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The following is a broad outline of what will be covered in Japanese Stages 1, 2, 3 & 4.

Please note that


details may vary depending on the choice of class, course-book and the particular needs of the group.
Japanese Stage 1 Course Description
Main Topic Areas Covered in Stage 1

-Introducing yourself, your job and your friends etc.


-Counting objects and asking about time
-Asking for the price of an item
-Identifying objects in different locations
-Describing people and objects

Main Grammar points covered in Stage 1


-Identifying people and objects
NOUN 1 wa NOUN2 desu.

-Pronouns and Noun Modifiers (Affirmative and Negative)
Kore/sore/are wa NOUN desu.
//
Kono/sono/ano NOUN1 wa NOUN2 desu.
//
-Motion Verbs (Present/ Past Affirmative and Negative)
NOUN wa PLACE ni ikimasu.

-Describing people and things (Present/ Past Affirmative and Negative)
PLACE ni NOUN ga arimasu/imasu.

NOUN was PLACE ni arimasu/imasu.

At the end of the course, you will be able to

Write, read and pronounce both Hiragana and Katakana;


Understand the basic grammatical rules of Japanese;
Introduce yourself and greet people in Japanese;
Count in Japanese;
Remember at least 30 nouns, 5 adjectives, 5 adverbs & 6verbs and
have simple conversations in Japanese!

JAPANESE STAGE 2 COURSE DESCRIPTION

1 Revision and Consolidation of Stage 1


Talk about yourself, friends and family, describe where you live. Explain your daily routine, likes and
dislikes. Ask for information and directions. Talk about goods in shops. Main grammar points: present,
past tense of affirmative and negative Vocabulary revision: numbers, time and days, food, drink and
travel
2 Main Topic areas covered in Stage 2
.talk about yourself and then about another person (family, friends relations etc.
.what time you got up, had breakfast, watched TV, went out etc. -talk about what you did
yesterday .Invite, suggest and offer to do something for another person
.describe things and people (their impression of something and respond to their viewpoint
3 Main grammar points covered in Stage 2
-present and past form of affirmative and negative
" Doyo bi no ban tomodachi to eiga o mimashita.
eiga wa totemo omoshiro katta desu "
-indirect object marker, giving and receiving
" Watashi wa maitsuki ryou shin ni tegami o kakimasu " " Tomodachi ni hana taba o morai mashita "
-modifying nouns adjective + noun
i and na adjective present / past form of affirmative and negative " okii ringo, takai kamera, yumei na
resutoran, kireina hana etc
-asking preference : masho, masho ka, masen ka
Regular I ........ Five-vowel conjugation
Regular II ........ Single - vowel conjugation
Irregular -te / nai form
"Tomodachi to eiga o mite, shokuji o shite, 10 ji ni uchi ni kaeri
mashita " "Tabako o suwanaide kudasai "
Following the course you should be able to communicate with a
native Japanese speaker who asked you the following questions:
- Donna resutoran de shokuji o shimashita ka .
- Tanaka san wa donna hito desu ka.
- Kabuki wa do deshita ka.
- Doko de, nanji ni ai masho ka.
- Uchi de party o shimasu, okusan to issho ni kimasen ka.
By the end of the course you should also be able to write Hiragana, katakana and some kanji.
In trying to choose the correct level, you may have to balance what you know of the language
(grammar, vocabulary etc) with your ability to speak it, since, depending on your personal
history of learning the language, you may be stronger in one area than the other.

JAPANESE STAGE 3 COURSE DESCRIPTION


By the end of this course you should be confident speaking to and being understood by native
Japanese people in a number of scenarios including sightseeing, asking and understanding
directions, ordering food and drink etc. For entry you should have completed Stage 2 or
equivalent, understand basic grammar and read and write Hiragana and Katakana. Kanji is not
required and in the course you will learn a few useful basic Kanji. Lessons are interactive and will
include games, quizzes, group-work and role-play to help you develop your language skills.
Lessons will be taught in Japanese wherever possible.
The Course Text Book is Japanese For Busy People I (edition 3 2007)
By the end of Stage 3 you will be able to:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Speak, read and write Japanese more confidently to a more advanced level
Understand basic conversations in everyday situations
Be fluent reading and writing Hiragana and Katakana
Read and write some basic Kanji

Situations and grammar covered in Stage 3 include:


1.

2.

3.

Talking about yourself, friends and family; talking about your daily routine and what you did
yesterday; inviting, suggesting and offering to do something for another person; describing people
and things.
Asking for directions and traveling by taxi or public transport; asking permission for something
and refusing politely; expressing preferences and making comparisons; talking aboput possibilities
and capabilities.
Main grammar points covered in Stage 3: variations of TE form

(Examples)

Please turn right at the next corner.



It takes 10 minute by bus from my house to the station.

May I take a photo here?

Please dont smoke here.

Im eating breakfast now.

Mr.Tanaka is good at golf.

JAPANESE STAGE 4 COURSE DESCRIPTION


Stage 4 is for students competent in Japanese who wish to develop their oral, listening and
writing beyond the survival Japanese of Stage 3 to an advanced level and develop more natural
and fluent Japanese language skills. You must have completed Stage 3 or be at an equivalent
level and be comfortable conversing, reading and writing in Japanese. Full comprehension of
Hiragana and Katakana is essential and basic Kanji would be useful. Lessons are interactive and
will include dialogues, quizzes, games and tests to help you develop your language skills.

The Course Text Book is Japanese For Busy People II.
By the end of Stage 4 you will be able to:
5.
6.
7.
8.

Speak fluent, advanced conversational Japanese


Understand complex conversations
Read and write 100 Kanji
Be confident speaking to and being understood by native Japanese in everyday
situations

Examples you will learn in Stage 4 include:


Asking the preference / stating decisions for food, drink, etc.
/
Stating or asking for an opinion about two or more items in comparison with one another.
/
n desu-form: getting information or advice/ asking and offering explanations/
Talking with emotion /

Talking about past experiences

Making strong suggestions

When.

Describing a change in state

Using direct and Indirect quotation


Describing the characteristics of a person or thing
Talking about your family and their interests
Talking about everyday routines, your habits and interests and what you want to learn
Giving a detailed self-introduction
Talking about an old acquaintance and how they have changed/changes that have
happened to a place / town / culture
Describing someones personality
Detailing the facilities of a building

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