eastside japanese  

Level 5 

Prerequisite: Completion of Japanese 4, instructor’s permission or placement  (please contact us).

Topics:

  • Ordering food at a restaurant or buying something at a store.
  • Providing reasons for one’s action
  • Describing one’s plan


Grammatical points:

  • The short form of a verb which is used for informal speech in the past tense.
  • Comparatives and superlatives of adjectives
  • Kanji (about 30 Kanji)


Required textbook (all students are required to obtain the following textbook)​
Banno, E. et. al., (2011). Genki 1: An integrated course in elementary Japanese: Textbook (2. ed.). Tokyo: The Japan Times (ISBN: 9784789014403)
Banno, Eri. et. al.,(2009).  Kanji look and learn. The Japan Times. (ISBN: 4789013499)
Banno, Eri. et. al., Kanji look and learn workbook. The Japan Times. (ISBN: 4789013502)
Handouts will be given throughout the class

Available at: 
Kinokuniya book store (in store & online)
Amazon.com