Course Japanese I

The Japanese Language I course is intended for beginner Japanese language students outside the Japanese language education study program. This lecture material introduces the basics of Japanese including knowledge of grammar and Japanese letters (hyouki), as well as four language skills. Grammar material focuses on sentence patterns, expressions and practical vocabulary commonly used in daily activities. Apart from that, you will also be introduced to various cultures and habits of Japanese society. Language skills including: listening, speaking, reading and writing are given to improve language understanding and practice its use concretely in language activities that are acceptable in Japanese society, taking into account cultural aspects. The material is presented using Latin letters, but even so, the procedures for writing kana (hiragana and katakana) are still introduced.

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