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Courses Information

We are leaders in providing Japanese language training by native Japanese trainers. Japanese ( Nihongo) is a language spoken by over 130 million people, mainly in Japan, but also by Japanese emigrant communities around the world. It is an agglutinative language and is distinguished by a complex system of honorifics reflecting the hierarchical nature of Japanese society, with verb forms and particular vocabulary to indicate the relative status of speaker, listener and the person mentioned in conversation. The sound inventory of Japanese is relatively small, and has a lexically distinct pitch-accent system.

As with all other languages, the Japanese language can be understood formally as a set of linguistic characteristics or subjectively as a way of experiencing and ordering the world. However, unlike other languages, Japanese is unique to both linguists and to the people speaking the language. The Japanese by and large believe their language to be a highly unique language—some believe it to be unlike any other language in existence. Western linguists believe that Japanese is a language clearly related to other, Northern Asian languages, but there is a fair amount of disagreement among them.

Course Structure

I. Level: Basic A

Deliverables: Upon successful completion of this level, the student will be able to:

-Use basic vocabulary in simple conversation.

-Understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.

-Introduce him/herself and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has.

-Interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.

II. Level: Intermediate A

Deliverables: Upon successful completion of this level, the student will be able to

-Understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to areas of most immediate relevance (e.g. very basic personal and family information, shopping, local geography, employment).

-Communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters.

-Describe in simple terms aspects of his/her background, immediate environment and matters in areas of immediate need.

III. Level: Intermediate B

Deliverables: Upon successful completion of this level, the student will be able to:

-Understand the main points of clear standard input on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, etc.

-Deal with most situations likely to arise whilst travelling in an area where the language is spoken.

-Produce simple connected text on topics which are familiar or of personal interest.

-Describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes & ambitions and briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans.

IV. Level: Advanced A

Deliverables: Upon successful completion of this level, the student will be able to:

-Understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in his/her field of specialisation.

-Interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible without strain for either party.

-Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects and explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.