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2013-2014 JET PROGRAMME JAPANESE LANGUAGE COURSE GUIDE

These courses will commence in October. Make sure you select thelevel that will be appropriate for you at that time.

JET participant performance evaluations may include a Japanese language study

component, sopleasebesuretodiscussyour language study planswithyoursupervisor.

You CANNOT change levels once you have applied.

You can check the level of your Japanese language ability by taking the test located at this website:

http://jetprogramme.org/e/course/test01.htm Please DO NOT apply if you cannot commit to completing the course.

Participants who do not complete the course may not be allowed to enrol in a course thefollowing year.

BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED

COURSE OVERVIEWPURPOSE:To enable participants to adjust to Japanese

society and improve their Japanese communication skills

PARTICIPATION FEE: Completely borne byCLAIR(you will, however, have to attach an 80-yenstamp when submitting your monthly tests)

PARTICIPANTS: Open to all current JET participants

PARTICIPANT CAPACITY:Approximately 2,600

PERIOD OF STUDY: October to May

SEMINAR:There is no seminar for these courses

LANGUAGE:English/Japanese

BEGINNER

INTERMEDIATE

ADVANCED

LINGUISTICS & PEDAGOGY/

TRANSLATION & INTERPRETATION

JET Programme Language Courses

Relative Level of Difficulty

EASY

DIFFICULT

COURSE OUTLINECOURSE MATERIALS:Each month, one set of course materials (textbook, CD, answer sheet and envelope) will be sent to your

workplace. You will receive the materials a total of six times. The first set of materials will be sent toyou in October. The materials for the beginner and intermediate levels are written in English and

Japanese, and those for the advanced level are in Japanese only.

MONTHLY TEST SUBMISSION:A monthly test will be enclosed with each textbook. Please mark your answers on the answer sheet

provided and submit it by the deadline. Each participant will be individually notified of his/her score.

HELPLINE:A fax/telephone/e-mail helpline will be available for any questions related (only) to these courses. Thehelpline will only be available for JET participants participating in these courses.

CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION:A certificate of completion will be issued to those who fulfil the followingcriteria:1. Fouror more monthly tests are submitted by each monthly deadline, with at least four of these

receiving scores of 70 percent or higher. Ifyou do not meet the submission deadline more than twice, you will not be able to receive any further

course materials.

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BEGINNER / INTERMEDIATE / ADVANCED

APPLICATION PROCEDURE & SCHEDULE

The JET Participant Contact Information & Confirmation Form can be downloaded from the JET

Programme homepage. If you wish to apply for the beginner, intermediate or advanced course, fill in the Language Course

Application section of the Contact Information Form after making any necessary changes to yourcontact information, then submit it to your supervisor.

DEADLINE: April arrival JETs: Friday, 10 May 2013Reappointed JETs: Tuesday, 2 July 2013

Your supervisor will check your form, then submit it to your contracting organisation.DEADLINE: April arrival JETs: Friday, 17 May 2013

Reappointed JETs: Tuesday, 9 July 2013Your contracting organisation will submit your form to the prefecture/designated city office.The prefecture/designated city office will compile all the forms and then submit them to CLAIR.

Your JET Participant Contact Information and Confirmation Form MUST arrive at CLAIRvia the above route by July 19th. Forms sent directly to CLAIR will not be accepted.

COURSE SCHEDULEJET Participant Contact Information & Confirmation Formsubmission deadline.Submit your form to your contracting organisation via yoursupervisor. Do NOT send it directly to CLAIR.

First set of course materials deliveredto your workplaceaddress.

OCTOBER

Course finishes.MAY

Certificate of Completion issued.JUNE

The application form for the beginner/intermediate/advanced courses isincluded in the JET Participant Contact Information & Confirmation Form,

which will be available for download from the JET Programme homepage. The submission deadline for this form will be strictly enforced. Late applications will not be

accepted.

Make sure you submit your form to your supervisor early so that your supervisor has time to

submit it to your contracting organisation, and on to the prefectural office before the deadline. Make sure you have checked that all the information on your form is correct, and that you have

signed the form before you submit it to your supervisor.

NOTE

APRIL ARRIVALS: MAY 28

REAPPOINTED JETS: JULY 19


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This course is designed for those learning Japanese for the first time. The course objective is for you toacquire the skills required for the basic daily conversation that you are likely to need as a JETProgramme participant. By the end of the course, you should be able to master basic pronunciation,and greetings, as well as common customs and cultural patterns. The course also introduces the 50characters of the katakana and hiragana syllabaries, 100 basic kanji characters, and about 1,000 basic

words.

This course is designed for those in the initial stages of their Japanese studies, and as such, it isintended for those who wish to learn the language starting from the basics.

* The contents of this course are subject to change at anytime without prior notice.

GUIDE TO BEGINNER LEVEL COURSE

Course Criteria

Course Objective


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Course Structure


This course seeks to lay the foundation for developing basic communicative competency in Japanese.Each lesson starts with listening and pronunciation practice then moves into a dialogue. The dialogue istranslated into English for comprehension check, followed by which expressions and grammar points areexplained. Vocabulary used in the dialogues and in the exercises are pre-introduced. Shadowing practiceand an exercise that allows you to practice in the real world what you have covered in the lesson are alsoincluded. Each text comes with a CD as well. Listen to the CD as many times as you can to familiariseyourself with natural Japanese.

One daily lesson consists of four pages. One general subject is covered over a one week period (see syllabus on pages 12-15).


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GUIDE TO BEGINNER LEVEL COURSE Beginner Level Syllabus (p. 1)Book/ Week Situation Function Study Point

Book 1 Week 1 High School

Background information Pronunciation

Background informationWriting systems(hiragana, katakana, kanji, romaji)

Background information Basic grammar

IdentificationQuestionExplanation, Limitation

N wa N desu

ka?

no desu. (Affiliation, etc.)

NegativeAnnouncement of topic

Iie, N wa N ja arimasen'

wa?

Book 1 Week 2Junior High

School

Indicative or demonstrative pronoun kore/sore/are/dore

Addition, similarity N mo

Information gathering (price)ikuraNumbers

Expressing one's intentionmasu/masen'

o (object)

Destination, directionMeans

e/ni ikimasu, kimasu, kaerimasude(By means of)Week of the day

Book 1 Week 3Elementary

School

Information gathering (numbers)Phone number

Age/Counter [age]

Designation/choiceDescriptionSpecific, generalization

kono/sono/ano/donoi-A desuga (Subject)

DescriptionExplanation

na-A desuna-A na N

Companionship

Explanation

to (issho)i-A+N

Description of past eventLocation of action

mashita/masen'deshita

de Place

Book 1 Week 4 Miscellaneous

Description of past event

deshita

na-Adeshita

Assertion, request for agreement, exclamation yo/ne/nee

Review

Review

Review


Unit of timenen' ~gatsu ~nichi

itsu

Exhibits similarityto

Counter ~ nin'

Quantity explanationLimitation

ikutsu, Counter ~tsudake

Place assignmentkoko/soko/asoko/doko

Counter ~hon'

Denotes existence ni N ga arimasu


School

Denotes existenceConfirmation

ni N ga imasu

yone

Time statementScope of time announcement

ji fun',han' ,ji ni

time/placekara time/placemade

Explanation [possession] no Possession

Negation of situation i-aku arimasen'

Expressing past situation(Negation of past situation

i-akattadesui-aku nakatta desu


School

Negation of present situation na-a ja arimasen'

Negation of past situation ja arimasen' deshitana-A ja arimasen' deshita

Denotes locationwa ~ ni arimasu/imasu

Counter ~kai

Position explanation yoko/mae/ushiro

Position explanation chikaku/tonari/ue/shita


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Beginner Level Syllabus (p. 2)Book/ Week Situation Function Study Point


Total negationQuestion marker + mo (e.g., nani mo dare mo

doko mo dore mo)masen'

Taste, expressing strengths and weaknesses ga suki/kirai/jouzu/heta desu

Review

Review

Review


Confirmation of negative action/negative situa-tion

Vmasen' kaNegative question

Reason

Indefinite announcement

kara.

kara, ~.

Question marker + ka (e.g., dokoka, dareka)

ReasonExplanation

~ kara desu.dictionary formkon'na/son'na/an'na/don'na

InvitationSuggestion

masen' ka Invitation

mashou (ka)

Comparisonto to dochira no hou ga

no hou ga


School

Action with a purpose ni ikimasen' ka/kimasen' ka

Information gatheringProportion

wa nihon'go de nan' to iimasu ka

ni Proportion

Choice from three or more no naka de nani ga ichiban'~

Contrast/opposition desu ga desu/desu keredomodesu

Description of situationde,desu

kute,desu


School

Request/demand te kudasai

Asking/giving permissionAdditional quantity

te mo ii desu ka

mou (+ Amount)

Prohibition te wa ikemasen'

Action/movement in order te, (sore kara)

Expression of situation i-aku~/na-Ani~/Nni


Change in situationi-aku/na-Ani/N ni narui-aku/na-Ani/N ni suru

Expression of wish/desire ga hoshii desu

Review

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Action/movement in order te kara,

Expression of progressive action te imasu (Progressive action)

Expression of one's wish/desireCorrection of listener's broad interpretation

tai desu

to itte mo

Completion of change/expressing lack ofchange

mou Vmashitamada Vte imasen'

Comparisonwa yori~

wa hodo~


School

Simultaneous actionsTotal inclusion

nagara,~

Expression of warning/caution

Total amount

naide kudasai

de (e.g., zen'bu de)Expressing lack of changeCompletion of change

mada Vte imasumou Vte imasen'

Expression of custom/continuation te imasu Custom/continuation

Expressing the current situationPersonal relationship

Vte imasu (state of being/action)~ ni totte


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Beginner Level Syllabus (p. 3)


Book/ Week Situation Function Study Point


School

Explanation of situation te,

Expression of time limitAccomplishment difficulty

made ni

naka naka Vmasen'

Approval of not doing nakute mo ii desu

Expression of alternative action naide,

Obligation, enforcement, necessity nakute wa ikemasen'


Expression of capability, situation ga dekiru/ga wakaru

Assertion, explanation wa koto desu

Review

Review

Review


Degree, summary goro vs gurai

Supplement, additionSingularity, exaggeration

N mo N moN bakari

Explanation of characteristic wa (Modifier +) N o shite iru

Obligation, enforcement, necessity nakereba narimasen'

Order of actions mae ni


School

Expression of capability, situation koto ga dekimasu

Experience ta koto ga arimasu

Addition ya

Major actions tari tari shimasu

Order of actionsta ato de

N no ato de


School

Favorable choiceAlternative

no hou ga iiN ka N (ka)

Advice, counsel of accomplishment ta hou ga ii

Advice , counsel of non-accomplishment nai hou ga ii

Presentation, offer o ageru/sashiageru

Expression of opinion to omoimasu


Receiving o morau/itadaku

Prediction, conjectureEmphasized addition

deshou (conjecture)

bakari de nakumo/dake de nakumo

Review

Review

Review


Presentation, offer o kureru/kudasaru

Comment on topicReference of time in a certain situation

waga

VSituation/i-A/na-Ana/N no toki

Explanation (ru/taNoun Modification

Reference of time that s.t. happens (ta) toki

Explanation of a wordBeginning of action

to iu no wa/~tte

koto desu

te kuru e.g., futte kuru


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Book/ Week Situation Function Study Point


School

Reference of time that s.t. is done (ru) toki

Conjecture kamo shiremasen'

Expression of one's intention Intentional form

Presentation of questionStrong suggestion, polite

ka dou ka

deshou? (confirmation),deshou ka (polite)

Expressing a question Question markerka


School

NominalizationOccasional action, situation

no

(ru) koto ga aru

Purpose tame ni

PlanReason of the result

yotei desu

no wakara desu

Explanation [request] n' desu (ka)

Expression of dissatisfaction noni


Review

Review

Review

Review

Review


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GUIDE TO INTERMEDIATE LEVEL COURSE

This course is aimed at those students who have completed the JET Programme Beginners LevelJapanese Course, or who have otherwise attained a similar level of competence in Japanese. The courseobjectives are to help you to acquire the skills required for the basic daily conversation that you are likelyto need as a JET Programme participant, to distinguish between voiced and voiceless sounds, to gainfluency in intonation, including the use of double consonants and the nasal sound, and to develop yourability to handle greetings, as well as common customs and cultural patterns that build on what wascovered in at the beginners level. You should acquire 300 kanji and 2,000 basic words above thoseintroduced in the Beginners Level Course.

The basic criterion is that you have mastered the Focus Items introduced in the JET Program BeginnersLevel Textbooks, including the hiragana and katakana syllabaries, the approximately 100 kanji, and the 800

words covered (or a similar level of Japanese). This course is designed to begin with that knowledge as astarting point. Please refer to the Beginners Level syllabus.

Course Objective

Course Criteria and Required Knowledge

Basic conjugations of verbs, adjectives, and nouns

Basic Particles

Basic Structures

How to count basic things, and counters

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This textbook focuses on developing communication competency, including conversational skills, in Japanese.

Using the CDs together with the printed text materials will ensure that you are getting maximum benefit from

your efforts. Listen to the CDs as many times as you can and familiarise yourself with natural Japanese.

Course Structure

One daily lesson consists of four pages. One general subject is covered over a one week period (see syllabus on pages18 to 21.

Here you will fill in

the blanks after

listening to the CD.

Talk to the

people around

you using what

you have

learned.

Here you will find

basic practice drills

of the key points.

Listen and repeat,

following what you hearon the CD by about half a

second (a technique

known as shadowing).

This section gets

you used to

Japanesepronunciation and

intonation by

repeating after the

CD.

The key points

of each lesson

are found here.

Before you listen to the

dialogue, review the new

vocabulary items found in

this section.

Here you will go over the

key points for this lesson

using example sentences.

Here you will find conversationsin a variety of contexts that you

are likely to encounter in real life.


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Intermediate Level Syllabus (p. 1)


Week/Day Situation/Topic Function Study Point


Review

Review

Review

Affirmative assertion, suggestion //

Used to transmit information efficiently,among persons already familiar with oneanother

Shortened forms

Distinguishing between in-group and out-group relationships based on how you ad-dress or refer to your family members

Terms of address for family members

noun forms of adjectives i-A +(size, cold, etc.)


Description/explanation (plain form)

Focusing on a particular characteristic A,V

Indicating/referring Pronoun in Context: "ko, so, a" words

Partial negation

Try and see V

Expressing the reason(s)/the situation S1S2

Direction of an actionV(movement)

V(movement)

Book 1 Week 3 Junior High School

Expressing intention V (present form)

Qualifications/role N

Expressing an excessive condition

Expressing one's point/assertion, confirma-tion

(plain form)/

Expressing unexpected/negative reasons

Explaining your plan/intention V

Expressing the reason why/explaining thesituation

(plain form)

Book 1 Week 4 Elementary School

Indicating respect regarding a superior'sactions

Change in future condition/situation V(change)

Showing (someone) around

Low-key suggestion regarding unexpectedevents

(plain form)/

Review

Review

Review

Book 2 Week 1 High school

Expressing when something is completed/done

completion

Expressions of duration: "until" and "by (thetime)/no later than"

Vvs V

Sudden changes/start V/V

(Go)-ing through a place route

Just as you expected/thought

Explaining V+ N

Replacing the word previously referred to i-A/na-A

Explaining N

Way of doing something/how to do some-thing

V (stem)


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Explaining the way something is Intransitive Verbs 1

Explaining the way something is Intransitive Verbs 2

Explaining the way something is Transitive Verbs 1

Explaining the way something is Transitive Verbs 2

Expressing your surprise when the unex-pected occurs

Book 2 Week 3 Elementary school

Providing information 12

Change occurring from then to now V(change)

Explaining the way something is Intransitive Verb +

Expressing when something is different fromyour expectation

Giving reasons/explaining situations

Explaining what an event/situation is SN

Limited action: "only V-ing" V

Expressing a decision/choice N

Expressing events in the near future


Doing something that results in a continuingstate

Transitive Verb +

Doing something ahead of time/in prepara-tion

Within a set period of time

Review

Review

Review


Hearsay V

Becoming something N

Expressing when a condition is fulfilled,then

supposition

Making an effort (to do)/determination

Showing surprise whensomething is morethan expected (as many/much as)

Numeral/counter +

Presenting an extreme example


Planned action when certain conditions are

fulfilled

Hearsay (according to someone) N

Expressing a very small quantity/number

Expressing when only doing a certain thing isnot enough

V

When certain conditions are met, then(natural consequence)

Tendency/situation


Expressing change

Showing surprise when something is morethan expected (as many/much as)

numeral/counter

Explaining an objective situation

Perception/awareness (sound, voice, smell, taste, etc.)

Expressing the capability/condition/possibility Potential forms

Termination/change of action V

Explaining the ease/comfort of an action V (stem)

Indicating a comparison


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Hearsay

Like this/that/what

Explaining the difficulty/discomfort of anaction

V (stem)

Difficult action/result/resignation

Review

Review

Review


Condition, custom/habit

Forcing to do V(causative)

Expressing when someone does kind deedsto you

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Prohibition V

Strong negation

Asking someone to do something for you /

Request/demand V


Permission V(permissive)

Conditions

Offering to do kind deeds for someone /

Warning, command

Giving advice/recommendations

Expressing a third party's wishes/hopes V


Expressing a decision/resolution V

Compromise, conditions

Expressing your opinion

Asking for suggestions/adviceProviding suggestions/advice

Trouble, offenceV(passive, negative effect/inconvenience)


Purpose

Neutral description V(passive: neutral description)

Review

Review

Review


Being troubled by outside forces V(causative-passive forms)

Expressing your regret/feeling sorry V/

Expressing natural consequences V

Expressing action to be done while in a cur-rent situation or before a change in state

plain form (present))

Guessing

Similarity, comparison N


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Asking permissionV

V

Asking permissionV

V

Decision regarding your habit

Depicting some unfavorable condition

Surmising from your experience (conjecture)


For the durationAt one point in time

Informing others of instructions V

Expressing expectation/speculation

Explaining social/ethical/psychological limita- V

Group/social custom


Action just about to take place

Expressing your opinion modestly

Review

Review

Review


Action one is in the middle of doing

Action one has just done

Indicating a typical example NN

Expressing strong certainty

An event that seems about to happen V


Expressing the idea that when someone wasabout to do something, something else hap-

V

Expressing that when someone was about todo something, something else happened

V

Conjecture based on hearsay

Indicating something that is not likely to N

Apparently/seemingly


Colloquial expression of ""

Indirect description/avoidance of responsibil-

Command/encouragement Imperative forms

Prohibition V+(negative imperative forms)

Reporting command/encouragement/prohibition

Imperative form/negative imperative form +

Honorific/respectful expressions

Humble expressions


ReviewReview

Review

Review

Review


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GUIDE TO ADVANCED LEVEL COURSE Advanced Level Syllabus (p. 1)

Book/Week

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ANN/

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V

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V/

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V

Book 2 Week 1

Book 2 Week 2

Book 2 Week 3

Book 1 Week 1

Book 1 Week 2

Book 1 Week 3

Book 1 Week 4


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VVV

V

Book 3 Week 4

Book 4 Week 1

Book 4 Week 2

Book 2 Week 4

Book 3 Week 1

Book 3 Week 2

Book 3 Week 3


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Book/Week

Book 5 Week 3

Book 5 Week 4

4 Book 6 Week 1

Book 4 Week 3

Book 4 Week 4

3

Book 5 Week 1

Book 5 Week 2


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Advanced Level Syllabus (p. 4)Book/Week

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Book 6 Week 2

Book 6 Week 3

Book 6 Week 4

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