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      Proposed Syllabus for Japanese Textbook/Practical Lessons
This syllabus is based on the following standard:
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
 - Undersand 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
 
 
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