Japanese beginners: short introduction
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Location: Keeley Street
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- Course Code: LBJ20
- Dates: 08/07/24 - 17/07/24
- Time: 19:00 - 21:00
- Taught: Mon+Wed, Evening
- Duration: 4 sessions (over 2 weeks)
- Location: Keeley Street
- Tutor: Noriko Inagaki
Course Code: LBJ20
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Duration: 4 sessions (over 2 weeks)
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What is the course about?
The course aims to help students to acquire a foundational understanding of theJapanese language, and to begin communicating in a few practical situations.
The course aim is to introduce you to the sounds of Japanese and to be able to handle some basic practical situations in the language.
What will we cover?
We will introduce learners to the sounds of Japanese and cover some beginner level content such as: introductions (asking for and giving personal information), numbers and ordering in a café.
What will I achieve?
By the end of this course you should be able to...
- greet people
- introduce yourself and others
- confidently pronounce basic vocabulary
- order food and drink
- count to 100
- recognise some particular grammatical features of Russian.
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
This course is for complete beginners.
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 audio-visual techniques when appropriate
Please note that students are expected to participate in oral classroom activities and to do homework as and when required.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Based on tutor's own material.
When I've finished, what course can I do next?
Your tutor will advise you if you would like to carry on learning.
Noriko came to London to do sociolinguistics research on linguistic politeness. She has taught Japanese language to adults and university students throughout her research years. After completing her thesis and degree, pondering the next direction, she has realised that she has had more joy teaching Japanese and meeting people who love learning Japanese for a variety of reasons. So she decided to continue to teach Japanese as her main occupation. Noriko also works as a public service interpreter. She is honoured to help people in different circumstances in life by helping their communication. City Lit has recently given Noriko new challenges of teaching some unique courses. One is to teach the basic Japanese and apply them to objects and inscriptions held at the British Museum. The other is to let student encounter numerous onomatopoeic expressions in Japanese.
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.
