Japanese Winchester

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Japanese Courses Winchester

Japanese Beginner

Japanese Beginner Course
Tuesday evenings (7-8.30pm)
The Discovery Centre.
for complete beginners

£175.00
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September courses start week commencing 13th. 12-week course: £175

Levels

A1 : Beginner – this course is designed for people with no previous experience of learning Japanese, a complete beginner’s course.
A1.2 : Beginner 2 – this course is the continuation of the beginner course and designed for students who have studied some Japanese before and are familiar with Hiragana and Katakana characters.

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    *Course Content – typical areas of focus are:

    Beginner Download example syllabus
    Topic: Japanese culture, greetings & introductions, times/days/numbers, weather, likes & dislikes, food, directions, shopping, transport, holidays and hobbies.
    Grammar: Question formation, adjectives, nouns, verb tenses, adverbs.
    Writing Systems: Hiragana, Katakana, Kanji.

    The beginner course is an introductory course for Japanese beginner learners. It aims to create an interactive and engaging environment to equip learners with communicative competence in their daily life. Japanese writing system of Hiragana and Katakana, daily topics, and basic language knowledge and culture knowledge are covered, and learners would be given opportunities to practice using the language through a series of communicative practice activities.

    Learning outcomes
    On completion of this course, learners are expected to be able to:
    1. Read and write Hiragana and Katakana characters.
    2. Use basic grammatical knowledge through sentence constructions, and make own dialogues given in context.
    3. Be familiar with daily expressions and frequent vocabulary in the topics introduced.
    4. Engage in small groups for conversation to exchange information and solve possible problems in Japanese.

    Beginner 2 Download example syllabus
    Topic: Food, going out, likes/dislikes, possessions, sports, describing places.
    Grammar: More verbs, inviting people, past tense, question forms, adjectives.

    *Please note, course content will vary depending on course teacher and course book content.
    Terms and Conditions: No refunds are given for classes not attended once a course has begun and transfer is not possible part way through the course (Courses can be cancelled and refunded up to 5 days before their start)
     

    Japanese Teacher

    Mayumi Norman

    Konnichiwa! I am Mayumi, a native Japanese speaker from Chiba which is near Tokyo. I am enthusiastic about teaching Japanese to anyone who is interested in learning this wonderful language. My lessons are friendly and relaxed. I encourage students to improve individual skills and achieve their goals.