
Japanese - Level 4
COURSE
Course description
This advanced-level course is designed for learners who wish to strengthen their fluency and deepen their understanding of the Japanese language and culture.
Each week, you will explore engaging topics through conversation, thought-provoking reading materials, and current news from Japan. You will also have the opportunity to express your opinions in writing, helping you gain confidence in both spoken and written Japanese. To conclude the course, you will create and deliver a short presentation in Japanese on a topic of personal interest.
Whether you’re passionate about language, travel, or Japanese culture, this course provides a fun and challenging environment to take your skills to the next level.
Learning objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
- engage in extended conversations on a variety of real-world topics
- clearly express your thoughts and opinions in both spoken and written Japanese
- expand your vocabulary and use more natural, idiomatic expressions
- read and discuss current news articles and cultural texts from Japan
- deepen your understanding of both modern and traditional aspects of Japanese culture and society
- write short compositions to organize your ideas and support your spoken Japanese
- prepare and deliver effective oral presentations in Japanese on a topic of personal interest
Prerequisites
This course is designed for students who:
- can confidently read and write hiragana and katakana, and recognize some basic kanji
- have a solid grasp of basic Japanese grammar, including the short form, the て-form, past tense, simple comparisons, and how to describe daily routines and past experiences
- are eager to improve their speaking and writing skills through active practice
- are comfortable making mistakes and motivated to learn through interaction and feedback
Online Learning
Our online hybrid language courses make language learning flexible and convenient. The use of both synchronous and asynchronous delivery styles allows for both real-time virtual classroom conversation practice (synchronous delivery) and self-paced study (asynchronous delivery). The synchronous delivery style will occur during the scheduled class dates and time, using Zoom for videoconferencing, chat and screen sharing for class instruction and pair/group work. The asynchronous delivery style uses Brightspace, an online environment where learners can access class materials and resources for self-paced study throughout the week. Educational activities can include exercises, readings, forums, audio/video files, quizzes, etc.
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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