Japanese beginners: module 2

About this course

The course develops spoken Japanese through topics including daily routines, free time, family, friends and travel plans. Participants work with interrogative forms, basic verbs in the present and past, possessives, dates and everyday expressions, applying these to conversations about routines, plans and past experiences. Teaching centres on spoken interaction, with pair and group activities, role plays and games supported by presentations, hand-outs and audio-visual material. Homework is highly recommended to consolidate the language covered in class.

What you'll learn

• Ask for information in a range of public places
• Discuss routines and make plans using dates
• Talk about a recent weekend or holiday
• Describe family members, friends and other people
• Use basic interrogative, present, past and possessive forms in spoken Japanese

Is this course right for you?

This course is intended for near-beginners who have already developed some basic Japanese. The stated level suggests learners are building on initial foundations rather than starting from zero. Participants should be able to respond to simple instructions and read course documents in English.

• Basic knowledge of Japanese grammar, including questions and some particles, is essential
• Learners should know common places and objects, numbers, time and counters
• Spoken interaction includes pair work, group work and role plays
• Homework is highly recommended

Before you go

• Materials are based on the tutor's own material.
• A book may be recommended.