Japanese A1 STANDARD BLENDED LEARNING

TARGET AUDIENCE

You are a beginner who wants to make progress in learning Japanese and have enough time to commit to a language course.

Blended-learning classes are aimed at people who have access to IT material connected to the internet and that they can use without difficulty. Good word-processing skills as well as being familiar with and willing to use apps and online platforms are prerequisites in order to be able to follow one of these courses.

DURATION

This course spans a full school year, i.e., two semesters.

SKILLS TAUGHT

• Listening and speaking
• Reading and writing

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Assuming regular attendance and independent study, you should be able to do the following by the end of this course:

• Meet and greet a person, and state your personal details
• Exchange simple information about your family, work, outings, plans, etc.
• Introduce yourself in a simple way and introduce someone else
• Talk about your everyday activities and your hobbies
• Ask and answer questions in a simple way about ordinary things: shopping, restaurants, cafés, etc.

METHODOLOGY

Pair work and work in the class plenum.

COURSE TYPE

A Blended Learning course (3 100-minute classes a week):

• There will be two weekly 100-minute face-to-face sessions at the INL.
• The student will have to devote another 100-minute session a week to autonomous learning, using the online material provided by the teacher.
• Email or chat communication with the teacher will be possible at set times.
• Exchanges with other students from the group will also be encouraged.
• The course is on schemes of work.
• All learners are assessed and will be issued a certificate outlining their skills level at the end of the course.

COURSE MATERIALS

Up-to-date methods corresponding to the level A1 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Reference books:

• Title: Marugoto: Japanese language and culture. Starter A1 - Katsudoo:Coursebook for  communicative language activities.
• Author: The Japan Foundation
• Publisher: Sanshusha Publishing
• ISBN code: 978-3875487077

+

• Title: Marugoto: Japanese Language and culture. Starter A1 - Rikai : Coursebook for

communicative language competences.

• Author: The Japan Foundation
• Publisher: Sanshusha Publishing
• ISBN code: 978-3875487084

EVALUATION

Learners will be assessed continuously throughout the semester or on the basis of a final test at the end of each semester. They will receive a certificate outlining their level in the four skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking).