A1 CEFR
Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very simple phrases used to address basic needs. Can introduce him/herself and others and ask questions about personal details such as where he/she lives, people he/she knows and things he/she has, and can respond to questions of this type. Can communicate in a simple way if the interlocutor speaks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
Marugoto Starter level (A1) Rikai course centers on study of language features that support communication (Japanese characters, vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, etc.). At the Starter level the most basic sentence structures are studied. All sentences used in the practice exercises are related to the context of the featured topic. 65 words written in kanji appear in Rikai and their proper reading is studied. The learning objectives related to Japanese characters are the ability to read and comprehend the 65 words written in kanji, as well as the ability to read and comprehend 80% and write 60% of all words written in hiragana and katakana.
A1/1
Textbook: Marugoto. Japanese Language and Culture: Starter A1 Katsudoo (ISBN: 978-4-384-05752-2, identical to 978-3875487077) and Starter A1 Rikai (ISBN: 978-4-384-05753-9, identical to 978-3-87548-708-4), Sanshusha Publishing (2013), Chapters: §§ 1-6.
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics: Introducing oneself, speaking about family, food and dining out.
Planned Grammar Topics: Sentences with nouns, preferences, abilities, introducing basic adjectives, negation, demonstrative pronouns (kore - sore - are, kono - sono - ano)
A1/2
Textbook: Marugoto. Japanese Language and Culture: Starter A1 Katsudoo (ISBN: 978-4-384-05752-2, identical to 978-3875487077) and Starter A1 Rikai (ISBN: 978-4-384-05753-9, identical to 978-3-87548-708-4), Sanshusha Publishing (2013), Chapters: §§ 7-12.
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics: Living conditions, daily routine, weekly schedule, hobbies, events, inviting someone for a visit.
Planned Grammar Topics: Place and location verbs (imasu - arimasu), relative places, sentences with adjectives, opposites, time and date, words of frequency
A1/3
Textbook: Marugoto. Japanese Language and Culture: Starter A1 Katsudoo (ISBN: 978-4-384-05752-2, identical to 978-3875487077) and Starter A1 Rikai (ISBN: 978-4-384-05753-9, identical to 978-3-87548-708-4), Sanshusha Publishing (2013), Chapters: §§ 13-18.
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics: Transportation, giving directions, my city, souvenirs, clothing, leisure, describing travel experiences.
Planned Grammar Topics: Verbs of movement, past tense of verbs and adjectives, expressing wishes (hoshii - V+tai), Te-form (structure and -teimasu, -tekudasai).
A2 CEFR
Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to issues of most immediate relevance (e.g. personal and family information, shopping, work, neighborhood). Can communicate in everyday routine situations involving simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in simple terms one’s own background and education, things concerning immediate environment and daily needs.
Marugoto Elementary 1 (A2) Katsudoo are courses that, similarly to the Starter level (A1), aim at strengthening learners’ ability to participate in communicative language activities. The conversations are somewhat longer than those at Starter level (A1) and include more complex sentence structures. There are also activities involving extended speaking in front of others, such as presentations and speeches at events. In the same way as the Starter level (A1), the learning in Marugoto Elementary 1 (A2) Rikai course focuses on the elements of language that support communication (vocabulary, grammar, sentence patterns, etc.). The learning objective for Japanese characters at Elementary 1 level (A2) is the ability to read 100% and write 80% of hiragana and katakana. For kanji, the learning objective is the ability to read all newly introduced words written in kanji (156 of those in Elementary 1 (A2)).
A2/1
Textbook: Marugoto. Japanese language and culture: Marugoto Elementary 1 A2 Rikai. (ISBN: 978-3-87548-714-5) and Marugoto Elementary 1 A2 Katsudoo (ISBN: 978-3-87548-713-8), Sanshusha Publishing, Chapters: §§ 1-6.
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics: Families, hobbies, seasons, weather, my city
Planned Grammar Topics: Te-forms (-teimasu, -tekudasai, sentence formation patterns), interrogatives and particles, nominalization (-koto), giving reasons (-desukara), combining adjectives, subordinate clauses - closer analysis of nouns, simple forms, time expressions - if, than (toki), expressions of change (-narimasu).
A2/2
Textbook: Marugoto. Japanese language and culture: Marugoto Elementary 1 A2 Rikai. (ISBN: 978-3-87548-714-5) and Marugoto Elementary 1 A2 Katsudoo (ISBN: 978-3-87548-713-8), Sanshusha Publishing, Chapters: §§ 7-12.
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics: Going out, foreign languages and cultures, picnic
Planned Grammar Topics: Expressing permission (-temo iidesu), perfect tense, nominalization (-no), polite requests, expressing desire (tai form), comparatives, expressing appearance (-sou).
A2/3
Textbook: Marugoto. Japanese language and culture: Marugoto Elementary 1 A2 Rikai. (ISBN: 978-3-87548-714-5) and Marugoto Elementary 1 A2 Katsudoo (ISBN: 978-3-87548-713-8), Sanshusha Publishing, Chapters: §§ 13-18.
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics: Business travel, health, giving and receiving presents, celebrations.
Planned Grammar Topics: Experiences, exaggeration, contrast in subordinate clauses, nai-form, ta-form, enumerating activities, noun-modifier, estimation and indirect speech (-to omoimasu, -to itteimashita), asking for and giving reasons (-ndesu).
A2+ CEFR
Can understand sentences and frequently used expressions related to issues of most immediate relevance (e.g. personal and family information, shopping, work, local area). Can communicate in simple, everyday situations involving simple and direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters. Can describe in plain terms one’s own background and education, immediate environment and things related to common needs.
Marugoto Elementary 2 (A2) Katsudoo are courses that, similar to the Starter level (A1), aim at advancing learners’ ability to participate in communicative language activities. The conversations are somewhat longer than those at Starter level (A1) and include more complex sentence structures. There are also activities that involve extended speaking in front of others, such as presentations and speeches at events. In the same way as the Starter level (A1), the learning in Marugoto Elementary 2 (A2) Rikai course focuses on the elements of language that support communication (vocabulary, grammar, sentence patterns, etc.). At Elementary 2 level (A2), the learning objective is the ability to write 100% of hiragana and katakana. For kanji, the learning objective is the ability to read all newly introduced words written in kanji, (170 of those in Elementary 2 (A2)).
A2+/1
Textbook: Marugoto: Japanese language and culture. Elementary 2 A2 Katsudo (ISBN-10: 3875487524, ISBN-13: 978-3875487527) and Rikai (ISBN-10: 9783875487534, ISBN-13: 978-3875487534), Chapters: §§ 1-6.
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics: Familiarity, hobbies, people, eating out, travel.
Planned Grammar Topics: Detailed definition of nouns, description of persons, providing and listing reasons (-node; -shi, -shi), expressing prohibition, giving advice, telling time (-tekara), potential form
A2+/2
Textbook: Marugoto: Japanese language and culture. Elementary 2 A2 Katsudo (ISBN-10: 3875487524, ISBN-13: 978-3875487527) and Rikai (ISBN-10: 9783875487534, ISBN-13: 978-3875487534), Chapters: §§ 7-12.
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics: traditional Japanese festivals, volunteering, holidays, online shopping.
Planned Grammar Topics: If/In case of (-tara), relative clauses with questions, expressing wishes and desires in combination with potential form (-youni), changes (-nakunaru), regrets (-teshimau), comparative forms, time expressions (mou - mada)
A2+/3
Textbook: Marugoto: Japanese language and culture. Elementary 2 A2 Katsudo (ISBN-10: 3875487524, ISBN-13: 978-3875487527) and Rikai (ISBN-10: 9783875487534, ISBN-13: 978-3875487534), Chapter: §§ 13-18.
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics: History and historical places, life and environment, famous people.
Planned Grammar Topics: Passive voice, expressing hearsay, purpose, conditions (-tearu), habits, shortened forms of verbs, expressing changes (-youni naru), expressing effort (-youni suru)
B1 CEFR
Can understand the main points when clear standard language is used and when dealing with familiar matters related to work, school, leisure, etc. Can deal with most situations likely to arise during travels to the region where the language is spoken. Can express oneself clearly and coherently on familiar topics and personal areas of interest. Can describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions, and give brief reasons or explanations for plans and opinions.
Marugoto Pre-Intermediate (A2/B1) course aims to review and apply what was studied from Starter (A1) to Elementary 2 level (A2) and prepare learners to proceed to the next level. The aim of the first half of each topic is interaction in Japanese. Learners listen to and practice a variety of conversations that are longer than those used up to Elementary 2 level (A2). In addition, the language expressions featured in the Discovery sections are intended to allow review and usage of those studied up to the Elementary 2 level (A2) (language forms). The second half of each topic concentrates on reading activities. At Pre-Intermediate level (A2/B1), learners express their feelings and evaluate listeners’ points of view, conversation topics cover certain aspects of people’s inner lives.
B1/1
Textbook: Marugoto: Japanese language and culture: Marugoto Pre-Intermediate A2/B1(ISBN-13: 978-4384057584), Sanshusha Publishing, Chapters: §§ 1-3 and additional materials.
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics: Sports, games, apartment hunting, favorite food.
Planned Grammar Topics: Obligations, incentives using imperative forms, conditional forms.
B1/2
Textbook: Marugoto: Japanese language and culture: Marugoto Pre-Intermediate A2/B1(ISBN-13: 978-4384057584), Sanshusha Publishing, Chapters: §§ 4-6 and additional materials.
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics: Visits, foreign languages, marriage.
Planned Grammar Topics: Simile (-mitai), giving and receiving blessings, formal and informal use of language, intentional form.
B1/3
Textbook: Marugoto: Japanese language and culture: Marugoto Pre-Intermediate A2/B1(ISBN-13: 978-4384057584), Sanshusha Publishing, Chapters: §§ 7-9 and additional materials.
Information regarding the current textbook for your course is available in the course booking instructions.
Speaking Topics: Problem solving, travel experiences, job search.
Planned Grammar Topics: Expressing desire (-tehoshii), transitive and intransitive verbs, polite forms, comparative forms.
B2 CEFR
Can understand the main ideas of complex texts on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in the learner‘s field of specialization. Can communicate spontaneously and fluently so that a normal conversation with native speakers is quite possible without major effort on either side. Can express oneself in a clear and detailed manner on a wide range of subjects, explain a point of view on a topical issue and describe the advantages and disadvantages of various options.
