CULP: Japanese Elementary 2

Prerequisites£

The courses are delivered in a blended-learning mode, face-to-face and online through Moodle (the Cambridge University virtual learning environment). 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.

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• University staff and students
• Further details regarding Language Centre eligibility criteria are available

CULP Elementary 1/CEF A2+

Number of sessions: 15

The Course introduces students to functions and notions such as:

• To ask for directions and talk about conditions
• To be able to understand and give advice and directions
• To describe doing and receiving a favour
• To be able to express intentions using ‘if’ or ‘even if’
• To be able to make simple subordinate and 'if' clause sentences
• To be able to understand and talk about possibilities
• To be able to use different registers of the language and use verb plain form for casual speech

By the end of the Course students will be able to:

• Listening/Speaking: Understand Japanese in a variety of both predictable and unpredictable linguistic situations. Express themselves on a variety of topics with a fair amount of detail.
• Reading: Understand longer texts where visual information is not necessarily available and where the text relies on language structure and lexical refinement to convey specific messages
• Writing: Write letters and emails both formally and informally to a single recipient on a variety of topics, using the appropriate register and structure to achieve communication.

At the Elementary 2 Level the main aims are:

• To develop a good understanding of the language structures and vocabulary;
• To develop the ability to engage in conversation in Japanese, where the learner is able to express his or her opinion on a variety of topics;
• To develop an awareness of the cultural diversity among Japanese speaking countries and regions.

Presentations, practicals and online learning

• Raven access is required
• Further information regarding Raven is available

• Students Fees: £275 to be paid online.
• Staff including Colleges and UCLES* staff: £305 to be paid online (select 'Full'). (* provided they are eligible to/can obtain a Raven password)
• 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 1
• CULP: Japanese Basic 2
• CULP: Japanese Elementary 1