Curriculum:
Essential Questions for Japanese

Japanese II: What happens when two cultures meet?

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Let's play!
- Hobbies and Leisure Activities here and in Japan

Let's visit!
- Weather reports and forecasting. Enjoying the four seasons
- where to go, what to wear
- How regional differences in Japan (geography, climate) are reflected in homes and other buildings
- Family terms, talking about one's own family and another's family
- Anime, Japanese restaurants, karaoke, how Japanese culture manifests itself in contemporary America

Let's eat! More Japanese food
- The Western influence on the Japanese diet
- Going to a restaurant
- Flavors and tastes

Let's shop!
- Handling Japanese money
- Metric system and clothing sizes
- Going to a store

Curricular Units

Eating
Shopping
Traveling
Hobbies and Leisure