Advanced Japanese is designed to be an extension of the Japanese 30 course by following the Japanese 6Y Curriculum in the Program of Studies.  This course will be based primarily on independent study where the student is required to attend classes and study much of the material on his/her/their own with the assistance of the teacher.  The course will align with year five of the Japanese and Culture Program of Studies 6Y curriculum.

It is expected that students will use various Japanese learning textbooks and websites to assist with their daily studies.  It is also expected that once a students has complete this level of Japanese, he/she/they will be able to take the 5th level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.

Please let me know well in advance if you are to miss any classes. Excused absences do not excuse any work assigned. Students who are late or absent are responsible for any work missed. Seminar time MUST be used to catch up on missed quizzes, tests and projects. Students who do not utilize these opportunities will be assigned to the Directed Learning Room (DLR) after school.

I advise you to do regular review. 15 minutes a day will significantly improve your retention of new material introduced in class. Your ability to use hiragana, katakana and kanji is essential in this course. Try to develop a system of regular review. がんばりましょう!!

Please access the following link for the Advanced Japanese Outline:


Advanced Japanese Outline

Advanced Japanese Unit 1 - Social Relationships

In this introductory unit, you will be reviewing concepts introduced in Japanese 10,20,30 as well as learning Japanese language and culture associated with Social Relationships.  In particular, by the end of this unit, you should be able to speak in plain tense, speak about/with friends and family members and explain what your friends and family do  By the end of this unit, you will be able to use the following structures:

  • Particle “no” as a relationship marker: ane no yoshiko
  • I-Adj –Ku/Na – Adj –ni + V masu V nakatta
  • N da/data N to N to dochira ga Adj. desu ka?
  • N no hou ga Adj. desu
  • (tabun) N deshou
  • Nai form
  • V naide form V ta form
  • V Dictionary form
  • Conjunctive particle kara for reason
  • Particle wa: for contrast

Advance Japanese Unit 2 - Leisure Activities

In this unit, you will to be able to talk and write about Leisure Activites, specifically etiquette and language surround work, home, school and ceremonies. We will also continue to learn Kanji to help be able to carry out basic functions such as reading the News or stories surrounding these topics. The grammar focus points are:

  • Adjective + Sugimasu : to express excessiveness
  • V + Yasui/nikui desu: to describe difficulty or ease of an action
  • Plain Volitional Vよう・おう (To express what you will do or make suggestions/invitations)
  • Conjunctions: まず、つぎに
  • Connecting form of Adjectives 
  • Expressing ability with Potential verbs
  • Vたら どう　です　か。
  • Period に　かい
  • まえ、あと、てから

You will need to have the Japanese keyboard installed in the language settings of your computer at home.

Advanced Japanese Unit 3 - Customs and Manners

In this unit, you will to be able to talk and write about Leisure activities, as well as build our vocabulary through reading and comprehension skills.Japanese. We will also continue to learn Kanji to help be able to carry out basic functions such as reading the News or documents surrounding these topics. This unit is to be completed over a period of three weeks to stay on track. By the end of this unit, you will be able to:

  •  Increasing Kanji knowledge
  • Practice listening skills and increasing vocabulary
  • Reading and deriving meaning from short texts
  • express their views on a variety of topics within their direct experience 
  • use the language for personal enjoyment; e.g., listen to favourite songs/movies in Japanese
  • understand a variety of short oral texts on unfamiliar topics, in guided and unguided situations
  • understand a variety of short written texts on familiar topics, in guided and unguided situations

You will need to have the Japanese keyboard installed in the language settings of your computer at home.