Japanese for beginners 1

Saint Petersburg State University

About this Course

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Japanese language has become extremely popular among learners in recent years, since it is the best way to explore one of the richest and most mysterious cultures of the modern East. This course is  aimed at those who are interested in understanding Japanese way of thinking and view of the world through learning the language. Course materials are provided by the teaching staff from the Department of Japan Studies.
Upon completion of this course the learners will be able: 
1. To read simple texts in Japanese and write using the hiragana and katakana scripts as well as the kanji characters.
2. To understand basic vocabulary in speech and use it in everyday communicative situations.
3. To form their own sentences using the provided grammar material.
The course provides extensive materials on Japanese grammar, phonetics, writing system and communication etiquette, as well as exercises for learners to apply the new knowledge. The vocabulary of the course consists of more than 200 words. 
Those who are interested in continuing their learning of Japanese language can proceed to the second part of this course - Japanese for beginners 2.

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Beginner Level

Approx. 20 hours to complete

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Subtitles: English

Skills you will gain

Basic grammar of JapaneseJapanese for everyday communicationBasic rules of Japanese communication etiquetteSkill of writing Japanese letters and charactersBasics of the Japanese pronunciation

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Beginner Level

Approx. 20 hours to complete

English

Subtitles: English

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Saint Petersburg State University

Санкт-Петербургский государственный университет (СПбГУ) — старейший вуз России, основанный в 1724 году. Университет сегодня — научный, образовательный и культурный центр мирового значения, неизменно входящий во все международные рейтинги вузов. В номинации взаимодействие с работодателями QS Graduate Employability 2018 СПбГУ занимает 20 место среди 400 ведущих вузов мира и является лучшим в России.

В настоящее время СПбГУ реализует 418 образовательных программ, включающих самые современные направления подготовки и специальности. Сертификат об успешном окончании представленных онлайн-курсов дает 5 дополнительных баллов при поступлении на программы магистратуры и аспирантуры СПбГУ. St Petersburg University is the oldest university in Russia, founded in 1724. The University today is a world-class research, educational and cultural centre which is always included in all international rankings of world universities. St Petersburg University was ranked 20th in QS Graduate Employability Ranking 2018 among 400 leading universities in the world and is the best in Russia. At present, St Petersburg University offers 418 academic programmes, including the most advanced areas and fields of study. The certificate of successful completion of offered online courses gives five additional points when applying for master’s and doctoral programmes at St Petersburg University.

Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

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Week

Week 1

3 hours to complete

Unit 1

This week we are going to learn the general information about the Japanese language, the basics of phonetics and pronunciation, grammar structure of the Japanese sentences, and the first letters of hiragana script.

3 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 62 min), 3 readings, 1 quiz

7 videos

Introduction4m

Phonetics 1.115m

Phonetics 1.23m

Grammar5m

Japanese writing system 1.120m

Japanese writing system 1.210m

Dialogues1m

3 readings

Writing Practice1h

Writing Exercise30m

Vocabulary10m

1 practice exercise

Grammar Test 110m

Week

Week 2

4 hours to complete

Unit 2

This week's grammar materials contain the information about Japanese pronouns, the structure of a simple declarative sentence. In writing lessons you are going to learn how to write new hiragana letters.

4 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 31 min), 4 readings, 3 quizzes

6 videos

Grammar 2.113m

Dialogues 2.1.11m

Dialogues 2.1.21m

Japanese writing system 2.16m

Grammar 2.26m

Dialogues 2.22m

4 readings

Vocabulary and Grammar Tips10m

Writing Practice1h 20m

Hiragana: Voicing and Devoicing

Writing Practice1h 20m

3 practice exercises

Check yourself!15m

Check yourself!30m

Grammar Test 220m

Week

Week 3

5 hours to complete

Unit 3

This week you are going to learn how Japanese verbs and adjectives change their form, as well as learn new Japanese suffixes. Writing lessons introduce another Japanese script - katakana.

5 hours to complete

7 videos (Total 40 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes

7 videos

Grammar 3.117m

Dialogues 3.1.11m

Dialogues 3.1.256s

Japanese writing system 3.19m

Grammar 3.24m

Dialogues 3.21m

Japanese writing system 3.24m

3 readings

Vocabulary and Grammar Tips10m

Writing Practice1h

3 practice exercises

Check yourself!1h

Grammar Test30m

Week

Week 4

3 hours to complete

Unit 4

This week you are going to learn to introduce new objects and adverbial modifiers, ask new questions. In writing lessons you will learn the rules of voicing and invoicing in the katakana script.

3 hours to complete

6 videos (Total 41 min), 2 readings, 3 quizzes

6 videos

Grammar 4.117m

Dialogues 4.13m

Japanese writing system 4.13m

Grammar 4.212m

Dialogues 4.22m

Japanese writing system 4.22m

2 readings

Vocabulary ans Grammar Tips10m

Writing Practice40m

3 practice exercises

Check yourself!30m

Grammar Test 430m

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Japanese for beginners 1

Japanese for beginners 1