Japanese Improvers 1 - (autumn)

23/09/2026 - 02/12/2026

Duration : 10 weeks

| Modern Foreign Language

This Japanese course is for learners who have completed a Beginners course and have had the opportunity to develop basic Japanese conversation skills and can read and write Hiragana and Katakana and some kanji.

Brief Description

You will build up more speaking, listening, and 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 course is priced for 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).

The course is priced for 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).

Previous Experience and Knowledge Needed?

This course is suitable for learners who have studied Japanese for about 80 hours, are able to read and write Hiragana and Katakana, and some Kanji, and 60 manage a basic conversation in Japanese. 

Learning Outcomes:

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:
•    complete Modern Japanese grammar
•    Learn 200 kanji and 1000 vocabularies

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

You will need the textbook. Please do not purchase until you receive confirmation that the course is running:
•    “Genki 1 – An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese Third Edition
ISBN: 978-4-7890-1730-5 Publisher: Japan Times
•    (From the Term 3) “ Genki 2 – An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese Third Edition
ISBN978-4-7890-1732-9 Publisher : Japan times

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

You will be ready for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test: Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N 5

After the three terms, the college will offer you the Japanese intermediate level course.
Adult Learn and Train offer courses throughout the year.
Try similar courses or maybe look at learning something completely new.
You will find provision on some Saturday and Sundays, you will also find courses available in the day and evening at different venues in Cambridge. Courses vary in length from one-off sessions to 10 weeks or more.

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Japanese Improvers 1 - (autumn)

Course details

Location

Coleridge Community College, Radegund Road, Cambridge CB1 3RJ

Time

7pm - 9pm

Fees

£180 (£108 concessionary fee)

Booking notes

To book onto this course either call the office on 01223 712340 or email office@adultlearning.education

Tutor

Yukiko Isono

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

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