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Naoko Kinoshita and Kaori Sano

The aim of series 1 was to be able to greet and introduce yourself, and series 2 was aimed at developing your ability to participate in small talk, to describe your body condition, and to express your opinions about a close topic. The aim of series 3 is to solve problems that happen in daily life in Japanese. We will learn Japanese expressions that are used when the relationships are getting wider and deeper in romantic, academic, or business scenes in daily life. For example, we will learn how to express your opinion or emotion such as encouragement, advice, joy, hesitation, worry, anger, refusal, apology, and so on.

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Three courses

Steps in Japanese for Beginners3 Part1

(20 hours)
A younger student has entered Andy’s dormitory. Andy feels like he wants to help the new student by teaching him about life in Japan. However, the new student does not seem to need Andy’s help and seems to like doing things in his own way. This course will teach you how to respond depending on the situation and person, know expressions necessary for natural disasters, and know expressions used in job interviews.

Steps in Japanese for Beginners3 Part2

(20 hours)
The new student, Leo, starts working at a café and immediately encounters problems. He joins the yosakoi dance club on Andy’s suggestion but discovers that an important performance conflicts with his work schedule.

Steps in Japanese for Beginners3 Part3

(20 hours)
Andy's Japanese classmate, Joe, says he cannot understand one of his specialist content classes. So, they both think of how Joe can do better in the class. In Japanese class, Andy also needs to do a poster presentation on his research project. Students will learn to respond to compliments, explain figures and tables, and write emails.

Learning objectives

  • Basic conversational skills
  • Part1: we will learn the following expressions; feelings that occur when relationships such as junior/senior or romantic relationships get deeper, how to persuade when unpredicted things happen, and how to encourage or give advice.
  • Part 2: we will learn the following expressions; how to greet formally in a part time job interview or at workspace, how to explain, how to deal with troubles, and how to express your opinion.
  • Part 3: we will learn how to deal with troubles in company or problems in college life, and expression of presentation in academic scenes.
  • Basic vocabulary and grammar needed for basic conversation skills.
  • Japanese culture, through everyday expressions.

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