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Course Design

Course Title: Japanese Language (N5)

Nominal Duration: 320 hours

Course Description:

The program is designed to equip the learners of Japanese Language enough

competency to communicate in simple and appropriate Japanese, as well as enough
knowledge of the language to continue language studies to a higher proficiency.

The program focuses on helping students build up their proficiency in

Japanese Language. Furthermore, it is designed to provide the knowledge, skills and
attitude in Japanese Language and of Japan’s society and culture. It covers
specialized competencies such as speaking, listening, reading, writing and
expressing oneself in Japanese Language.

Trainee Entry Requirements

Students must be:

 a Filipino citizen
 At least High School graduate
 18 years old above

Course Structure
Basic Competencies

No. of Hours: (40 hrs.)

Unit of Module Title Learning Nominal
Competency Outcomes Duration
Conduct Conducting - Rules of teaching 8 hrs.
orientation of rules, orientation of rules, - Class curriculum
class curriculum, class curriculum, - How to study this
and how to study and how to study course
this course, this course, - Greetings and
greetings and greetings and Classroom
classroom classroom Expressions
expressions. expressions.
Learn Speak and Learning, - Hiragana [Chart 16 hrs.
Write Hiragana, Speaking and 1]
count numbers in Writing Hiragana, - Numbers (0-100)
Japanese, use counting numbers - Hiragana [Chart
decimals and in Japanese, using 2]
fractions. decimals and - Numbers (101-
fractions. 1000)
- Hiragana [Chart
3]
 - Numbers (1001-
10000)
- Decimals and
Fractions
Learn, Speak and Learning, - Katakana [Chart 16 hrs.
Write Katakana, Speaking and 1-Chart 3]
count large Writing Katakana, - Numbers (10001
numbers in counting large ～oku)
Japanese, use numbers in - Counters
proper counters for Japanese, using - Directions
different things / proper counters for - Locations
objects, tell different things / - Family
directions, objects, telling
locations, parts of directions,
the body and locations, parts of
family members. the body and
family members.

Common Competencies
No. of Hours: (112 hrs.)
Unit of Module Title Learning Nominal
Competency Outcomes Duration
Identify a person or Identifying a - Noun1 wa Noun2 16 hrs.
thing with the basic person or thing desu
pattern Noun1 wa with the basic - Noun1 wa Noun2
Noun2 desu, learn pattern Noun1 wa ja arimasen
to negate a Noun2 desu, - Noun1 wa Noun2
statement, make negating a desu ka
questions in statement, making - Noun1 no Noun2
Japanese, and to questions in - N5 Kanji
connects two Japanese, and to
nouns in a connecting two
sentence. Read nouns in a
and write kanji. sentence. Reading
and writing kanji.
Determine a thing Determining a - Kore, Sore, Are, 16 hrs.
we do not know in thing we do not Dore
Japanese by the know in Japanese - Nan desu ka
use of kore, sore, by the use of kore, - Nihongo de nan
are, ask to whom a sore, are, asking to desu ka
thing belongs to by whom a thing - Noun1 no Noun2
adding to a noun, belongs to by - Ikura desu ka
ask which is the adding to a noun, - Dochira ni
thing a person is asking which is the shimasu ka
referring to, ask thing a person is - N5 Kanji
the price of referring to, asking
something and ask the price of
someone's choice. something and
Read and write asking someone's
kanji. choice. Reading
 and writing kanji.
Learn words to Learning the - koko, soko, 16 hrs.
name places, words to name asoko, doko
indicates the places, indicates - wa Place desu
approximate time, the approximate - kono, sono, ano,
the starting and time, the starting dono
ending time of an and ending time of - -goro
action in a an action in a - -kara, -made
sentence, sentence, - deshita / ja
conjugate a verb conjugating a verb arimasen deshita
into past tenses into past tenses - N5 Kanji
and tell about past and tell about past
events. Read and events. Reading
write kanji. and writing kanji.
Learn words to Learning the - -nen, -gatsu, 16 hrs.
name places, words to name -nichi, itsu
indicates the places, indicates - -masu, -masen,
approximate time, the approximate -mashita, masen
the starting and time, the starting deshita
ending time of an and ending time of - Time ni Action
action in a an action in a Verb
sentence, sentence, - Time goro Action
conjugate a verb conjugating a verb Verb
into past tenses into past tenses - -kara, -made
and tell about past and tell about past Action Verb
events. Read and events. Reading - N5 Kanji
write kanji. and writing kanji.
Learn the proper Learning the - Kinds of 16 hrs.
usage of proper usage of directional verbs
directional verbs, directional verbs, - Vehicle de
its Conjugations its conjugations directional verb
and tenses, and tenses, - Person1 wa
indicate in a indicating in a Person2 to dir.
sentence the sentence the Verb
method use in method use in - Person ni Place
going / coming, tell going / coming, de aimasu
together with telling together - -mashou, -masen
whom a person with whom a ka
does an action, tell person does an - N5 Kanji
where to meet a action, telling
person and invite where to meet a
someone to do a person and inviting
certain action. someone to do a
Read and write certain action.
kanji. Reading and
writing kanji.
Learn the use of Learning the use of - Place de object o 16 hrs.
particle de and wo particle de and wo verb
in a sentence, in a sentence, - Time ni duration
learn different time learning different - Time ni
duration, indicate time duration, frequency
in a sentence how indicating in a - Giving and
often an action is sentence how receiving verbs
being done, learn often an action is - N5 kanji
the words that being done,
expresses give learning the words
and receive. Read that expresses
and write kanji. giving and
receiving. Reading
and writing kanji.
Learn the Learning the - Noun ga arimasu 16 hrs.
difference between difference between / imasu
the existence the existence - Place ni Noun ga
verbs arimasu and verbs arimasu and arimasu / imasu
imasu, tell where imasu, telling - Noun1 no
an object / a where an object / a Location
person exists, tell person exists, - -ban me
the location of telling the location - Person wa Noun
something, tell the of something, ga arimasu /imasu
order of a thing, tell telling the order of - dake / shika
what a person a thing, telling what - N5 Kanji
possesses using a person
the existence possesses using
verbs. Read and the existence
write kanji. verbs. Reading
and writing kanji.

Core Competencies
 No. of Hours: (168 hrs.)
Unit of Module Title Learning Nominal
Competency Outcomes Duration
Learn to describe Describing an - Adjectives 24 hrs.
an object, learn to object, determining groupings and
determine the level the level of definition
of description of a description of a - Tenses of
noun, learn to noun, modifying a Adjectives
modify a noun by noun by an - Subject wa
an adjective, learn adjective, using Adjectives desu
to use two two adjectives in - Adverbs of
adjectives in one one sentence, Degree
sentence, learn to giving contrasting - Adjectives Noun
give contrasting characteristics, - Topic wa Subject
characteristics, expressing ga Adjectives
learn to express changes and - Linking Adjectives
changes and learn comparing two - -wa ga wa
to compare two things. Reading - Adj. narimasu/
things. Read and and writing kanji. shimasu
write kanji. - -wa yori
- N5 Kanji
characters
Learn to conjugate Conjugating a verb - te form 24 hrs.
a verb into its te into its te form and - tekudasai
form and use it in use it in Different - tekara
different sentences, - sorekara
sentences, request requesting - teimasu /
someone to do someone to do teimasen /
something, learn to something, teimashita /
express actions in expressing actions teimasendeshita
different tenses, in different tenses, - nagara
learn to express expressing actions - N5 Kanji
actions taken taken
simultaneously in simultaneously in
just one sentence, just one sentence,
learn to connect connecting two
sentences. Read sentences.
and write kanji. Reading and
writing kanji.
Learn to express Expressing - Subject wa suki / 24 hrs.
someone's likes or someone's likes or kirai / heta / jouzu /
dislikes, where he / dislikes, where he / hoshii
she is good / poor she is good / poor - -tai
at, express wants at, expressing - kara (reason)
and desire, learn wants and desire, - transitive /
the difference of learning the intransitive verbs
transitive and difference of - Verb / Noun no
intransitive verbs transitive and mae
and its proper intransitive verbs - -kata
usage, tell the and its proper - -ga dekimasu
method of doing usage, telling the - N5 Kanji
something and method of doing
express someone's something and
ability. Read and express someone's
write kanji. ability. Reading
and writing kanji.
Learn to conjugate Conjugating verbs - Nai form 24 hrs.
verbs into nai form into nai form and - naide kudasai
and use it in use it in different - naide Verb
different sentences sentences like, - nakereba
like, ask someone asking someone narimasen
not to do an action, not to do an action, - nai to ikemasen
tell something that telling something - nakutemo ii desu
is supposed to be that is supposed to - N5 Kanji
done but wasn't be done but wasn't
done, express idea done, expressing
of obligation and idea of obligation
unnecessary to do and unnecessary
an action in a to do an action in a
sentence. Read sentence. Reading
and write kanji. and writing kanji.
Learn to conjugate Conjugating verbs - ta form 24 hrs.
verbs into ta form, into ta form, plain - -ta koto ga
plain past form and past form and use arimasu
use it in different it in different - ta houga iidesu /
sentences like, sentences like, nai hou ga iidesu
express one's expressing one's - -tara doudesuka
experiences, ask experiences, - -tara iidesuka
and give advices, asking and giving - ta ato de
state reasons for advices, stating - -node
something. Read reasons for - N5 Kanji
and write kanji. something.
Reading and
writing kanji.
Learn to ask and Asking and - -temo iidesuka 16 hrs.
deny permission to denying - tewa ikemasen
do something, permission to do - -temo /
indicate a person’s something, -nakutemo
action that is indicating a - koto desu
contrary to the person’s action - -tari, -tari
present situation or that is contrary to - tsumori
action, learn to the present - Purpose of going
make a situation or action, - N5 Kanji
nominalized noun, making a
telling two or more nominalized noun,
actions in one telling two or more
sentence only, actions in one
express plans in sentence only,
the future and tell expressing plans in
the purpose of the future and
going / coming telling the purpose
using the masu of going / coming
form of the verb. using the masu
Read and write form of the verb.
kanji. Reading and
writing kanji.
Learn to modify a Modifying a noun - Adjectival Clause 16 hrs.
noun not only by not only by an - -ndesu
an adjective but adjective but also - to iimasu
also using the plain using the plain - to kakimasu
form of the verbs, form of the verbs, - -toki
indicate in a indicating in a - Place wo Verb
sentence a reason sentence a reason - N5 Kanji
for something, for something,
learn to quote what quoting what
someone has said someone has said
and tell when and telling when
something something
happens / happens /
happened. Read happened.
and write kanji. Reading and
writing kanji.
Learn to shorten Shortening an - ka dou ka 16 hrs.
affirmative or affirmative or - Interrogative ka
negative negative verb
questions, learn to questions, - to omoimasu
create embedded learning to create - N5 Kanji
questions, indicate embedded
someone’s questions,
thoughts / ideas in indicating
a sentence. Read someone's
and write kanji. thoughts / ideas in
a sentence.
Reading and
writing kanji.

Assessment Methods: Written exam

Direct observation

Course Delivery: Lecture

Discussion
Making example sentences
Listening and comprehension exercises
Conversation exercises