Develop Your Writing Skills 📝 Start with a Diary
What you write becomes a wonderful 'personal history.' Let's write about daily life.
About this course
While you may often take notes, you might find that writing sentences is less common. Particles, te-form, ta-form—'Wait, which one is it again?' The small characters 'っ', 'う', 'ん', 'ー'. 'Is it there? Is it not?' When you actually try to write, you may feel stuck and uncertain about whether your sentences are correct or sound natural. Although there are many reliable tools available now, it would be wonderful to write without relying on them! Let's start practicing by writing casually about familiar topics. Being able to write correctly leads to better listening and speaking skills. We will begin with diaries, and as you become more comfortable, we will step up to journals and essays. Writing letters can also be a great practice.
What you'll be able to do after this course
When writing about everyday or familiar topics, basic grammar is sufficient. You will solidify commonly used grammar and expand your vocabulary. By continuing this practice, your expressive abilities will gradually improve, allowing you to write coherent texts.
Syllabus (10 lessons)
Greetings and Self-Introduction
After introducing yourself, we will discuss how to proceed with the lesson.
Three-Line Diary
Write one line each for 'a failure', 'the most moving experience', and 'the goal for the next day'. We will review expressions that convey emotions.
Action Diary
By adding connecting words between sentences, the relationship and chronology become clearer and easier to read. We will review conjunctions.
Emotion Diary
Sentences should neither be too long nor too short. You will become aware of an appropriate length.
BreakTime
As a sample, I will introduce the teacher's diary. We will talk about topics related to the diary.
Compliment Diary
Let's write sentences that praise ourselves, such as our good points, things we can be proud of, and what we worked hard on today. We will learn words for compliments.
Gratitude Diary
Let's write sentences that express gratitude, not just for ourselves but also for those around us. We will learn words to convey gratitude.
BreakTime
As a sample, I will introduce the teacher's diary. Based on that, we will have a free talk.
Public Diary
Write as if you intend to publish your diary on social media. We will challenge ourselves with a slightly casual way of speaking.
Dream Diary
Let's write positively about the future. It would be nice to express what you have grown through the course.