Japanese 3 upper: module 2

Improve your level of Japanese on this communicative course where you will have the opportunity to develop your oral and listening skills as well as consolidate your reading and writing skills. Suitable if you have completed Japanese 3 upper: module 1 or studied Japanese for at least 4 years.

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  • Start Date: 11 Jan 2027
    End Date: 15 Mar 2027
    Mon (Evening): 18:00 - 19:30
    Online
    Location: Online
    Duration: 10 sessions (over 10 weeks)
    Course Code: LJ301
    Tutors:  Kiyomi Unten
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £168.00
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  • Start Date: 13 Jan 2027
    End Date: 17 Mar 2027
    Wed (Evening): 18:00 - 19:30
    In Person
    Location: Keeley Street
    Duration: 10 sessions (over 10 weeks)
    Course Code: LJ311
    Tutors:  Taeko Harvey
    Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £168.00
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Full fee £259.00 Senior fee £259.00 Concession £168.00

What is the course about?

The course enables students to make themselves understood in a wide range of everyday situations. All language skills will be practised but there is a particular focus on speaking and listening. Lessons are interactive and include cultural information about Japan and Japanese society. This course is suitable for students who have studied Japanese for about 4 years.

What will we cover?

Topics:express intent, make suggestions or decision, giving and listing reasons of why you are doing something, understand the content of an article, apologising

Language points: Volition form, use te-form, ask indirect questions using ka/kadooka, Makie sentence linking related reasons, excuses or thoughts using -shi, -- shilearn more Kanji, write more characters in Kana & Kanji

Cultural input

What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...

Express thoughts
Explain speaker's feeling or circumstance
Explain how you do something
Use Kanji in everyday life
Improvie fluency reading
Writing longer paragraph in Japanese
Understand more about current Japan, culture and society

What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?

You should have completed Japanese 3 upper: module 1 or studied Japanese for at least 4 years and be fluent in Hiragana and Katakana with some basic knowledge of Kanji.

How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?

• active students’ interaction
• emphasis on speaking and listening skills
• pair and group work
• role plays
• use of realia, pictures and authentic material
• use of audio-visual techniques when appropriate.

Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?

Based on tutor's own material. The tutor might recommend a book.

When I've finished, what course can I do next?

Japanese 3 upper: module 3.

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Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.