Japanese beginners fast-track: module 3
This course will be delivered online. See the ‘What is the course about?’ section in course details for more information.
- Course Code: LBJ01
- Dates: 06/07/24 - 03/08/24
- Time: 10:00 - 13:00
- Taught: Sat, Daytime
- Duration: 5 sessions (over 5 weeks)
- Location: Online
- Tutor: Kiyomi Unten
Course Code: LBJ01
Duration: 5 sessions (over 5 weeks)
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What is the course about?
To enable you to communicate more fully and fluently in a wider range of everyday situations and conversations.
This is a live online course. You will need:
- Internet connection. The classes work best with Chrome.
- A computer with microphone and camera is best (e.g. a PC/laptop/iMac/MacBook), or a tablet/iPad/smart phone/iPhone if you don't have a computer.
- Earphones/headphones/speakers.
We will contact you with joining instructions before your course starts.
What will we cover?
Topics: Finding where things or people are, unbderstand information about various touristic destinations, describe what you did, visit someone's house (customs)
Language points: Question words / WH question, basic verbs with appropriate particles, adjectives, negative formnd past tense, preposition to express location
Culture: Japanese customs at home or in other places.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
Talk about famous tourist destinations
Understand directions
ask where things are
Talk about last weekend or holiday
Give a compliment
Express gratitude
Use daily expressions
Understand how Japanese people live in their home (customs).
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Near beginners,
It is essential to have basic knowledge of Japanese grammar (Question words and particles), about 10 basic verbs with negative, past and past negative forms, Vocabulary ( name of the places, objects. family titles, 8 adjectives )
Numbers, time and counters
For further details of the specific foreign language skills required for this level, please see the languages self-assessment chart at the start of the languages section of our course guide, or at http://www.citylit.ac.uk/courses/Languages/74. You will also need to be able to respond to simple instructions and read course documents in English and be at ease with the use of number for daily activities (e.g. using money, telling the time, etc).
For further details of the specific foreign language skills required for this level, please see the languages self-assessment chart, using the link at the top of this page. You can also find the chart at the start of the languages section in our course guide. You will also need to be able to respond to simple instructions and read course documents in English and be at ease with the use of number for daily activities (e.g. using money, telling the time, etc).
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
The course is based on the communicative approach:
- 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
Please note, students are expected to participate in oral classroom activities and to do some homework as and when required.
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 2 lower: module 1 in September.
Kiyomi started teaching Japanese in 2002. Since then, she has taught Japanese in the adult education sector at the various institutions and universities. She joined City Lit in 2013 and she has been teaching at all levels, from Beginners to Advanced classes. She is also working as a writer for a Japanese free paper where she writes about cultural information for Japanese people. She enjoys working both as a language teacher and a writer, as she likes to deepen her understanding of Japanese in its basic form, as well as developing her use of the language creatively. She’d like to spread her passion for the Japanese language to learners and believes that learning about a different cultural perspective is just as important and enjoyable as learning about the language itself.
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.
