Japanese Language and Culture, Level 1 - Beginners.
Tutor: Motoko Okina
Date and time: Tuesdays, 6:00 - 7:15pm
From: Tuesday 1st October 2024
24 weekly meetings, 1 hour 15 minutes each
Price £300 (£290 concessions*)
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Detailed Description
An introduction to the language of everyday situations for complete beginners. The emphasis is on understanding and communicating. Related handouts will be provided as the course framework and to enable you to effectively work on your own.
The course aims to give you sufficient language to be able to deal with simple everyday situations, to include: Personal information - family/social arrangements • Directions - time, numbers • Travel/transport • Food and drink - buying and selling • Accommodation - hotel, lodgings, business • Holidays and leisure.
Grammar and functions included are: • articles • present tense of common regular/irregular verbs • negatives • questions • descriptions • adjectives • personal pronouns • polite/familiar forms • prepositions • possessives • idea of future • one main past tense • time phrases/quantities.
You will be encouraged to learn Japanese scripts (Hiragana and Katakana) and will be given an insight into the culture of the country within the framework of your language studies. You will be encouraged to work out your own strategy for study in line with the syllabus and your own perceived needs. There will be an opportunity to study personal cultural interests linked to the language.
