GUIDED PATH · PHASE 5
Guided Japanese Course
A mastery path for complete beginners and technology professionals.
HOW THIS COURSE WORKS
Follow the path. Advance by mastery.
The primary path tells you what to do next. You can still open any available lesson, but completion is based on checkpoints rather than calendar days.
FULL TARGET CURRICULUM
Tracks 0–10
TRACK 10 · 10-2
Professional Introductions & Role Context
Give a short introduction with name, role, team/context, current work, and learning/communication needs.
- です/ます, の, ～ている, purpose.
Introductions are a realistic place to combine noun predicates, の, current activity, purpose, and preferences.
1. Build an introduction in layers
Identity → role → current responsibility → purpose/context → closing question.
2. Keep it believable at beginner level
Study the examples by function and structure.
Natural: I'm Rodriguez. I work with systems.
Structure: Rodriguez am — system's work doing
Simple and natural enough for course level.
Natural: I'm studying Japanese in order to use it at work.
Structure: work at use — purpose — Japanese studying
Purpose from Track 9.
3. Your 8-line introduction card
Write an introduction you could actually use, plus a fictional alternative if you prefer not to use personal information.
INTERACTIVE WORKSHEET
3. Your 8-line introduction card
Write 8 lines: name, role, team/context, current activity, one ability, one interest, why you study Japanese, and one question for the other person. Practice handwriting and speaking.
Tip: on a foldable or tablet, use your pen directly on the page. Your strokes are saved in this browser as you work.
3. Your 8-line introduction card
Write 8 lines: name, role, team/context, current activity, one ability, one interest, why you study Japanese, and one question for the other person. Practice handwriting and speaking.
4. Rehearse recognition and production
Use the linked Manabi Kōbō tools to transfer the lesson into active production.
Japanese Adaptive Recall
Why here: A few stable introduction chunks reduce cognitive load.
How to use it for this lesson: Review only the phrases you genuinely plan to use.
Build intro recall →Kana Dojo
Why here: Handwriting confidence matters when writing names, roles, and basic kana.
How to use it for this lesson: Warm up any kana that slowed your worksheet production.
Practice weak kana →Mastery checkpoint
Answer from memory and repair any weak structure before moving on.
