Scheme of Work
Scheme of Work
Course: Academic Learning Japanese 4
Text book: みんなの日本語初級II
Term 1
| TOPIC and ASSESSMENT | GRAMMAR | |
| Week 1 | Registration | |
| Week 2 | Introduction to the course Lesson 39: A cause and the consequence | ~て / ~なくて / ~くて / ~で (N)+で |
| Week 3 | Lesson 39: Indicating causes and reasons Kanji (自然：8) | ~ので / ~なので とちゅうで |
| Week 4 | Lesson 40: Forming indirect questions / The action denoted by the verb as a trial Kanji (試験：13) | ~か / ~か どうか ~てみます (いadj-い) さ = (N) ~でしょうか |
| Week 5 | Lesson 41: Giving and Receiving of things / Giving and Receiving of actions Kanji (テスト：12) | いただきます / くださいます / やります ~て くださいませんか |
| Week 6 | Lesson 41: Particle that indicates method of use Lesson 42: Indicating a purpose | (N)+に / ~ために ~のに / (N)+に |
| Week 7 | Lesson 42: Indicating the minimum amount estimate / Indicating the amount estimate is a lot Lesson43: "to go somewhere, do something and come back" Kanji (部首：13) | (Quantifier)は / (Quantifier)も ~て 来ます ~て くれませんか |
| Week 8 | Lesson 43: "look like" & "look" Kanji (動詞：13) | ~そうです |
| Week 9 | Review for the test | |
| Week 10 | Interim Tests (up to Lesson 43) Reading, Writing |
Term 1 Exam: Up to and including what you have learned by Week 8. You should be able to read and write in Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. No dictionary allowed.
Term 2
| TOPIC and ASSESSMENT | GRAMMAR | |
| Week 1 | Lesson 44: Indicating the degree of an action or a state is excessive / Describing the easiness or difficulty in handling or doing something Indicating somebody turns something into a certain state / Expressing selection and/or decision Kanji (形容詞：9). | ~すぎます ~やすいです / ~にくいです ~く/ ~に します (N)+に します |
| Week 2 | Lesson 45: Expression used to talk about a hypothetical situation / Expressing ideas that run contrary to expectation Kanji (体・病気：13) | ~ばあい ~のに / ~なのに |
| Week 3 | Lesson 46: Stressing a certain point in time during the course of an action / Describing not much time has passed since a certain action or event occurred / Expressing certainty | ~ところです / ~て いる ところです / ~た ところです ~た ばかりです ~はずです / ~な はずです / (N)+の はずです |
| Week 4 | Lesson 47: Conveying information gained elsewhere / Expressing impressions / Things that can be perceived through the senses Kanji (部首：13) | ~そうです / ~ようです/ ~な ようです ~が します |
| Week 5 | Lesson 48: Making someone else perform an action 1 Kanji (動詞：11) | Causative verbs : ~せる / ~させる |
| Week 6 | Lesson 48: Making someone else perform an action 2 | Causative verbs : ~せる / ~させる |
| Week 7 | Lesson 49: Respectful expression 1 Kanji(その他1：11) | Honorific expressions (Keigo) |
| Week 8 | Lesson 49: Respectful expression 2 Kanji (接辞：14) | Honorific expressions (Keigo) |
| Week 9 | Lesson 50: Humble expressions Kanji (その他2：13) | Honorific expressions (Keigo) |
| Week 10 | Review |
Term 2 Exam: Up to and including Lesson 50. You should be able to read and write in Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. No dictionary allowed.
Term 3
| TOPIC and ASSESSMENT | GRAMMAR | |
| Week 1 | Review | |
| Week 2 | Review | |
| Week 3 | Final Exams Reading & Writing | |
| Week 3 or 4 | Oral Exam | |
Final Exam: Up to and including Lesson 50. You should be able to read and write in Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. No dictionary allowed.