Japanese language and culture for Children and Teens 

Instructor: Etsuko Okazaki sensei

 

We welcome students from any nation and offer classes at every level. We respect students’ eagerness to learn and we support them in achieving their goals. The ability to speak, read, and write Japanese is a considerable asset for them. We hope they will gain confidence in their Japanese language skills and move on to their future. 

 

This class is designed for children and young teens (7 -15 years old) who love to learn Japanese language and culture.  Children will play Japanese games, Japanese chirldren songs, listen to bilingual folk stories, and anime music using various, fun and  practical materials, in order to create a naturally leaning atmosphere.

 

* The students who register for the Elementary-A2 class can read Hiragana and Katakana comfortably.

 

We also use textbook (pdf) & Workbook: 

 1) いろどり Irodori (Elementary A2 ) - Downloadable  Lesson 9-18

 2) Japanese for Young People 1 Workbook Kana - Writing (かく)

 3)  Japanese for multilingual children Ohisama (supplement)

 

Our goals are: 

1) Students can naturally learn Japanese greetings, vocabularies, responses and simple conversations.

2) Students can eventually communicate in Japanese and will learn Intermediate-level expressions.

                  

Activities to learn and speak basic words, greetings, and simple sentences

> Writing Hiragana (Japanese alphabet)

> Crafting for the better understanding of Japanese culture

> Students aim to move up to the next level of textbook in the future.