Continue developing your beginner Japanese fluency and confidence with our Beginner Japanese: Course 4, suitable for learners who have completed our Beginner Japanese: Course 3 or have approximately 60 hours of prior study. You will practise asking about prices, talking about clothing and souvenirs, expressing what you want, and giving and receiving items. You will also learn to talk about past experiences, describe your impressions and feelings, and discuss future travel plans.

You will build your ability to communicate using useful beginner Japanese structures, including past tense verbs and adjectives, expressions for desire, and patterns for giving and receiving. You will also develop your vocabulary for shopping, travel, holidays, numbers and personal impressions while practising how to sequence and contrast ideas.

DELIVERY MODE

Language courses are offered in two delivery modes:

• Face-to-Face: WEA Sydney
• Online: via Zoom or Microsoft Teams

Please check the delivery mode listed before enrolling, as some classes are face-to-face and others are online.

TEXTBOOK

• Marugoto 1 / A1 Introduction Rikai Coursebook, (Sanshusha Publishing Co., Ltd., 2013), ISBN: 9784384057539

Suggested Textbook Suppliers: Abbey's Bookshop · Intext Book Company / Language International Bookshop · The Language People

The textbook is not included in the course fee. Please check textbook availability with the supplier and wait until your course is confirmed before purchasing. WEA Sydney cannot accept responsibility for textbook purchases if a course is cancelled. Courses are confirmed or cancelled at least 7 days before the start date.

COURSE OUTLINE

Communication

• Shopping and asking about prices
• Expressing wants and preferences
• Giving and receiving items
• Talking about past experiences
• Describing impressions and feelings
• Talking about travel and future plans

Grammar

• Using past tense verbs with 〜ました／〜ませんでした
• Using past adjectives with 〜かったです
• Using あげる／もらう to talk about giving and receiving
• Expressing desire with 〜がほしい／〜たいです
• Sequencing events with それから
• Expressing contrast with でも

Vocabulary

• Shopping and souvenirs
• Clothing and prices
• Expanded numbers and counting
• Travel and holidays
• Feelings and impressions

LEARNING OUTCOMES

By the end of this course, students should be able to:

1. Shop in Japanese by asking about prices, expressing wants and preferences, and talking about clothing and souvenirs.
2. Talk about past experiences, including travel and holidays, and describe their impressions and feelings.
3. Discuss future travel plans and use basic structures to express desire, give and receive items, and sequence events.