Japanese Beginners
Travelling to Japan? Love Japanese food, movies and anime? Going skiing in Japan? Learn essential vocabulary and effective communication tips to enjoy your visit to Japan. This course will help you to appreciate the language and culture even more.
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Tue 11 Feb
- TEC-subsidised course fee for qualifying learners $50.00 incl. GST
- $155.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Tue 11 Feb 19:00 - Tue 11 Feb 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Tue 18 Feb 19:00 - Tue 18 Feb 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 3
Tue 25 Feb 19:00 - Tue 25 Feb 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 4
Tue 04 Mar 19:00 - Tue 04 Mar 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 5
Tue 11 Mar 19:00 - Tue 11 Mar 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 6
Tue 18 Mar 19:00 - Tue 18 Mar 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 7
Tue 25 Mar 19:00 - Tue 25 Mar 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 8
Tue 01 Apr 19:00 - Tue 01 Apr 21:00At Selwyn College, Auckland.Please note there is NO refund or transfer if you cancel less than 5 working days in advance of a class starting. Our refund policy can be read in full here.
Description
Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) course fee subsidy
This course offers a course fee subsidy through funding from the TEC for:
- NZ citizens;
- Those who hold a residency-class visa;
- Individuals granted refugee status;
- In some cases spouses of NZ citizens and permanent migrants may also qualify - please contact the office to enquire.
Conditions:
- Registrants must be aged 16 years or older.
- Registrants must not be currently enrolled at a secondary school.
- You should attend at least 80% of your classes to qualify for a fee subsidy.
- We need to collect extra information such as age, ethnicity, educational achievement and gender for statistical purposes.
- You must provide evidence of NZ citizenship, residency or refugee status .
If you are unable to meet these conditions, please contact the office to discuss your situation. The subsidised course fee is $50.
About the course
This course has a focus on oral communication rather than the written language. Japanese will be taught in Romaji (the alphabet). Situations include greetings, shopping, dining out, and asking directions. Each week, new vocabulary will be added. There will be lots of speaking exercises and practise to develop your confidence with spoken Japanese.
On completion of this course you will be able to:
- count in Japanese from 0 to 100,000,000.
- introduce yourself appropriately
- order food and drink
- ask about prices and say the time
- better understand and discuss aspects of Japanese language and culture e.g. bowing
There will be minimal or no homework usually.
In the second level class, the teacher will begin to introduce some Japanese characters such as Hirigana, Katakana and Kanji.
Prerequisites
This course is for adults learning Japanese for the first time. No prior Japanese language is required.
