JF Japanese e-Learning Minato

Outline

The Marugoto A1-1 (Katsudoo & Rikai) Tutor Support Course is a course to comprehensively learn about the Japanese language and culture.In this course, you can self-study online while a regularly having your assignments corrected and receiving live lessons by a tutor.

In the Katsudoo section of this course, you can gain practical communication skills for everyday situations by listening to a lot of Japanese as you practice speaking. Meanwhile, in the Rikai section, you can systematically learn how Japanese is used in communication. The objective is to gain a comprehensive Japanese ability that includes reading, listening, writing, and speaking. Please complete one lesson every week.

There are four types of lessons offered in this course.
・1 Course Guidance Live Lesson
・5 live lessons
・1 oral test
・3 Katsudoo and 9 Rikai assignments corrected

This course has groups, too. Through the group noticeboard, you can study while communicating with friends that you learn with and tutors.
If you want to thoroughly study Japanese from scratch by yourself, while enhancing your practical skills with tutor support, this course is for you! You will meet other friends who study Japanese in the course group and live lessons, too!

■About the student selection process
This is a course where participating students are determined by a selection process. For those who wish to apply for the selection process, first carefully read the course outline in full. Then, within the designated application time period, please click the 'Course Registration' button and complete the application.

Note, results of the selection process are expected to be sent to the email address registered with 'Minato' on December 28（Sat.） around 12:00pm. (GMT).
*Please note that those who will not be selected will automatically be placed on a waiting list, of which the results will be sent through email by 8th January 2020.

Course Objective "Can-do"

Topic １ Japanese
Lesson １ Hello
１．Exchange greetings
２．Recognise Japanese characters

Lesson ２ Would you say that again?
３．Use basic classroom expressions
４．Write your name and country in Japanese

Topic ２ Myself
Lesson ３ Nice to meet you
５．Give a simple self introduction
６．Recognise the parts of a business card

Lesson ４ There are three people in my family
７．Talk briefly about your family
８．Tell someone about your family, using a family photo

Topic ３ Food
Lesson ５ What kind of food do you like?
９．Talk about your favorite foods
１０．Offer someone a drink
１１．Talk about your breakfast

Lesson ６ Where are you going to have lunch today?
１２．Say what your favorite dish is
１３．Talk with a friend about where to go for lunch
１４．Read a menu
１５．Order food and drinks at a hamburger shop

Topic ４ Home
Lesson ７ There are three rooms in my home
１６．Say what kind of home you live in
１７．Say what you have in your home
１８．Write an E-mail inviting someone to your home

Lesson ８ It's a nice room
１９．Ask/Say where to put things in the room
２０．Visit / Welcome a friend
２１．Show someone around your home
２２．Recognise the name and address on signs

Topic ５ Daily Life
Lesson ９ What time do you get up?
２３．Say the time you do something
２４．Talk about your daily routine

Lesson １０ What time do you get up?
２５．Talk about your schedule for this week
２６．Talk about when to have a party
２７．Write a birthday card

Teaching Materials Used

You will learn interactively using the Marugoto Japanese Online Course site.
You will manage your study progress, submit assignments, and take tests within the Marugoto Japanese Online Course site.
For more information on teaching materials, please visit the website introducing the Marugoto Nihongo Online Course. You can also use a trial.
https://www.marugoto-online.jp/info/

About Live Lesson

■Live lessons
The Live Lesson is a fixed class conducted by one instructor and with a maximum of six students. The initial live lesson will consist of course guidance, and thereafter one lesson will be conducted per topic. One lesson takes approximately 40 minutes, where you will get to actually use what you have studied with the Marugoto Japanese Online Course site.
Live lessons are scheduled by class. Please choose a class where you can take part in course guidance live lesson and 5 live lessons, when you register for the course. Please note, neither the class itself nor the date of the Live Lesson can be changed to suit the personal needs of any one particular student.

Class 1:
18:00-18:40pm (GMT) Jan. 22 (Wed.), Jan. 29 (Wed.), Feb. 12 (Wed.), Feb. 26 (Wed.), Mar. 11(Wed.), Mar. 25(Wed.)

Class 2:
19:00-19:40pm (GMT) Jan. 22 (Wed.), Jan. 29 (Wed.), Feb. 12 (Wed.), Feb. 26 (Wed.), Mar. 11(Wed.), Mar. 25(Wed.)

■Oral test
The oral test is conducted one-on-one after all of the live lessons have been completed. The date will be decided by consultation with the tutor in charge after the course begins. It is usually about 15 minutes.

■System used
Live lessons and oral tests are conducted through Zoom （http://zoom.us/）. With Zoom, the lesson room can be accessed by opening an assigned URL, so there is no need to download a system or to open an account. However, the program will need to be installed for the first lesson.
*System requirements for PC and Mac (https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362023-System-Requirements-for-PC-Mac-and-Linux)

The system requirements (necessary bandwidth) for the group video conference using Zoom are as follows.
Upload Speed 600kbps / Download Speed 1.2Mbps
For those who don't know the bandwidth of their internet connection, please first conduct a speed test using the site below, and then enrol for the course after confirming that your connection satisfies our recommended system requirements. (This will transfer you to an external site.)
http://www.speedtest.net/

■What you need
To take the live lessons and oral test, please have the following two items ready.
1. Headset (with microphone)
2. Web camera

Note:
・Live lessons connect learners from around the world. Please do not be late. Please understand that there may be up to a 15-minute delay, depending on the connection.
・Be sure to use a computer that is connected to the internet. Do not participate with a smartphone, as information will be shared during live lessons.

Completion Requirements

Score of 60 or higher

The allocation of points is as follows.
・Study progress 50%
・Assignment 10%
・Test 10%
・Live lesson 20%
・Oral test 10%

Note:
・You can take the test if you go over 60% in both the study progress and submitted assignments of each lesson.
・You will not be given an attendance certificate if you do not attend any of the live lessons and you do not take the oral test.

Instructor Introduction

Horie

Course Operator

The Japan Foundation, London （http://www.jpf.org.uk/）

About Payment of Course Fee

Participants will be selected according their suitability for this course after the deadline passes. Those who have been selected will be notified via the Minato messaging system and requested to pay Japan Foundation London the course fee by bank transfer. Please ensure that you complete the transfer by the deadline.

Accepted payment method: Bank transfer
Payment deadline: Monday, 6th January 2020

*For those accepted from the waitlist, payment deadline will be informed through email.
Please be aware that once the payment is in the process of transferal, we are unable to cancel or refund the payment under any circumstances. Please also note that if we do not receive the payment confirmation by the specified deadline, you may be removed from the course.

Enrollment cannot be performed as it is outside the application period.

Course Registration

Course ID:LO19_MGRT_A101_EN51

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