JF Japanese e-Learning Minato

Outline

This course is a course to experience the Japanese used in anime and manga. This course was designed to share the joy of learning Japanese to people in Canada and around the world.

This course consists solely of a one-time only Live Lesson aimed at level A1 people who have never studied Japanese before. During the Live Lesson participants learn the expressions of anime/manga characters, and then actually use those phrases while speaking. The tutor will use English, so feel free to participate even if you don’t speak any Japanese at all.

Anime and manga fans! Wouldn’t you like to greet people in Japanese with expressions used by manga and anime characters?

■About the student selection process
This is a course where participating students are determined by a selection process. For those who wish to apply for the selection process, first carefully read the course outline in full. Then, within the designated application time period, please click the ‘Course Registration’ button and complete the application.

Note, results of the selection process are expected to be sent to the email address registered with ‘Minato’ on January 23 (Thurs.) 11:00 approx. (Eastern Time).

Course Objective "Can-do"

To be able to say a simple greeting and introduce myself using character expressions.

Teaching Materials Used

This course was created based on the site below.

＜URL＞
http://anime-manga.jp/

Note: The content covered in this course is the same as that covered in the 'Japanese in Anime & Manga A1 (Greetings) Self-Study Course' course.

About Live Lesson

■Live lesson
The live lesson has one tutor for a maximum of 20 students. The lesson is 30 minutes long. Live lessons are scheduled by class. Please choose a class that you can participate in, when you register for the course. At that time, please be sure to confirm the correct time in the region where you live. Classes and live lesson dates may not be changed for any reason whatsoever.

Class: January 31, 2020 (Fri), 17:00-17:30 (UTC-5 Eastern Time)

■System used
Live lessons are conducted using the web-meeting system Zoom<http://zoom.us/>. The Zoom lesson room can be accessed via an assigned URL, so there is no need to open an account. However, for any first time users the program will need to be installed in advance.
The system requirements (necessary bandwidth) for the group video conference using Zoom are as follows.

Upload Speed 600kbps / Download Speed 1.2Mbps

For those who do not know the bandwidth of their internet connection, please use the following site to conduct a speed test. (This will transfer you to an external site.)

http://www.speedtest.net/

■What you need
To take the live lesson, please have the following four items ready.
1. Computer with internet connection
　　Windows：Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 / Vista with SP1 or later
　　Mac：Mac OS X with MacOS 10.6.8 /(Snow Leopard) or later
2. Browser
　 Windows: IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Safari5+
Mac: Safari5+, Firefox, Chrome
3. Headset (with microphone)
4. Web camera

Note:
・Live lessons connect learners from across Canada. Please do not be late. Please understand that there may be up to a 15-minute delay, depending on the connection.
・Be sure to use a computer that is connected to the internet. Do not participate with a smartphone, as information will be shared during live lessons.

Completion Requirements

Passing Score: score of 60% or higher

The allocation of points is as follows.
・Live lesson 100%

Instructor Introduction

Yoshizumi

Hello everyone! My name is Yukiko Yoshizumi, and I teach Japanese at the Japan Foundation, Toronto. I have taught Japanese to learners with various motivations and language backgrounds all over Canada. Also - I like Anime! ;) Let’s enjoy learning Japanese and Japanese culture through Anime!

Barbara

Hello everyone! My name is Barbara, and I am a staff member at the Japan Foundation, Toronto. This means that while I won't be learning with you directly, I'm always behind the scenes making sure everything runs smoothly. (b^ｰﾟ)

Noriko

Hello everyone! It’s nice to meet you! My name is Noriko Saito and I am a staff member at the Japan Foundation, Toronto. I have taught in both Canada and Japan. Through running our Japanese courses, I would be happy if I can share the Japanese language and my experiences in Japan with students like you who are interested in the Japanese language and culture.

Course Operator

Japan Foundation, Toronto （http://jftor.org/）

Enrollment cannot be performed as it is outside the application period.

Course Registration

Course ID:TR19_ANMT_A100_EN01