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Japanese Levels Offered:

Level 100: In this class, you will learn...the basics of the language, as well as the culture, through simulated real life situations, music, games, storytelling, and other activities. The goal for year-end will be that students have gained a working vocabulary and grammar basis to facilitate communication in the language. Skills emphasized will be: listening, oral communication, reading and writing.

Level 200: In this class...students will expand their knowledge and fluency of the language by increasing their vocabulary base and expanding their ability to read and write in the language. The goal for the yearend will be that students have expanded their conversation skills, grammar, reading, and writing skills to an intermediate level. Skills emphasized will be, listening, reading, and writing, as well as oral communication.

Level 300: In this class...students will be engaged in a variety of activities to develop skills in every aspect of the language. Short stories, skits and role-playing, poems, magazine and newspaper articles, audio and video sources are used to encourage learning. The class is conducted in an immersion environment and the students are encouraged to employ the language as much as possible. The goal for yearend will be that students will have developed a basic proficiency in the language.

Level 400 - AP: In this class...The AP curriculum focuses on interpersonal, interpretive, and presentational skills about global topics in Japanese. Students will be prepared for success on the AP exam in May and overall fluency in the respective language. Each class is conducted entirely in Japanese. The five Cs of language learning (Communication, Connections, Cultures, Comparisons, and Communities) will be practiced regularly as students become familiar with the six themes of the AP Language and Culture course. The themes are as follows: Global Challenges, Science and Technology, Contemporary Life, Personal and Public Identities, Families and Communities, and Beauty and Aesthetics. Students’ language skills will be ameliorated by writing regularly in a variety of formats, participating in class and small group discussions, listening to Japanese music and news stories and reading texts from the Japanese world.

Teacher(s):

Mizue Sunahara (email: msunahara@nsd.org)

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