Course Overview 

Japanese Level 2 is an Elementary Japanese course for students who have already completed a Beginners course. Japanese Level 2 requires that you have previously studied Japanese Level 1 or a course of at least 12 class hours. If you’re unsure of your level, then take our quick Japanese language level test here or check our levels chart. 

Our Japanese language classes take place at our school in Covent Garden with a qualified, experienced teacher and fellow students. Evening language classes at IH London are dynamic and interactive as the emphasis is on spoken communication, which is achieved through lots of group work and role-plays. At the same time, there is systematic work on grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, so that you can improve on all aspects of the language. Your teacher speaks in the target language throughout, so that you can refine your comprehension and listening skills. 

Course Content

Communication points

– Reading Time

– Asking for shop opening & closing times

– Explaining your daily routine

– Asking for a phone number

– Explaining where you go, when, with whom and how

Grammar points

– Special numbers for reading time

– Particle “to” to connect nouns

– Past tense and Past negative tenses

– Question tags

– Partice “e” and “ni” for destination

– Question Word “itsu” as “When”

Examples

(1) Ima gogo san-ji desu. – It is 3pm now.

(2) Watashi wa ku-ji kara go-ji made hatarakimasu. – I work from 9 to 5.

(3) Watashi wa asa hachi-ji han ni okimasu. – I get up at 8:30 in the morning.

(4) Watashi wa kino benkyo shimashita. – I studied yesterday.

(5) Watashi wa Hiroshima e ikimasu. – I (will) go to Hiroshima.

(6) Watashi wa densha de uchi e kaerimasu. – I (will) go home by train.

(7) Watashi wa kazoku to Nihon e kimashita. – I came to Japan with my family.

Vocabulary

– Phone & Letters

– Shops

– Activities and hobbies

– Companions

– National Holidays

– Days, Dates and Years

– Hiragana

Course Book – Minna no Nihon-go Beginners Book 1

Chapters 4 & 5

Course Information 

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 14) 
• Students must be 18+ years old 
• Existing language ability: 12 class hours of previous Japanese language study required
• Classes will take place at our school in Covent Garden (16 Stukeley Street, Holborn, London WC2B 5LQ) 

Class Schedule 

• The classes are 2 hours per week 
• The course runs for 6 weeks 
• The course takes place on weekday evenings 18:30 – 20:30 
• The possible study options for this course are as follow: 

Wednesdays: 12th January – 16th February 2022

Thursdays: 24th February – 31st March 2022

Mondays: 4th April – 16th May 2022*

Tuesdays: 24th May – 28th June 2022

Wednesdays: 6th July – 10th August 2022

Thursdays: 29th September – 3rd November 2022

Mondays: 7th November – 12th December 2022

*Due to the Easter holiday there is a break in the course on the 18th of April. Additionally, due to the Bank Holiday the lesson on the 2nd of May will be rescheduled to another day tbc with the teacher. The course still consists of 6 lessons however.

This language course includes: 

• Access to our Moodle platform to download lesson summaries, notes and resources 
• Support and advice from Japanese language teachers 
• Japanese language study tips