Japanese 2024-2025
Course Name:
Beginners' Japanese
Delivery Partner:
The University of Edinburgh
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Curriculum Links: |
Suitable Audience: S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6 |
Start/End Dates: 11th November 2024 |
Timetable Availability: See Dates Below |
| Number of Sessions: 5 |
Session Duration: 60 minutes |
Repetition Frequency: Weekly |
Max Capacity: Small cohorts of up to 12 |
Description:
Once again in partnership with Edinburgh University and the Japanese Foundation we are offering beginner courses for Japanese Language and Culture.
The courses will be delivered in Microsoft Teams via Glow and are available at 3 levels: Beginners Level 1, Beginners Level 2 & Beginners Level 3
On the completion of the course, the participants of the course will be able to:
Basic Course
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Use basic expressions such as greetings and simple self-introduction
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Write their name in Japanese
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Recognise some aspects of Japanese people and culture such as manners and customs
Further levels should allow you to:
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Expand your vocabulary
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Identify some Japanese words
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Become more familiar with Japanese culture and customs
In addition, you should understand more about pathways for further study of the Japanese Language and Culture and, how learning the Japanese language could enhance your career opportunities.
A pre-recorded information session (from last year’s intake) can be viewed here.
Dates:
Week beginning 11th Nov 2024 - Beginner Level 1 & Beginner Level 2
Week beginning 13th Jan 2025 – Beginner Level 1, Beginner Level 2 & Beginner Level 3
Week beginning 24th Jan 2025 – Beginner Level 1, Beginner Level 2 & Beginner Level 3
Additional Requirements:
Although the participants do not need to buy any textbooks, each participant is required to enrol the free online Japanese language courses “Marugoto Katsudo and Rikai A1-1 Self-study course” on eLearning Minato (https://minato-jf.jp/Home/Index).
We will use the online course as an alternative to a paper textbook.
