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ROBO-SENSEI
by Noriko Nagata, University of San Francisco
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ROBO-SENSEI: Start Lessons
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For a quick demonstration of main features, try the DEMO LESSONS.
ROBO-SENSEI
consists
of 24 lessons in the following 10 modules:
- VERB -MASU FORM
LESSON (AT THE TRAIN STATION)*
- PARTICLE LESSONS
1-4 (KAMAKURA TOUR)*
- NOUN MODIFIER LESSONS
1-2 (TOKYO TOUR)
- VERB DIRECT FORM
LESSONS 1-3 (AT THE SUPERMARKET, AT THE RESTAURANT)
- VERB -TE FORM LESSONS
1-2 (IZU TOUR)
- HONORIFICS LESSONS
1-3 (KYOTO TOUR)
- RELATIVE CLAUSE
LESSONS 1-3 (AT THE DEPARTMENT STORE)
- CONDITIONAL LESSONS
1-2 (ENOSHIMA TOUR)
- PASSIVE LESSONS
1-2 (HAKONE TOUR)
- CAUSATIVE LESSONS
1-2 (DAILY CHORES)
Please note: ROBO-SENSEI
Japanese Character Version will NOT function if
you have not configured your system,
enabled Japanese typing and learned how to type in Japanese
(see Before You Start).
*The first
five lessons are available in both a Romaji Version
(typing in Roman characters) and Japanese Character Version,
but installation of Japanese character handling capability
is strongly
recommended.
The remaining
19
lessons are available in the Japanese Character Version only.
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Robo-sensei Verb -Masu
Form Lesson (At the Train Station)
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Verb -Masu Form Lesson (At the Train Station) |
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JAPANESE CHARACTER VERSION:
ROBO-SENSEI VERB
-MASU FORM LESSON (AT THE TRAIN STATION)
ROMAJI VERSION:
ROBO-SENSEI
VERB -MASU FORM LESSON (AT THE TRAIN STATION)
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| Content: One lesson of Japanese -masu form
(formal form) verbs |
- Thirty word-level questions
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JAPANESE CHARACTER VERSION:
Verb –Masu
Form Lesson (PDF format)
ROMAJI VERSION:
Verb –Masu
Form Lesson (PDF format)
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| Situation: |
Japanese train stations |
| Writing system: |
Both romanization and kana/kanji version available above |
| Level: |
beginning |
| Time: |
20 minutes |
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ROBO-SENSEI PARTICLE
LESSONS 1-4 (KAMAKURA TOUR) |
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Particle Lesson 1 (Kamakura Tour) |
| 3. |
Particle Lesson 2 (Kamakura Tour) |
| 4. |
Particle Lesson 3 (Kamakura Tour) |
| 5. |
Particle Lesson 4 (Kamakura Tour) |
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JAPANESE CHARACTER VERSION:
ROBO-SENSEI PARTICLE LESSONS 1-4 (KAMAKURA TOUR)
ROMAJI VERSION:
ROBO-SENSEI
PARTICLE LESSONS 1-4 (KAMAKURA TOUR)
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Content:
Four lessons of basic Japanese
particles (ga, o, wa, ni, de) and sentence constructions |
Lesson 1: subject ga, object o, topic wa
- Six word-level questions (fill-in)
- Twelve sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
Lesson 2: location de, location ni, direction ni, goal
ni
- Six word-level questions (fill-in)
- Twelve sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
Lesson 3: instrument de, location o
- Four word-level questions (fill-in)
- Fourteen sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
Lesson 4: review of all particles introduced in Lessons
1, 2, & 3
- Sixteen sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
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JAPANESE CHARACTER VERSION:
Particle Lessons 1, 2,
3, and 4 (PDF format)
ROMAJI VERSION:
Particle
Lessons 1, 2, 3, and 4 (PDF format)
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| Situation: |
Kamakura, a Japanese historical city (seat of the first shogunate
in the 12th century) |
| Writing system: |
Both romanization and kana/kanji version available above |
| Level: |
beginning |
| Time: |
40 minutes for each lesson |
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ROBO-SENSEI NOUN MODIFIER
LESSONS 1-2 (TOKYO TOUR) |
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Noun Modifier Lesson 1 (Tokyo Tour) |
| 7. |
Noun Modifier Lesson 2 (Tokyo Tour) |
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ROBO-SENSEI NOUN MODIFIER LESSONS 1-2 (TOKYO TOUR) |
Content:
Two lessons of Japanese noun modifiers |
Lesson 1: a noun or an adjective modifying a noun
- Twelve phrase-level questions (fill-in)
- Ten sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- Four paragraph-level questions (reading comprehension
and fill-in)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
Lesson 2: a noun or an adjective modifying the noun no
- Ten phrase-level questions (fill-in)
- Ten sentence-level
questions (sentence composition)
- Four
paragraph-level questions (reading comprehension and
fill-in)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
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Noun Modifier Lessons
1 and 2 (PDF format) |
| Situation: |
Tokyo |
| Writing system: |
kana and kanji |
| Level: |
beginning |
| Time: |
50 minutes |
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ROBO-SENSEI VERB DIRECT
FORM LESSONS 1-3 (AT THE SUPERMARKET, AT THE RESTAURANT) |
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Verb Direct Form Lesson 1 (At the Supermarket) |
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Verb Direct Form Lesson 2 (At the Restaurant) |
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Verb Direct Form Lesson 3 (At the Supermarket) |
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ROBO-SENSEI VERB DIRECT FORM LESSONS 1-3 (AT THE SUPERMARKET,
AT THE RESTAURANT) |
Content:
Three lessons of Japanese conversations with direct form (informal
form) verbs |
Lesson 1: direct imperfective affirmative form verbs
- Ten word-level questions (fill-in)
- Four phrase-level questions (fill-in)
- Eight sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- Five paragraph-level questions (reading comprehension
and fill-in)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
Lesson 2: direct perfective affirmative form verbs
- Eight word-level questions (fill-in)
- Six phrase-level questions (fill-in)
- Eight sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- Four paragraph-level questions (reading comprehension
and fill-in)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
Lesson 3: direct negative form verbs
- Ten word-level questions (fill-in)
- Five phrase-level questions (fill-in)
- Eight sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- Three paragraph-level questions (reading comprehension
and fill-in)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
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Verb
Direct Form Lessons 1, 2, and 3 (PDF format) |
| Situation: |
Japanese supermarkets and restaurants |
| Writing system: |
kana and kanji |
| Level: |
beginning |
| Time: |
50 minutes for each lesson |
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ROBO-SENSEI VERB -TE FORM
LESSONS 1-2 (IZU TOUR) |
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Verb –Te Form Lesson 1 (Izu Tour) |
| 12. |
Verb –Te Form Lesson 2 (Izu Tour) |
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ROBO-SENSEI VERB -TE FORM LESSONS 1-2 (IZU TOUR) |
Content:
Two lessons of Japanese conversations with
-te iru form verbs |
Lesson 1: an action in progress or a habitual action
- Ten word-level questions (fill-in)
- Ten phrase-level questions (fill-in)
- Ten sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- Three paragraph-level questions (reading comprehension
and fill-in)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
Lesson 2: a state resulting from past action
- Ten word-level questions (fill-in)
- Ten phrase-level questions (fill-in)
- Ten sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- Four paragraph-level questions (reading comprehension
and fill-in)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
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| Grammar notes: |
Verb –Te Form Lessons
1 and 2 (PDF format) |
| Situation: |
Izu, a volcanic peninsula (Kawabata's Nobel Prize literature
was written there) |
| Writing system: |
kana and kanji |
| Level: |
beginning through intermediate |
| Time: |
60 minutes for each lesson |
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ROBO-SENSEI HONORIFICS
LESSONS 1-3 (KYOTO TOUR) |
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Honorifics Lesson 1 (Kyoto Tour) |
| 14. |
Honorifics Lesson 2 (Kyoto Tour) |
| 15. |
Honorifics Lesson 3 (Kyoto Tour) |
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ROBO-SENSEI HONORIFICS LESSONS 1-3 (KYOTO TOUR) |
Content:
Three lessons of Japanese honorifics |
Lesson 1: irregular respectful and humble verb forms
- Sixteen word-level questions (fill-in)
- Nine phrase-level questions (fill-in)
- Six sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- Four paragraph-level questions (reading comprehension
and fill-in)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
Lesson 2: regular respectful verb form “o + verb stem
+ ni + naru”
- Eleven word-level questions (fill-in)
- Ten phrase-level questions (fill-in)
- Six sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- Three paragraph-level questions (reading comprehension
and fill-in)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
Lesson 3: regular humble form “o + verb stem + suru”
- Six word-level questions (fill-in)
- Fifteen phrase-level questions (fill-in)
- Five sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- Four paragraph-level questions (reading comprehension
and fill-in)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
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| Grammar notes: |
Honorifics Lessons 1,
2, and 3 (PDF format) |
| Situation: |
Kyoto, a Japanese historical city (the imperial capital of
Japan in the 8th-12th centuries) |
| Writing system: |
kana and kanji |
| Level: |
beginning through advanced |
| Time: |
60 minutes for each lesson |
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ROBO-SENSEI RELATIVE CLAUSE
LESSONS 1-3 (AT THE DEPARTMENT STORE) |
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Relative Clause Lesson 1 (At the Department Store) |
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Relative Clause Lesson 2 (At the Department Store) |
| 18. |
Relative Clause Lesson 3 (At the Department Store) |
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ROBO-SENSEI RELATIVE CLAUSE LESSONS 1-3 (AT THE DEPARTMENT
STORE) |
Content:
Three lessons of Japanese relative clauses |
Lesson 1: a verb or an adjective relative clause modifying
a noun
- Ten word-level questions (fill-in)
- Six phrase-level questions (fill-in)
- Eight sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- Three paragraph-level questions (reading comprehension
and fill-in)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
Lesson 2: a copula relative clause modifying a noun
- Ten word-level questions (fill-in)
- Six phrase-level questions (fill-in)
- Seven sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- Three paragraph-level questions (reading comprehension
and fill-in)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
Lesson 3: review of relative clauses introduced in Lessons
1 & 2
- Fifteen sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
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| Grammar notes: |
Relative
Clause Lessons 1, 2, and 3 (PDF format) |
| Situation: |
Japanese department stores |
| Writing system: |
kana and kanji |
| Level: |
intermediate through advanced |
| Time: |
60 minutes for each lesson |
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ROBO-SENSEI CONDITIONAL
LESSONS 1-2 (ENOSHIMA TOUR) |
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Conditional Lesson 1 (Enoshima Tour) |
| 20. |
Conditional Lesson 2 (Enoshima Tour) |
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ROBO-SENSEI CONDITIONAL LESSONS 1-2 (ENOSHIMA TOUR) |
Content:
Two lessons of Japanese conditionals |
Lesson 1: -ba conditional and -to conditional
- Eight word-level questions (fill-in)
- Eight phrase-level questions (fill-in)
- Eight sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- Three paragraph-level questions (reading comprehension
and fill-in)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
Lesson 2: -tara conditional
- Six word-level questions (fill-in)
- Six phrase-level questions (fill-in)
- Ten sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- Three
paragraph-level questions (reading comprehension and
fill-in)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
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Conditional Lessons 1
and 2 (PDF format) |
| Situation: |
Enoshima, an enchanted Japanese island near Tokyo |
| Writing system: |
kana and kanji |
| Level: |
intermediate through advanced |
| Time: |
60 minutes for each lesson |
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ROBO-SENSEI PASSIVE LESSONS
1-2 (HAKONE TOUR) |
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Passive Lesson 1 (Hakone Tour)
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| 22. |
Passive Lesson 2 (Hakone Tour) |
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ROBO-SENSEI PASSIVE LESSONS 1-2 (HAKONE TOUR) |
Content:
Two lessons of Japanese passives |
Lesson 1: direct passives
- Eight word-level questions (fill-in)
- Seven phrase-level questions (fill-in)
- Nine sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- Three paragraph-level questions (reading comprehension
and fill-in)
- One dictation question (listening
comprehension and sentence composition)
Lesson 2: adversative passives
- Eight word-level questions (fill-in)
- Seven phrase-level questions (fill-in)
- Eight sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- Three paragraph-level questions (reading comprehension
and fill-in)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
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| Grammar notes: |
Passive Lessons 1 and 2 (PDF
format) |
| Situation: |
Hakone, a resort with hot springs and a famous view of Mt.
Fuji |
| Writing system: |
kana and kanji |
| Level: |
intermediate through advanced |
| Time: |
60 minutes for each lesson |
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ROBO-SENSEI CAUSATIVE
LESSONS 1-2 (DAILY CHORES) |
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Causative Lesson 1 (Daily Chores) |
| 24. |
Causative Lesson 2 (Daily Chores) |
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ROBO-SENSEI CAUSATIVE LESSONS 1-2 (DAILY CHORES) |
Content:
Two lessons of Japanese causatives |
Lesson 1: causatives
- Four word-level questions (fill-in)
- Six phrase-level questions (fill-in)
- Six sentence-level questions (sentence composition)
- Three paragraph-level questions (reading comprehension
and fill-in)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
Lesson 2: causative passives
- Four word-level questions (fill-in)
- Five phrase-level questions (fill-in)
- Seven sentence-level
questions (sentence composition)
- Three paragraph-level questions (reading comprehension
and fill-in)
- One dictation question (listening comprehension
and sentence composition)
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| Grammar notes: |
Causative Lessons 1 and
2 (PDF format) |
| Situation: |
manga (cartoon) characters' daily chores |
| Writing system: |
kana and kanji |
| Level: |
intermediate through advanced |
| Time: |
60 minutes for each lesson |
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