Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
3 Hour(s) 42 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Mei Sensei
Rating
Course Overview
Former university lecturer teaches you to have real conversations. Tons of easy-to-follow lectures and activities
This is a conversational Japanese course taught by a veteran University lecturer. It covers the same, or similar, material as a beginner’s college Japanese course. Each lesson consists of a short, easy-to-follow lecture, quiz, and activity session using real-world contexts. Every lecture has downloadable handouts. So, you can start speaking in Japanese from Day 1. This course also explains the cultural contexts that are related to the topics - i.e., food, money, and manners. After completion of this course, you will be able to have a good range of basic conversations.
Course Outlines and Objectives:
Lesson 1 Greetings
- Be able to greet in a wide range of situations in a culturally appropriate manner.
- Be able to properly use common phrases such as “thank you”, “I am sorry”, “Excuse me”, etc.
Lesson 2 Self-introduction
- Be able to do a self-introduction in several situations.
Lesson 3 Nouns + Asking What Something is in Japanese
- Be able to say the names of objects around you.
- Be able to ask what something is in Japanese.
Lesson 4 Numbers (up to 10)
- Be able to count up to 10.
Lesson 5 Asking for and Giving Phone Numbers
- Be able to exchange phone numbers h to count up to 10,000.
Lesson 12 Asking for Prices
- Be able to ask what this (thing) or that (thing) is.
- Be able to explain how people exchange money in Japan.
Lesson 13 Ordering
- Be able to order a meal at a restaurant or café.
Course Content
- 13 section(s)
- 42 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Greetings
- Section 2 Self-introduction
- Section 3 Nouns + Asking What Something is in Japanese
- Section 4 Numbers (up to 10)
- Section 5 Asking for and Giving Phone Numbers
- Section 6 Nouns 2 + Asking Where Something is
- Section 7 Big Numbers (up to 100)
- Section 8 Asking and Telling Time
- Section 9 Daily Schedule
- Section 10 Asking What is This or That (Ko-so-a-do) + Japanese Food + Places
- Section 11 Large Numbers (up to 10,000)
- Section 12 Asking Prices
- Section 13 Ordering
What You’ll Learn
- Be able to have a good range of basic conversations., Be able to have a good understanding of culture and manners that are related to the topics., i.e. asking prices, ordering a meal, talking about daily schedule, etc., i.e. Food culture, money, manners in Japan, etc.
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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AAustin Caughlin
Domo Arigato Sensei! Very good course
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KKeira Wolff
Just a little bit slow but very thorough!
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AAgnes
good course. can recommend to others
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LLena
The vibes for the lecture itself are super chill so I never felt stressed out or like I was being lectured. But the thing is, I actually learned all of the content. There are a bunch of activities to review and that helps add to the lectures themselves.
