Level 4
Prerequisite: Completion of Japanese 3, instructor’s permission or placement (please contact us).
Topics covered in this class are:
Describing friends and families as well as one’s apparences.
Making plans for travel and parties
Grammatical points:
Verb conjugation: 1. Te-iru which is used for describing progressive state and resultant state and 2. Short form of verbs in present tense which are used for informal speech of Japanese.
Te-form of adjectives which is used for combining two 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