural
- Current Affairs
- Civilisation
- Politics
- The Environment
- Social Issues
- Government
- Education System
Stage V
editFunction
editStudents develop the ability to understand and express:
- Transactions
- Negotiations
- Elaborate opinions
- Analysis and critiques
- Debates
Level of Competency
editStudents will be competent to the following levels:
- Reading
- Hiragana, Katakana, 2000 Kanji, 8000 Words (JLPT N1)
- Full comprehension
- Writing
- Hiragana, Katakana, 2000 Kanji
- Writing is clear and fully comprehensible
- Listening
- Understand natural spoken Japanese
- Speaking
- Near fluent
Topics
edit- Philosophical
- Human rights
- Knowledge
- Art
- History
- Literature
- Music
- Science
- Science
- Cultural
- Current Affairs
- Civilisation
- Politics
- The Environment
- Social Issues
- Government
- Education System