CULP: Japanese Basic 2 Prerequisites£
The courses are delivered in a blended-learning mode, face-to-face and online. The focus is on spoken, oral/aural communicative competence. Students are required to attend to online multimedia materials and read the proscribed texts in their own time so that the classroom time is dedicated to face-to-face communication/discussion.
For more detailed information about the course please visit our website.
- University staff and students
- Further details regarding Language Centre eligibility criteria are available
CULP Basic 1 / CEF A1
Number of sessions: 15
# | Date | Time | Venue | Trainer | |
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1 | Mon 23 Apr 2018 18:00 - 20:00 | 18:00 - 20:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Misa Nakano |
2 | Fri 27 Apr 2018 18:00 - 20:00 | 18:00 - 20:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Misa Nakano |
3 | Mon 30 Apr 2018 18:00 - 20:00 | 18:00 - 20:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Misa Nakano |
4 | Fri 4 May 2018 18:00 - 20:00 | 18:00 - 20:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Misa Nakano |
5 | Mon 7 May 2018 18:00 - 20:00 | 18:00 - 20:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Misa Nakano |
6 | Fri 11 May 2018 18:00 - 20:00 | 18:00 - 20:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Misa Nakano |
7 | Mon 14 May 2018 18:00 - 20:00 | 18:00 - 20:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 2 | map | Misa Nakano |
8 | Fri 18 May 2018 18:00 - 20:00 | 18:00 - 20:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Misa Nakano |
9 | Mon 21 May 2018 18:00 - 20:00 | 18:00 - 20:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Misa Nakano |
10 | Fri 25 May 2018 18:00 - 20:00 | 18:00 - 20:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Misa Nakano |
11 | Fri 1 Jun 2018 18:00 - 20:00 | 18:00 - 20:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Misa Nakano |
12 | Mon 4 Jun 2018 18:00 - 20:00 | 18:00 - 20:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Misa Nakano |
13 | Fri 8 Jun 2018 18:00 - 20:00 | 18:00 - 20:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Misa Nakano |
14 | Mon 11 Jun 2018 18:00 - 20:00 | 18:00 - 20:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Misa Nakano |
15 | Wed 13 Jun 2018 18:00 - 20:00 | 18:00 - 20:00 | Language Centre, Teaching Room 4 | map | Misa Nakano |
The Course introduces students to the following functions and notions:
- Hiring a boat/bicycle/car
- Talking about sports
- Talking about the past
- Talking about regular activities
- Enquiring at the tourist office
- Shopping for food, clothes and gifts
- Asking for directions
- Using public transport
- Visiting the doctor / chemist
By the end of the Course students will be able to:
- Listening/Speaking: Express simple opinions or requirements in a familiar context.
- Reading: Read fairly confidently the Hiragana and Katakana characters. Understand straightforward information within a known area, such as on products and signs and simple textbooks or reports on familiar matters using Japanese characters.
- Writing: Complete forms and write short simple letters or postcards related to personal information.
At the Basic 2 level the main aims are:
- To enhance students understanding of to the complex historical and cultural background of Japan;
- To further develop the understanding and an appreciation of the salient linguistic features of the Japanese language;
- To establish the learner as a fairly confident language user in a wider range of every-day predictable situations.
Presentations, practicals and online learning
- Raven access is required
- Further information regarding Raven is available
- Students Fees: £265 to be paid online.
- Staff Fees: £295 to be paid online.
- Please select ‘All charged’, not ‘Concessionary’ under the course fee when you make your booking (the ‘Concessionary ’option is not applicable to CULP courses).
- Links to the online store will be provided with your confirmation email.
- Payment is required within 24 hours of your booking to secure your place.
- Refunds available after the first lesson only.
- Payment for the courses is made on the Online Store (http://onlinesales.admin.cam.ac.uk/) (CULP General Purpose courses), (Raven log in).
- Course materials can be found on Moodle (http://www.student-systems.admin.cam.ac.uk/moodle) (Raven log in), once the course has started.
- Students are required to attend 80% of sessions
- Full details of all Language Centre programmes can be found on the Language Centre website and Language Centre Online website
Fifteen taught sessions of two hours plus online learning
Three times per year (subject to demand)
- CULP: Japanese Basic 2
- CULP: Japanese Elementary 1
- CULP: Japanese Elementary 2
- CULP: Japanese Intermediate 1
Booking / availability