ELJ103: Intermediate Japanese 1

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Course information

  • Instructor: Tomonori Nagano, Ph.D.
  • Syllabus: Syllabus
  • https://www.t-nagano.com/mycourses/ELJ103/ | tnagano@lagcc.cuny.edu | 718-482-5484 | B-234FF
  • Office hours: Wednesday 1:00pm-2:00pm (B-234FF or Zoom; Please make an appointment at https://t-nagano.link/OfficeHours)
  • Communication E-mail is preferred, with which you should expect my response within 24 hours. Also, please talk to me after class if you have any question about the class.
  • Class schedule:
    • ELJ103.5214 (03331)
    • Tuesday 1:00pm-3:15pm (B-220)
    • 1-hour asynchronous instruction hour
    • 1-hour asynchronous lab hour

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Weekly schedule

Deadline for this week's assignments/tasks: Monday, September 21, 2026.
Lecture (L)
  • Learning Objective:
    • 休やすみにしたいことについて話はなす (Talking about what you did on vacation)
  • Grammar:
    • Textbook Ch.11 Sec.1: ～たい (e.g., ハンバーガーを食べたいです。) (p.258)
  • Class Activities
Asynchronous practice (AP) (Brightspace )
Asynchronous lab (AL) (Brightspace )
Homework (HW) (Brightspace )
  • You may NOT type your homework answers (your answers should be handwritten). Scan your workbook pages (see "How to scan a document with iPhone or Android" ) and submit them to Brightspace .
  • Workbook:
    • Textbook Ch.11 Sec.1: 〜たい (WB p.105)
In-person quiz (IQ) or asynchronous quiz (AQ)

Deadline for this week's assignments/tasks: Monday, September 28, 2026.
Lecture (L)
  • Learning Objective:
    • 友ともだちを紹介しょうかいする (Introducing friends to each other)
    • 出身しゅっしん地ちを尋たずねる/出身しゅっしん地ちについて話はなす (Asking where somebody comes from and talking about hometowns)
    • 子供こどもの時ときの夢ゆめや将来しょうらいについて話はなす (Asking about childhood dreams and ambitions)
  • Grammar:
    • Textbook Ch.11 Sec.2: ～たり～たりする (e.g., 掃除したり、洗濯したりします。) (p.258)
    • Textbook Ch.11 Sec.3: ～ことがある (e.g., 有名人に会ったことがありますか。) (p.260)
    • Textbook Ch.11 Sec.4: Noun A や Noun B (e.g., すしや天ぷらをよく食べます。) (p.261)
Asynchronous practice (AP) (Brightspace )
Asynchronous lab (AL) (Brightspace )
  • Complete the oral exercise task (Lab 2 ) and submit your recording to Brightspace .
Homework (HW) (Brightspace )
  • Scan your workbook pages (see “How to scan a document with iPhone or Android ”) and submit them to Brightspace .
  • Workbook:
    • Textbook Ch.11 Sec.3: 〜ことがある (WB p.107)
  • Complete the essay task (Essay 1 )
In-person quiz (IQ) or asynchronous quiz (AQ)

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