NEISD – Scope and Sequence
Semester Themes and Time Frame
Japanese Listening & Reading/The 3rd
nine week
Japanese Reading & Writing/The 4th
nine week
Instruction Resources
IMA!1 Text Book
IMA!1 Work Book
IMA!1 Listening comprehensive CD’s
Grammar
Adjectives past tense, verbs past tense and
particles.
Vocabulary Topics
Transportations words, time, and school
words.
Japanese I, Second Semester
Suggested Chapters/Units
lesson 4~7
Assessment
Quiz, assignment, project, test, and oral
participation and communication.
Language of Instruction
Primarily English and some Japanese
TEKS/Student Expectations
1.A
1.B
1.C
2.A
2.B
Examples/Specifications
Different touban each class; before and after class.
Emphasize that students use verbs form and complete sentences for politeness
in both writing and speaking .
Demonstrate understanding of simple, clearly
Talk about your morning routine (what time you get up, what you have for
spoken, and written language such as simple
breakfast)
stories, high-frequency commands, and brief
Emphasize that students use verbs form and complete sentences for politeness
instructions when dealing with familiar topics
in both writing and speaking. TSW plan and describe a trip to Kyoto and Nara in
both written and oral form. TSW will be able to describe what the student did
and how the trip went using the past tense form.
Engage in oral and written exchanges of
learned material to socialize and to provide
and obtain information
Present information using familiar words,
phrases, and sentences to listeners and
readers
Demonstrate an understanding of the
practices (what people do) and how they are
related to the perspectives (how people
perceive things) of the cultures studies
Demonstrate an understanding of the
practices (what people do) and how they are
related to the perspectives (how people
perceive things) of the cultures studies
Emphasize that students use verbs form and complete sentences for politeness
in both writing and speaking.
Point out uses and differences in plain and formal forms in speech.
Emphasize difference between "American School" and "Japanese School" .
Introducing family, asking about another`s family.
NEISD – Scope and Sequence
3.A
3.B
4.A
4.B
4.C
5.A
Use resources (that may include technology)
in the language and cultures being studied to
gain access to information
Use the language to obtain, reinforce, or
expand knowledge of other subject areas
Demonstrate an understanding of the nature
of language through comparisons of the
student's own language and the language
studied
Demonstrate an understanding of the
concept of culture through comparisons of
the student's own culture and the cultures
studied
Demonstrate an understanding of the
influence of one language and culture on
another
Use language both within and beyond the
school setting through activities such as
participating in cultural events and using
technology to communicate
Japanese I, Second Semester
Use power point and internet to demo Japanese culture and language.
Japanese geography, history, culture, and etc.
Emphasize difference between "American School" and "Japanese School" .
Expressions of coming, going and table manner.
Cultural Note: Attitudes towards accepting compliments in Japanese and English
Explain concept of counters in Japanese; cultural concept of school systems
differences.
Expressions of coming, going and table manner.
Use power point and internet to demo Japanese culture and language.
Introduce Japanese cities about their cultural role in history.