Course Name:
Introduction to Japanese Language & Culture

Delivery Partner:
The University of Edinburgh 

Description:
Once again in partnership with Edinburgh University and the Japan Foundation, we are offering introductory courses for Japanese Language and Culture.

The courses will be delivered in Microsoft Teams via Glow and are available for individual pupils or classrooms to join.

On the completion of the course, participants will be able to:

Beginners Course (Level 1)

• Use basic expressions such as greetings and simple self-introduction 

• Write their name in Japanese 

• Recognise some aspects of Japanese people and culture such as manners and customs 

The Continuation Course should allow you to:

• Expand your vocabulary

• Identify some Japanese words

• Become more familiar with Japanese culture and customs

In addition, you should understand more about pathways for further study of the Japanese Language and Culture and, how learning the Japanese language could enhance your career opportunities.

A pre-recorded information session can be viewed here.

Term 2 Dates:

Term 3 Dates:

We will be running another 4 week block of beginner and continuation courses in Term 3. We will update this page with more info closer to the time.

Additional Requirements:
Although the participants do not need to buy any textbooks, each participant is required to enrol the free online Japanese language courses “Marugoto Katsudo and Rikai A1-1 Self-study course” on eLearning Minato (https://minato-jf.jp/Home/Index).

We will use the online course as an alternative to a paper textbook.