Japan Club is suspended until further notice.
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Please go to the Japan Club section for club activity information or to sign-up for activities. |
Hello!Welcome to the Japanese program. I am Joanne O'Leary, and I'm the Japanese instructor for the distance learning Japanese program in Monroe County.
My background in Japanese began when I was an exchange student to Japan for my junior year of high school. Following that I majored in Japanese at the University of Michigan. Upon graduation I worked for many years as a translator. In 2003 the opportunity to teach through Monroe County's distance learning program became available, which has led to this being the 16th year of the program. The distance learning program allows students in Monroe County to take Japanese along with classmates from other high schools in the county. The classes are conducted in a teleconference format. It is a tremendous opportunity for the students, and a teaching opportunity that I thoroughly enjoy. |
Japanese 1 Japanese 1 is an opportunity to discover the Japanese language and culture. As you learn, you'll investigate many aspects of Japanese culture. From ukiyo-e (type of art) to umeboshi (pickled plums), Japanese culture will intrigue you. You will be introduced to basic conversation patterns and to the two Japanese syllabries, hiragana and katakana, as well as a few basic ideographs known as kanji. The course will cover the four basic language skills (Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening) in a culturally contextualized format.
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Japanese 2 In Japanese 2 we will continue to exlore Japanese language through the four basic language skills (Reading, Writing, Speaking, and Listening) in a culturally contextualized format. Students will increase their mastery of the syllabries, while adding additional kanji (ideographs/characters) to their knowledge base and increasing their understanding of Japanese vocabulary, grammar, and culture.
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Japanese 3
The class is also taught over the IVN network. The course continues to teach the four basic language skills: listening, reading, writing, and speaking, in a culturally contextualized format. Students will increase their ability to read and write kanji, while they expand their vocabulary, grammar, and understanding of Japanese culture.
The class is also taught over the IVN network. The course continues to teach the four basic language skills: listening, reading, writing, and speaking, in a culturally contextualized format. Students will increase their ability to read and write kanji, while they expand their vocabulary, grammar, and understanding of Japanese culture.