Japanese Level 1, Part 3 (Evening 5 week Intensive)

By studying Japanese Level 1, you will be able to communicate in very basic everyday-life situations, including greetings, daily activities, finding your way, telling the time and date, making simple purchases, ordering a meal, etc, be able to understand very simple oral and written texts and ascertain specific information on simple topics and have developed an insight into Japanese-speaking life, culture and society.

Part 1

• Genki I [Third Edition] Lesson 1 and 2 

Genki I [Third Edition] (L1-6), Banno, E. et al (2020): An integrated course in Elementary Japanese, The Japan Times Ltd ISBN: 987-4-7890-1730-5 

Topics

• Greetings and introduction
• Personal information
• Family and friends
• Numbers
• Time
• Shopping
• Japanese Currency

Functions

• Talking about oneself
• Asking for phone numbers
• Asking for and telling time
• Asking for opening hours
• Asking for prices

Grammar

• X ‘WA’ Y ‘DESU’
• Noun + ‘DESU’, 〜 ‘JANAI DESU’.
• Basic particles, e.g. ‘WA’, ‘MO’, ‘NO’, ‘KA’, ‘KARA’, ‘MADE’
• Demonstrative pronouns ‘(KO/SO/A/DO)’ words
• Interrogative pronouns, e.g. ‘NAN’, ‘DARE’, ‘DOKO’

When Japanese Level 1 is complete, you will achieve the equivalent of A1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR), entry level of the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF).

*The above is an indication of content that may be covered over the duration of the course but it could vary depending on the level and progress of students in the class.