Number of students: 15 including 6 new students
Summary
(1)Writing Hiragana and Katakana, あいうえお、かきくけこ、アイウエオ、カキクケコ
(2)Pronunciation of だくおん(dakuon)、はんだくおん(handakuon)、ようおん(youon)
(3)Greetings: Genki texibook pp.6-7 and I added some expressions below.
・じゃあ、また。（Jaa, mata.）= Good bye (informal).
・じゃあね。（Jaa ne.）= Good bye (informal).
・どういたしまして。（Dou Itashimashite.）= You're welcome.
・こちらは Aさん です。（Kochira wa A san desu.）= This person here is A (name).
・~さん(San) : Mr. Mrs. Ms. Miss. (San is a title of respect added to a person's name.)
Homework
(1)Review ひらがな (Hiragana) and カタカナ (Katakana)!!
- Read Genki textbook pp.18-24
- Practice writing them with vocabularies.
- You can use the websites I mentioned last week for more practice.
I will give you a quiz next week about Hiragana vocabularies!!
(2)Review greetings!!
- Read Genki textbook pp.6-8 (including Expression Notes (1))
- The websites below can help you.
- Genki Movies (Greetings)
http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/self/movlist.html
- Genki online vocabulary exercises (Greetings)
http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/self/site/js/greet_01.html
(3)Start to learn vocabularies of Lesson 1 (Genki text pp.12-13)
Next week
(1)Writing ひらがな and カタカナ (たちつてと、なにぬねの、タチツテト、ナニヌネノ)
(2)Lesson 1 (Genki text pp.14-16)
(3)(If we have time) Numbers
NOTICE: Please print out Genki textbook chapter 1 and bring it to the next class.
See you next week!!