Learning Japanese : : a Gateway Into Culture.

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Call Number: DVD 495.683 Le Oversize, Adult DVD / Great Courses / Education / Learning Japanese
On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Westgate Branch

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36 lectures, 30 minutes per lecture.
Course no. 20090.
Disc 1: Welcome to Japanese! saying words you know -- Meeting people; Pronouns; Hiragana start -- Question words and identifying objects -- Telling time; Polite verbs; Kyoto -- Negatives; Wa and o; Invitations; Harajuku -- U verbs; Directions and getting around Tokyo -- Disc 2: Shopping; Colors; Big numbers; Money -- Adjectives and restaurant orders -- Suggestions; Appearances; Sakura; Kanji -- Likes and dislikes; Manga -- Discussing skills; Contrasts; Sumo -- The past; The week; The Edo period; Katakana -- Disc 3: Past activities and past adjectives; Sushi -- Expressing a desire; The seasons -- Comparisons; Wa versus ga; Mt. Fuji and Hakone -- Giving detailed descriptions; Kanazawa -- Explaining procedures; Counting things; Trains -- Polite requests; Honorifics; Train stations -- Disc 4: Describing an action sequence; Ryokan -- Ongoing actions and a shopping street -- Asking permission and entering a home -- Family and friends; Handling compliments -- Keeping pets; Wearing clothes; Traffic lights -- Describing uncompleted actions; Golden week -- Disc 5: Negative requests; Casual speech; Age; A zoo -- Casual plain forms; Obligations; Matcha -- Intentions; Counting people; Shabu-shabu -- Talking about past experiences; Patchinko -- Giving advice; Anime and Akihabara -- Making casual suggestions; Furusato -- Disc 6: Stating opinions; Kimono and washoku -- Conveying what others say; Tanabata Festival -- Explanations with feeling; New Year's -- Weather, conjectures, and visiting places -- Talking about what you can do; Hibachi -- A review; Future intentions; Liking someone.
Lecturer: Yuki Sasaki Caldwell, instructor of Japanese language at University of Georgia.
Experience Japan through the vital influence of its language. In 36 lessons, you will learn not only to speak, read, and write Japanese, but to appreciate the culture as revealed in the language; a culture built on respect for others and the supreme importance of community. Your professor, native Japanese speaker Yuki Sasaki Caldwell, teaches with an energy and enthusiasm for her subject that is contagious, and her lessons will open a new world to you through the wonders of language
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