Editing Openai/6916afae-6ae0-800a-b91e-f4c494caf364 (section)

=== Assistant: This is an excellent plan, and I completely understand what you’re aiming for — you’re not starting from zero but want … ===
This is an excellent plan, and I completely understand what you’re aiming for — you’re not starting from zero but want to solidify grammar, make your spoken Japanese natural, and build conversational fluency around the Genki I framework.

Let me restate what I understand (and confirm a few details):

===== 1. Dialogue: You’ll upload or summarize it. I’ll note key grammar/vocabulary but you’ll read it yourself. =====
# Vocabulary: FYI for me — no drilling unless you request it.
# Grammar: You’ll review it, upload the section, and I’ll use that grammar naturally when speaking with you so it “sticks.”
# Exercises: You’ll upload them, and we’ll act them out conversationally. - I’ll be your partner for dialogue-type exercises. - You’ll answer or create sentences; I’ll correct errors or unnatural phrasing. - I’ll keep my Japanese at or just above the level of the chapter. - When I use something beyond the chapter, I’ll note it briefly in English with a footnote explaining the grammar or phrasing.

===== - We’ll mostly speak Japanese once we start a chapter. =====
* You’ll switch to English when you want an explanation.
* I’ll correct: - Grammar errors - Unnatural phrasing (e.g. “people would understand but wouldn’t say it like that”) - Register issues (too formal/informal for context)
* I’ll also add furigana for any kanji we use in the main exercises to support reading practice.

===== - Get you conversational fast (for family and TV understanding). =====
* Build solid grammar intuition and sentence rhythm.
* Maintain immersion while explaining in English when needed.
* Adjust pace and complexity based on your comfort.

===== 1. Would you like me to always write Japanese with furigana, or only when there’s new or rare kanji? (For example, 学生（がくせい） vs always writing みず（水）.) =====
# Do you prefer I use polite form (です／ます) or plain form (だ／る) in our dialogues — or should we mirror whatever the Genki chapter focuses on?
# When you upload the grammar section, do you want me to: - Just read and adapt it into our exercises; or - Also write short “practical summaries” (English explanations + example sentences in natural Japanese)?

Once you confirm these 3 points, we’ll lock in the format — then you can upload Chapter 1 Dialogue (component i) and we’ll begin.