Japanese - Level 2

COURSE

Course description

This beginner-level course is designed for those who have completed Japanese Level 1 or have some prior knowledge of the language.

You will continue to improve your ability to understand, speak, read and write Japanese in practical, everyday situations. The course further develops your knowledge of Japanese culture and society while building on your hiragana skills, introducing katakana and beginning the study of basic kanji.

You will also practice expressing yourself more clearly when talking about your daily routines, past experiences, preferences, and social interactions.

Learning objectives

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • talk about your daily activities and customs
  • ask for and describe the location of things
  • describe your favorite food, town, and more
  • talk about past events
  • invite people, and accept or decline invitations politely
  • make requests and ask for permission
  • explain what you need or want
  • use helpful expressions for travel and everyday situations
  • practice writing hiragana and learn katakana characters
  • …and more!

We encourage students to participate in our language courses more than one time in order to truly learn the material taught over 10 lessons. It also gives you additional exposure to varying activities within each topic.

Prerequisites

Before starting this course, you should be able to:

  • read and write hiragana letters
  • exchange greetings
  • give a simple self-introduction
  • count from 1 to 100,000
  • read the time and ask for the time
  • ask how much things cost when shopping
  • order food and drinks at a restaurant
  • have basic knowledge of:
    • location words (e.g., どこ、うえ、した)
    • useful adjectives (e.g., おいしい、げんきな)
    • simple verbs (e.g., たべる、のむ、いく)

Dates

World Language courses are offered three times per year:

  • September (registration opens in June)
  • January (registration opens in November)
  • April (registration opens in November)

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This course may use education technology such as internet-based applications, cloud services, or social media. In order to complete this course you will be required to either consent to the disclosure of your personal information outside of Canada to enable use of these technologies, or work with the Division of Continuing Studies to explore other privacy protective options (such as using an alias or nickname).