ADT: Overview

Ability to Do Things

Do you enjoy music, or would you rather play and watch sports? Many American people enjoy both and so do Japanese. On commuting trains, you see Japanese teenagers listening to music from America; on the buses heading to school, you find American kids watching animations from Japan. In the heat of summer, which high school is winning for the summer baseball tournaments is on every Japanese person's tongue; in the cool of fall, many American families are marching into a football stadium to cheer for their favorite team. It is fun to talk about what you enjoy, isn't it?

Essential Questions:

• How do you invite someone or accept/decline invitations?
• How do you ask and state one's ability to do things?
• How do you give and respond to compliments?
• Can you talk about your music preference?
• Can you read and write in katakana カキクケコサシスセソ＆ザジズゼゾ？
• What are traditional Japanese sports?
• What is Japanese traditional music?

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 invite someone to do something as well as accept or decline other's invitations, ask and state one's ability to do things, give and respond to compliments, and describe your preference on music.

For reading and writing skills, you will learn to read and write katakana カキクケコサシスセソ＆ザジズゼゾ , and comprehend novice level written materials containing hiragana, katakana, and kanji on sports and music. For cultural understanding, you will learn about various traditional Japanese sports and music.

Japanese II Standards

• Japanese II Standards - Ability to Do Things Links to an external site.
• National Technology Net Standards Links to an external site.

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