Japanese Language and Culture, Level 1 - Beginners.
Date and time: Wednesdays, 6:00 - 7:30pm
From: Wednesday 28th January 2026
18 weekly meetings, 1.5 hours each
Price £310 (£290 concessions*)
18 Week Course Dates (Spring Term)
•8 weeks start w/c 26th January and ending w/e 20th March 2026
*Easter Break: Sat 21st March – Sun 12th April 2026 (3 weeks)
•10 weeks start w/c 13th April and ending 19th June 2026
*If you are a full-time student, staff or alumni at the University of Sussex or not in full-time employment (benefits, unemployed, retired) you are entitled to the £290 concession rate. Please make sure you specify this in the 'price' box by typing in the reduced price before adding the course to your basket and completing your application.
Terms & Conditions - https://www.sussex.ac.uk/study/short-courses/language-short-courses/terms-and-conditions
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.
