Handouts for JPN101
Click on the Title of the handout below in the middle column.
GS = Getting Started (The fist chapter in the textbook "Yookoso.")
| Sections | Title of the handouts | Notes |
| Introduction | Daruma-san | Make a wish for your success! |
| GS 1 &2 | Pronunciation of a,i,u,e,o | Pronunciation of the Japanese five vowels: A, I, U, E, O |
| Katakana mnemonics* | Please go to the Randall Library to make a copy. Read below. | |
| Katakana Writing Assignments If the first page does not show Japanese in you computer, try this (PDF) file. Click here. | Print them out and follow the instructions to practice writing Katakana words and turn in. | |
| Katakana words 1 | Let's read Katakana words. | |
| Time and Activities | Pair work practice | |
| GS 3 &4 | Vocabulary for daily activities | This is Lisa (my former student) note to memorize the vocabulary. She is kind enough to share it with you. |
| Pair Speaking Practices and Listening Practices |
Pair Speaking Practice 1 | |
| Katakana words 2 (Click on Katakana words 1 above.) | Let's read more Katakana words. | |
| Particles |
Summary of particles | |
| Hiragana mnemonics* | Please go to the Randall Library to make a copy. Read below. | |
| GS 4 | Pair Speaking Practices and Listening Practices |
Pair Speaking Practice 1
Person A |
| Verb conjugations | ||
| GS 5 | Reading paragraphs in Hiragana and Katakana |
Test for Reading
(Letter 1, Memo1, Daily Schedule) Hiragana Reading Practice (# 1 - 4) Final Exam Interview Test Sample |
| Practice ordering | It contains various fast food restaurant in Japan and is used to practice ordering with a limited budget. Iit also can be used to practice reading Katakana. |
* Attention!!! These materials cannot be on the web due to the copyright. Please get these materials from me (Kano sensee).