3rd Language Courses

This new 1-credit self-paced online course is designed for students beginning their journey in Japanese, with a focus on building a solid and comprehensive foundation in vocabulary and grammatical structures. It runs over 8 weeks (in-class review quiz in Week 10) and adopts a pass/fail grading system.

Students are also encouraged to take the 2-credit course LANG1211: Communicative Japanese for Beginners I alongside LANG1212 to reinforce their learning through face-to-face conversational practice and real-life scenarios.

Beginners who prefer a regular pace of study and aim to develop comprehensive skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) may consider LANG1210: Japanese Language and Culture for Beginners I.

• 8-week course (in-class review quiz in Week 10)
• Pass or Fail grading
• Basics of Japanese writing, sound system, grammar, and vocabulary
• Flexible self-paced learning with videos, chatbots, quizzes, and a final in-person exam

• Online quizzes: Grammar, vocabulary, reading, and listening
• In-class Review Quiz: Grammar, reading, writing, and listening

• Beginners of Japanese with proficiency below N5
• Exclusion: LANG1210

Course Outcome

Comprehensive grammar explanations and vocabulary exercises to build a strong foundation in Japanese sentence construction, word usage, and language patterns—without live class participation.

Student Testimonials

• “I personally enjoyed using the online self-learning materials as webpage design is fantastic with fruitful content.”
• “I really enjoyed the punchline (“オチ”) of review videos”, which added a fun element to the learning experience.”