どこでも日本語　どんな本？

第１章 ついに成田到着
Topics: First steps in Japan; Getting home from the airport; and Meeting your host family
Vocabulary: Airports, travel, shipping goods and mailing letters
Language Functions: Making comparisons; Asking polite questions; and Using polite words
Reading: E-mail: First Impressions of Japan
Writing: Letter: A thank- you letter to your Japanese teacher
Dorami Corner: Door-to-Door Delivery and Other Convenient Services in Japan

第２章 日本の家
Topics: Learning about home life in Japan; The design of Japanese houses; and Manners and etiquette
Vocabulary: Japanese homes and rooms, and how to use them
Language Functions: Expressing prohibition; Expressing obligation; Asking for Permission; and Expressing sequential actions
Reading: Advertisement: Housing
Writing: School Newspaper Article: World Houses-Japanese Houses
Dorami Corner: Gift-Giving in Japan

第３章 地震？台風？大変だぁ！
Topics: Preparing for earthquakes; Dealing with typhoons; and Considering global warming
Vocabulary: Natural disasters, weather and climate
Language Functions: Expressing intentions and plans; Expressing probability; Making recommendations; and Expressing change of state
Reading: Poster: Global Warming
Writing: Short Essay: Preparing for Natural Disasters
Dorami Corner: Typhoon Season

第４章 学園祭・クラブ活動
Topics: School life in Japan; Planning extra-curricular activities; and Working together
Vocabulary: School life, student clubs and extra curricular activities
Language Functions: Expressing abilities and skills; Making an invitation; and Expressing complex thoughts using Nominalizers and Relative Clauses
Reading: Brochure: School Festival
Writing: Poster: Advertising Club Activities
Dorami Corner: School Schedules and School Rules

第５章 年末年始
Topics: Preparing for the New Year's celebrations; and Holidays and
cultural activities around the year
Vocabulary: Japanese cultural activities and National holidays
Language Functions: Listing states, processes and actions; Expressing excessiveness; Describing preparatory actions; and Expressing an attempt to do something
Reading: Newspaper Article: Year End Activities
Writing: School Newspaper Article: Fortune Telling
Dorami Corner: Annual Events in Japan

第６章 病気と健康

Topics: Dealing with illness; Doctors and hospitals; Staying healthy; and Fitness activities
Vocabulary: Japanese hospitals, doctors and illnesses, and staying healthy and enjoying life
Language Functions: Expressing reasons; Expressing actions in progress and habitual actions; Expressing hearsay; and Using causatives
Reading: Advertisement: Fitness Club
Writing: Short Essay: Alternative Medicine
Dorami Corner: Onomatopoeia

第７章 生活
Topics: Appreciating and preserving nature; Recycling; and Japanese festivals
Vocabulary: Cherry blossom viewing, cleaning up after oneself and recycling to protect the earth
Language Functions: Expressing temporal relations; Expressing desires;
Expressing simultaneous actions; and Expressing ease and difficulty
Reading: On-line Text Chat: Recycling
Writing: Poster: Saving the Earth
Dorami Corner: Japanese Proverbs

第８章 メディアとテクノロジー
Topics: Television and other mass media in the information age; Hi-tech in Japan; and The pros and cons of computers
Vocabulary: Television, broadcasting and modern technology
Language Functions: Expressing conditions; Expressing alternative actions; Expressing appearance; and Expressing dates
Reading: Letter to the Editor: Pros and Cons of Computers
Writing: School Newspaper Article: Sports
Dorami Corner: Japanese Commercials

第９章 将来
Topics: Part-time jobs; Writing a resume; and Considering career choices
Vocabulary: Getting a job, personal resumes and careers
Language Functions: Expressing experiences; Expressing things that happened against one's will; Expressing purposes; and Using Causative Passives
Reading: Want Ad: Employment
Writing: Resume: Presenting Yourself
Dorami Corner: Katakana Words

第１０章 旅に出よう
Topics: Places to see; Gifts to buy; Thanks to give; and Memories to preserve
Vocabulary: Planning travel in Japan, regional specialties and recording thoughts
Language Functions: Expressing others' desires Expressing convictions; Using verbs of giving and receiving; and Using Interrogatives
Reading: Homepage: Life in Japan
Writing: Homepage: My Year in Japan
Dorami Corner: Traveling in Japan