Keio University

This course is aimed at students who have experience studying at the intermediate level. It provides a comprehensive study of upper-intermediate Japanese language, preparing students to move on to the advanced level. Through close reading of textbooks, the course increases one's knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, and kanji, and improves one's reading comprehension and written expression skills. Similarly, the course improves one's oral expression skills to explain and discuss what they have understood.

Textbook: "Let's Learn Intermediate Levels: Intermediate Levels" by Etsuko Hirai and Sachiko Miwa (2009), Three A Network.

This course is designed for students learning Japanese for the first time. The course aims to familiarize students with Japanese characters and acquire basic reading and writing skills. The course design is based on sentence structures and grammatical patterns learned in Elementary Japanese for Academic Purposes Vol. 1 (Lesson 1 to 6). It is recommended to take “Essential Japanese 1M-1 & 1M-2” together with this course.

This course is aimed at students who have completed the beginner level. It provides a comprehensive study of the first half of the intermediate level of Japanese language: reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Through in-depth reading of textbooks, the course increases one's knowledge of grammar, vocabulary, and kanji, while improving their reading comprehension, writing, and expression abilities. Similarly, the course improves one's oral expression skills to explain and discuss what they have understood. 

Textbook: "Minna no Nihongo Intermediate I."

This course is designed for students who have already learned the first half of elementary- level grammar. It focuses on the acquisition of grammar and sentence patterns based on the textbook, "Elementary Japanese for Academic Purposes Vol.2" (Lesson 13 to 18).

Textbook: Elementary Japanese for Academic Purposes Vol. 2 (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies Press).