Structure
Each of the two textbooksﾂ(1 and 2) is divided into two sections: 窶廛ialogue and Grammar窶 and 窶彝eading and Writing.窶
Dialogue and Grammar: Speaking and listening skills are cultivated through study of basic grammar and vocabulary.
Reading and Writing: Reading and writing skills are cultivated through study of Japanese characters and reading material.
The Dialogue and Grammar section of each lesson should be studied before proceeding to the same lesson窶冱 Reading and Writing section, which builds on the grammar items in Dialogue and Grammar.
Content
The GENKI program of elementary Japanese study is completed in 23 lessons.
Volume 1: Lessons 1-12
Volume 2: Lessons 13-23
Sentence patterns: All the major sentence patterns that should be learned in an elementary Japanese course (desu/-masu, honorific, causative, passive, and causative-passive patterns)ﾂﾂ 竊 Syllabus
Kanji: 317 characters, including 254 of the 284 kanji listed for Level 3 of the former Japanese Language Proficiency Test (2002 revision)ﾂﾂ 竊 Kanji list
Vocabulary: Approximately 1,700 basic words used in everyday life
Time Requirements
Dialogue and Grammar: 6 hours per lesson
Reading and Writing: 3 hours per lesson
The estimated time necessary to complete all 23 lessons is approximately 200 hours.
In classes where time is limited, it is possible to still make effective use of the material by doing only certain parts of the practices, using only the Dialogue and Grammar section, or implementing other such ideas.
Orthography
Dialogue and Grammar: The Japanese text is written in kanji and kana, following the guidelines for the most commonly used characters (Joyo Kanji). All kanji are accompanied by furigana (kana showing the kanji pronunciation). To lessen the burden on students, romanized pronunciations are given in Lessons 1 and 2.
Reading and Writing: The orthography is basically the same as in the textbook, except that furigana are given only for the kanji that have not yet been learned.