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This intermediate level course will help you to develop fluency in the Japanese language, understand grammatical structures and gain knowledge of Japanese culture.
Our Japanese Lower Intermediate (Year 3) is ideal for anyone looking for a flexible class that'll take their Japanese to the next level. The Japanese Lower Intermediate (Year 3) is the perfect follow-on programme for anyone who has completed the Japanese Beginners Refreshers (Year 2).
The course consists of one evening class a week for a total of 30 weeks; spread across three modules, the Japanese Lower Intermediate short course is ideal for those with various commitments or working full time.
All of our language short courses are taught by qualified native speakers and delivered at City, University of London’s main campus, in the heart of the capital.
On commencing the course you should be able to use complicated structures with different conjugation patterns, such as te-form, nai-form, plain (dictionary) form, ta-form, fluently. You will learn new structures and vocabulary around different topics to extend the range of expression in this highly communicative course.
The course aims to cover 150 kanji before the end of Module Three so at least two hours of homework per week is essential.
The Japanese Lower Intermediate (Year 3) course is ideal if you have completed the Japanese Beginners Refresher (Year 2) course or you have a rusty but good GCSE.
This course consists of three modules taught at progressive levels, starting with Module One in October. We only advise joining Module Two or Module Three if you are already familiar with the content from earlier modules (see the What will I learn? section below for module content). You can check your level using our online guidelines.
Please note that some topics from Japanese Year 2 will be revised at the beginning of the academic year. The course outline below is only a guide and topics will be studied according to your needs and progress.
Module One will cover topics from the textbook Minna no Nihongo Ⅱ (Lessons 26-35). We will quickly revise grammar points from Japanese Beginners Refreshers and then develop more communication skills in Japanese. The textbook only uses Japanese characters, so you will need to be able to read and write in Japanese (Hiragana, Katakana & around 100 Kanji characters) before joining this course; or you will need to catch up during this term.
Plain form んです。
Vて-form いただけませんか。
Interrogative Vた-formら いいですか。
Potential verbs
見えます and 聞こえます
できます
V1ます-fromながら、V2
Plain formし、～
よく この 喫茶店に 来るんですか
Vて-form しまいました / しまいます
Vて-form あります
Vて-form おきます
Volitional form
How to use the volitional form
V dictionary form つもりです
Vない-form つもりです
V dictionary form 予定です
Nの 予定です
まだ Vて-fromいません
Vた-form ほうが いいです
Vない-formない ほうが いいです
Plain form でしょう
Plain form かも しれません
Imperative and prohibitive forms
Use of the imperative and prohibitive forms
～と 読みます
～と 書いてあります
Xは Yと いう 意味です
“S” と 言って いました
Plain form と 言って いました
“S” と 伝えて いただけませんか
Plain form と 伝えて いただけませんか
V1 dictionary form とおりに、 V2
V1 た-form とおりに、 V2
た-form あとで、 V2
V1 て-form V2
V1 ない-formない で V2
How to make the conditional form
Conditional form,～
Nなら、～
Interrogative V conditional form いいですか。
( V, い-adj, な-adj ) conditional form ( V, い-adj, な-adj ) ほど～
Module Two will cover topics from the textbook Minna no Nihongo I (Lessons 36-42).
V1 dictionary form ように V2
V1 ない-formない ように V2
V dictionary form ように なります
V ない-formなく なります
V dictionary form ように します
V ない-formない ように します
Passive verbs
N１(person1)は N2(person2)に V passive
N１(person1)は N2(person2)に N3をV passive
N(thing) が / は V passive
N１は N2(person2)に よって V passive
Nから / Nで つくります
Verbs Treated as Nouns with Multiple Elements
V plain form の
V dictionary form のは adjective です
V dictionary form のが adjective です
V dictionary form のを 忘れました
V dictionary form のを 知っていますか
V plain form のは N です
Interrogative plain form か、～
Plain form か どうか、～
Verb て-form みます
Expressions for giving and receiving of actions
V dictionary form ために、～
Nの ために、～
Quantifier は
Quantifierも
Module Three will cover topics from the textbook Minna no Nihongo I (Lessons 43-50)
Vます-form そうです
い-adj(without~い) そうです
N or な-adj(without~な) そうです
Vてform 来ます
Vます-form すぎます
い-adj(without~い) すぎます
な-adj(without~な) すぎます
Vます-form やすいです にくいです
い-adj(without~い) ―＞～く します
な-adj(without~な) ―＞～に します
Nに します
V dictionary form 場合は、～
Vた-form場合は、～
V plain form のに、～
い-adj plain form のに、～
な-adj plain form のに、～
N な plain form のに、～
V dictionary form ところです
V て-form いる ところです
Vた-form ところです
Vた-form ばかりです
V dictionary form はずです
V ない-formない はずです
い-adj（~い） はずです
な-adjな はずです
Nの はずです
Plain form そうです
V Plain form ようです
い-adj plain form ようです
な-adjな ようです
Nの ようです
声・音・におい・味が します
Causative verbs
V causative て-form いただけませんか
敬語 (honorific expressions)
尊敬語 (respectful expressions)
謙譲語 (humble expressions)
丁寧語 (polite expressions)
The Japanese Lower Intermediate short course is ideal if you have one of the following:
Modules are taught at progressive levels, starting with Module One in the autumn (October).
If you wish to join Module Two of the short course (in January), you must have completed Module One or be familiar with the content taught in Module One, specified in the What will I learn? section.
If you wish to enrol on Module Three of the short course (in April/May), you must have completed both Module One and Module Two or be familiar with the content taught in these two modules, found in the What will I learn? section.
Please check your level by using our online guidelines before enrolling.
You will need to respond to instructions and read course documents in English.
The course will include formative evaluation (to help you assess your strengths and weaknesses), an oral presentation and continuous support from your tutor. All evaluation will take place in a relaxed and informal setting.
There is no formal assessment and no qualification is issued at the end of the course, but you will be awarded an official City, University of London certificate on completion of the course. You must attend over 70 per cent of the classes to be eligible for the certificate.
Minna No Nihongo: Bk. 2
by 3A Network
Takayuki Ogura
Takayuki Ogura has been teaching Japanese as a foreign language in London for over ten years to students from diverse backgrounds.
Taka also has extensive experience in dealing with business people, in particular employees of banks, insurance companies, diplomats and other financial institutions.
