こんにちは!
enTree Session 1
Topic 1
CULTURE
Knowing One's Language History
enTree
What comes to your mind when you
first heard the word enTree?
means that “this Japanese class is your entrance
to the world of the Japanese language.”
“an invitation to the world of Nihongojin.”
Lesson
Objectives
To rediscover and recognize one’s •To take pride in one’s own native language as
ability to learn different languages well as to take pride in one’s own rich
by making “My Language Biography” linguistic background
Do you know languages
other than Filipino and
English?
Dialects vs. languages
What are the differences?
Language Dialect
form of language that is
unintelligible to non-speakers mutually intelligible to speakers
of the same or related
language
Philippine context -
300 dialects
175 languages
Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilonggo, Tagalog-Maynila, Tagalog-
Waray, Igorot, Tausug, B’laan Bulacan, Tagalog-Mindoro
My Language Biography
oints to Ponder:
P
. - Knowing our own
- Knowing more language history
than 1 language is will help and guide
us in
a great skill.
understanding a
new language.
Points to Ponder:
Our goals for learning Japanese are different.
to make friends
to understand anime and manga
eflect and Share!
R
1. What did you learn today and which
activities did you do today?
2. Which topic or activity were
you most interested in? Why?
3. How will that particular topic or
activity help you in your Japanese
language studies?
eflect and Share!
R
Reflection Leaf
がとうございます
あり ！
enTree Session 1
Topic 2
NIHONGO
In which country do you think
“Nihongo”
is widely spoken?
In which country do think “Nihongo”
is widely spoken?
JAPAN
“Nihongo” is the
national language
of and is primarily
spoken in the
country called
“Nihon.”
NIHON
Do you think that
“Nihongo” is only spoken
in “Nihon?”
Who do you think
are the people in
the picture?
from which countries
are the people in
the picture?
Where do you think?
Japanese is spoken not only in
Japan but also in other countries.
There are many learners of
Japanese in the world.
There are learners of Japanese who
are in High School just like us.
You can be friends with around
126,500,000 Japanese people living in
“Nihon” according to the survey
conducted by the Ministry of Internal
Affairs and Communications of Japan
in 2014, and also with the 3,985,669
learners of “Nihongo” from 136
countries according to the survey
made by the The Japan
Foundation in 2012.
Lesson
Objectives
To be able to speak about one's self.
To be able to write things related to one’s self.
To be able to write things related to one’s self.
To be able to express one’s feelings (desires,
empathy, etc).
To gain knowledge and information about Japan
and its people related to the
topics presented throughout the program.
- Bring a notebook, especially for the Nihongo class which
you will call “My Nihongo Notes.”
- Find and prepare an old magazine that you will use to make
the “enTree book.”
(The students are requested not to buy but rather ask for
old magazines from family, relatives or friends. The students
are to bring the old magazine on
Session 5).
Reflect & Share
1. What did you learn today and which
activities did you do today?
2. Which topic or activity were you most interested
in? Why?
3. How will that particular topic or activity help you
in your Japanese language studies?
4. How will you use that particular knowledge guide
you in your Japanese language studies?
ASSIGNMENT
Write down what you
learned, discovered and realized during this
session and to transfer what you
wrote to your “My Nihongo Notes” at home.
がとうございます
あり ！
