2-year Course Curriculum

Months on CommencementFrom AprilFrom OctoberFrom June
Course Periods 6 months9 months9 months
LevelsBeginnerIntermediateAdvanced
Main TextbooksMinna no Nihongo
(Japanese for All),Beginners I, II
Tema Betsu Chukyuu Kara Manabu Nihongo (Japanese from the Intermediate Level by Theme)Academic Japanese, Other Teaching Materials
Oral Expression・Greetings, everyday conversation
・Expressions using basic sentence patterns
・Attitudinal expressions in accordance with the situation
・Presentations of personal opinion summaries
・Understanding expressions in general conversation
・Understanding expressions in general conversation
・Speeches, debates and research presentations
Hearing・Differentiating between phonemes
・Comprehending lessons already learned and required information
・Conversations including unlearned sentence patterns and vocabulary
・Comprehending required information from monologues
・Understanding all types of live information (television, monologues during speeches, etc.)
Reading・Understanding basic sentences
・Comprehending and gaining an overall understanding of basic sentences
・Comprehending and understanding character and sentence structures
・Careful reading and swift reading of long passages and summarizing long passages
・Understanding sentences with varied content and different formats
・Understanding newspaper articles, novels, etc.
Essay Composition・Essays composed with basic sentence patterns
・Composing essays on oneself
・Learning essay structural skills
・Composing essays on individuals and general subjects
・Composing essays on specific subjects, writing short essays and reports, entering Japanese on personal computers
Sentence Patterns & Grammar・Use of conjugated words,postpositional particle functions
・Basic sentence patterns / Polite and normal styles
・Level 2 function words
・Use of appropriate postpositional particles / Contracted forms
・Using sentence patterns that conform to expressional intentions
・Level 1 function words
Expressional forms in conversation
・Using sentence patterns that conform to expressional intentions
Vocabulary・Level 3 vocabulary
・Understanding native Japanese words and Chinese words
・Understanding native Japanese words and Chinese words
・Level 2 vocabulary and function words
・Onomatopoeic words, mimetic words, conjunctions, compound verbs
・Idioms
・Advanced level vocabulary and function words
・Proverbs, synonyms, four-character idiomatic compounds
・Technical terms by subject
Kanji Ideographs・Hiragana . Katakana
・Kanji up until Level 3 (approximately 500 characters)
・Kanji up until Level 2 (approximately 1,000 characters)・Kanji up until Level 1 (approximately 1,900 characters)
Pronunciation・Pronunciation at the word level / Pronunciation at the special syllable level
・Pronunciation at the sentence level and conversational level (accent, intonation, prominence)

1.9-year Course Curriculum

Commences in July
Course Periods 6 months7 months7 months
LevelsBeginnerIntermediateAdvanced
Main TextbooksMinna no Nihongo
(Japanese for All),Beginners I, II
Tema Betsu Chukyuu Kara Manabu Nihongo (Japanese from the Intermediate Level by Theme)Academic Japanese, Other Teaching Materials
Oral Expression・Greetings, everyday conversation
・Expressions using basic sentence patterns
・Attitudinal expressions in accordance with the situation
・Presentations of personal opinion summaries
・Understanding expressions in general conversation
・Understanding expressions in general conversation
・Speeches, debates and research presentations
Hearing・Differentiating between phonemes
・Comprehending lessons already learned and required information
・Conversations including unlearned sentence patterns and vocabulary
・Comprehending required information from monologues
・Understanding all types of live information (television, monologues during speeches, etc.)
Reading・Understanding basic sentences
・Comprehending and gaining an overall understanding of basic sentences
・Comprehending and understanding character and sentence structures
・Careful reading and swift reading of long passages and summarizing long passages
・Understanding sentences with varied content and different formats
・Understanding newspaper articles, novels, etc.
Essay Composition・Essays composed with basic sentence patterns
・Composing essays on oneself
・Learning essay structural skills
・Composing essays on individuals and general subjects
・Composing essays on specific subjects, writing short essays
・Writing reports, entering Japanese on personal computers
Sentence Patterns & Grammar・Use of conjugated words,postpositional particle functions
・Basic sentence patterns / Polite and normal styles
・Level 2 function words
・Use of appropriate postpositional particles / Contracted forms
・Using sentence patterns that conform to expressional intentions
・Level 1 function words
Expressional forms in conversation
・Using sentence patterns that conform to expressional intentions
Vocabulary・Level 3 vocabulary
・Understanding native Japanese words and Chinese words
・Level 2 to advanced level vocabulary
・Onomatopoeic words, mimetic words, conjunctions, compound verbs, idioms, synonyms, four-character idiomatic compounds
Kanji Ideographs・Hiragana . Katakana
・Kanji up until Level 3 (approximately 500 characters)
・Kanji up until Level 2 through Level 1 (approximately 1,900 characters)
Pronunciation・Pronunciation at the word level / Pronunciation at the special syllable level
・Pronunciation at the sentence level and conversational level (accent, intonation, prominence)

1.6-year Course Curriculum

Commences fromFrom AprilFrom OctoberFrom June
Periods6 months6 months6 months
LevelsBeginnerIntermediateAdvanced
Main TextbooksMinna no Nihongo
(Japanese for All),Beginners I, II
Tema Betsu Chukyuu Kara Manabu Nihongo (Japanese from the Intermediate Level by Theme)Academic Japanese, Other Teaching Materials
Oral Expression・Greetings, everyday conversation
・Expressions using basic sentence patterns
・Attitudinal expressions in accordance with the situation
・Presentations of personal opinion summaries
・Understanding expressions in general conversation
・Understanding expressions in general conversation
・Speeches, debates and research presentations
Hearing・Differentiating between phonemes
・Comprehending lessons already learned and required information
・Conversations including unlearned sentence patterns and vocabulary
・Comprehending required information from monologues
・Understanding all types of live information (television, monologues during speeches, etc.)
Reading・Understanding basic sentences
・Comprehending and gaining an overall understanding of basic sentences
・Comprehending and understanding character and sentence structures
・Careful reading and swift reading of long passages and summarizing long passages
・Understanding sentences with varied content and different formats
・Understanding newspaper articles, novels, etc.
Essay Composition・Essays composed with basic sentence patterns
・Composing essays on oneself
・Learning essay structural skills
・Composing essays on individuals and general subjects
・Composing essays on specific subjects, writing short essays and reports, entering Japanese on personal computers
Sentence Patterns & Grammar・Use of conjugated words,postpositional particle functions
・Basic sentence patterns / Polite and normal styles
・Level 2 function words
・Use of appropriate postpositional particles / Contracted forms
・Using sentence patterns that conform to expressional intentions
・Level 1 function words
Expressional forms in conversation
・Using sentence patterns that conform to expressional intentions
Vocabulary・Level 3 vocabulary
・Understanding native Japanese words and Chinese words
・Level 2 to advanced level vocabulary
・Onomatopoeic words, mimetic words, conjunctions, compound verbs, idioms, synonyms, four-character idiomatic compounds
Kanji Ideographs・Hiragana . Katakana
・Kanji up until Level 3 (approximately 500 characters)
・Kanji up until Level 2 through Level 1 (approximately 1,900 characters)
Pronunciation・Pronunciation at the word level / Pronunciation at the special syllable level
・Pronunciation at the sentence level and conversational level (accent, intonation, prominence)