CULP: Japanese Intermediate 1

Prerequisites£

The Programme offers general language tuition with a focus on communicative competence. At intermediate 1 level, the focus is on every day and real-time, oral/aural communication. Each course features a functional-notional syllabus and grammar points are analysed in context.

For more detailed information about the course please go to the Language Centre CULP page.

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

Students who have successfully completed the CULP Japanese Elementary 2 or have acquired a proficiency equivalent to B1.

Number of sessions: 15

The Course introduces students to functions and notions such as:

• To be able to do reported speech
• To use a variety of conditionals
• To use transitive and intransitive verbs
• To express the feeling of regret
• To use honorific verbs
• To give respectful advice
• To be able to express gratitude by using the Te-form
• To use extra modest and humble expressions
• To use embedded questions

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 the gist of longer written Japanese, where visual information is not necessarily available and where the text relies on language structure and lexical refinement to convey specific messages. Writing: Prepare short informal presentations to a familiar audience, using the appropriate register and structure to achieve communication.

At the Intermediate 1 Level the main aims are:

• To develop further a good understanding and appreciation of the salient linguistic features;
• To establish the learner as a confident language user in a range of everyday situations;
• To increase the learner knowledge of the cultural background of Japan within the context of language teaching.

Presentations, practicals and online learning

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

• Students Fees: £275 to be paid online. Please select ‘Concessionary’ under the course fee when you make your booking.
• Staff Fees: £305 to be paid online. Please select ‘All charged’ under the course fee when you make your booking.
• 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 (CULP General Purpose courses), (Raven log in).
• Course materials can be found on 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