Session 1 27/10/11

General Information about the courseAn overview

Useful Expressions/GreetingsJapanese Writing System Hiragana 1 [a] - [ko]Numbers (1):1-12 Time (1): [oclock]Session 1Week 3 Term 1General InformationStudent Handbook for 2013-14: (https://www.york.ac.uk/lfa/students/handbook/)LFA Japanese 1: (https://www.york.ac.uk/lfa/courses/japanese/)Textbook(VLE):GENKI [] Vol.1 an integrated course in elementary Japanese 1st or 2nd edition (The Japan Times) Term 1 syllabus (VLE)

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GreetingsUseful expressions 1p. 34 -37 [p.6-9]

(1) Good morning.

(2) Hello!

(3) Good evening.

(4) Good night.

(5) Good bye./ See you later.Greetings

(1)Thank you!

(2) Im sorryNot at all...

(3) Ill go and come back.Please go and come back.

(4)Im home.Welcome home.

(5) Thank you for the meal.

(6) Thank you for the meal.(7)How do you do? Nice to meet you.

(7) How do you do? Nice to meet you.Useful Expressions 6ScriptsJapanese Writing System p.24-31 [1st ed: Introduction chapter p.18-24 & p.252]HiraganaKatakanaKanji (or Chinese characters)(Japanese) (Roma-ji) ko o hi i o no mi ma shi ta.3 kinds of characters(eg ) I drank a cup of coffee.Characteristics of Japanese WritingsRepresents soundsRoundish shapeUsed for: conjugation endings, function words, native Japanese words not covered by Kanji Carries sounds and meanings Used for: nounsStems of verbs & adjectives

HiraganaKatakanaKanjiRepresents soundsStraight linesUsed for:loan words,foreign names(1)[]-[]Hiragana (1) [a]-[ko]Basic Hiragana Syllables p.24 [1st ed:Introduction chapter p.18 & p.252]http://www.textfugu.com/resources/hiragana-chart/Homework:Practice Hiragana [a]-[ko]Hiragana Practice : Stroke Order, Sound, Quiz (VLE)

Numbers (1)Numbers :1-12p.48 [1st ed: p.20]1 ichi 2 ni 3 san 4 shi yon 5 go 6 roku 7 nana shichi 8 hachi 9 kyuu 10 juu 11juu ichi 12 juu ni

Timep.49 [1st ed: p.21] oclock:Number + (ji)

4 ()Yo-ji7 () Shichi-ji9 ()Ku-ji What time is it now? i ma, na n ji de su ka.Excuse me.

What time is it now?

Its 10 oclock.

Thank you.

Youre welcome.

su mi ma se n.i mana n ji de su ka.

10juu ji de su.

a ri ga too go za i ma su.

doo i ta shi ma shi te.

HomeworkWriting&Reading

Listening&SpeakingHiragana quizzes (VLE)Practice writing Hiragana [a]-[ko] 3 times each.

Greetings/useful expressions (VLE)Memorize the short dialogue Asking & Telling times