Japanese Level 6 (Language and Culture), Part 3

By studying Japanese Level 6, you will achieve the following: 

• be able to recognise the implicit meaning in written and spoken texts
• be able to make presentations on various subjects
• be able to express yourself spontaneously in complex situations, analyse written and/or spoken material
• have improved your intercultural competence further by accessing political, historical and cultural information from a variety of sources

The course is aimed at a wide range of students with one of the following:

• Level 5 of the King's Language Centre Evening Language Courses
• a high level of proficiency in the language
• B2/C1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
• a recent A level or equivalent plus further contact with the language
• level 4 of the Regulated Qualifications Framework (RQF)
• Japanese Proficiency Test N3/N2

Topics generally include: 

Film review

Public transportation system

Historical figures

Functions generally include: 

Giving comments from various viewpoints

Reading reviews and understand differences

Guessing meaning of words from own experience

Writing a blog on a historical figure or proverbs

Grammar generally include: 

~tte kanji/ki ga suru

~nagara mo

~hodo ~nai

~ wake ga nai

~ ni oite

To improve existing language skills to a near-native standard in order to operate in a wide variety of situations and to achieve the equivalent of C1/C2 level of the CEFR, level 6 of the 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.