JAPANESE LANGUAGE COURSE IN UTTARA

OVERVIEW

N5 is the lowest level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Exam (JLPT) and is defined by the ability to understand some basic Japanese.

ACHIEVEMENT FROM COMPLETING N5 COURSE

One will be able to read and understand typical expressions and sentences written in hiragana, katakana, and basic kanji.
One will be able to listen and comprehend conversations about topics regularly encountered in daily life and classroom situations, and is able to pick up necessary information from short conversations spoken slowly.

N5 CLASS VIDEO

Students will become competent to the following levels:

Reading
1. Hiragana, Katakana, 100 Kanji, 800 Words (JLPT N5 Kanji and Vocabulary)
2. Identify the general intent of very short texts enhanced by visual clues:
  1. Charts
  2. Instructions
  3. Maps
  4. Menus
  5. Photographs
  6. Posters
  7. Schedules
  8. Signs
  9. Short letters
Writing
1. Write Hiragana, Katakana, 100 Kanji
2. Compose short sentences:
  1. Notes
  2. Poems
  3. Postcards
  4. Short letters
  5. Shopping Lists
  6. Todo Lists
Listening and Speaking
1. Understand short audio and/or video conversations
2. Be able to speak in short and uncomplicated sentences.
3. Even with some hesitation and errors, understand and speak the function items effectively.
Grammar:

TOPICS COVERED

Possible topics include:

Personal
1. Family
2. Friends
3. Home
4. Rooms
5. Health
6. School
7. Hobbies
8. Student life
9. Shopping
10. Clothes
11. Pets and animals
Abstract
1. Schedules
2. Prices
3. Size and quantity
4. Symbols
5. Colors
6. Numbers
7. Days
8. Dates
9. Time
10. Directions
11. Weather and seasons
12. Transportation
Cultural
1. Holidays and festivals
2. Geography
3. Monuments and places of interest
4. Cultural and historical figures
5. Food and customs
6. Travel
7. Professions and work