Japanese Studies

Japanese has become a very popular language to study, especially for those in tourism and business. In this course you’ll gain a working knowledge of the language, with a focus on everyday words and phrases.

You’ll also learn about different cultural practices and what is considered polite and impolite in Japanese society. Although the language is not complex, the symbols they write with are very different to our alphabet. The lessons in this course are written in the English style using Roman letters. This makes it easier for you to learn to speak Japanese before attempting to learn to read and write.

SUBJECTS:

1. Alphabet in Katakana
2. Pronunciation of vowels and consonants
3. The use of case ending “NO”
4. Case ending “WO” or “O”
5. Pronunciation refresher
6. The use of “NAN” (what)
7. “DONATA” and “DARE” (“who” expressed formally and informally)
8. Use of plain or non-polite form
9. Business Phrases
10. Particle “KARA” (from, since yesterday, out of)
11. Thinking in Japanese
12. Further study of “SURU” and “NARU”
13. Interrogatives
14. Particle “SA”
15. Revision

Course Number:	168
Prerequisites:	Open entry
Assessments:	18 lessons / 18 assignments
Duration:	This course must be completed within 24 months.
Level:
	Stotts Cengage Education is registered as a private training establishment by the New Zealand Qualifications Authority (NZQA) under the provisions of the Education Act 1989 and its subsequent amendments. This course has no National Qualifications Framework accreditation and no credits will be reported to NZQA upon completion.