Let's Talk About Languages
This course is designed with the person who has never taken a foreign language course in mind. We have begun at the beginning! It may not always seem that way to you, right? In fact, there may have already been times that you have been tempted to use an online translator to simply type in your work in English and have it give you the responses in Japanese.
So, let's talk about languages. All languages have their own personalities and they were invented by people, not by computers. This means that language is not an "exact science" kind of a class. Yes, there are right and wrong answers to the work you do in a language, but expressions do not simply translate from one language to another, word-for-word, as you might think. If you attempt to do your activities in this class in that way, your teacher will know right away! Online translators and native speakers will use structures and vocabulary that you are not learning. This course is created with the focus in mind that we intend for the learner to learn what is being taught. Your teacher has the expectation that you will not use dictionaries (outside of the course dictionary), online translators or native speakers to assist you in doing your work for this course.
Japanese Vocabulary Usingま～ん
Click Japanese Vocabulary to watch the presentation to learn about the Japanese words using ま～ん.
Here is a print version of this activity. You will still need to use the online version to hear the words.
Practice Japanese Vocabulary Usingま～ん
Do this Practice Activity to practice your new vocabulary.
Here is a print version of this activity. You will still need to use the online version to hear the words.
Graded Assignments
Please return to the Section 3 Tasks & Assignments folder to complete the graded assignments for Section 3, Part C.
