Japanese/Practical Lessons/Syllabus

Proposed Syllabus for Japanese Textbook/Practical Lessons This syllabus is based on the following standard: State of California Foreign Language Teaching Standards a pdf file There exists a Lesson_Plan based on this syllabus. Stage I Function Students 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 Students 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 Possible 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 Function Students 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 Students 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 Possible 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 Function Students 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 Students 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 Possible topics include: Knowledge Art History Literature Music Science Cultural Current Affairs Civilisation Politics The Environment Social Issues Government Education System Stage IV Function Students 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 Students 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 Possible topics include: Knowledge Art History Literature Music Science Cultural Current Affairs Civilisation Politics The Environment Social Issues Government Education System Stage V Function Students develop the ability to understand and express: Transactions Negotiations Elaborate opinions Analysis and critiques Debates Level of Competency Students 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 Philosophical Human rights Knowledge Art History Literature Music Science Science Cultural Current Affairs Civilisation Politics The Environment Social Issues Government Education System