Part Time Japanese

Japanese Complete beginners

Level: introduction

Course content:
A short course to give you some initial skills and knowledge that you will need as a basis to go on to easy, rapid acquisition of Japanese, whether by attending further classes, home study or contacts with native speakers. Uses Lessons 1-6 of First Lessons in Japanese by N Mizutani (ISBN 4-87234-237-2).
By the end of the course students will be able:
- to distinguish and produce all the vowels and consonants of Japanese; say anything that you can say with near-native pronunciation.
- read and write legibly the 46 Kana letters in both Hiragana and Katakana forms, knowing their order, the sounds they stand for and Japanese spelling conventions
-use numbers for prices, dates and times of day
- understand and produce simple, single-clause sentences using non-past and past forms of verbs; ask and say where things are; introduce oneself with name and nationality
- analyse some kanji (Chinese characters) into strokes and component parts and find them in dictionaries.

Course Structure:
Classes typically have about 9-16 students. You may work in groups, in pairs or individually and need to complete homework outside the class. There is an emphasis on student participation in activities. Communicative, functional approach with emphasis on speaking and listening and comprehension activities with audio-visual methods.

Course resources:
You will have access to the Learning Centre in Wandsworth and Tooting. This includes the use of computers, audio-visual equipment and at Wandsworth, our language laboratory

Assessment:
Tutor feedback, dictations, student self-assessment, written homework.

Next step:
Level 1 Module 1

How to apply:
Enrol in person, by telephone or by post

Fees Info
When information is available you will notice 2 different fees stated for this course. The fee you pay is dependent on your status:
Fee 1: Standard fee;
Fee 2: Aged 60+ years fee
Students in receipt of an income-based benefit pay £20 per course per term.
You will need to bring proof of age and any benefits when you enrol.
You DO NOT have to pay a college registration fee for these courses, but you may have to pay for additional course materials.Materials costs:
Lessons 1-6 of First Lessons in Japanese by N Mizutani (ISBN 4-87234-237-2).

When and Where

• 
  Day:
  MondayTime:
  18:30 - 21:00This course is:
  Part time evening
  
  Length: 5 weeks
  
  Start Date: 11 January 2010
  
  Campus: Wandsworth Centre
  
  Course Code: WLJ1E/WE9BA
  
  Tuition Fees: £60Tuition Fees 60+:
  £42
  How to apply
• 
  Day:
  MondayTime:
  18:30 - 21:00This course is:
  Part time evening
  
  Length: 5 weeks
  
  Start Date: 01 March 2010
  
  Campus: Tooting Centre
  
  Course Code: WLJ1E/TE9BA
  
  Tuition Fees: £60Tuition Fees 60+:
  £42
  How to apply
• 
  Day:
  MondayTime:
  18:30 - 21:00This course is:
  Part time evening
  
  Length: 5 weeks
  
  Start Date: 19 April 2010
  
  Campus: Wandsworth Centre
  
  Course Code: WLJ1E/WE9CA
  
  Tuition Fees: £60Tuition Fees 60+:
  £42
  How to apply
• 
  Day:
  MondayTime:
  19:00 - 21:00This course is:
  Part time evening
  
  Length: 5 weeks
  
  Start Date: 07 June 2010
  
  Campus: Balham Centre
  
  Course Code: WLJ1E/CE9CA
  
  Tuition Fees: £60Tuition Fees 60+:
  £42
  How to apply