 Greetings and Introductions
Physical Descriptions and Personality Characteristics, Feelings, and Emotions
Family Members
Clothing and Colors
Japanese 1 > Personal and Family Life
Greetings and Introductions
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Use appropriate forms of address to peers and adults when making introductions.
- Use appropriate gestures and expressions of greeting and leave-taking.
- Ask and respond to simple questions about someone else’s identity and well-being.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Differentiate between informal and formal exchanges.
- Comprehend phrases related to a person’s state of well-being.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Demonstrate attention to accuracy of register in introducing self and expressing greetings.
- Present rehearsed and spontaneous greetings and introductions.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
- Recognize and distinguish between various culturally-authentic gestures and levels of formality of greeting and leave-taking.
- Demonstrate understanding of hand-shaking, body language, and greetings, including those used in telephone, computer, and letter-writing situations.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Discuss the use of morning and evening greetings.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Examine customs of greeting and leaving a person in the United States and Japan.
- Contrast the use of formal address in Japanese and English.
Communication Across Communities
- Recognize the importance of greetings in Japan.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- I (boku/watashi) and addresser (san/kun/sensei)
- Ritual expressions, such as ittekimasu, itterasshai, tadaima and okaerinasai
- Formal and informal expressions
Japanese 1 > Personal and Family Life
Physical Descriptions and Personality Characteristics, Feelings, and Emotions
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Use a variety of adjectives to ask and answer questions about the physical appearance of people and objects.
- Ask and answer questions about a description or feeling.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Comprehend spoken and written descriptions of physical appearance, personality traits and feelings.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Describe physical and personality attributes using a variety of appropriate adjectives.
- Present descriptions, both rehearsed and spontaneous, of people and/or objects.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
- Discuss cultural generalizations and stereotyping based on physical appearance.
- Discuss differences and similarities in appearance between people from the U.S. and Japan.
- Discuss characteristics of well-known people from Japan.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Identify well-known people from Japanese-speaking countries who are studied in other disciplines.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare one verb for "to be" in English vs. two verbs in Japanese.
Communication Across Communities
- Describe well-known people in Japan.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Descriptive i/na adjectives and nouns
- Subject pronouns
- Question and answer format
Japanese 1 > Personal and Family Life
Family Members
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Ask and answer questions pertaining to family members and relationships, including pets.
- Use appropriate in-group and out-group family terms.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Identify family members and relationships based on spoken and written descriptions.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Describe family relationships.
- Describe family members and pets.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
- Identify characteristics of the family unit in Japanese culture.
- Explain the importance of the family in Japanese society.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Compare the role of the extended family in Japan and in the U.S.
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare and contrast families in the U.S. and in Japan.
- Contrast ways to express possession.
- Contrast family terms used for own family and others' families.
Communication Across Communities
- Use print and Internet resources to access information about families in Japan.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Pet vocabulary
- Possession with no
- Descriptive adjectives
- Present tense of "to be" in Japanese for animate objects
- Counting units for people and animals
Japanese 1 > Personal and Family Life
Clothing and Colors
Communication
Person-to-Person Communication
- Ask and answer questions pertaining to clothing and colors.
- Ask and answer questions to elicit a description of clothing and colors.
Listening and Reading for Understanding
- Identify clothing and colors based on spoken and written description.
Oral and Written Presentation
- Use descriptive adjectives and cases to describe clothing.
Cultures
Cultural Perspectives, Practices, and Products
- Discuss standards and styles of dress in Japan.
- Discuss the influence of climate and geography on dress in Japan.
Connections, Comparisons and Communities
Making Connections Through Language
- Discuss the use of color (e.g., in clothing, art, architecture).
Cultural and Linguistic Comparisons
- Compare standards and styles of dress in Japanese and American cultures.
- Identify cognates and false cognates related to clothing and colors.
- Compare ways of expressing possession ('s in English vs. "no" in Japanese).
Communication Across Communities
- Identify differences in sizes and appropriateness of clothing.
- Describe clothing available on the Internet and through catalogues and/or advertisements from Japan.
Related Vocabulary and Linguistic Elements
- Colors and other descriptive adjectives
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