CULP: Japanese Basic 1

Beginners£

The courses are delivered in a blended-learning mode, face-to-face and online through CamTools (the Cambridge University virtual learning environment). The focus is on spoken, oral/aural communicative competence. Students are required to attend to online multimedia materials and read the prescribed texts in their own time so that the classroom time is dedicated to face-to-face communication/discussion.

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• University staff and students
• Further details regarding Language Centre eligibility criteria are available

None

Number of sessions: 15

The Course introduces students to the following functions and notions:

• Introducing yourself
• Counting 1-10
• Saying where you are from
• Saying which language(s) you speak
• Saying what you do for a living
• Introducing yourself and your family
• Talking about your family
• Talking about age
• Booking a table, ordering drinks/food and asking for the bill
• Enquiring about and booking a room

By the end of the Course students will be able to:

• Listening/Speaking: Express simple opinions or requirements in a familiar context.
• Reading: Read fairly confidently the Hiragana and Katakana characters. Understand straightforward information within a known area, such as on products and signs and simple textbooks or reports on familiar matters using Japanese characters.
• Writing: Complete forms and write short simple letters or postcards related to personal information.

At the Basic 1 level the main aims are:

• To introduce students to the complex historical and cultural background of Japan;
• To develop a basic understanding and an appreciation of the salient linguistic features;
• To establish the learner as a fairly confident language user in a range of every-day predictable situations.

Presentations, practicals and online learning

• Raven access is required
• Further information regarding Raven is available

• Students Fees: £265 to be paid online. Please select ‘Concessionary’ under the course fee when you make your booking.
• Staff Fees: £295 to be paid online. Please select ‘All charged’ under the course fee when you make your booking.
• Links to the online store will be provided with your confirmation email.
• Payment is required within 24 hours of your booking to secure your place.
• Refunds available after the first lesson only.
• Payment for the courses is made on the Online Store (http://onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/) (CULP General Purpose courses), (Raven log in).
• Course materials can be found on Moodle (http://www.student-systems.admin.cam.ac.uk/moodle) (Raven log in), once the course has started.

• Students are required to attend 80% of sessions
• Full details of all Language Centre programmes can be found on the Language Centre website and Language Centre Online website

Fifteen taught sessions of two hours plus online learning

Three times per year (subject to demand)

• CULP: Japanese Basic 2
• CULP: Japanese Elementary 1