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.
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Saint Petersburg State UniversityAbout this Course
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Beginner Level
Approx. 20 hours to complete
English
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.
Syllabus - What you will learn from this course
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
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
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
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
Writing Practice1h
3 practice exercises
Check yourself!1h
Check yourself!1h
Grammar Test30m
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
Check yourself!30m
Grammar Test 430m
Reviews
TOP REVIEWS FROM JAPANESE FOR BEGINNERS 1
by VRSep 11, 2020
There was a small inefficacy in the eloquence of the instructor otherwise the course was very helpful. I have learnt a lot from this course. Arigatou Gozaimashita :) sensei.
by NSJul 1, 2020
Japanese Instructions was clearly given and understandable. Reading and writing exercise were good too. Practice Quiz helped a lot in learning my mistakes over and over.
by NHSep 6, 2020
It was hard , but i am sure that if i took more courses will be able to speak and understand japanese fluently thanks i hope you will add more courses thanks alot
by HFJul 11, 2020
This course was very helpful in correlating all that I had learnt about Japanese into one resource. It solidified my grammar and improved my writing skills.
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