Independent Japanese Study Syllabus
5/12/14 – 8/9/14
Theme: Music
Week 1 – 5/12 Learn new
vocab
5/13
Review new
vocab
5/14
Review new
vocab
5/15
Review new
vocab
5/16
Week 2 - 5/19
Prepare
Composition
5/20
Prepare
Composition
5/21
Prepare
Composition
5/22
Prepare
Composition
5/23
Prepare
Composition
and turn into
advisor.
Upload
composition
to blog
Upload new
vocab to blog
Review Genki
Chap. 1 & 2
vocab
Review Genki
Chap. 1 & 2
Grammar
Learn new
Kanji
Review new
kanji
Upload new
vocab to blog
Review Genki
Chap. 1 & 2
Kanji
Read about an
aspect of
Japanese
culture
Read about an
aspect of
Japanese
culture
Watch a video
about the
culture
Find an
example of
this culture in
anime or other
media
Report
findings on
blog and also
reflect on
what was
learned in the
two weeks.
Theme: Animals
Week 3 – 5/26 Learn new
vocab
Upload new
vocab to blog
5/27
Review new
vocab
5/28
Review new
vocab
5/29
Review new
vocab
5/30
Review Genki
Chap. 3 & 4
vocab
Review Genki
Chap. 3 & 4
Grammar
Learn new
Kanji
Review new
kanji
Week 4 – 6/2
Prepare
Composition
Read about an
aspect of
Japanese
culture
6/3
Prepare
Composition
Read about an
aspect of
Japanese
culture
6/4
Prepare
Composition
6/5
Prepare
Composition
6/6
Prepare
Composition
and turn into
advisor
Upload new
vocab to blog
Review Genki
Chap. 3 & 4
Kanji
Get corrected
composition
form advisor
and start
correcting it
Fix mistakes
Watch a video
about the
culture
Find an
example of
this culture in
anime or other
media
Fix mistakes
Fix mistakes
Report
findings on
blog and also
reflect on
what was
learned in the
two weeks.
Re upload
composition
from two
weeks ago
Theme: Fantasy/Fairytales
Week 5 – 6/9
6/10
6/11
Learn new
vocab
Review new
vocab
Review new
vocab
Upload new
vocab to blog
Review Genki
Chap. 5 & 6
vocab
Review Genki
Chap. 5 & 6
Grammar
6/12
Review new
vocab
6/13
Learn new
Kanji
Review new
kanji
Week 6 – 6/16
Prepare
Composition
Read about an
aspect of
Japanese
culture
6/17
Prepare
Composition
Read about an
aspect of
Japanese
culture
6/18
Prepare
Composition
6/19
Prepare
Composition
6/20
Prepare
Composition
and turn into
advisor
Upload new
vocab to blog
Review Genki
Chap. 5 & 6
Kanji
Get corrected
composition
form advisor
and start
correcting it
Fix mistakes
Watch a video
about the
culture
Find an
example of
this culture in
anime or other
media
Fix mistakes
Fix mistakes
Report
findings on
blog and also
reflect on
what was
learned in the
two weeks.
Re upload
composition
from two
weeks ago
Theme: Traditional Japan
Week 7 – 6/23 Learn new
vocab
6/24
Review new
vocab
6/25
Review new
vocab
6/26
Review new
vocab
6/27
Upload new
vocab to blog
Review Genki
Chap. 7 & 8
vocab
Review Genki
Chap. 7 & 8
Grammar
Learn new
Kanji
Review new
kanji
Upload new
vocab to blog
Review Genki
Chap. 7 & 8
Kanji
Week 8 – 6/30
Prepare
Composition
Read about an
aspect of
Japanese
culture
7/1
Prepare
Composition
Read about an
aspect of
Japanese
culture
7/2
Prepare
Composition
7/3
Prepare
Composition
7/4
Prepare
Composition
and turn into
advisor
Get corrected
composition
form advisor
and start
correcting it
Fix mistakes
Watch a video
about the
culture
Find an
example of
this culture in
anime or other
media
Fix mistakes
Fix mistakes
Report
findings on
blog and also
reflect on
what was
learned in the
two weeks.
Re upload
composition
from two
weeks ago
Theme: Fantasy/Fairytales (part 2)
Week 9 – 7/7
7/8
Learn new
vocab
Review new
vocab
7/9
Review new
vocab
7/10
Review new
vocab
7/11
Upload new
vocab to blog
Review Genki
Chap. 9 & 10
vocab
Review Genki
Chap. 9 & 10
Grammar
Learn new
Kanji
Review new
kanji
Week 10 –
7/14
Prepare
Composition
Read about an
aspect of
Japanese
culture
7/15
Prepare
Composition
Read about an
aspect of
Upload new
vocab to blog
Review Genki
Chap. 9 & 10
Kanji
Get corrected
composition
form advisor
and start
correcting it
Fix mistakes
Japanese
culture
7/16
Prepare
Composition
7/17
Prepare
Composition
7/18
Prepare
Composition
and turn into
advisor
Watch a video
about the
culture
Find an
example of
this culture in
anime or other
media
Fix mistakes
Fix mistakes
Report
findings on
blog and also
reflect on
what was
learned in the
two weeks.
Re upload
composition
from two
weeks ago
Theme: Nature
Week 11 –
7/21
7/22
Learn new
vocab
Review new
vocab
7/23
Review new
vocab
7/24
Review new
vocab
7/25
Upload new
vocab to blog
Review Genki
Chap. 11 & 12
vocab
Review Genki
Chap. 11 & 12
Grammar
Learn new
Kanji
Review new
kanji
Week 12 –
7/28
Prepare
Composition
Read about an
aspect of
Japanese
culture
7/29
Prepare
Composition
Read about an
aspect of
Japanese
culture
7/30
Prepare
Composition
7/31
Prepare
Composition
Upload new
vocab to blog
Review Genki
Chap.11 & 12
Kanji
Get corrected
composition
form advisor
and start
correcting it
Fix mistakes
Watch a video
about the
culture
Find an
example of
Fix mistakes
Fix mistakes
this culture in
anime or other
media
8/1
Prepare
Composition
and turn into
advisor
Week 13 – 8/4 Complete
reflection on
the entire
study on blog
8/5
8/6
8/7
8/8
Complete
reflection on
the entire
study on blog
Complete
reflection on
the entire
study on blog
Complete
reflection on
the entire
study on blog
Complete
reflection on
the entire
study on blog
Report
findings on
blog and also
reflect on
what was
learned in the
two weeks.
Re upload
composition
from two
weeks ago
Get corrected
composition
form advisor
and start
correcting it
Fix mistakes
Fix mistakes
Fix mistakes
Re upload
composition
from two
weeks ago