3rd Language Courses

This 1-credit self-paced online course is designed for upper-beginner Japanese learners and builds on LANG1212: Japanese Vocabulary and Grammar Essentials I. It runs over 8 weeks and adopts a pass/fail grading system.

Students are also encouraged to take the 2-credit course LANG2201: Communicative Japanese for Beginners II alongside LANG2202 to reinforce their learning through face-to-face conversational practice and real-life scenarios.

Learners who prefer a regular pace of study and aim to develop comprehensive skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) may consider LANG2200: Japanese Language and Culture for Beginners II.

• 8-week course
• Pass or Fail grading
• Interactive speaking and listening activities
• Essential conversational skills to express desires, give instructions, describe ongoing actions, differentiate between polite and plain speech, and construct complex sentences using relative clauses and conjunctions.

• Online quizzes: Grammar, vocabulary, reading, and listening
• Final in-person exam: Grammar, reading, writing, and listening

• Prerequisites: LANG1210/LANG1211/LANG1212; or
• Students with basic knowledge of Japanese (equivalent to Minna no Nihongo Lessons 1–12)
• Restricted to upper-beginners with proficiency below N3 level
• Exclusion: LANG2200

Course outcome

Students will have a solid grasp of grammar and vocabulary, enabling them to construct and understand more complex sentences.