SCH: Overview

Schedules

You have probably figured that things are night and day different in Japan from America. Well, they literally are. When you are awake, the people in Japan are asleep; when they are awake, you are asleep. In this module, you will learn to tell time based on the location so you will not be calling your Japanese friends at 2 o'clock in the morning.

Essential Questions:

• How do you ask what time someone gets up or go to sleep?
• How do you ask what time someone eats meals?
• What is the time difference between Japan and U.S.?
• When do you use Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji in Japanese writing system?

Key Terms

Your key terms for this module will appear in the content pages that follow. Be sure to ask your instructor if you have any questions.

Goals

By the end of this module, for listening and speaking skills, you will be able to tell what time activities take place, and make comments on schedule.   For reading and writing skills, you will review Hiragana あいうえお , learn how to use Katakana chart, and be able to recognize Katakana アイウエオ . For cultural understanding, you will understand the time difference between Japan and US, and how to use three writing systems Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji in written Japanese.

Japanese I Standards

• Japanese I Standards - SCH Links to an external site.
• National Technology Net Standards Links to an external site.

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