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BOUT THE COURSE
The Japanese Headstart Program can
help
make your s tay in
Japan rewarding by providing essent ia l language
sk i l l s
and
cul tura l
information. Unl
ike
t radi t ional textbook Japanese,
th is course
focuses on
the
kind of
prac t i ca l
everyday
Japanese you will
need
to go
shopping,
ask
direct ions
or
r ide
the
subway.
The program is
designed
to
be chal lenging and st imulat ing,
and i t
can
be fun. The suggest ions in th i s
guide
can help
you get the most from the program.
Headstart is
a
se l f - ins t ruc t iona l
course.
direc t ions
on tape and in your t ex t you
wi
II
phrases given by native speakers
of
Japanese,
quest ions in Japanese,
and
pract ice using the
you are learning.
According
to
repeat words and
ask and
answer
Japanese
phrases
You are
urged to study the course materials a t
your own
pace. There should
be no
time
imits
except
those
you
set
for
f inishing each of the modules
and
the whole course .
Eight
of
the printed language -instruction
modules
in th i s
course
are accompanied by recorded
material
on
casse t t es .
The
recorded
and printed language material must be used
together
for best r esu l t s . n
addi t ion,
the course
contains
two
modules
without
recorded material : notes on Japanese culture
and an
optional
reading-writ ing module deal ing with
signs
and
menus.
The
subjects
covered
in
each
module
of
the
course
are
as
fo lows:
Module
I
Cultural
Background
Module 2: Greetings
and Introductions
Module
3:
Directions
Module
4:
Eating
Out
Module
5:
Shopping
and
Repairs
Module
6:
Subways
and Trains
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Module 7: Taxis
Module 8: Prices
Module
9:
Time
Module 10:
Signs
and Menus
optional)
Although
the
modules are numbered, you are encouraged to
study
the
f i r s t seven in
any order you
choose. Modules
8 and
9 should
not
be
attempted
before you have mastered
Modules
I
through
7.
L t ke the other
modu
Ies, Modu I e 10 S i gns and Menus is
designed to give you practical ski l i s tha t wi II be useful in
dai Iy s i tuat ions. The module is
optional
because i t
deals
with written
Japanese
and
the Headstart
Program is primarily
concerned with
spoken
Japanese.
Most
students
of Japanese
find
the
writ ten language
fascinating;
we hope you wil I, too.
In any event,
the cue cards
contained in the module can be
carr ied
with you wherever you go and wil I
help
you
get
around
in Japan. You can
use
the
cards to identify
the
names, writ-
ten In characters , of
t ra in
and subway
s ta t ions
signs
seen
when shopping,
res taurant
signs, and
items
on Japanese
menus.
Each
of
the eight
basic
language modules of the Japanese
Headstart Program is divided
into
nine parts :
I. OBJECTIVES, a
statement
of what you can expect to learn
from the module printed material only);
2.
VOCABULARY, a I is t ing of Japanese words
introduced in
the
module printed and recorded mater ia l) ;
3.
NOTES, a detat led preview of the subject printed material
only);
4. DRILLS, in which you
wil
I use Japanese
expressions
printed and recorded material) ;
5.
DIALOGUES, to
which
you
f i r s t
I
isten
and in which you
then
play the
role
of an
American
conversing
in
Japanese
printed and
recorded mater ia l) ;
6.
SELF-EVALUATION QUIZ, by
which
you check your progress
printed
and
recorded
mater ia l) ;
7. REVIEW ND
REMEDIATION,
a I is t ing
of
specif ic
material to
be restudied to correct deficiencies
printed material
only);
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8. SUPPLEMENTARY SELF-EVALUATION QUIZ
to
re tes t , if
necessary, your
understanding of material
in
the module
(printed
and
recorded
mater ia l ) ;
9.
ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY a I i s t
of
words which can
be
help
ful
in
the s i tuat ions covered (printed and recorded mate
r i a l ) .
In addition to the
10
modules,
the
Headstart Program
includes
a Glossary of
al l the
words
and phrases that are
introduced
in the course, arranged alphabetically
in both
Japanese-Engl ish and Engl ish-Japanese. The Glossary should
help
refresh your memory whenever you forget a word or phrase
you learned earl
ier
and is a handy
tool
to
use whenever
you
wish to
review.
Use your Japanese
Headstart Program mater ials
In
the
way
you
think
is best for you. Here
are
some suggested ways
to
achieve
best resul ts :
I. Modules
I
through
7
are designed to
be
studied
in
any
sequence
you
wish.
Study the
module that looks in teres t
ing
to
you.
If
you
are
going
downtown
for
Japanese
food
th i s
weekend, take Eating Out f i r s t - -o r Subways and Trains-
or
Signs
and Menus. I t s up
to you
2. If you already know some Japanese and
think
you can
meet
the
objectives of a par t icular module, turn immediately to
the Self-evaluat ion Quiz.
If
you complete the Quiz with
a t least 80 percent accuracy, you may not need to study
the module.
3.
Don't t ry to do too much in one study
session.
When you
s ta r t
to feel that
you've
had enough,
take
a coffee break
or
stop and review for awhile. Learning Japanese should
be
fun,
not
work.
4.
If you are I istening
to recorded
material and have t rouble
understanding
a
passage, don' t
hesi ta te
to
stop
the
tape.
You
may go back and I
is ten to the passage as
many times as
you I ike.
As
a general rule,
i t s not
a good
idea to
get
in
the habit of
stopping the tape
jus t to give yourself
more
t ime to think
before
responding,
but
i t may
be neces
sary
once in awhi Ie.
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5.
When
you are working with the recorded vocabulary in part
of each
module,
follow
the
ins t ruc t ions
as given
on the
tape.
Fi r s t
I is ten
careful ly to the
Japanese word(s)
and
the
Engl
ish
equivalent .
Second,
I
is ten
again
and
repeat
each item
af te r i t is
pronounced
in Japanese. Try
hard to pronounce
as
the speaker does
on
the
tape.
Third,
stop the tape
and
study the
vocabulary
thoroughly.
Final ly l i s ten
again to
the
Japanese
and ident i fy the
English
meanings.
6.
If
you have
access
to an ins t ruc tor or nat ive
speaker of
Japanese,
take
advantage of
the opportuni ty
to
simulate
si tuat ions
by role playing. This
wi
I I give you confi -
dence
in
your
abi I
i ty to
communicate
and
help you to
correct
any
mistakes
you may be
making.
7.
The
proof
of
the
pudding
is the real
s i tua t ion .
Once
you have completed a module, t r y o u t
your
Japanese as
soon
as you
can
in a rea l - I
ife
s i tua t ion . I t wi I I be
rewa rd i ng when you
rea
I i
ze tha t
what you lea rned rea I I Y
works.
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BOUT THE L NGU GE
No attempt is made
in
the Headstart Program to analyze the
grammar
of the
Japanese language.
However, you
should
be
aware
of
some
of
the
important di fferences
between
Japanese
and Eng
Ii
sh:
I. The Japanese language has no words for a ,
an,
and
the .
For
examp
Ie,
a
bu
i I
ding
a
nd the bu
i I
ding
are
the same
in
Japanese. -
2. Often no
dist inct ion
is
possible
in Japanese between
sin g u I a
r a n
d p I u r a I. For e xa mpie, b u i I din,9.. and
bui I d i n g ~ are the same
in
Japanese.
3.
The
Japanese equivalents of I , me, you, and other
pronouns
are often
l e f t
out of Japanese sentences . One
must
l i s ten carefu I I Y to the sentence in context
to
under
stand what is being discussed.
4.
Sometimes
the
Japanese
subject
of
a
sentence
is
understood
but not
expressed. When
the subject of
a
sentence is
expressed,
i t is
almost always the f i r s t
word
in the-sen
tence.
The
verb is almost always the
last word
in
a sen
tence.
5. In
Japanese there is
no
di fference in
word
order between
a statement and a
question.
When
the Japanese want to ask
a question, they
add
the word ka a t
the
end
of a s tatement.
The word ka is one of severa I sma I I words
in
Japanese
(others
include
wa ga 0
te
de no and ni ) cal led
sentence par t ic les . They are used
in Japanese
sentences
to indicate
the
functions
of
par t i cu la r
words
within sen
tences . For
example, both w
and ga
indicate that the
preceding word is
the
subject of a sentence. 0 indicates
tha t the
preceding
word is a di rec t objec t . To learn
conversational Japanese, i t is
not
necessary
to
study these
part ic les
because
sometimes
they
are omitted
in everyday
conversat ion. For th i s
reason, some sentences
introduced
in the Japanese Headstart Program are given with
par t i c l es
lef t out.
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6. The words
r e ~
k o r e ~ and sore are
pronouns
for
things:
re re fers to things
a t a
distance from both
the
speaker
and
the
l i s tener;
kore re fers to things near the
speaker,
meaning th i s one
or t h i s th ing ;
sore
re fers to things
near the I
i s tener ,
meaning that
one or tha t th ing.
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GUIDE TO
THE
TAPES
MODULE
2,
GREETINGS ND INTRODUCTIONS
Side
1:
Pa r t
2:
Vocabulary
Pa r t
4:
Fluency
Dr i l l s 1 15)
Side
2:
Pa r t
4:
Fluency Dr i l l s
16
18)
Pa r t
5: Dialogues
Pa r t
6: Se l f - eva lua t ion Quiz
Par t
8:
Supplementary Se l f - eva lua t ion
Quiz
Par t 9:
Addi t ional Vocabulary
MODULE
3,
DIRECTIONS
Side
1 :
Pa r t
2:
Vocabulary
Pa r t
4:
Fluency Dr i l l s
1
4)
Side
2:
Pa r t
4:
Fluency
Dr i l l s
5
17)
Pa r t
5: Dialogues
1
16)
Side
3: Pa r t
5:
Dialogues
17
25)
Pa r t
6 :
Se l f - eva lua t ion Quiz
Pa r t 8: Supplementary Se l f - eva lua t ion
Quiz
Pa r t 9:
Addi t ional
Vocabulary
MODULE 4 ,
EATING
OUT
Side
1:
Pa r t
2:
Vocabulary
Pa r t 4:
Fluency Dr i l l s
1
7)
Side
2: Pa r t
4:
Fluency Dr i l l s
8
18)
Pa r t
5: Dialogues
1
7)
Side
3:
Pa r t
5:
Dialogues
8
10)
Pa r t
6:
Se l f - eva lua t ion
Quiz
Pa r t 8:
Supplementary Se l f - eva lua t ion
Quiz
Pa r t 9:
Addi t iona l Vocabulary
MODULE
5
SHOPPING ND REPAIRS
Side
1:
Pa r t
2:
Vocabulary
Pa r t
4:
Fluency Dr i l l s
1
3)
Side
2:
Pa r t
4:
Fluency Dr i l l s
4
25)
Pa r t
5:
Dialogues
1
7)
Side
3:
Pa r t
5:
Dialogues
8
20)
Pa r t
6:
Se l f - eva lua t ion Quiz
Pa r t
8:
Supplementary Se l f - eva lua t ion
Quiz
Pa r t
9 :
Addi t iona l
Vocabulary
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MODULE
6,
SUBW YS
ND
TRAINS
Side
1:
Par t
2:
Vocabulary
Pa r t
4:
Fluency Dr i l l s
1 -
5)
Side
2:
Par t
4:
Fluency
Dri l l s
6
32)
Side
3:
Pa r t
4:
Fluency
Dri l l s
33 -
45)
Par t
5:
Dialogues
1 -
3)
Side
4:
Par t
5:
Dialogues
4 6)
Par t
6:
Sel f - eva lua t ion Quiz
Par t
8:
Supplementary
Sel f - eva lua t ion
Quiz
Par t
9 :
Addi t iona l Vocabulary
MODULE
7,
TAXIS
Side
1:
Par t
2:
Vocabulary
Par t
4:
Fluency Dr i l l s
1 -
4)
Side
2:
Par t
4: Fluency
Dr i l l s 5 10)
Par t
5:
Dialogues
Par t
6 :
Sel f - eva lua t ion Quiz
Side
3:
Par t 8: Supplementary
Sel f - eva lua t ion Quiz
Par t
9:
Addi t iona l
Vocabulary
MODULE
8,
PRICES
Side
1:
Par t
2:
Vocabulary
Par t 4:
Fluency
Dri l l s
1 -
4)
Side
2:
Par t 4:
Fluency Dri l l s 5 16)
Side 3:
Par t 4: Fluency
Dri l l s
17
23)
Par t 5:
Dialogues
Side
4:
Par t
6:
Sel f - eva lua t ion
Quiz
Pa r t
8:
Supplementary Sel f - eva lua t ion
Quiz
Pa r t
9 :
Addi t iona l
Vocabulary
MODULE
9
TIME
Side
1:
Pa r t
2:
Vocabulary
Pa r t 4:
Fluency Dri l l s
1
-
2)
Side
2:
Par t
4:
Fluency Dri l l s
3 -
12)
Side 3: Par t 4:
Fluency
Dri l l s
13 28)
Par t
5 :
Dialogues
1 -
10)
Side
4:
Par t
5:
Dialogues
11 -
20)
Par t
6 :
Sel f - eva lua t ion Quiz
Par t 8:
Supplementary
Sel f - eva lua t ion Quiz
Par t
9:
Addi t iona l
Vocabulary
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