For whom is this course intended?

The course is intended for the absolute beginner who has little or no experience with the Japanese language. The course is perfect for tourists, business professionals, or others who need to learn just the basics of Japanese in a short time.

What will be taught in this crash course?

You will learn basic Japanese vocabulary, fundamental grammar, and sentence structure. You'll also study useful conversational skills to be applied in daily life situations and cultural knowledge to give you the background to understand the customs and etiquette of the Japanese.

How will I be taught in this course?

It's a conversational lesson, where you have role-plays in different scenarios and exercises. This is a way of giving you the required basics of the Japanese language very easily. You will take part in simple dialogues, listening, speaking, and more.

Will I learn to read and write in Japanese?

You will learn basic Hiragana, Katakana, and kanji. But, the concentration is on speaking and understanding the language. Reading and writing are basic.

What if I miss a class?

If you miss your classses, there will be recorded sessions or supplementary materials to help you catch up with the rest of the class in case you miss any class.

What kind of certification will I receive?

On the successful completion of your course, you shall receive a Certificate of Completion, recognizing your Basic Japanese Language Foundation.

What's the duration of the crash course?

Preferred course duration is 6-8 weeks, depending on the speed and class intensity.

Crash Course for Japanese Language

Q: How will I be taught in this course?

It&#39;s a conversational lesson, where you have role-plays in different scenarios and exercises. This is a way of giving you the required basics of the Japanese language very easily. You will take part in simple dialogues, listening, speaking, and more.

Module 1: Basic Conversation I
- Oral Expressions
- Greetings and basic expressions, Classroom Greetings, Kana pronunciation Numbers/days and dates, Time, age and counters, Introducing one-self, Directions and positions
- Demonstrative nouns, verbs of existence, Adjectives, Present and present negative of Adjectives Counting and counters, Expressing likes and dislikes
- Verbs (Masu form), Past and past negative of verbs, Past and past negative of Adjectives, kinship terms used for address and reference, expressing time, verbs (Dictionary form) asking and expressing one’s opinion, receiving and giving verbs, Expressing day, time, duration, dates, months
- Making requests, Adverbs, Plain form, expressing reason, expressing probability, Transitive & Intransitive, Expressing age, days/weeks/months duration
Module 2: Text & Grammar I
- Demonstrative nouns, verbs of existence, Adjectives, Present and present negative of Adjectives,
- counters, Expressing likes and dislikes
- Action Verbs, Past and past negative of verbs, Past and past negative of Adjectives, kinship terms used for address and reference, expressing time, asking and expressing one’s opinion, receiving and giving verbs
- Making requests, Adverbs, Plain form, expressing reason, expressing probability
Module 3: Introduction to Japanese Scripts
- Introduction to Japanese Scripts
- Origin of Kana & Kanji and their differences, Writing Hiragana [Vowels, long vowels, double consonant], Hiragana Practice
- Introduction to katakana
- Origin of Katakana, and its use, Writing Katakana [Vowels, long vowels, double consonant extra sounds], Katakana Practice
- Introduction to Kanji
- Concept and type of Kanji, Rules of writing kanji, Introduction to the radicals, Introducing Kanji
- Writing & Practice of Kanji
- Practicing Compound Kanji Vocabulary, Reading and writing sentences using kanji, Dictation of
- vocabulary and simple sentences, Writing & Practice of Kanji
Module 4: Basic Conversation II
- Expressing one’s desires, past experiences, extending invitation, expressing one’s capabilities (Potential form), expressing ability, expressing hearsay, Volitional form, Imperative form
- Permission and prohibition, comparing things, conditional form, expressing appearance, giving suggestions
- Passive, Causative, Causative passive
Module 5: Text & Grammar II
- Expressing one’s desires, past experiences, extending invitation, expressing one’s capabilities (Potential form), expressing ability, expressing hearsay, Volitional form, Imperative form
- Permission and prohibition, comparing things, conditional form, expressing appearance, giving suggestions
- Receiving favors, Passive, causative, Causative passive
Module 6: Reading Comprehension & Composition
- Study of Kanji
- Reading and writing Advance sentences using kanji, Introduction and Practice Kanji
- Composition
- Writing paragraphs on simple topics such as self-introduction (自己紹介) 、my family (私の家族), my friends (私の友達), my university (私の大学), my pet (私のペット) etc
- Reading Comprehension
- Reading and comprehending small passages and answering simple questions related to the text
Module 7: Communicative Japanese I
- Simple daily Expressions
- Japanese Greetings, Self Introduction
- Simple daily verbs
- Important verbs for daily use, Simple phrases
- Situation based Expressions
- Expressions used while shopping (Related vocabularies), Expressions for asking directions (Related vocabularies)