Welcome to Boulder High School Japanese!

 

Japanese Levels

Level One: 

Welcome to Japanese 1！ Japanese 1 covers the following: mastering katakana and hiragana and learning ~50 kanji; developing basic communication skills through Units on Self, Family, Everyday Activities, Seasons and Holidays and Free time. Cultural activities usually include preparing and sampling Japanese food (with chopsticks!), anime, origami, film, music, calligraphy and learning about the geography of Japan.

Announcements

Link for Kentucky Fried Chicken and Pizza Hut: Fast food Menus Question

Click here for katakana and hiragana practice on realkana.

Click here for Boulder High Quizlet.

See the Japanese 1 Schoology Course page for links, assignments and calendar.

Level Two:

 

Welcome to Japanese 2! Japanese 2 covers the following: review of hiragana and katakana; continue learning kanji; develop communication skills to use in both formal and informal situations through units on Shopping, Nationalities and Languages, Around Town, Daily Life, and Weather and Seasons.

See the Japanese 2 Schoology Course page for links, assignments and calendar.

To practice kanji and vocabulary on Quizlet, click here.

For practice making the te-forms (and ta-forms) use the

te-form song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=euMTUsbMFLI Start at 2:28.

Level Three

 

Welcome to Japanese 3! Japanese 3 will cover the following: continue learning kanji; continue to develop communication skills through units on Hobbies and Leisure, Food, Fashion and Shopping, Travel, and Homes.

See the Japanese 3 Schoology Course page for links, assignments and calendar.

To practice kanji and vocabulary on Quizlet click here.

 

Level Four and AP

 

Welcome to Japanese A.P. / Japanese 4 (weighted). Students who take this course are encouraged, but not required, to take the Japanese Advanced Placement exam in May. The course is designed to be equivalent to a college level Japanese class, and students who take the class, whether they take the A.P. test or not, will be confident and prepared to continue studying Japanese in college.

To practice kanji and vocabulary on Quizlet, click here.

Log into Schoology for links, assignments and calendar.

 

Japanese Testing Information

Coming Soon!~

Interested in participating in the Japan Cup?

The Japan Cup is a regional competition that tests students' knowledge of Japanese language and culture. Currently, there are 4 levels of competition: Level 1 - College Level. Every year since the mid-nineties, Boulder High School teams have made the finals of at least one level of the competition. The last several years, the competition has been held in the spring at the University of Denver. All students in Japanese are encouraged to participate in the Japan Cup. It is a fun and rewarding event!

Study Abroad: Japanese Exchange Students are coming! 

Interested in hosting a Japanese Exchange Student this year? Boulder High Schools sister school in Japan are looking to visit! Contact the BVSD Exchange Program for more information!