Japanese - Intermediate level
[JAPO1300]
[60h] 6 credits
This course is taught in the 1st & 2d semester.
Teacher(s): Marc Heremans
Language: JPN
Level: First
Aims
Rather fluent lecture and role sharing of twenty conversations,
Conversation ability about the 20 lectures,
Fluent understanding of the videos representing the 20 lectures.
Main themes
- Deepening of grammar patterns : Demonstrative pronouns and locating things, Counting things, persons, animals,
recipients etc , de, ni, o, kara, made etc , m-masu, masen, mashita, masen deshita and four forms in informal
way.
- Gerund with modal forms, two uses of adjectives, -te, -tari, -te kara,
- Polite and plain stile
- - te kudasai, -nasai, -nakereba narimasen, -te wa ikemasen, -te mo ii desu ka, -ga ii desu, - masho ka.
- - toki, -aida, -nagara, - ta mama, - kute.
- - to iimasu, -to omoimasu, -y to iu , x.
- Comparative
- Suki, kirai desu, -tai desu, hoshii desu.
- Dekimasu, jozu, heta, tokui, nigate desu..., ...koto ga arimasu,
- Passive form
- Causative form
- Ageru, kureru,
- - desho, ka mo shiremasen, -ni chigaimasen,
- Spontanious forms,
- -te oku, -te iku, -te kuru, -te miru,-te shimau,
- Onomatopoeia
- -tara, -eba,
- Use of no , use of koto,
- - tokoro, -tame, -hodo, -tori, -tte,
- Wake, noni,
- Furi so desu, -rashii,
- - ga suru, o shite iru,
- Honorific forms.
Proficiency of conversation in following situations;
- Arriving in Japan
- Looking for an apartment
- Post telephone, office, appointments,
- First day at work,
- A day with a family,
- A trip to Nikko,
- A baseball game,
- Shjopping in Akihabara,
- An evening out, drionking and eating,
- A drive to Hakone,
- A construction site,
- A day off, Department store, Shrine festival,
- A day in the city
- A party
- Reminiscence of last night, Going to Nagasaki
- Chorus practice of Beethoven`s Ninth,
- House cleaning on New Year`s eve.
- Yan gets fever,
- Yan's broken heart,
- The aftereffect of Yan`s broken heart,
- Yan's broken heart travel,
- Cherry blossom viewing,
- Preparation to Yan`s departure from Japan,
- Farewell to Yan.
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
- More motivation to continue the study of Japanese language and culture
- More openness to contact with Japanese society
- Better understanding of the specificities of Japanese society and thought