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Tony Bancroft
email Hybrid Course Classroom and Online Grade 5 June 15-July 17 High School K101 Cost $550 reg. by May 4; $600 reg. by June 1; $650 reg. after June 1 |
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Japanese 1 - (日本語 1) - for students interested in Internationalization * and an eventual homestay trip to Japan in the summer of 2016. Do you like eating sushi (すし) or prefer ramen (ラメん)? Shopping for Hello Kitty or watching Anime (アニメ)? Do you think Samurai (武士道) are cool or ever wonder what all those characters mean (ありがとう)? More than just J-Pop and cool tech gadgets...it’s Japanese! Come join us in this unique online (plus field trip) course. We’ll focus on learning the first basic character set in Japanese - Hiragana (ひらがな). Along the way, we’ll also focus on learning some fundamental and important vocabulary and sentence structure that will allow you to become familiar with the language, culture and people. For “graduation” we’ll tour Little Tokyo. The course will be broken up into learning sections: Reading/Writing - this is where we learn Hiragana (ひらがな) Listening/Speaking - this is where we learn to communicate in simple authentic settings Culture - this is where through video and text we examine unique cultural traits/issues Online Video - this is where we “skype” together and practice in groups. Field Trip - we’ll come together at the end of the summer session and visit a Japanese community. You won’t want to miss this - because you’ll finally get to meet everyone in person AND use the language and knowledge you’ve been practicing. Parents welcome too. Field Trip Towards the end of the class (and depending on enrollment), we’ll be taking a field trip to the famous Little Tokyo (in downtown Los Angeles). There we’ll learn more about the people and culture of Japan. We’ll do some hands-on learning and have an opportunity to speak in Japanese. Did I mention we’ll eat some authentic Japanese food too! A transportation and food fee may apply depending on final enrollment and participation. Tech Requirements Newer laptop/desktop or iPad or tablet, iPad preferred with Notability App Up to date Browser: ex. chrome, safari or similar High Speed Internet Connection Email account with google.com...aka gmail.com Haiku Learning Platform Notability App (or similar) for writing/notating PDF creator/scanner (this feature should be built into most computers and/or some apps Video conference account (I’ll help you create an account once enrolled) Youtube account (for uploading videos you create) for me to review * Japan Homestay 2016 - This introductory course assists in laying the groundwork for a Japanese Homestay IN JAPAN (but is entirely optional) and will likely be offered in the Summer of 2016. The schedule will likely evolve to begin the weekend after school ends - approx. June 11-June 22 2016, or the week after Summer School 2016 ends. Dates, times, locations etc. will be finalized by Winter 2016. " |
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| PLEASE NOTE - classes with low enrollment may be cancelled as late as June 13. Every effort will be made to avoid late cancellations. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||