What will you learn?
The Japanese for beginners 1 + 2 course is a double level course: two course levels will have been covered by the end of this course. A great advantage is that you can automatically flow from beginners 1 to beginners 2 without having to take an exam in between the two levels. This course consists of twenty weekly sessions of 2,5 hours each. During this course you will learn the basics of the Japanese language, with emphasis on listening skills and oral communication skills in an everyday context . We will follow the course book 'Marugoto'. Topics that are covered include:
- Introducing yourself and talking about your preferences
- Ordering food, shopping
- Reading time and calendar, and making an appointment
- Giving directions, explaining what you have done
- Japanese characters (46 hiragana, 46 katakana and approx. 60 kanji's) and basic grammar
- Vocabulary and idiomatic expressions
- Oral communication skills as well as reading and writing in Japanese;
- Japanese culture and interpersonal skills
During the lessons you are requested to actively participate in conversation and oral tasks. “Marugoto” method comes with free audio and visual materials on the Internet, which will help you develop listening and speaking skills. The amount of grammar handled in the book will be minimal. You will also learn how to write short texts.
The final level of the course is beginners 2, similar to the A1.2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
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Course information
Registration deadline | closed |
Duration | 20 weeks |
Support language | The support language of this course is English. However, Japanese is spoken as much as possible in the lessons. |
Course fee | Rate 1: Students & employees: € 499,- Rate 2: Others: € 699,- Which rate is applicable to you? Read on |
My employer pays | If the course will be paid for by your employer and the payment needs be done via invoice, we ask you to contact us upfront via email to make the necessary arrangements. Explanation about the payment procedure for EUR staff can be found here. |
Course material | The course material costs approximately € 50,- and is not included in the course fee. You will receive a confirmation letter with further details when the course starts. |
Groups | Our groups are small: the minimum number of participants is 11, the maximum is 15 for online and 16 for on campus groups. Please note that the LTC reserves the right to cancel this course if the required minimum number of participants is not reached. Whenever a course is canceled due to few registrations, you will be informed and your fee will be refunded. |
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Terms & conditions | By registering for this course you agree to our requirements and general terms and conditions. For questions, check out our FAQ pagina. |
Contact
- Email address
- ltc@eur.nl
- Phone
- 010 4081997
Whatsapp: +31 (0) 610604467