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The page numbers referenced in the table below are from the textbook, Banno, Eri. Genki: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese II. 2nd ed. Japan Times/Tsai Fong Books, 2011. ISBN: 9784789014434.

SES # TOPICS / CLASS ACTIVITIES KEY DATES
Week 1
1

Orientation; Lesson 13 Grammar

  • Lesson 13 の文法 (ぶんぽう) 紹介 (しょうかい): read Lesson 13 grammar notes pp. 30–35
  
2

Quick Review of Japanese I & Japanese II Patterns and Vocabularies:

  • In-class quiz
  • Kanji in Lesson 13 の紹介(しょうかい) (pp. 276–7)

Vocabulary Quiz—Lesson 13 (1)

Homework 1 out
Week 2
3

Lesson 13 Drill Session (1)

  • In-class quiz
  • Potential verbs (work on pp. 37–39 I-A, B, F)
  • Potential Form の練習 (れんしゅう) してください。
  • ーし (work on p. 39 II-A)

Vocabulary Quiz—Lesson 13 (2)

Homework 1 due

Homework 2 out
4

Lesson 13 Drill Session (2)

  • 〜そうです (looks) (work on pp. 41–42 III-A and B)
  • Inference ~そうのドリ ルを 練習 してください。
  • 〜てみる (work on p. 43 IV-A)

Homework 2 due

Homework 3 out
5

Lesson 13 Drill Session (3)

  • In-class quiz
  • 〜なら (work on p. 44 V-A)
  • Frequency (work on p. 45 VI-A)
  • Frequency のドリルの練習してください。

Dictation Quiz—Lesson 13 (1)

Hoemwork 3 due
6

Lesson 13 Drill Session (4)

  • In-class quiz
  • Reading (pp. 279–82)
  • Review Lesson 13
 Kanji Quiz—Lesson 13
Week 3
7

Lesson 13 Drill Session (5)

  • In-class quiz
  • Dialogues pp. 26–27
  • Review Lesson 13
  • Culture note (p. 48)
 Dictation Quiz—Lesson 13 (2)
8

Lesson 13 Drill Session (6)

  • In-class quiz
  • Overall review Lesson 13
  • Study situational usage and listening comprehension
 Quiz—Lesson 13
9

Lesson 14 Grammar Session

  • In-class quiz
  • Read the grammar explanations of the textbook
  • Introduction of Lesson 14 Kanji (pp. 283–4)
 Vocabulary Quiz—Lesson 14 (1)
Week 4
10

A Brief Introduction of MISTI-Japan;

Lesson 14 Drill Session (1)

  • In-class quiz
  • ほしい (work on p. 61 I-A and B)
  • 〜かもしれません (practice かもしれません drill, and work on p. 63 II-A)

Vocabulary Quiz—Lesson 14 (2)

Homework 4 due
11

Lesson 14 Drill Session (2)

  • In-class quiz
  • あげる, くれる, もらう (work on p. 65 III-A, p. 66 III-C and D)
  • Practice (i) あげる, さしあげる drill and (ii) あげる, くれる, もらう drill on オンラインドリル
  • 〜たらどうですか (practice たらどうですか drill on オンラインドリル, and work on p. 68 IV-A)

Dictation Quiz—Lesson 14 (1)

Homework 5 due
12

Lesson 14 Drill Session (3)

  • Number+も number+しか+negative (practice the online drill and work on p. 69 V-A and B)
  • Practice the counters on p. 73 (こ、 さつ、 ひき、 本、 だい、 まい)
  • Review Lesson 14
 Homework 6 due
13

Lesson 14 Drill Session (4)

  • In-class quiz
  • Reading pp. 286–7
  • Review Lesson 14
 Kanji Quiz—Lesson 14
Week 5
14

Lesson 14 Drill Session (5)

  • In-class quiz
  • Dialogue pp. 50–51 (practice dialogues I–III)
  • Show and tell (p. 71 VI-B): Bring something that you have received from someone and talk about it
  • Review Lesson 14
  • Culture note (p. 72)
 Dictation Quiz—Lesson 14 (2)
15

Lesson 14 Drill Session (6)

  • In-class quiz
  • Overall Review Lesson 14
  • Study online situational drill of Lesson 14

Project (1) のトピック紹介

  1. おもしろいけいけん (based on the reading of Lesson 13: See p. 282)
  2. 好きなところ (based on the reading of Lesson 15: See p. 294)
  3. 私の国の習慣(しゅうかん)

Project (1) のしめきりは、 １０月２１日（金） です

 Quiz—Lesson 14
16

Lesson 15 Grammar Session

  • In-class quiz
  • Introduction of Lesson 15 grammar
  • Kanji introduction
 Vocabulary Quiz—Lesson 15 (1)
17

Lesson 15 Drill Session (1)

  • In-class quiz
  • Practice volitional forms using the online drills; volitional form (1); volitional form+ と思っています; and volitional form practice
  • Volitional form  と思っています (work on p. 84 I-A, B and p. 86 A)

Vocabulary Quiz—Lesson 15 (2)

Homework 7 due
Week 6
18

Lesson 15 Drill Session (2)

  • 〜ておく (work on p. 87 III-A)
  • Using sentences to qualify nouns (work on pp. 88–90 IV-A, B, C, and D)
 Homework 8 due
19

Lesson 15 Drill Session (3)

  • Review Lesson 15 volitional; V -ておく, relative clauses)
  • Practice: IV-F pair work on pp. 91–93 and まとめの練習 A and B (pp. 91–92)
  • Useful expressions (at the hotel) p. 95
 Homework 9 due
Week 7
20

Lesson 15 Drill Session (4)

  • In-class quiz
  • Reading (pp. 291–4)
  • Review Lesson 15
  • Sign-up for Interview Test (1)
 Dictation Quiz—Lesson 15
21

Lesson 15 Drill Session (5)

  • In-class quiz
  • Dialogue pp. 74–75 (Dialogue I, II, and III)
  • Review Lesson 15
 Kanji Quiz—Lesson 15
22

Lesson 15 Drill Session (6)

  • In-class quiz
  • Overall review Lesson 15
 Quiz—Lesson 15
23 In-class Interview Test (1)

Interview Test (1)

Project 1 のしめきり
Week 8
24

Lesson 16 Grammar Session

  • In-class quiz
  • Lesson 16 漢字の紹介
 Vocabulary Quiz—Lesson 16 (1)
25

Lesson 16 Drill Session (1)

  • In-class quiz
  • 〜てあげる　 〜てくれる　 〜てもらう (work on p. 108 I-A and p. 109 I-C and D; practice Drill E on p. 110; practice Drill G on p. 111—Make sure you can answer the questions in Japanese)
  • 〜 といい (work on p. 113 III-A)

Vocabulary Quiz—Lesson 16 (2)

Homework 10 due
26

Lesson 16 Drill Session (2)

  • In-class quiz
  • 〜 時 (work on pp. 114–5 IV-A B)
  • Review ~ てあげる、 くれる 、もらう

Dictation Quiz—Lesson 16 (1)

Homework 11 due
27

Lesson 16 Drill Session (3)

  • 〜 ていただけませんか (work on p. 112 II-A)
  • 〜 てすみませんでした (work on p. 116 V-A)
 Homework 12 due
Week 9
28

Lesson16 Drill Session (4)

  • In-class quiz
  • Reading 「ドラえもん」 on pp. 298–9
  • Review Lesson 16
  • Culture note (p. 117)
 Kanji Quiz—Lesson 16
29

Lesson 16 Drill Session (5)

  • In-class quiz
  • Dialogues pp. 96–97 I~III)
  • Review Lesson 16
 Dictation Quiz—Lesson 16 (2)
30

Lesson 16 Drill Session (6)

  • In-class quiz
  • Overall review Lesson 16
 Quiz—Lesson 16
31

Lesson 17 Grammar Session

  • In-class quiz
  • 漢字の紹介 (しょうかい)
 Vocabulary Quiz—Lesson 17 (1)
Week 10
32

Lesson 17 Drill Session (1)

  • In-class quiz
  • 〜 そうです (hearsay) (work on p. 129 I-A)
  • 〜 って (work on p. 130 II-A)
  • 〜 たら (work on p. 131 III-A and B)
  • 〜 なくてもいい (work on p. 132 IV-A) プロジェクト2の紹介(しょうかい): 下のトピックから一つえらんで、 みじかいエッセイ(10~15 文) を書いてください。 タイプしてください。 それから、 習った漢字を使ってください。
  1. 国の習慣(しゅうかん)、 文化のちがいについて
  2. MIT での大学生活について
  3. アルバイトの経験 （けいけん）
  4. 興味 （きょうみ） があること、 将来 （しょうらい）してみたいこと

Vocabulary Quiz—Lesson 17 (2)

Homework 13 due
33

Lesson 17 Drill Session (2)

  • In-class quiz
  • Review of V-なくてもいい・ 〜たら
  • 〜 みたいです (work on p. 134 V-A)
  • 〜 前に　 〜てから 　 〜た後で (work on pp. 136–7 V-A and B)
  • 時間があったら、 L17の漢字を紹介 （しょうかい） します。

Dictation Quiz—Lesson 17 (1)

Homework 14 due
34

Lesson 17 Drill Session (3)

  • In-class quiz
  • Review Lesson 17
  • Lesson 17 まとめの練習 p. 138 VII-B: 日本とアメリカのいろいろな違いについてクラスでディスカッションします。
  • 便利 （べんり） な日本語ツールの紹介 （しょうかい） とJLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) の紹介
  • 日本人のジェスチュア (p. 128)
 Kanji Quiz—Lesson 17
Week 11
35

Lesson 17 Drill Session (4)

  • In-class quiz
  • Dialogues pp. 118–9
  • Review Lesson 17
 Dictation Quiz—Lesson 17 (2)
36

Lesson 17 Drill Session (5)

  • Review Lesson 17
  • Review situational drill
 Quiz—Lesson 17
37

Lesson 18 Grammar Session

  • In-class quiz
  • Read grammar note in Lesson 18 (pp. 144–9); make sure to understand the difference between "Intransitive Verbs" and "Transitive Verbs"
 Vocabulary Quiz—Lesson 18 (1)
Week 12
38

Lesson 18 Drill Session (1)

  • In-class quiz
  • Transitivity pairs (work on Drills I-A, B, C on pp. 150–2; we will do pair work of D and E in class pp. 152–3)
  • Study the drills on the Transitive/Intransitive I and Transitive/Intransitive II
  • 〜 てしまう (work on pp. 153–5 II-A, B, C and D)
  • Practice short form-てしまう drill

Vocabulary Quiz—Lesson 18 (2)

Homework 15 due
39

Lesson 18 Drill Session (2)

  • Transitivity pairs review
  • Lesson 18 のたんごの紹介 (しょうかい)、漢字の紹介
  • 〜 と (work on pp. 155–6: III-A, B, and C)
 Homework 16 due
40 Extra session  
Week 13
41

Lesson 18 Drill Session (3)

  • 〜ながら (work on p. 157 IV-A and B)
  • 〜 ばよかったです (work on pp. 158–9 V-A and B)
  • Project 2 のしめきりです
 
42

Lesson 18 Drill Session (4)

  • In-class quiz
  • Review all the drills of Lesson 18
  • まとめの練習 (p. 161)
  • Lesson 18 の話す練習
 Kanji Quiz—Lesson 18
43

Lesson 18 Drill Session (5)

  • Interview Test (2) Sign-up
  • Dialogues pp. 140–1
  • Lesson 18 の話す練習の handout を持ってきてください
 Dictation Quiz—Lesson 18
44

Lesson 18 Drill Session (6)

  • Reading Lesson 18; answer the questions on p. 311 B, based on the graphs
  • Read 橋本くんの大学生活 on p. 312
  
Week 14
45 Review all the previous lesson quizzes and the homework assignments  
46

Extra Session

  • Prepare the Interview Test (2)
  • Continue to review all the previous lesson quizzes and the homework assignments
  
47 Extra Session  
48 In-class Interview Test (2)  
49 In-class Hourly Exam Hourly Exam
Week 15
50 ビデオ、 文法ゲーム  
51 ビデオ