Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Monday, December 3, 2012

12/3 Monday

What we learned today were

1) Review-Short form
2) Review-3 usages of short form
3) New- 4th usage of short form; short form negative+でください
     Please not to do~
  e.g.) たべないでください。

homework is
workbook p.77




Friday, November 30, 2012

11/30 Friday

What we learned today were

1) Review: SHORT FORM of verbs
2) Review: SHORT FORM of adjective and nouns
3) Review: 2 usages of SHORT FORM
      ① Informal conversation  e.g.) たべる? うん、たべる。/ううん、たべない。
      ② I think/said that  e.g.) これはほんだとおもいます。これはほんじゃないとおもいます。
4) NEW: #3 usage of SHORT FORM only VERBS
    I like doing something. e.g.) コーヒーをのむのがすきです。

homework is workbook p.78




Wednesday, November 28, 2012

11/28 Wednesday

What we learned today were

1) Review of SHORT FORM of VERBS
2) Review of SHORT FORM of ADJECTIVE and NOUNS
3) NEW: SHORT FORM +とおもいます。/といっていました。

homework is workbook p.75



Monday, November 26, 2012

11/26 Monday

What we learned today were

1)Review- Short forms of Verbs
2)New-SHORT forms of adjectives and nouns



Monday, November 19, 2012

11/19 Monday

What we learned today were

1) Short form of VERB

Homework is
Workbook P.73 and 74


Friday, November 16, 2012

11/16 Friday

what we learned today were
1) Lesson 7 vocabulary
2)vocabulary handout
3)make sentences with new vocabulary
If you missed the class today, you have to print out the handouts and do it and bring them on Monday.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

11/14 Wednesday

What we learned today were

1)complete this project
2)How to complete this project
3) write a reflection of this projects (more than 30 sentences in English)
 answer the followings
  1. Do you like this Photo story project?
  2. Why? Why not?
  3. What aspects of this project will help you improve what kinds of your skills?
  4. Compare with paper test and this Photo story project
         What is differences? Learn more? Learn less? Vocabulary amounts? sustain your memory better?
       

Monday, November 12, 2012

Friday, November 9, 2012

11/9 Friday

What we learned today were

1) finish your family project
2) how to pronounce the project

Homework is

1) bring your Digital family pictures
2) practice your script of your family project

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

11/7 Wednesday

What we learned today were

1) Review of "go/come/return place to do something
2) Handout how to use 1)
3) family project

Homework is
1) complete the project on the handout

11/5 Monday

What we learned today were

1)Review of physical features and adjective てforms
  e.g.) ははは、めがおおきくて、はながちいさいです。
2)New: PlaceにVerb stemにいく・くる・かえる

Homework is
workbook p.69



Friday, November 2, 2012

11/2 Friday

What we learned today were

1)Review: Physical features→ わたしは、めがおおきいです。
2) New:てforms of adjectives

Homework is
1) workbook p.68
2) Study for Vocabulary quiz (p.168 and 169) On MONDAY 11/5



Wednesday, October 31, 2012

10/31 Wednesday Halloween

What we learned today were

1)Review ~ている gesture game
2)New:まさこさんは、かみがながいです。
Homework is
1)Workbook p.67
2)Vocabulary quiz Lesson 7 (p.p.168-169) ONLY い-adj. ,な-adj, うverbs, るverbs, and irregular verbs

Monday, October 29, 2012

10/29 Monday

what we learned today were
1)review of te-forms
2)progressive forms te-form+います
3) Questions e.g) ごぜん6じはんに、なにをしていましたか。
4)Answers E.g) ごぜん6じはんに、ねていました。
5) interview with classmates

Homework is
 workbook p.67



Friday, October 26, 2012

10/26 Friday


What we learned today were
1) Review of てform
2) Review of 5 usages of てforms(Lesson 6)
3) New: てform+います→progressive forms

homework is

1) The handout above if you missed the class today
2) Workbook p. 65

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

10/24 Wednesday

What we learned today were

1) Vocabulary for lesson 7
2) Review of conjugations

homework is

today's handout

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Fall break: homework

If you did all assignments I assigned, you don't have any homework in fall break! However,  if you haven't done the assignments, you must do as much as you can in Fall break. If you didn't make any efforts and any progress to completed (just give up), you know what is going to happen, right?

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

10/10 Wednesday

What we learned today were

1) Study sheet

***Friday is TEST2 for lesson 6. You can bring a half size of A4 note.




Monday, October 8, 2012

10/8 Monday

What we learned today were

1) Review of Verb conjugation
2) Review of て-forms
3) Review of 5 Usages of て-forms
4)New :~から(because)
にほんごがすきです。おもしろいですから。I like Japanese. Because it is interesting.


Homework is
1) workbook p.61

***Wednesday is study sheet (Review of Lesson6) and On Friday is TEST 2 for Lesson 6.

Friday, October 5, 2012

10/5 Friday

What we learned today were

1)Quiz (take home and complete the quiz. Bring it on Monday)
2)Review-4 usages of te-forms
    1. command
    2. Polite command
    3. permission
    4. must not
3)New usage of te-form
    connecting 2(or more) verbs



Homework is
1) Workbook p.60
2) blog entry--reflection

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

10/3 Wednesday


What we learned today were
1) Review of conjugation
    1. adjectives
    2. Verbs
    3. Te-forms
2) Review of 3 usages of te-forms
    1. Command
    2. Polite command
    3. Permission (may)
3) New: 4th Usage of te-forms
   4. Must not
Homework is
1) Workbook p.59
2) Study for quiz

Monday, October 1, 2012

10/1 Monday

What we learned today were

1) Review-adjective conjugation
2) Review-Verb conjugation
3) Review-て-form conjugation
4) Review- 2 usages of teforms
      ① command  e.g) みて!
   ② Polite command e.g) みてください。
5) New: another usage of te-forms
      ③Permission eg.) みてもいいです。 you may watch.

Homework is
1) Workbook p.57 and 56

Friday, September 28, 2012

9/28 Friday

What we learned today were

1) Review of Verb conjugation
2) Review of Te-forms
3)Usage of Te-forms
     a. Command
     b. Polite command

Homework is
1) Workbook p. 55 and 56
2) Blog entry---Reflection

Wednesday, September 26, 2012

9/26 Wednesday

What we learned today were

1) Review of Adjective conjugation
2) Review of Verbs
3) てーforms

Homework is

1) workbook p.54

Friday, September 21, 2012

9/21 Friday

What we learned today were
1) Lesson 5 vocab quiz
2)Review of Adjective conjugation
3)Review of how to make adjective sentences
4)New: How to make question sentence e.g.) このえんぴつはおおきいですか。
5)New: How to answer the 5) question
 e.g.) はい、このえんぴつはおおきいです。                         
   いいえ、このえんぴつはおおきくありません。
6)New: How to make What-question sentence
e.g.) なにがおおきいですか。
   このえんぴつがおおきいです。

Homework is
1) Blog entry #3 Reflection
2) Study for Test I for Lesson 5
***HALF page of note for test 1. You have to get more than 90%.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012

9/19 Wednesday

What we learned today were

1) Adjective conjugation (speaking)
2)Adjective practice with handout

Homework is
1)Workbook p.47
2) Vocabulary Quiz on Lesson 5 (いーadjectives,なーadjectives) On Friday
3) TEST 1 for lesson 5 is on MONDAY.

Monday, September 17, 2012

9/17 Monday

わたしは、げつようびがだいきらいです。

What we learned today were

1)Review of Adjective conjugation
2)Review: How to make adjective sentence
e.g.) This book is not expensive. →このほんは、たかくありません。
3)New: irregular adjective かっこいい(good-looking)
かっこいい かっこいいです かっこくありません 
かっこかったです かっこくありませんでした
4) New: subjectはobjectがすきです。/きらいです。/だいすきです。/だいきらいです。
 e.g.) わたしは、ねこがすきです。
    
Homework is
1)Workbook p.50

***9/24 Monday is TEST 1for Lesson 5.

Friday, September 14, 2012

9/14/12 Friday

What we learned today were
1) Review of hiragana
2) Review of Katakana
3) Review of Adjective
4) Review of Adjective +noun
5) NEW: Adjective conjugation

 Homework is
1) Blog entry #2---Look my website on the right and find "reflection questions" Following the questions, write your reflection IN ENGLISH
2) Workbook p.47

Thursday, September 13, 2012

9/12 Wednesday

What we learned today were 1) Review of Hiragana 2) Review of Katakana 3) Lesson 5 Vocabulary 4) Adjective + Noun 5) Make sentences with Adjective +noun e.g.)これは、あたらしいほんです。 Homework is 1) Workbook p. 124~128

Monday, September 10, 2012

9/10 Monday

What we learned today were

1) Hiragana quiz
2)Review Katakana
3) New: Katakana ラリルレロ ワヲン
4) Vocabulary sheet Lesson 5

Homework is
1) Workbook p. 125, 126, 127
2) Vocabulary sheet Due by Friday

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

9/5 Wednesday

What we learned today were

1) Review Hiragana
2) Review Katakana
3)New Katakana ハヒフヘホ マミムメモ ヤユヨ
4) ひらがなさがし(handout)

homework is
1) study for Hiragana quiz

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

9/3 Monday

What we learned today were

1) Review of Hiragana
2) New Katakana タチツテト ナニヌネノ
3) Vocabulary Practice
4) Pair work with handout

Homework is

1) Workbook p.118.

Monday, September 3, 2012

8/31 Friday

What we learned today were

1) katakana サシスセソ
2) How to use the blog

Homework is
1)Blog entry #1 your intro with your picture

*****You will have Hiragana quiz on Friday, 9/7. You have to take more than 90%
If you cannot pass this quiz, I will assign the tutor twice a week until you will pass the test.


Wednesday, August 29, 2012

8/29 Wednesday

What we learned today were

1) Hiragana Review
2) Katakana アイウエオ カキクケコ
3) Write down the name of items in Hiragana

Homework is
 1) Workbook p.124
 2) Review of Hiragana

Monday, August 27, 2012

8/2712 First class!

Today is the first class for JPN102: Elementary Japanese II.
What we learned were
1) Yuki-Sensei
2) Syllabus
3) Our classmates

Homework is
1)Create your blog
2) check my blog
                                Me and my daughter in belt conveyer sushi shop