- In-Person, Online
- $425
If you have little or no previous knowledge of Japanese, this is the right level for you. Learn to share information about yourself and ask basic questions of those around you. You learn structure and vocabulary that allow you to function in everyday settings such as introducing yourself, discussing your family and your likes and dislikes. You begin to understand complex language structures in an immersion classroom setting while learning to speak primarily in the present tense. Native-speaking instructors provide you with insight into the culture, traditions and etiquette of Japan. The Japanese writing system of hiragana is introduced at this level.
Course outline
Course objectives
In this course you will learn the structure and vocabulary to function in everyday situations such as exchanging basic information about yourself and your family, shopping, ordering food in a restaurant, and describing daily activities.
Course content
- Greetings and daily expressions
- Introducing oneself: name, occupation, hobby, nationality etc.
- Telling names of things and ownership
- Telling time, days and months
- Shopping, ordering food in a restaurant
- Describing daily activities and asking questions: Non-past and past tense, interrogative questions
- Talking about family members: How many people, who they are, what they do, what they like etc.
- Expressing likes and dislikes: food, sports, music etc.
- Hiragana: Learn to read and write the Japanese phonetic characters, Hiragana
Course format
This course is offered 100% online.
About online learning Our online conversational language courses offer you a real-time virtual classroom experience where you can see and interact with your teacher and classmates. Each week, you log in at a set time to your class using our intuitive learning management platform, Canvas. Through Canvas, you access Zoom, a web conferencing app, for your live class. Just like in a classroom, you do individual, pair and group work, ask questions and receive verbal feedback from your instructor.
Outside of class time, you can access handouts and other materials online at your own pace and rhythm. You might be doing readings or watching videos to prepare for your next class, or practising with the material you have learned in your previous class. You do get out what you put in.
In order for a virtual classroom to be successful, we want to see your faces! Please be prepared to participate with your video turned on. We provide virtual drop-in sessions for you to test out the Zoom app before your first day of class. We will also send you instructions on accessing Canvas before your course begins.