An Introduction to The National Language Research Institute: A Sketch of its Achievements
Third Edition(1988)/ HTML Version(1997)

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II.5.3 The Educational Film Series for the Japanese Language - Basic Level (1 - 30)

(1974-1983)
The Educational Film Series for the Japanese Language- Basic Level is a series of materials for teaching Japanese as a foreign language composed of a total of 30 lessons. Production of these material began in the 1974 fiscal year and was completed in 1983. Each lesson is a 5-minute video, in which the topic and contents form a complete unit. The goal was to enable students to acquire basic Japanese competence through practical applications in specific contexts based on the display of specifically structured filmed contexts. These materials were planned and produced in such a way that they could be used individually, as supplementary materials, as well as sequentially, as teaching materials in an ordered syllabus of study topics. A committee, which was established for the planning of films for teaching Japanese as a foreign language, reviewed and directed the production of the films. 1. Kore wa kaeru desu (This is a frog.)--Demonstrative. <-wa-desu>--(1974) 2. Saihu wa doko ni arimasu ka (Where is my wallet?)--Demonstrative. <-ga aru>--(1974) 3. Yasukunai desu, Takai desu (It's not cheap, it's expensive.)--Keiyo~si (Adjectives--(1974) 4. Kirin wa doko ni imasu ka (Where is the giraffe?)----(1976) 5. Nani o simasita ka (What did you do?)--Do~si (Verbs)--(1975) 6. Sizukana ko~en de (In a quiet park)--Keiyo~do~si (Verbal Adjectives)--(1975) 7. Sa~, Kazoemasyo~ (Now let's count.)--Zyosu~si (Counters)--(1975) 8. Dotira ga suki desu ka (Which do you like?)--Expressions of Comparison and Degree--(1977) 9. Kamakura o arukimasu (Walking around Kamakura)--Expressions of Movement--(1976) 10. Momizi ga totemo kirei desita (The autumn leaves were very pretty.)--Desu, Desita, Desyo~--(1977) 11. Kyo~ wa ame ga hutte imasu (It is raining today.)--site, site iru, site ita--(Continuative, Present and Past Progressive) (1977). 12. So~zi wa site arimasu ka (Is the cleaning done?)--Site aru, Site oku, Site simau--(1978) 13. Omimai ni ikimasen ka (Shall we go and see how he is?)--Expressions for Requests or Solicitations--(1978) 14. Nami no oto ga kikoete kimasu (We can hear the sound of waves.)----(1978) 15. Utukusii sara ni narimasita (It has become a beautiful dish.)----(1975) 16. Mizuumi no e o kaita koto ga arimasu ka (Have you ever drawn a picture of a lake?)--Expressions of Experience and Planning--(1979) 17. Ano iwa made oyogemasu ka (Can you swim to that rock?)--Expressions of Possibility--(1979) 18. Yomise o mi ni ikitai desu (I want to go and see the night stalls.)--Expressions for Intention and Wishes and Desires--(1979) 19. Tenki ga ii kara sanpo o simasyo~ (Let's go for a walk since the weather is nice.)--Expressions of Cause and Reason--(1980) 20. Sakura ga kirei da so~ desi (The cherry blossoms are said to be beautiful.)--Expressions of Reports and Perceived Appearance--(1980) 21. Okeiko o mi ni ittemo ii desu ka (May I go and see a practice session?)--Expressions of Permission and Prohibition--(1981) 22. Asoko ni noboreba umi ga miemasu (If you climb up there, you can see the ocean.)--Conditional Expression 1--(1981) 23. Ie ga takusan aru noni, totemo sizuka desu (Even though there are many houses, the area is very quiet.)--Conditional Expression 2--(1981) 24. Okane o toraremasita (The money was taken.)--Expressions in the Passive 1--(1976) 25. Ame ni hurarete komarimasita (We ran into problems because it started to rain.)--Expressions in the Passive 2--(1980) 26. Kono kippu o agemasu (I'll give you this ticket.)--Expressions for Giving and Receiving 1--(1982) 27. Nimotu o motte moraimasita (I had my luggage carried for me.)--Expressions for Giving and Receiving 2--(1982) 28. Tetudai o sasemasita (I had them help.)--Expressions for Causative Action--(1982) 29. Yoku irassyaimasita (Thanks for coming to visit.)--Polite Expressions 1--(1983) 30. Sensei o otazune simasu (I'm going to see a professor.)--Polite Expressions 2--(1983) HINATA Sigeo directed the production of these materials with NAKAMITI Makio and KIYOTA Zyun.

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