N5 Japanese Language Training Curriculum
No. Textbook/material No. of Content/Purpose Skill Expected Result
Hours
Acquisition of Hiragana Be able to read & write Hiragana
and Katakana. The and Katakana.
Characters, vocabulary,
1 handouts/websites 12 hiragana and the
writing & reading
katakana can be read *Evaluation: Hiragana and Katakana
and written. tests
Acquisition of easy self- Vocabulary, grammar
Be able to use words for days of the
2 Minna no Nihongo textbook 4 introduction and writing, speaking &
week, numbers, time & greetings.
greetings. listening
The pronunciation in Pronunciation and
which a Filipino learner accent
makes a mistake easily is
Be able to to speak with the proper
corrected. Proper accent
pronunciation and accent.
& intonation are learned
3 handouts/websites 2
so that accurate
*Evaluation: Listening/pronunciation
communication can be
tests
done. Trainees can
pronounce properly
through Shadowing.
N5 level Kanji (150 Kanji) Characters Be able to read & write Kanji.
4 Minna no Nihongo textbook 32 is learned.
*Evaluation: Kanji tests
Total 24 lessons. N5 Characters, vocabulary,
grammatical items are grammar, reading, Be able to communicate using N5
studied. Ability to writing, speaking & grammar and expressions.
5 Minna no Nihongo textbook 100
communicate using N5 listening
grammar and *Evaluation: Grammar tests
expressions is acquired.