Japanese Pre-Intermediate 1

This course aims to provide students with pre-intermediate knowledge of Japanese verb conjugations and its applications, and focuses on the acquisition of practical communicative skills such as expressing regret and sense of relief. Following Japanese Elementary 3, this course continues to cover some intermediate grammar, vocabulary and Kanji. Students completing this course are able to continue to Japanese Pre-intermediate 2.

The course is taught in English and Japanese and includes coverage of the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing and a balance between communicative activities, structure practice and grammar and vocabulary, developing the skills of comprehending and producing Japanese in speech and writing, guided practice in language usage and authentic communicative activities. By the end of the course, students will be able to use potential forms and be familiar with transitive and intransitive forms.