[dc:highlight color="green"]This course will be given online using Zoom video conference.There are no in-person classes.[/dc:highlight]

Prerequisite: Japanese Conversation - Level 2 or equivalent

Overall Goals:
This course enables the student to reinforce the notions acquired in Level 2, as well as acquire new ones. Students will learn to converse with more fluency on different topics dealing with real life and familiar situations through various oral, listening and written exercises. Such activities are aimed at helping students gain self-confidence in Japanese, to exchange information, report facts about their lives and others and express their opinion on different subjects of interest. Attention will also be devoted to cultural aspects of the Japanese world.



Intended Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this course, students will be able to:

Interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.


Methodology:
• Grammar
• Role play
• Vocabulary
• Individual presentation
• Pronunciation
• Listening activities
• Kanji
• Reading activities


Required Material:
• Headphones and an external microphone
• High speed stable internet connection
• Access to a computer with a minimum of Windows 7 or Mac G5
• E-Book: (to be purchased after the first class)

Title : Marugoto: Japanese language and culture “Elementary1 A2” "Rikai"
Author : Japan Foundation (Hiromi Kijima; Tomoyo Shibahara; Naomi Hatta)
Price : approximate price of $45 CDN ($37.67 Kindle Edition)
Available at : Amazon.ca

Kindle Edition
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B08JTM1119

or

Hard Cover
https://www.amazon.ca/dp/4384057555

Schedule description
(no class Sept. 4 - Labour Day Weekend)