JF Japanese e-Learning Minato

Outline

This course is designed to share useful words and phrases for travelers in Japan. If you are planning to visit Japan soon, if you wish to visit Japan someday, and if you want to eat delicious food in Japan, this course is for you! In particular, participants will learn useful words and expressions used in a restaurant.

This course consists solely of a one-time only Live Lesson aimed at level A1 people who have never studied Japanese before. The tutor will use English, so feel free to participate even if you don’t speak any Japanese at all. Participants are also invited to share travel information on Japan and its food in the bulletin board.

Let's enjoy delicious food in Japan!

■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.

*As this course is conducted by the Japan Foundation, Toronto, priority will be given to participants from Canada and the Americas.

Note, results of the selection process are expected to be sent to the email address registered with ‘Minato’ on March 13 (Fri.) 11:00 approx. (Eastern Time).

Course Objective "Can-do"

1. Can reply when asked the number of guests by a waiter at the entrance to a restaurant
2. Can order food
3. Can make comments on food
4. Can ask about the method of payment

Teaching Materials Used

・PowerPoint (during the Live Lesson)
・Pre-study materials: Handout (download)
Also, helpful travel information & website shared in the group (updated throughout)

About Live Lesson

■Live lesson
The live lesson has one tutor for a maximum of 20 students. The lesson is 1 hour long. Live lessons are scheduled by class. When you register for the course, please be sure to confirm the correct time in the region where you live. Class and live lesson dates may not be changed for any reason whatsoever.

Class: March 20, 2020 (Fri), 17:00-18:00 (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:
Course Orientation　10%
Live lesson attendance　80%
Questionnaire　10%

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 love eating local food while travelling. I hope we have fun learning together about the Japanese language, culture, and food!

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 （https://jftor.org/）

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

Course Registration

Course ID:TR19_TJFT_A100_EN01