Japanese Accelerated Elementary 2/3

This course is a faster pace 40 hours course, classes taking place twice a week and it aims to provide an introduction to Japanese with a thorough grounding in the Hiragana and Katakana syllabaries and Japanese pronunciation; to cover a basic stock of structures and vocabulary and to develop ability for everyday conversation in the language.

The course is taught in English and Japanese and includes coverage of the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing and a balance between communicative activities, structure practice and grammar and vocabulary, developing the skills of comprehending and producing Japanese in speech and writing, guided practice in language usage and authentic communicative activities. By the end of the course, students will be familiar with Kana, Japanese number system, everyday objects and routine actions and preferences.