Brief description:

This is a course for beginners where you will learn how to write and read in Arabic Language. You will also develop your listening and speaking skills. Arabic is the fourth most spoken language in the world. About 315 million people in 58 countries speak Arabic as their first language. Learners’ needs will be put first and met in order to achieve learning outcomes.

Previous Experience and Knowledge Needed ?

No experience required

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the one year course you will have the opportunity to learn how to :
Term 1
Recognise, write and pronounce Arabic Alphabet ( phonology)
Identify part of words, words order , How sentences are made ( Morphology/ Syntax)
Acquire Vocabularies ( Semantics)
Great people , ask and give basic information
Term 2
Introduce yourself and your family
Explain your daily routine
Express likes and dislikes
Go shopping, give and ask for directions
Term 3
Order Food and drinks in a restaurant or bar
Read short story
Write A paragraph
Explain Past, Present and Future events

For your sessions you will need to bring:

Notebook and Pen

On completion of this course, what might your next steps be ?

Learners will be able to proceed to the Arabic beginners 2 course
The tutor will give you more information.

Brief Description:

This course is suitable for advanced students who have already reached a good level of fluency either by attending formal classes or by living, working or having frequent holidays in Italy. A sound knowledge of the language structure and basic grammar is required, together with the ability to read and understand original materials. You are expected to contribute actively to class discussions on a wide range of topics including current affairs, social issues, literature and cinema. You should also be able to demonstrate a high level of interest not only for the Italian language, but also for the Country’s history, culture and society.
The main aim of the course is to teach you how to use and manipulate the language to high standards mainly through the development of speaking skills. Other activities will include research on specific topics, reading of newspapers and literature, presentations, listening exercises and written homework. There will also be some revision of specific elements of grammar upon students’ request.
The course is priced for one term (9 weeks); To complete the full course and cover all the learning outcomes listed below you will need to attend all three terms (there is no obligation to attend more than one term).

Please note: This course will be online. To participate in online classes you will need an email address, a reliable internet connection, a computer/laptop/tablet with fully updated browser (preferably Google Chrome).

Previous Experience and Knowledge Needed?

The course is suitable for those of you who have already studied Italian for several years. A good understanding of the structure and basic grammar of the language is required, together with the ability to read and understand original materials. You are expected to show a high level of interest not only for the Italian language, but also for the country’s history, culture and society.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, you will have the opportunity to:
express confidently your own opinions on a variety of topics
• read and comment on articles from the national press
• read some modern/contemporary literature and perform a critical appraisal
• appreciate the differences between regions and their inhabitants
• use the language outside the context of the classroom
• construct more complex sentences using a variety of verb forms and tenses

“Course details have been changed from the original programme”. Contact the office with any queries.

Brief Description

Have you ever wanted to learn Italian? Then this is the course for you! The course is for complete beginners and is designed to give you a basic knowledge of the Italian language. By the end of the course you will be familiar with the basic structure of the Italian language and have a sufficient vocabulary that will allow you to communicate with native speakers in most everyday situations. The language will be taught in the context of the social, cultural and historical aspects of Italy.

A variety of activities will be used, including dialogue development, listening practice, grammar exercises and focus work on cultural aspects of Italy. The course will be based on communicative methods and active participation will be strongly encouraged. There will be regular homework to consolidate what has been learnt in class and to assess your progress.
The course is priced for 10 weeks (one term); To complete the full course and cover all the learning outcomes listed below you will need to attend all 3 terms (there is no obligation to attend more than one term). This term will be online, there will be an opportunity to be classroom based in the following terms.

To participate in online classes you will need an email address, a reliable internet connection, a computer/laptop/tablet with fully updated browser (preferably Google Chrome).

Previous Experience and Knowledge Needed?

No previous experience or knowledge is required.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the first term you will have the opportunity to:
to introduce yourself and others
to talk about where you live and where you come from
to talk about what you do
to order snacks and drink in a bar
to talk about your holiday
to interact in a shop
to book a hotel

By the end of the Spring and Summer terms you will have the opportunity to:
Parts of the day, days of the week, months of the year and telling the time
Expressions of frequency (sometimes, every day, never)
Likes and dislikes – more on food and ordering in a restaurant
Spatial awareness (near, far, opposite, in front of)
Transport
Around the city
Possessives
Using the present tense
Articles
Greetings
Using the past tense
Shopping for food, names of shops
Daily life (routine and habits)
Directions
Clothing
Shopping for clothes
Booking a hotel

Extra costs on the course for example text book, materials or equipment

Learners may want to purchase New Italian Espresso, (New Italian Espresso: Textbook Price: £45.95, ISBN: 97888618235490). The tutor will be working from this book but she is happy to provide PDFs for learners as we appreciate this is an expensive purchase.

For the first session you will need to bring:

You will probably want to make your own notes, so have a pen and paper to hand. You will also need to have a laptop/computer/tablet with good internet connection.

On completion of this course, what might your next steps be?

Learners will be able to proceed to the Italian Beginners 2 course the following term, and onto the Italian Improvers course after three terms.
The Learn and Train office is able to give course information or search for alternative courses for you.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

Learners will have the opportunity to develop the four language skills to a higher level, enabling them to consolidate and reinforce the language previously learned. The focus will be on conversation but grammar will also be an important component of the course and there will be homework set each week to consolidate the understanding of grammar structures. The course is based on interactive and communicative methods.  Class discussions on a variety of topics will take place on a regular basis and learners will be strongly encouraged to take an active part in the lessons.

Please note: This course will be online. To participate in online classes you will need an email address, a reliable internet connection, a computer/laptop/tablet with fully updated browser (preferably Google Chrome).

Previous Experience and Knowledge Needed?

This course is a progression from this year’s Intermediate course and is suitable for learners who have already studied Italian for about three years or who have a good understanding of the spoken language.  

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, you will have the opportunity to:

• Be able to understand and interact with Italian people, using your language skills actively and creatively in meaningful communication
• Expand on grammar structures, focusing on everyday language usage
• Expand on cultural knowledge of contemporary Italy 
• Reading short stories about famous Italian women ( such as Rita Levi Montalcini. Grazia eledda, Maria Montessori,  Sofia Loren etc

For the first session you will need to:

A ring binder, paper, dividers and pens.

On completion of this course, what might your next steps be? 

Progression onto a Lower Advanced course. The Adult Learn and Train office is able to give course information or search for alternative courses for you.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

This course is a progression from the Intermediate course and is suitable for students who have already studied Italian for at least three years or who feel confident in understanding the language. Learners will have the opportunity to develop the four language skills to a more advanced level, enabling them to understand authentic materials from the Italian media and modern literature. The course will be based on interactive and communicative methods and will be taught entirely in Italian. A variety of activities will be used, including group discussions, reading of slightly longer texts on cultural topics, looking in particular at some Italian cities and some famous people who have played a vital role in shaping the thoughts, art or literature of the country.
Conversation on a variety of topics will take place on a regular basis and learners will be strongly encouraged to participate actively in lessons.
We may look at a famous Italian film and discuss it as a class, with particular reference to the society and historical context in which it is set.
The course is priced for 10 weeks (one term); To complete the full course and cover all the learning outcomes listed below you will need to attend all three terms (but there is no obligation to attend more than one term).

Please note: This course will be online. To participate in online classes you will need an email address, a reliable internet connection, a computer/laptop/tablet with fully updated browser (preferably Google Chrome).

Previous Experience and Knowledge Needed?

Several years of constant progression through various levels of language competence or a proficient level of knowledge of the language.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, you will have the opportunity to:
● Be able to understand and interact with Italian people, using your language skills actively and creatively in
meaningful communication
● Expand on grammar structures, focusing on everyday language usage.
● Gain a wider understanding of some aspects of Italian culture, literature, music and the arts
● Continue with the reading of a novel together and subsequent discussion. Students are generally encouraged to summarize the novel’s main points in each chapter. The book studied will be decided at the beginning of the year.

Extra costs on the course

Textbook, materials or equipment:

For the first session you will need to bring:

Writing material, a pen and an enthusiastic and open minded frame of mind!

On completion of this course, what might your next steps be?

Your tutor will advise you.

The Learn and Train office is able to give course information or search for alternative courses for you.

About Your Tutor:

Olga Joy
Olga is a native Italian speaker and studied modern languages at University in Rome. Olga has taught Italian evening classes at all levels for many years as well as teaching Italian in schools in Cambridge. She has worked as an examiner for UCLES and Edexcel and as a translator and interpreter both in Italy and the UK.

Brief Description

This course is suitable for those who have completed beginning and intermediate Japanese and now need to build their proficiency.
The main areas we will cover are listening, speaking, reading, and writing while also providing a deeper understanding of Japan and its culture.

On completion of this course

Learners will be ready for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Level N2 or N3.

Each lesson contains
会話, 読み物, 新しい単語、漢字リスト、漢字の部首、語句、文法、運用練習、聴解、読解練習
、作文、発表、討論練、俳句、ことわざ

Topics
・仕事を探す
読み物- 「マクドナルドと森山」「ブランド志向」
漢字の部首- のぎへん
俳句
・贈り物- お土産、披露宴
文法運用-あげる/もらう
読み物- 「贈り物好きの日本人」
漢字の部首-しめすへん
ことわざ
・旅行-予約する/切符を買う/時刻表
国内旅行
速読-「鴎外と漱石」
漢字の部首-いとへん
俳句
・文句を言う

ホームステイ
漢字の部首-うかんむり
読み物-「いやなこと」

・病状を訴える
問診」
読み物-「ラフカディオ・カーン」
漢字の部首-もんがまえ
擬音語と擬態語
・過去の経験を述べる
読み物-「日本語をどのように始めたか」
漢字の部首-しんにゅう
ことわざ

・自分の意見を述べる
読み物-「日本の女性」
新聞を読んで、ニュースを聞いてメモを取る

速読-「トイレのドア」
漢字の部首-まだれ
・インタビューする
「ウチから見た日本、外から見た日本」
読み物-「Coolな日本人」「決まりだらけの日本」
漢字の部首-くさかんむり
俳句

Previous Experience and Knowledge Needed?

This course is for learners who have been developing the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing, in order to cultivate overall competence in Japanese.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course you will have the opportunity to learn:
the four language skills, listening, speaking, reading and writing, using natural language
to use correct grammatical structures and communication strategies
around 2000 kanji to develop the ability to converse, read and write about matters of a general nature
language required for writing a letter or thesis
contemporary Japanese customs, culture and social skills

About Your Tutor:

Yukiko Isono has been teaching Japanese in the UK since 1980 and has developed Japanese teaching methods for adult learners.
She is the author of “BBC Talk Japanese”.

Extra costs on the course, for example text book, materials or equipment

Text book: 中級日本語, an Integrated course in Japanese – revised edition ISBN 978-4-7890-1307-9

For the first session you will need to bring:

It is highly recommended that you purchase the specific course text book before the first lesson. Writing materials.

Examination Fees:
There is no prescribed examination at the end of this course. However the Japan Foundation operates an internationally recognised examination called the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Level N 3, or N2.
JLPT http://www.jlpt.jp/e/about/levelsummary.html

On completion of this course, what might your next steps be?

The tutor will give learners the options for further learning.
The Learn and Train office is able to give course information or search for alternative courses for you.

“Course details have been changed from the original programme”. Contact the office with any queries.

Brief Description:

This online Japanese course is for absolute beginners to develop basic speaking and listening skills in everyday situations, to read and write Hiragana and Katakana as well as recognise some Kanji, to help you speak with confidence.

Please note: This course is delivered online; you must be able to join in with ‘Google Meet’ or ‘Google classroom’ at the time the course takes place. You will need a device to access the lessons and WIFI.

Previous Experience and Knowledge Needed?

No previous experience or knowledge is required.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the first term you will have the opportunity to:
use greetings, make introductions, and give personal information
order drinks and snacks at a coffee shop
offer someone a drink …. and to accept or refuse
ask for and give directions
find out about places and how to get there
read and write Hiragana and Katakana

About Your Tutor:

Yukiko Isono has been teaching Japanese in the UK since 1980 and has developed Japanese teaching methods for adult learners. She is the author of “BBC Talk Japanese”.

Extra costs on the course, for example text book, materials or equipment

Textbook: “BBC Talk Japanese” ISBN: 978-1-40668-019-5
・Workbook: “SHIN NIHONGO NO KISO KANA WORKBOOK”
ISBN: 9784906224289
Published by 3A Corporation,
Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS)

For the first session you will need to have available:

Textbook: “BBC Talk Japanese” ISBN: 978-1-40668-019-5
・Workbook: “SHIN NIHONGO NO KISO KANA WORKBOOK”

On completion of this course, what might your next steps be?

You will be ready to move onto Beginners 2. This course will hopefully be delivered in the classroom setting.
The Learn and Train office is able to give course information or search for alternative courses for you.

Brief Description

This course is for beginners who have developed basic Japanese conversation skills and can read and write Hiragana and Katakana and some kanji. You will build up more speaking, listening, reading and writing skills with proper grammar and sentence structure. On completion of this course you will be ready for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N 5.

The lessons will consist of:
Conversation and grammar – learning speaking and listening with the core foundation of grammar and building up vocabularies.
Explain and practice how to use new vocabulary in each lesson
Practice how to use grammars and sentence structure.
Learn Japanese culture
Learn useful expressions
Read and write Japanese
Learn how to write stroke order

Previous Experience and Knowledge Needed?

This course is suitable for beginners who have studied Japanese for about 50 hours and are able to read and write Hiragana and Katakana and manage basic conversation in Japanese.

By the end of the 1st term you will have the opportunity to learn how to:
・tell about experiences and intentions
・describe qualities or conditions
・give and receive
・describe the present state
・report on information
In the 2nd term you will have the opportunity to learn how to:
・make suggestions and give advice
・action giving and receiving
・learn about Japanese culture and events
・compare two items among three or more items
In the 3rd term you will have the opportunity to learn how to:
・deal with the hospital
・cause someone to do something
・learn 200 kanji and a vocabulary of 1000 words

About Your Tutor:

Yukiko Isono has been teaching Japanese in the UK since 1980 and has developed Japanese teaching methods for adult learners. She is the author of “BBC Talk Japanese”.

Extra costs on the course, for example text book, materials or equipment:

You will need the textbook, please bring this to your first lesson:
“Genki 1 – An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese”, Second Edition
ISBN: 978-4-7890-1440-3 Publisher: Gakken/Japan Publications

On completion of this course, what might your next steps be?

The Japanese Intermediate course
The Adult Learn and Train office is able to give course information or search for alternative courses for you.

Brief Description:

This course is based on a comprehensive approach, developing the four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing, in order to cultivate overall competence in Japanese. Learners become proficient in sentence structure and grammar through the study of a variety of different topics from Japanese geography and history to pop culture. On completion of this course learners will be ready for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Level N4 or N3.

Topics 　　　　　　　Grammar 　　Culture note Useful expressions
1,アルバイト探し potential verbs 　　 年号と干支 銀行で
2, バインタインデー　ほしい、あげる、くれる、もらう 日本の年中行事　　　 数え方
3, 長野旅行　　 volitional form 　日本の宿　 ホテルで
4,忘れ物　　　　 てくれる/あげる/もらう 贈り物の習慣
5,ぐちとうわさ話　 そうです　 日本人のジェスチャー　 床屋/美容院
6, アルバイト　　　 transitivity pairs 　　　すし
7,出迎え honorific verbs 訪問のしかた
8, 買い物 extra-modest expressions 日本のポップカルチャー
humble expressions
9, どろぼう passive sentences 日本の宗教
10, 日本の教育　　 causative sentences 日本の教育制度
11,別れ　　　　　　 causative-passive sentences ことわざ

Previous Experience and Knowledge Needed?

This course is suitable if you have studied Japanese for approx. 150 hours, can read and write hiragana, katakana, about 200 kanji, and 2000 words, and have developed the ability to take part in everyday conversation and read and write simple sentences.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the one-year course you will have the opportunity to learn:
the four language skills, listening, speaking, reading and writing, using natural language
to recognise and use correct grammatical structures and communication strategies
around 600 kanji and 2000 words to develop the ability to converse, read and write about matters of a general nature
language required for writing a letter or thesis
contemporary Japanese customs, culture and social

About Your Tutor:

Yukiko Isono has been teaching Japanese in the UK since 1980 and has developed Japanese teaching methods for adult learners. She is the author of “BBC Talk Japanese”.

Extra costs on the course, for example text book, materials or equipment:

Text book: Genki 2, an Integrated course in Elementary Japanese ISBN978-4-7890-1443-4

For the first session you will need to bring:

It is highly recommended that you purchase the specific course text book before the first lesson. Writing materials.

Examination Fees:
There is no prescribed examination at the end of this course. However the Japan Foundation operates an internationally recognised examination called the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) Level N 4, or N3.

JLPT http://www.jlpt.jp/e/about/levelsummary.html

On completion of this course, what might your next steps be?

Learners will be able to proceed to a Japanese Advanced course.

The Learn and Train office is able to give course information or search for alternative courses for you.