Pre-Advanced
(B1-2)
This course aims to prepare students 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 their 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
Aki (First) Term
Topics 6 and 7 (Marugoto Intermediate 2): “これが欲しい！(I want this!)” and ”お気に入りの映画 (My favourite film)”
Fuyu (Second) Term
Topics 8 and 9: “私の町の交通機関 (Forms of transport in my town)” and “忍者、侍、その頃は… (The age of ninja and samurai)”
Pre-Advanced Aki Term
Course fee
$370/term + $20 administration fee^
*Please note – The course fee does not include textbooks.
^New or returning students who require a placement test will be charged a $20 non-refundable administration fee in addition to the $370 course fee when enrolling.
Schedule
Evening class
6-8pm
Wednesdays | April 30 – July 2, 2025
Taught by Yukiko Watanabe
Online
*Please note – Class is held once a week.
Class sizes
Online: Min. 7 / Max. 14
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 Used In The Course
Fee
Intermediate 2 [B1-2] $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.
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
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DETAILS
ENQUIRIES
- Email: jcourse_sy@jpf.go.jp
- Phone: (02) 8239 0055
Photo credit: Brett Boardman