ELJ105: Japanese for Heritage Speakers

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Course information

  • Instructor: Tomonori Nagano, Ph.D.
  • Syllabus: Syllabus
  • https://www.t-nagano.com/mycourses/ELJ101/ | tnagano@lagcc.cuny.edu | 718-482-5484 | B-234FF
  • Office hours: E-mail is preferred, with which you should expect my response within 24 hours. Also, please talk to me after class if you have any question about the class.
  • Class schedule:
    • Mon & Wed 10:30-12:45pm (Room B-129)
    • Tue 10:30-12:45pm (C-222)
    • Thur 10:30-12:45pm (C-253/Lab with Ms. Saki Amemiya)

Announcements

  • The Spring 2019 semester begins on Friday, March 1 (see the academic calendar for important dates in Spring 2019)
  • Tutoring is available for those who want to practice Japanese individually.

Weekly schedule

Class topic: 講義概要 (course overview), 自己紹介 (self-introduction), and 日本語能力評価 (diagnostic test)
What you should do this week (for next week's class)
  • 予習よしゅう: Tobira Ch.1 (日本の地理 / Japanese geography)
  • 漢字かんじ: Prepare for the kanji quiz on the next week (とびら Ch.1 漢字かんじ).
  • 作文さくぶん: Write an essay on the title "私の日本のふるさと". Write at least 1.5 pages on the composition grid (see below). See the rubrics for the essay here.

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