Japanese Fundamentals 3
Course Description
This course is designed for beginning level to lower-intermediate learners who understands the hiragana system and have some basic understanding of the Japanese language. The course focuses on learning basic structures of verbs and verb sentences while also practicing common expressions useful to describe daily activities and future plans. The course will also introduce useful conjunctive particles and continue reviewing and practicing basic particles from previous classes. The course is designed as a continuation of Fundamentals 2, but completing Fundamentals 2 is not required to join this course. Prior knowledge of hiragana and katakana, however, is required. Students will be able to:
- Understand and use familiar and basic expressions and phrases.
- Understand and use a variety of greetings useful in daily conversations.
- Practice sharing daily activities, future plans, and past events
- Learn 15 essential particles, and conjunctive particles
- Understand basic sentence structures, particularly verb sentences and create original simple sentences.
- Learn and practice asking questions about when, where, who, what and why (いつ、どこで、だれが、なにを、なぜ）.
Tuition
Member: $180
Non-member: $230
Membership Bundle*: $210 (Save $15!)
*JASDFW regular individual/family membership + Tuition
Registration
- Wednesdays, July 1st – August 19th
- 7:30 PM – 8:40 PM CST
- 8 sessions - Make-up Date: 8/26*
- Instructor: Keiko Yokoyama
- Wednesdays, February 4th – March 25th
- 12:00pm – 1:10pm CST
- 8 sessions - Make-up Date: April 1st
- Instructor: Mariko Nijo
- Wednesdays, February 4th – March 25th
- 7:00pm – 8:10pm CST
- 8 sessions - Make-up Date: April 1st
- Instructor: Mariko Nijo
- Mondays, February 23rd – April 13th
- 7:00pm – 8:10pm CST
- 8 sessions - Make-up Date: April 20th
- Instructor: Izumi Sakurada
* The make-up day is only applicable if a class is canceled during the session. If no cancellations occur, the course will conclude on the scheduled date.
Japanese classes will be conducted via Zoom. Attendees must have a device with audio and video capabilities, as well as an internet connection. The Japan-America Society of Dallas/Fort Worth reserves the right to cancel the class if it does not meet the minimum attendance number. Please contact us at ikuko@jasdfw.org if you have questions about this workshop and language classes.
While taking Fundamentals 2 is highly recommended before taking Fundamentals 3, it is not a requirement. However, students should have some basic understanding of the following:
- Hiragana Characters (Ideally also katakana)
- The function of desu (です) in a sentence.
- Noun and adjective sentence structures.
- Adjective structures (い adj vs. な adj and basic conjugation)
- Particles: ka (か）wa（は）ga（が）wo（を）mo（も） to（と）,
- How to ask a simple question: Korewa nandesuka? （これは なんですか。）
- Demonstrative Pronouns: Kore/Sore/Are（これ・それ・あれ）Kono/Sono/Ano (この ・その・あの）
- Understanding of Plain form vs. Polite form
You are welcome to complete the check list to see if this course is the right fit for you.
Our Language Program Policy outlines guidelines regarding refunds, cancellations, minor student participation, and related program policies. All participants must review the policy prior to registration.
Language Workshops
Instructors
Keiko Yokoyama
Her 20+ years of professional experience include teaching a variety of subjects at a Japanese school, providing one-on-one English language support to Japanese students to succeed in their local school learning, and tutoring non-native Japanese students in the Japanese language. Her dedication and attentive support to each student represents the fulfillment of the mission of language education in an increasingly globalized world, while serving the community as a bridge for cross-cultural communication.
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