MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

JPN101  1994 Fall – 2011 Summer II

Elementary Japanese I

1.

Read and write HIRAGANA syllabary and KATAKANA syllabary. (I)

2.

Demonstrate proper pronunciation, intonation and accent of the Japanese language. (I-XXIX)

3.

Demonstrate oral communication skill in the Japanese language in a limited context. (I-XXIX)

4.

Demonstrate aural comprehension skill in the Japanese in a limited context. (I-XXIX)

5.

Demonstrate proper social interaction using the Japanese language in a limited context. (I-XXIX)

6.

Read and write about 40 KANJI (Chinese characters). (XIX)

7.

Demonstrate basic understanding of the Japanese culture. (XXIX)

MCCCD Official Course Outline:

JPN101  1994 Fall – 2011 Summer II

Elementary Japanese I

I. Japanese Sounds and Writing System

A. English words and their Japanese pronunciations

B. The sound system

C. KATAKANA syllabary

D. HIRAGANA syllabary

II. MASU Form the Normal Style Statement

A. MASU-affirmative imperfect

B. MASEN;negative imperfect

C. MASHITA-affirmative perfect

D. MASENDESHITA-negative perfect

III. Interrogative DOKO, NANI, and KA

A. Question particle KA

B. DOKO where

C. NANI what

IV. Making Propositions

A. MASHOO

V. Location and Existence

A. ARIMASU inanimate objects

B. IMASU animate objects

VI. Interrogative DARE and DONATA

A. DARE who (normal statement)

B. DONATA who (polite)

VII. DESU the Copula (be)

A. DESU affirmative imperfect

B. DE WA ARIMASEN

C. JAA ARIMASEN negative imperfect

D. DESHITA affirmative perfect

E. DEWA ARIMASEN DESHITA

F. JAA ARIMASENDESHITA negative perfect

VIII. Adjectival nouns and copula

IX. Adjectives

A. Adjective and copula

1. I DESU

2. KU ARIMASEN

3. KATTA DESU

4. KU ARIMASEN DESHITA

X. Adverbs

A. Adverb and predicate

1. TOTEMO

2. TAITEI

3. ITSUMO

4. CHOTTO

5. SUGU

XI. DESHOO Presumption

A. Adjective and DESHOO

B. Adjectival nouns and DESHOO

XII. Family Terms

A. Family terms for own family

B. Family terms for other's family

XIII. DOOSHITE Iterrogative

A. DOOSHITE why, how come

XIV. Numerals

A. 0-1,000,000

XV. TAI Form Adjectival Derivative

A. Verb stem and TAI DESU

XVI. Giving and Receiving

A. Give to the superior SASHIAGEMASU

B. Give to the level AGEMASU

C. Give to the inferior YARIMASU

D. Receive from the superior ITADAKIMASU

E. Receive from the level MORAIMASU

F. Receive from the inferior MORAIMASU

G. Given by the superior KUDASAIMASU

H. Given by the level KUREMASU

I. Given by the inferior KUREMASU

XVII. Counters

A. MAI

B. NIN

C. SAI

XVIII. TE Form

A. Polite Imperative TE KUDASAI

XIX. KANJI (Chinese Characters)

XX. Predicate Extender IMASU (-ing)

A. TE form and IMASU

XXI. Plain Affirmative (Dictionary Form) and Plain Negative Imperfect

A. Plain affirmative AGERU, ARU, KURU, etc

B. Plain negative AGENAI, NAI, KONAI, etc.

XXII. Expectation HAZU DESU

A. Plain affirmative

1. Negative

2. Imperfect and HAZU DESU

XXIII. Intention TSUMORI DESU

A. Plain affirmative

1. Negative

2. Imperfect and TSUMORI DESU

XXIV. Adjectival Noun Modifying Noun

A. Adjectival noun and NA and noun

XXV. Adjective Modifying Noun

A. Adjective and noun

XXVI. Purpose of Action

A. Stem form and NI and motion verb

XXVII. Sentence Connectors

A. KARA

B. SOREKARA

C. SORENI

XXVIII. Be Possible, Can Do DEKIMASU

A. Dictionary form KOTO GA DEKIMASU

B. Noun GA DEKIMASU

XXIX. Japanese Culture