Intermediate 2 Course (B1-2)
This is a one year course consisting of 4 terms of 10 weeks.
On completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Enter spontaneous conversations on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or pertinent to everyday life (e.g. hobbies, health, news, travel and historical events).
- Understand articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular stances or viewpoints.
- Develop a clear argument, expanding and supporting his/her points of view at some length with subsidiary points and relevant examples.
- Understand the main points of clear, standard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in work, school, leisure, including speech heard on media such as radio, TV programmes, etc.
- Write and give their e-mail and internet forum information on familiar routine and non-routine matters within their field.
Course Content
In the Intermediate 2 course, we aim to cover Topic 7 – 9 of the textbook “Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture (Intermediate 1, B1)”, and Topics 1 – 5 of the textbook “Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture (Intermediate 2, B1)”.
Term 1
Topic 7: “Take on the challenge of martial arts!” (Intermediate 1 B1 Textbook)
Topic 8: “Convenient gadgets”
Term 2
Topic 9: “Traditional Festivals” (Intermediate 1 B1 Textbook)
Topic 1: “What kind of person are they?” (Intermediate 2 B1 Textbook)
Term 3
Topics 2 and 3: “Climbing Mount Fuji” and “Healthy living”
Term 4
Topics 4 and 5: “If you’re going to see a play…” and “Local news”
Course Details in Term 4
Course fee
$350/term + $20 administration fee*
* New and returning students requiring a placement test will be charged a $20 non-refundable administration fee in addition to the $350 course fee when enrolling.
Please note that the course fee does not include textbooks.
Evening class
6-8pm
Tuesdays | October 4 – December 6, 2022
Taught by Kaoru Murn
Online
Wednesdays | October 5 – December 7, 2022
Taught by Hiromi Nishimoto
Online
Online classes will be held via Zoom video conferencing. You can join a test meeting at https://zoom.us/test.
- a computer or laptop (operating systems: Windows 10 or 8.1 / Mac OS X 10.10 or later),
- the latest version of Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge or Safari,
- headphones with a microphone,
- a web camera, and
- a stable internet connection, with at least a 1.2Mbps download speed and 600kbps upload speed. You can test your internet speed here.
Textbook
Fee
Intermediate 1 (B1): $40 (One volume)
Intermediate 2 (B2): $40 (One volume)
Textbook fees will be charged at the same time as the course fees in terms requiring a new textbook.
Students can choose to receive their textbook and supplementary materials via post or pick them up from The Japan Foundation, Sydney office.
Term 1
まるごと, 日本のことばと文化. 中級1. B1.
国際交流基金 2016
Marugoto, Japanese language and culture. Intermediate 1. B1
The Japan Foundation
Published by Sanshusha
2016
ISBN: 978-4-384-05759-1
Term 2 – 4
まるごと, 日本のことばと文化. 中級2. B1.
国際交流基金
2016
Marugoto, Japanese language and culture. Intermediate 2. B1
The Japan Foundation
2016
ISBN: 978-4-384-05760-7
