Japanese Language Courses
Learn Japanese at Sydney University with Japanese courses and classes for absolute beginners and beyond. Learn Japanese as spoken by over 130 million people. Japanese is an intriguing language with a complex system of honorifics that reflects the hierarchical nature of the culture. With Japan being the second largest economy in the world this program is suitable for either business or leisure travel, or simply to enhance your cultural understanding through learning both written and spoken elements of Japanese.
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Japanese 101 (Beginners)
Japanese is spoken by over 130 million people, mostly located within Japan. The program offered here is well suited to both business and leisure travellers in addition to those who simply want to learn more about the culture, or perhaps explore their own heritage. Being the world’s second strongest economy, Japanese is well suited for many professionals who engage in frequent business travels. The beginners course requires no prior knowledge or Japanese and is suitable for all indiv...
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Japanese 103 (Level 2)
This course is the third class in the first year program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Japanese up to 102 or who have completed 45 hours of recent face to face tuition. Japanese 103 starts to introduce the Katakana phonetic script through learning how to talk about and describe events, making phone calls and an introduction to the intriguing honorifics of the culture. Your ability to express yourself both verbally and non-verbally will improve as your ex...
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Japanese 101 (Beginners) - Fast Track
Learn Japanese faster! Japanese is spoken by over 130 million people, mostly located within Japan. Japanese 101 – Fast Track is a beginners course and requires no previous knowledge of the language. This course is well suited to both business and leisure travellers in addition to those who simply want to learn more about the culture, or explore their own heritage in a quick a convenient delivery format. Being the world’s second strongest economy, Japanese is well suited for many pro...
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Japanese 201 (Level 4)
This course is the first of the second year program and is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Japanese up to 104 or who have completed 95 hours of recent face to face tuition. Content covered in these courses will compliment your growing vocabulary and ability to understand various grammatical structures by teaching you how to describe your job, the norms for socialising at Japanese events, talking about your activities and responding to various inquiries. Course Co...
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Japanese 104 (Level 3)
This course is the final class in the first year Japanese program. Japanese 104 is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Japanese up to 103 or who have completed 70 hours of recent face to face tuition. In this course your reading, writing, listening and speaking skills acquired throughout the year will be consolidated and furthered through exploring more sophisticated grammatical structures and vocabulary. This course will teach you to offer help to others, give direc...
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Japanese 102 (Level 1)
This course continues to develop material learned in the beginners class and is suitable for those who have completed Japanese 101 or who have completed 20 hours of recent face to face tuition. Japanese 102 will further your ability to read, speak, listen and also write the language by covering the themes of basic shopping, getting around, asking for directions and making travel plans. The course follows the content in the prescribed chapters of the recommended text for reference an...
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Japanese 304 (Level 11)
Suitable for those who have completed all levels of Japanese up to 303 or who have completed 270 hours of recent face-to-face tuition. Course Content Talking about education Asking for permission to do something Talking about what you wish your spouse/partner would do Honorific expressions (1): Greeting people; introducing people Honorific expressions (2): Expressing gratitude Honorific expressions (3): Apologising Leaving messages Giving and quoting commands Talking about events En...
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Japanese 401 (Level 12)
Suitable for those who have completed all levels of Japanese up to 304 or who have completed 295 hours of recent face-to-face tuition. Course Content Complaining Making and responding to apologies Asking for and responding to explanations Formal invitations RSVP postcards E-mail Expressing modesty Expressing gratitude Apologising Introducing people Asking how someone is doing Prescribed Text Japanese for Busy People III Revised 3rd Edition (Textbook) (Kodansha International Ltd) ISB...
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Japanese 202 (Level 5)
This course furthers material covered in Japanese 201 and is suitable for those who have completed the 201 class or 120 hours of recent face to face tuition. Japanese 202 will teach you how to ask someone about their preferences and opinions as well as develop your ability to converse in shopping situations. The class is based on the recommended text to allow easy reference for practice between sessions as you improve your various language skills. Course Content Consulting someone a...
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Japanese 203 (Level 6)
This course is suitable for those who have completed all levels of Japanese up to 202 or who have completed 145 hours of recent face to face tuition. Japanese 203 is the third class in the second year program and covers various methods of talking about and describing others. For example, you will learn how to express your concern for others health, talk about their previous activities and discuss changes in one’s health and life. Course Content Talking about travelling in Japan and ...
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