Week 1 8/28 R Topics: Orientation/ Hiragana & Katakana Elementary Japanese I (Fall 2014) Japanese Language There are three types of characters: Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji (Chinese characters) for Japanese language. It is generally believed that Buddhist monks from the Kingdom of Baekje in Korea brought Chinese texts to Japan during the 5th century. Kanji, originated from pictures, are used for words or parts of words in the written Japanese. Approximately 2,000 Kanji are used on a regular basis. In addition, there are two sets of phonetic scripts, Hiragana and Katakana, both developed from Kanji. Both Hiragana and Katakana have 46 characters, including 5 vowels, 1 (syllabic) consonant, and 40 consonant and vowel combinations. Katakana is used for foreign words, names of foreign people and places, and sounds. Activity: Find Your Name in Katakana ヘ (he) ン (n) リー (rii)(henry) ス (su) ミ (mi) ス (su)(smith) メ (me) ア (a) リー (rii)(mary) チャ (cha) ン (n)(chang) Week 2 9/2 T Topics: Hiragana ( あ ~ そ ); Greetings Homework: p. 117 Activities: Karuta-tori, Kana Dictation Introducing yourself to your classmates (with bow) ha ji me ma shi te. はじめまして How do you do? wa ta shi wa de su わたしは です I am (name). yo ro shi ku o ne ga i shi ma su よろしくおねがいします Nice to meet you. Week 2 9/3 W Topics: Hiragana ( た ~ ほ ); Greetings Homework: pp. 118-119 Activities: Karuta-tori, Kana Dictation; Bingo Game Week 2 9/4 R Topics: Hiragana ( ま ~ ん ); Greetings Homework: pp. 120-121; Hiragana Quiz 1 on 9/8; Weekly HW 1-2 due on 9/8 Activities: Karuta-tori, Kana Dictation; Bingo Game 1
Week 2 9/8 M Topics: Hiragana ( が ~ ぽ & ああ ~ わあ ); Greetings Activities: Karuta-tori; Kana Dictation; Kana Writing Hiragana Quiz 1 Long Vowels Long Vowels involving: [ a ], [ i ], and [ u ] okaasan おかあさん mother oniisan おにいさん older brother kuuki くうき air Long Vowels involving: [ e ] and [ o ] い う sensee せんせい gakusee がくせい doozo どうぞ ohayoo おはよう Week 3 9/9 T Topics: Hiragana ( つ & きゃ ~ ぴょ ); Greetings Activities: Karuta-tori; Kana Dictation; Kana Writing Homework: pp. 11-12; pp. 122-123; Hiragana Quiz 2 on 9/10 Hiragana Small つ (long syllables): [p], [t], [s], [k] The consonant of the second syllable has the duration of one syllable. Double consonants are written with a small っ. にっき nikki ざっし zasshi がっき gakki せっけん sekken はっぱ happa がっこう gakkou Nissan にっさん ippon いっぽん itte kudasai いってください nikki にっき Hiragana ( きゃ ~ ぴょ ): Glides [ _y ] small や ゆ よ 1. Take the hiragana containing vowel [i] e.g. [kya] き [ryu] り [byo] び 2. Add: small や for [a] small ゆ for [u] small よ for [o] 2
Activity: Bingo Game with Hiragana Elementary Japanese I (Fall 2014) Activity: Bingo Game with Hiragana 3
Week 3 9/10 W Topics: Numbers/ Time/ Age Homework: pp. 13-14; Hiragana Writing HW (pp. 117-122) due on 9/11 Activities: What time is it? Hiragana Quiz 2 Week 3 9/11 R Topics: ~ は ~ です / ~ の ~ Homework: Hiragana Quiz 3 on 9/15 Week 4 9/15 M Topics: ~は~です / Katakana ( ア ~ ソ ) Homework: p. 124; Greetings & Lesson 1 Voc. Quiz on 9/16 Hiragana Quiz 3 Katakana Made from part of Kanji ア 阿 ( ア+ 可 ) カ 加 ( カ+ 口 ) Words of foreign origin アメリカ America アパート apartment Sounds ワンワン barking sounds カアカア cawing sounds ポッポ cooing sounds Identifying someone or something, using ~は~です Topic Comment Noun Particle Noun Copula Verb わたし は にねんせい です I am a sophomore. Particles Particles represent grammatical relations (object of the verb, subject of the sentence, etc.) Particles are post-positional Particle は (-wa) は (-wa) represents the topic of a sentence In Hiragana writing, the particle wa is written with は こんにちは こんばんは は may be dropped です [(to) be/ am/ are/ is] sentences: A は (wa) B です (desu) A = B 4
Week 4 9/16 T Topics: ~ は ~ ですか / Katakana ( タ ~ ホ ) Homework: pp. 125-126; p. 15; Hiragana Quiz 4 on 9/17 Greetings & Lesson 1 Voc. Quiz Particles Particles represent grammatical relations (object of the verb, subject of the sentence, etc.) Particles are post-positional Particle の The particle の allows the first noun to modify the second noun. の can convey a variety of relationships between the two nouns, such as possession, group membership, location, and instrument. 1. X の Y (X & Y both NOUNS) X modifies Y にほんごのせんせい Japanese (lang.) teacher X possesses Y やまださんのおかあさん Mr. Yamada s mother X is a location of Y にほんのだいがく (university) a university in Japan 2. X の Y の Z カリフォルニアだいがくメルセドのにほんごのがくせい a student of Japanese language class at University of California, Merced Week 4 9/17 W Topics: ~は~ですか / Katakana ( マ ~ ン ) Homework: pp. 127-128 Hiragana Quiz 4 Asking / questions, using ~は ~ですか Question Copula Verb Particle すずきさん です か Are you Suzuki-san? Answer はい or ええ はい そう です Yes, I am. / Yes (=Yes, it is so.) Answer いいえ いいえ そう じゃないです No, I am not. / No. (=No, it is not so.) 5
Question Sentence Particle すずきさんはがくせいです か Is Suzuki-san a student? Answer はい or ええ はい そう です Yes, he/she is. / Yes. (Yes, it is so.) Answer いいえ いいえ そう じゃないです No, he/she isn t. / No. (=No, it is not so.) Week 4 9/18 R Topics: ~ は ~ ですか / Katakana Homework: p.16; Weekly HW 3-4 due on 9/22; Katakana HW (pp. 124-128) due on 9/22; Katakana Quiz 1 on 9/22 Greetings & L1 Vocabulary Quiz Asking for personal information, using the question words; Japanese Wh phrases なん what なん+ねんせい what year/grade どこ where Asking about names and things, using なん Question Word Copula Verb Particle おなまえは なん です か What is your name? Copula Verb アリス です It s Alice. Now, using なん +noun Question Word Counter Copula Verb Particle アリスさんは なん ねんせい です か What year are you in, Alice? (When you ask Alice) What year is Alice in? (When you ask someone else about Alice) Number Counter Copula Verb さん ねんせい です I m a junior. She is a junior. 6
Question Word Counter Copula Verb Particle アリスさんは なん さい です か How old are you, Alice? (When you ask Alice) How old is Alice? (When you ask someone else about Alice) Number Counter Copula Verb じゅうきゅう さい です I m nineteen years old. She is nineteen years old. Asking about places, using どこ and どちら (polite) Question word (Place) Particle Verb Particle どちら から いらっしゃいました か どこ から きました か Where are you from? (literally: Where did you come from?) Noun Particle Verb にほん から きました I m from Japan. (literally: I came from Japan) ~ Expression Notes ~ どちらからいらっしゃいましたか (Where are you from?) is a polite way of asking about someone s hometown, country or state. どこからきましたか is more informal. The particle から means from. いらっしゃいました and きました are the past tense forms of the verbs いらっしゃいます and きます, respectively; they both mean come. When responding to a question about your hometown, country or state, always use きま した. Ask your classmates about where he/she is from. どちらからいらっしゃいましたか Or どこからきましたか Where are you from? サンフランシスコからきました I am from San Francisco. Ask your classmates about his/her personal information. おなまえはなんですか ( わたしのなまえは ) やまだきよこです What is your name? My name is Yamada Kiyoko. せんこうはなんですか ( わたしのせんこうは ) れきしです What is your major? My major is history. でんわばんごうはなんですか ( わたしのでんわばんごうは )123-4567 です What is your telephone number? My Telephone number is 123-4567. 7
しごとはなんですか かいしゃいんです What is your occupation? I am an office worker. なんねんせいですか ( わたしは ) にねんせいです What year are you in? I am a sophomore. なんさいですか How old Are you? にじゅうななさいです I am twenty-seven years old. どこからきましたか にほんからきました Where are you from? I am from Japan. ~ Grammatical Notes ~ Punctuations Small circle ( ) = end of a sentence おはようございます Comma ( ) = major phrasal break, where the speaker takes a breath すみませんが これは すしですか よこがき (Horizontal) たてがき (Vertical) From the left to the right. From the right to the left. Week 5 9/22 M Topics: Reading & Writing Homework: pp. 17-19 Katakana Quiz 1 Activity: Introduce yourself to your classmates はじめまして わたしはやまだたろうです にほんじんです とうきょうからきました にねんせいです にじゅういっさいです せんこうはかがくです よろしくおねがいします Week 5 9/23 T Topics: Vocabulary/ Numbers Homework: p. 20; Katakana Quiz 2 on 9/24 8
Week 5 9/24 W Topics: これ それ あれ どれ Homework: Greetings & L1 Test on 9/25; Greetings & L 1 WB (pp. 11-18) due on 9/25; L 1 Dialogue Assignment due on 9/25 Katakana Quiz 2 Japanese Demonstrative Pronouns こそあどこれそれあれどれ area close to the speaker area close to the listener; slightly removed from both the speaker and listener area away from both them question this, this one that, that one nearby that, that one over there which, which one この + Noun その + Noun あの + Noun どの + Noun this + Noun that + Noun that + Noun over there which + Noun ここ here, this place そこ there, that place あそこ over there, that place どこ where Week 5 9/25 R Topics: これ それ あれ どれ Homework: p. 21 Greetings & Lesson 1 Test Week 6 9/29 M Topics: この その あの どの Homework: p. 22; Lesson 2 Voc. Quiz on 9/30 Week 6 9/30 T Topics: だれのここ そこ あそこ どこ Homework: p. 23 Lesson 2 Voc. Quiz Week 6 10/1 W Topics: ~ も Homework: p. 24 9
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Week 6 10/2 R Topics: Noun じゃないです Homework: p. 24; Weekly HW 5-6 due on 10/6 Week 7 10/6 M Topics: よ ね Particles よ and ね are placed at the end of a sentence A. Giving information, using よ Sentence Particle これはほんですよ This is a book, you know. Particle よ : speaker seeking the addressee s total, unsuspecting agreement The particle よ is used when the speaker wishes to emphasize to the listener that he/she is imparting completely new information. Like you know in English, it is used more often in conversation and should not be overused. B. Seeking agreement, using ね Sentence Particle これはほんです ね This is a book, isn t it? Particle ね : speaker seeking the addressee s confirmation It is similar to ~ isn t it in English (wanting to be on the same page ). Cf. Particle か : speaker seeking a missing info. Sentence Particle これはほんですか Is this a book? Week 7 10/7 T Topics: Reading & Writing Homework: pp. 25-26 Week 7 10/8 W Topics: Vocabulary/ Kanji Homework: pp. 129-130; L 2 Test on 10/9; L 2 HW (pp. 19-26) due on 10/9; L 2 Dialogue Assignment due on 10/9 Week 7 10/9 R Topics: Verb Conjugation/ Present Tense Homework: p. 27 Lesson 2 Test 11
~Expression Notes~ Japanese verbs have two forms: plain and polite The polite form is used among acquaintances, people of different age-groups, and strangers in public paces. It is also used in television and radio broadcasts and letters. The plain form is used among family members, young children, and close friends of the same age as well as in newspaper and magazine articles. ~Grammatical Notes~ Japanese verbs have only 2 tenses: past and present. The present tense indicates both present or future time, depending on the context. Japanese verbs have 3 conjugation types: る -verbs, う verbs and Irregular verbs For る -verbs, and う verbs, the base remains unchanged when conjugating. る-verb: taberu (to eat) = tabe (base) + ru ( る ) conjugation to the base. Remove る, and add affirmative/negative tabe+ru tabe+masu(aff) tabe+masen(neg) たべる - たべます - たべません う verb: kaeru (to return) = kaer (base) + u ( う ) Remove う, and add affirmative/negative conjugation to the base. kaer+u kaer+imasu(aff) kaer+imasen(neg) かえる- かえります- かえりません Irregular verbs: There are only two irregular verbs, くる (to come) する (to do). くる - きます - きませんする - します - しません Week 8 10/13 M Topics: Present Tense/ Particles Homework: p. 28; Lesson 3 Voc. Quiz on 10/14 Week 8 10/14 T Topics: Particles/ Time Reference Homework: pp. 29-30 Lesson 3 Voc. Quiz 12
Particles は topic わたしはにほんじんです が subject わたしがにほんじんです も also わたしもにほんじんです に time くじにおきます に location UC Merced は Merced にあります に / へ destination/goal にほんに / へいきます を direct object ばんごはんをたべます で place of action レストランでたべます の possession of わたしのペンです Activity: Interview なんじにおきますか なんじにあさごはんをたべますか なんじにだいがくへいきますか なにをべんきょうしますか どこでひるごはんをたべますか どこでべんきょうしますか なんじにうちにかえりますか うちでなにをしますか なんじにねますか Particles: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate particles or put X if nothing is necessary. わたしは UC Merced だいがく がくせいです まいにち はちじはん がっこう いきます きっさてん あさごはん たべます まいあさ コーヒー のみます しゅうまつ としょかん にほんご べんきょうします Find someone who.. Signature 1) plays tennis on the weekend. 2) studies Japanese tonight. 3) watches TV today. 4) drinks coffee every morning. 5) studies every night. 13
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Week 8 10/15 W Topics: ~ ませんか Homework: p. 31; Lesson 3 Kanji Quiz on 10/16 Week 8 10/16 R Topics: Word Order/ Frequency Adverbs Homework: Weekly HW 7-8 due on 10/20 Lesson 3 Kanji Quiz Week 9 10/20 M Topics: Frequency Adverbs Homework: p. 32 Adverbs of Frequency With both affirmative/negative predicates: いつも always, all the time たいてい usually, most of the times よく often, frequently ときどき sometimes わたしはいつもはちじはんにがっこうにいきます I always go to school at 8:30. やまうちさんはたいていろくじにおきます Ms. Yamauchi usually gets up at 6:00. たなべさんはよくとしょかんにいきます Mr. Tanabe often goes to library. まつださんはときどきうちでひるごはんをたべます Ms. Matsuda sometimes eats lunch at home. With negative predicates only: あまり (not) very often/much ぜんぜん (not) at all わたしはあまりテレビをみません I do not watch TV very much. わたしはぜんぜんおさけをのみません I do not drink sake at all. Week 9 10/21 T Topics: Topic Particle は Homework: pp. 33-34 15
Week 9 10/22 W Topics: Reading & Writing Homework: p. 35; L 3 Test on 10/23; L 3 WB (pp. 27-34, pp. 129-130) due on 10/23; L3 Dialogue Assignment due on 10/23; Composition 1 わたしの一にち due on 10/27 Week 9 10/23 R Topics: Vocabulary/ Kanji Homework: pp. 131-132 Lesson 3 Test Week 10 10/27 M Topics: ~ があります / います Homework: Lesson 4 Voc. Quiz on 10/28 Week 10 10/28 T Topics: ~ があります / います / Describing Where Things Are Homework: p.36 Lesson 4 Voc. Quiz Week 10 10/29 W Topics: Describing Where Things Are Homework: p. 37; Lesson 4 Kanji Quiz on 10/30 The verb ある 1. to exist びょういんのとなりにきっさてんがあります There is a coffee shop next to the hospital. 2. to take place 日本語のクラスでテストがあります There will be a test in the Japanese language class. 3. to own じてんしゃはありますか Do you own a bicycle? 16
Please note the different usage of particles に / で ; Place に Tangible object/place があります に :place of existence Place で Event/Activity があります で :place of action メルセドに があります メルセドで があります にほんに があります にほんで があります うちに があります うちで があります Activity: Ask the location Q: (Tangible object/place ) はどこにありますか A: (Place) にあります Tangible object/place ホワイトハウスディズニーランドエッフェルタワー Make your own Place ワシントン D.C. ロサンゼルスフランス 1. Describing the location of People and Things, using; A. Focusing on X LOCATION に X があります / います There is/are X(s) in LOCATION. Location に X があります (X=inanimate) このへやに ほんだながあります In this room, there is a bookcase. Or There is a bookcase in this room. Location に X がいます (X=animate) うちに いぬがいます There is a dog in (my) house. Or I own (have) a dog. The particle に indicates the location of something or someone. Different from the で particle, it indicates the place of existence, not of action. The verb あります and います mean to be or exist. Use あります to talk about the location of a non-living. Use います to talk about the location of a living. Despite plants are living organisms, we use あります, instead of います. 17
2. Describing the Location, using location nouns; Using Location Nouns: Noun Particle Location Noun Particle Noun Particle Verb いす の うえ に ねこ が います B.Focusing on Location X は LOCATION にあります / います X は LOCATION です X exists at a LOCATION. おみやげはテーブルのうえにあります The gift is on the table. あてあらいはデパートのなかです The bathroom is inside the department store. ~Expression Notes~ The usage of the A/B expressions is different. One (using A format) focuses on the person or thing whose location is being established, while the other (using B format) focuses on the location of a person or thing. ぎんこうはおてらのとなりにあります [B format] ぎんこうはおてらのとなりです The bank is next to the temple. VS. おてらのとなりにぎんこうがあります [A format] There is a bank next to the temple. 18
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Week 10 10/30 R Topics: Past Tense Homework: Weekly HW 9-10 due on 11/3 Lesson 4 Kanji Quiz Week 11 11/3 M Topics: Past Tense Homework: pp. 38-40 Week 11 11/4 T Topics: たくさん / 一時間 / と / も Homework: pp. 41-42 Week 11 11/5 W Topics: Reading & Writing Homework: pp. 43-44; L 4 Test on 11/6; L 4 WB (pp. 35-44, pp. 131-132) due on 11/6; L4 Dialogue Assignment due on 11/6 Week 11 11/6 R Topics: Vocabulary/ Kanji Homework: pp. 133-134; Composition 2 わたしのしゅうまつ due on 11/10 L 4 Test Week 12 11/10 M Topics: Adjectives Homework: Lesson 5 Voc. Quiz on 11/12 A. Adjectives in Pre-nominal Position: Adjective + Noun い-adjectives + Noun : おおきいうち large house な-adjectives + Noun: きれいなへや clean room どんな What kind of ~ ~ さんの Noun はどんな Noun ですか What kind of N is your N? ( わたしの Noun は ) Noun です My N is (adjective) N. Activity: Ask your classmates about the following belongings. さんさん うち / りょう (dormitory) へや (room) コンピューター テレビ 21
Week 12 11/12 W Topics: Adjectives Homework: pp. 45-47 Lesson 5 Voc. Quiz Week 12 11/13 R Topics: Adjectives/ すき / きらい Homework: pp. 48-49; Weekly HW 11-12 due on 11/17; Lesson 5 Kanji Quiz on 11/17 Degree Expressions: とても あまり ちょっと The adverbs とても and あまり are often used with adjectives, and both are translated as very in English. The difference is that とても occurs with an affirmative form, while あまり occurs with a negative form. ちょっと is used with both forms, and your comment will sound unenthusiastic. このとしょかんはとてもおおきいです This library is very big. このとしょかんはあまりおおきくないです This library is not very big. すずきさんのうちはとてもきれいです Mr. Suzuki s house is very beautiful. すずきさんのうちはあまりきれいじゃないです Mr. Suzuki s house is not very beautiful. このこうえんはちょっとふるいですね This park is a bit old, isn t it? そのえいがはちょっとよくなかったですね That movie was not too good, wasn t it? Activity: Fill in the blanks わたしのへやはとても あまり ちょっと Week 13 11/17 M Topics: すき / きらい Homework: p. 50 Lesson 5 Kanji Quiz 22
Week 13 11/18 T Topics: ~ ましょう / ~ ましょうか Homework: p. 51 Week 13 11/19 W Topics: Counting Homework: p. 52 Week 13 11/20 R Topics: Reading & Writing Homework: p.53 Elementary Japanese I (Fall 2014) Week 14 11/24 M Topics: Vocabulary/ Kanji Homework: pp. 135-136; L 5 Test on 11/25; L 5 WB (pp. 45-52, 133-134) due on 11/25; L5 Dialogue Assignment due on 11/25; Composition 3 due on 12/1 Week 14 11/25 T Topics: Te-form Lesson 5 Test Week 14 11/26 W Topics: Te-form Homework: pp. 54-56; Lesson 6 Voc. Quiz on 12/1; Weekly HW 13-14 due on 12/1 Week 15 12/1 M Topics: ~ てください Homework: p. 57 Lesson 6 Voc. Quiz Activity: Your Own ロボット You ve got your own robot which does anything for you. Write 5 things you want your robot to do, using ~ てください 23
Week 15 12/2 T Topics: ~ てもいいです /~ てはいけません Homework: pp. 58-59; Lesson 6 Kanji Quiz on 12/3 Week 15 12/3 W Topics: Describing Two Activities Homework: p. 60 Lesson 6 Kanji Quiz Week 15 12/4 R Topics: ~ から Homework: p. 61 Week 16 12/8 M Topics: ~ ましょうか Week 16 12/9 T Topics: Reading & Writing Homework: p. 62-63; Weekly HW 15-16 due on 12/10; L 6 Test on 12/10; L 6 WB (pp. 53-63, pp. 135-136) due on 12/10; L 6 Dialogue Assignment due on 12/10 Week 16 12/10 W Topics: Review Lesson 6 Test Week 16 12/11 R Topics: Review Final Exam at SSB 120 at 6:30-9:30pm on Dec. 16, 2014 24