JapaneseⅠ
GOAL：Building basic skills.
| Course Title | Content | |
|---|---|---|
| JapaneseⅠ （Required） |
a（Comprehensive） | This class is an introductory course for those new to Japanese.It focuses on basic grammar and vocabulary. |
| b（Listening） | This class focuses on developing basic and essential listening skills for daily life and the classroom. | |
| c（Conversation） | This class focuses on developing basic and essential communication skills for daily life and the classroom. | |
| d（Practical language） | Developing practical Japanese abilities through learning to connect basic grammar and vocabulary to the achievement of tasks. | |
| Elective Classes | Japanese Culture Ⅰ・Ⅱ | The focus of this class is on learning not only traditional Japanese culture, but also experiencing modern Japan as well. This is an experiential learning class. |
| Flower Arrangement | This is a cultural course that offers students the opportunity to study“Kado”, a traditional Japanese artform. Through the study of flower arrangment, particularly of seasonal flowers, the students will study the particular importance of seasons in Japan. | |
| Calligraphy | This course focuses on the traditional artform of Shodo, or Japanese calligraphy. Through practical experiences of learning how to prepare the ink, drawing lines, learning to write Hirgana and Kanji, the students will learn form and brush stroke order. Additionally there will be other projects related to word art and stone carving. |
