Class

From the basic alphabet to traditional symbols (Kanji), SDA Japanese program promotes the progress of Mustangs' education in foreign language by providing students with a motivation to get involved in new cultures.

Japanese Ⅰ

The JapaneseⅠcurriculum includes establishing a basic understanding of the primary Japanese alphabets (Hiragana and Katakana), provides an education on Japanese sentence structure and everyday phrases, and develops an interest and appreciation of Japanese customs and traditions.

Japanese Ⅱ

JapaneseⅡis focused on strengthening the base knowledge of Japanese literacy, reading, writing, and communicating. This class finalizes students' basic grammar structure and moves on to the more complicated forms used in daily conversations. These forms include basic communication such as tense and objectives. By strengthening the knowledge of grammar, students will be prepared to incorporate forms into presentations.

Japanese Ⅲ

Students in Japanese III strive to increase their understanding through presentations to the class, fun and interesting games that encourage competition and growth, and the memorization of Japanese characters also known as Kanji. There are more than 3,000 characters that native Japanese students learn but in Japanese III, we aim to cover about 50 of them. Students will learn how to incorporate them into different readings and understand its meanings.

Japanese Ⅳ

In Japanese Ⅳ students progress to learn more complex forms, vocabulary, and Kanji. This increases your ability to communicate with your peers, teachers, and our Japanese exchange students that come twice a year. In Japanese IV students are able to have simple conversations with a variety of vocab and confidence.

Japanese Ⅴ

Students finish learning complicated grammar and move onto more complicated sayings, and simultaneously learn 400 more kanji in Japanese V. This class will prepare students to go onto the AP Japanese Language class by encouraging students to use resources outside of class. Students will do games that involves kanji and grammar.

AP Japanese

AP stands for ”Advanced Placement”. This class is offered for students who are planning to take the AP Japanese test. By practicing test contents such as speaking, typing, and presenting culture, students will expand their knowledge about Japanese and its background. Additionally, students will participate in more group discussions. They will use prepared skits to incorporate daily Japanese grammar into real life situations. All of these skills are necessary to take the AP Japanese test.