Japanese Level 1, Part 3

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 3

• Revision of Part 2
• Genki I [Third Edition] Lesson 5 and 6

Topics

• Holidays and Japanese festivals
• Invitations
• Socialising skills
• Transport system
• Education system in Japan

Functions

• Expressing likes and dislikes
• Making suggestions
• Making requests
• Asking for permissions
• Explaining reasons
• Offering assistance

Grammar

• Present and past tense of adjectives
• 〜 ‘MASHOO’ / 〜 ‘MASHOO KA’
• TE-form of verbs
• 〜 ‘TE KUDASAI’
• 〜 ‘TEMO IIDESU’
• 〜 ‘TEWA IKEMASEN’
• Describing two activities using te-form
• Counter ‘MAI’
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Orthography

• Hiragana & Katakana
• Kanji (58)

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.