UCL CENTRE FOR LANGUAGES &
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
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Japanese Level 2+
Prerequisite for entry
Successful completion of level 2
Term duration
10 x 2-hour classes.
Aims and Objectives
The aim of the course is to enable students to communicate in and understand Japanese on
a number of practical everyday matters. Students should develop their ability of reading and
writing sentences using more kanji. Cultural awareness will be further developed by using
some topics such as positions in society and exchange of presents in lessons.
Functions
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Expressing ideas or giving information
Quoting what someone says or said
Giving direction
Expressing a sense of goodwill or gratitude
Asking for help
Course Content: Main topics/themes to be covered
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Discussing a football match
Telling direction to get somewhere
At an estate agency
Positions in society
Road and traffic
Clothes in Japanese
How to address people
Custom: Exchange of presents
Linguistic Structures/ Phonetics
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Basic rules of the pronunciation of Spoken Japanese
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Grammar
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The plain style (Polite style)
I think …. …と おもう
I say….. …と いう
Noun modification
When.. …とき、 …
…（する）と、…
Particle を+verb (verb of movement)
The te-form + あげる/もらう/くれる
Conditional Expression （…たら…）
漢字（かんじ）
Learning Resources
Books
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Course book: Minna no Nihongo (shokyu 1) (Lesson 20 – Lesson 25) published by 3A
Corporation
Other material: Minna no Nihongo 1 Translation & Grammatical Notes (Lesson 20 –
Lesson 25) published by 3A Corporation
Kihon kanji 500 Vol. 1 published by Bonjinsha Co.,Ltd
Bilingual Dictionaries
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Online dictionary
Electric dictionary SHARP e-dictionary
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