Beginning Japanese II (Advanced Beginner)

Course Description: Learn the basics of Japanese for your everyday schedule and life in Japanese II for advanced beginners. This course is dedicated to developing your basic conversational skills, from making plans to go out with friends to traveling in Japan. Vocabulary for time, directions, family, as well as reviews of basic introductory phrases will all be covered. Learn to speak Japanese today!

Course Goals: To be able to meet and greet in Japanese. Also have basic conversations, ask for directions, and have a deeper understanding of Japanese culture.

Course Curriculum: Follows Genki I chapters 3 and 4. Depending on the ability of the class, this could be extended.

Maximum Attendance: We feel that having a smaller amount of students makes for a better language learning experience. Please signup now as space is limited to 8 students.

Prerequisite: It is recommended that students can read Hiragana (without romaji), have knowledge of numbers (that we use in everyday life), basic greetings, and knowledge of “desu” and “desuka” expressions. A familiarity with Katakana is also recommended.

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