GUIDELINES ON THE JAPANESE LANGUAGE COURSES

• REGULAR COURSES (Reading and Writing)
  
  

  1.  Types of Courses
  
       ELEMENTARY 1 (68hrs)
       •    Study of basic grammatical patterns
       •    Simple conversation
       •    Writing Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji
       •    Kanji: around 50 characters/ Vocabulary: more than 400 words
  
       ELEMENTARY 2 (64hrs)
       •    Continuation of study of basic grammatical patterns
       •    Simple conversation
       •    Kanji: 143 characters/ Vocabulary: more than 700 words

  
       ELEMENTARY 3 (64hrs)
       •    Study of complex grammatical patterns
       •    Simple conversation
       •    Kanji: 258 characters/ Vocabulary: more than 1000 words

      * Completion of the course means eligibility of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (N5)

  
       ELEMENTARY 4 (64hrs)
       •    Continuation of study of complex grammatical patterns
       •    More training in conversation
       •    Kanji: 358 characters/ Vocabulary: more than 1300 words
  
       INTERMEDIATE 1 (64hrs)
       •    Study of practical techniques in reading, writing and speaking Japanese
       •    Kanji: 580 characters/ Vocabulary: more than 1500 words

       * Completion of the course means eligibility of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (N4)

  
       INTERMEDIATE 2 (64hrs)
       •    Study of practical techniques in reading, writing and speaking Japanese
       •    Kanji:  around  700 characters/ Vocabulary: around 1700 words

   

       INTERMEDIATE 3
       •    More training in reading of higher level Nihongo texts, etc.
       •    More training in writing (Sakubun writing, etc.)
       •    Kanji:  around  1000 characters/ Vocabulary: around 2000 words

   

      INTERMEDIATE 4

  • More training in reading of higher level Nihongo texts, etc.
  • More training in writing (Sakubun writing, etc.)
  • Kanji: around 1000 characters/ Vocabulary: around 2000 words

        * Completion of the course means eligibility of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (N3)

  
  
  2.  Period / Hours per Week :
      -   Two  to Two and a half months /  6 to 9 hours per week
      -   Four months /  4 hours per week
      -   Five months / 3 hours per week
  
  3.  Examinations :

      -    Midterm and Final exams
      -    Evaluation Exam
  
  4.  Audio-visual teaching aids:
      -  Cassette tapes
      -  Compact Discs
      -  VHS tapes
      -  DVD s

  
  
• NIHONGO KAIWA (Conversational Courses)
  
  

  1.  Types of Courses
  
       NIHONGO KAIWA 1 (24hrs)
       •    Conversational Japanese
       •    Romanized Japanese is used
  
       NIHONGO KAIWA 2 (24hrs)
       •    Conversational Japanese  (continuation of Nihongo Kaiwa 1)
       •    Romanized Japanese is still used
        
       ELEMENTARY KAIWA  (63 hrs)
       •    Aim: To hone the listening & conversational skills of the stu  dent.
       •    Recommended for those with knowledge of basic grammar
       •    Plain conversation , Vocabulary around 400 or more
  
       TOURISM and HOTEL NIHONGO (48hrs)
       •    Aim: To improve the Japanese language ability of those in the Tourism and Hotel industry in order to provide better service to Japanese travellers.
       •    Plain conversation for beginners
       •    Romanized Nihongo
       •    Vocabulary: around 500
  
  2.  Period / Hours per Week :
      -   One month / 6hrs per week  (N. Kaiwa)
      -   Two  months to Two and a half months / 3hrs per week (N.Kaiwa) /
          6hrs per week (T.H. Nihongo)
      -    Four to Five months / 3-4hrs per week (Elem. Kaiwa)
  
  3.  Examinations :
      -   No Examinations
  
  4.  Audio-visual teaching aids:
      -  Cassette tapes
      -  Compact Discs
      -  VHS tapes 
  
  

  
  
• SPECIAL COURSES
  
  

  Types of Courses
  
  CHILDREN’S  NIHONGO  (30 - 34hrs)
  •    Designed for children’s ages 5 to 10 years old
  •    Basically a “Play and Learn” class
  •    Basic Vocabulary and Writing
  •    One month / 6 hours per week  or  3 months / 2 hours per week
  
  ELEMENTARY BUSINESS JAPANESE (68hrs)
  •    Simple conversation
  •    Study of basic grammatical patterns
  •    Writing Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji
  •    Vocabulary: around 400 words, Kanji: 50 , with Examinations
  •    Introduction to Japanese corporate culture
  •      - Two  to Two and a half (2.5) months /  6 to 9 hours per week
     -   Four (4) months /  4 hours per week
     -   Five (5) months / 3 hours per week
  
  NIHONGO for CAREGIVERS
  Module 1  
  •    Simple conversation
  •    Study of basic grammatical patterns
  •    Writing Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji
  •    Vocabulary: around 350 words, Kanji: 20
  •    Seven (7) weeks / 42 hours
  
  NIHONGO for CAREGIVERS
  Module 2  
  •    Simple conversation
  •    Continuation of the study of basic grammatical patterns
  •    Writing Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji
  •    Vocabulary: around 400 words, Kanji: 30
  •    Seven (7) weeks / 38 hours
  
  SURVIVAL JAPANESE 1 (48hrs)
  •    Aim: To prepare Filipinos for technical training in Japan
  •    Simple conversation
  •    Vocabulary: around 600
  •    Romanized Japanese is used