JF Japanese e-Learning Minato

Outline

This course is for Indian residents who have just started learning Japanese to comprehensively learn about the Japanese language and culture. In this course, you can self-study online while 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.

There are three types of lessons offered in this course.
・4 live lessons（The first lesson is course guidance)
・assignments corrected
・1 oral test

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!

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.
(Japanese Online Course site is written in English. The applicant must have reading skill in English)
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/jp/

About Live Lesson

■Live lessons
Live lessons are offered in fixed classes of one tutor for 5 students. One lesson is one hour long and the first lesson is course guidance. From the second session, live lessons are conducted for every 2 topic (3 in total). The live lessons are based on conversations learned in the self-study materials and written assignments, so you will need to have completed the self-study for each topic before the live lesson.
Live lessons are scheduled by class. Please choose a class where you can take part in all five lessons, when you register for the course. Classes and live lessons dates may not be changed for any reason whatsoever.　Please note that class is conducted on Indian time.

Class 1:
3:00-4:00pm Feb. 2(Fri.)
10:30-11:30am March. 6 (Tue.), April. 3 (Tue.), April. 17 (Tue.)

Class 2:
3:00-4:00pm Feb. 2(Fri.)
3:00-4:00pm March. 6 (Tue.), April. 3 (Tue.), April. 17 (Tue.)

■Oral test
The oral test is conducted one-on-one after all of the live lessons have been completed. It will be conducted in the follwoing schedule. It is usually about 15 minutes. The exact timing will be decided by consultation with the tutors.

Class 1:
10:30-11:30am April. 24 (Tues.)
Class 2:
3:00-4:00pm April. 24 (Tues.)

■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.
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 do not know the bandwidth of their internet connection, please use the following site to conduct a speed test. (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 four items ready.
1. Computer with internet connection
　Windows：Windows 10 / 8.1 / 8 / 7 / Vista with SP1 or later
　Mac：Mac OS X with MacOS 10.6.8 /(Snow Leopard) or later
2. Browser
　Windows: IE7+, Firefox, Chrome, Safari5+
　Mac: Safari5+, Firefox, Chrome
3. Headset (with microphone)
4. Web camera

Note:
・Live lessons connect learners from all over the India. 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

Nitasha

Waka-waka

Ayumi

Course Operator

The Japan Foundation, New Delhi (http://www.jfindia.org.in/)

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

Course Registration

Course ID:ND17_MGRT_A101_EN01