Course Overview 

Japanese Level 4 is an Elementary Japanese course for students who have already studied some Japanese. Japanese Level 4 requires that you have previously studied Japanese Level 3 or a course of at least 36 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

– Speaking about daily routine and hobbies

– Expressing opinions

– Describing objects, people, jobs and places

– Discussing what you like/dislike, and are good/bad at

– Explain how well you can speak, cook, dance etc by using adverbs

– Giving reasons

Grammar points

– Adjectives

– Conjugations of two types of adjectives

– Adverbs

– Asking what type of things people like

– Particle “が”

Examples

(1) きょうとは きれいです。

(2) すしは おいしいです。

(3) きょうとは きれいな ところです。

(4) すしは おいしい たべものです。

(5) わたしは からてが すきです。

(6) わたしは イタリアごが すこし わかります。

(7) きょうは つまの たんじょうびですから はやく うちへ かえります。

Vocabulary

– Colours

– Taste

– Languages

– Music, Sports & Movies

– Katakana

Course Book – Minna no Nihon-go Beginners Book 1

Chapters 8 & 9

Course Information 

• Average class size: 8 (maximum 14) 
• Students must be 18+ years old 
• Existing language ability: 36 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: 

Mondays: 10th January – 14th February 2022

Tuesdays: 22nd February – 29th March 2022

Wednesdays: 6th April -18th May 2022*

Thursdays: 26th May – 30th June 2022**

Mondays: 4th July – 11th August 2022

Tuesdays: 16th August – 20th September 2022

Wednesdays: 28th September – 2nd November 2022

*Due to the Easter holiday there is a break in the course on the 20th of April. The course still consists of 6 lessons however.

**Due to the Bank Holiday, the lesson on the 2nd of June will be rescheduled to another day tbc with the teacher.

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