- The Fall 2026 semester begins on Monday, September 14, 2026 (see the academic calendar for important dates in Fall 2026)
- Resources for the Japanese language classes
- Website: https://t-nagano.com/mycourses/ELJ103/
- Brightspace (for assignments and quizzes): Brightspace
- YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9EE2caDyvJf8GIkIs2Wr0z0CrxGX8DNb
- YouTube playlist (additional resources): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9EE2caDyvJfry4nB0nrKKmTA2_q9Onf_
- Genki (3rd ed) audio files: https://t-nagano.link/Genki3Audio
- Tutoring for Japanese language courses are available in B-206 (Modern Langauge Lab) and online. See below for the tutoring schedule in Fall 2026. Please go to Navigate (https://mail.lagcc.cuny.edu/viplogin/Default.aspx) to make appointments. The Japanese tutoring schedule is listed below:
- Adriana: 11:00am-12:05pm (in-person)
- Adriana: 3:30pm-5:00pm (in-person)
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday - Tutors' contact information
- Adriana Allen (adriana.allen98@lagcc.cuny.edu)
- Mirei Nakashima (mirei.nakashima20@lagcc.cuny.edu)
- Saho Horiuchi (saho.horiuchi17@lagcc.cuny.edu)
- Students who have participated in a tutoring session will receive bonus points (5 points per session). Please make an appointment for tutoring so that I can see the record of your tutoring participation.
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
Announcements
Weekly schedule
Week 01
Deadline for this week's assignments/tasks: Monday, September 21, 2026.Lecture (L)
- Learning Objective:
休 みにしたいことについて話 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
- Course outline, grade policy, syllabus, homework & exams
- Student information sheet (https://t-nagano.link/myClassSurvey) (QR Code )
- Review the verbs in Ch.1 - Ch.10 (Vocabulary Review List for ELJ101 and ELJ102 )
- Review and verb/adjective conjugation
Asynchronous practice (AP) (Brightspace )
- Watch recorded lecture videos on YouTube
- YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9EE2caDyvJf8GIkIs2Wr0z0CrxGX8DNb
- YouTube playlist (additional resources): https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9EE2caDyvJfry4nB0nrKKmTA2_q9Onf_
- Complete "ELJ103 Week 01: Vocabulary Review (Ch.01-10) Grade item: ELJ103 Week 01: Vocabulary Review (Ch.01-10)" on Brightspace .
Asynchronous lab (AL) (Brightspace )
- Complete the lab's oral task (Lab 01 ) and submit your recording to 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)
- Prepare for the Quiz 1 (See the practice quiz and the practice quiz answer keys )
Resources
- Vocabulary List for ELJ103
- Kanji List for ELJ103
- Verb Cards for ELJ103
- 原稿用紙（げんこうようし/Composiiton Grid)