Japanese Language Explorers Club

Japanese or Nihongo isn’t just one of the most complex and interesting languages in the world, it’s also one that kids love to study due to the popularity of Anime, Studio Ghibli films, and comics or Manga. Joining the Japanese Language Explorer Club gives students the opportunity to learn the basics of grammar, honorifics, and the essentials of the three languages used when learning Japanese–Katakana, Hiragana, and Kanji. Japanese is also a great gateway language into other East-Asian languages such as Chinese and Korean, all of which are increasingly becoming the language of instruction in tech-based industries around the world. Make learning the languages of the future fun for your young learners!

Topics

1. Class management phrases (good morning teacher, I have a question, how do you say, what is the meaning of, how do you write, how do you pronounce? Please, thanks, etc)
2. Katakana system
3. Hiragana system
4. Kanji system
5. Characters basic strokes order practice
6. Personal introduction (hello, name, age, nationality, study, live at, phone number, spoken language, nice to meet you) Q&A
7. Introducing family members and professions
8. Evaluation/Presentation – example: Introduce oneself or another person in Japanese or recite a short story/poem in Japanese.

***with guests to watch the presentation