Take your Japanese to the next level and communicate with greater confidence with our Japanese language short courses online!
You've made a great start with the basics. Now it's time to consolidate what you know and take the next step from mid beginners to intermediate level communication.
Whether you're planning a trip to Japan, want to chat with Japanese-speaking friends, or simply love learning the language, this course will help you move beyond basic survival set phrases and help you start putting your own sentences together.
You'll revise and strengthen the foundations from your beginner courses, expand your everyday vocabulary, and learn new grammar that lets you talk about the past, describe people and places, and explain what you want to do. As your confidence grows, you'll find it easier to follow simple conversations and respond in your own words.
Classes are practical, interactive and conversation-focused, giving you plenty of opportunities to practise speaking, listening and reading in a relaxed and supportive environment. Along the way, you'll continue exploring Japanese culture and etiquette, helping you communicate politely and appropriately in everyday situations.
By the end of the course, you'll feel more comfortable handling everyday interactions in Japanese and ready to progress to our Japanese: Intermediate course.
By the end of this Japanese: Continuers course, participants will have developed practical skills and knowledge in areas such as:
- Communicating more confidently about work, travel, hobbies and everyday life
- Expressing likes, dislikes, habits, and personal experiences
- Asking for assistance and responding appropriately in a range of everyday situations
- Using more complex sentence structures and grammatical patterns
- Improving listening skills for conversations in social and travel contexts
- Reading short texts and identifying key information and overall meaning
- Using a wider range of grammatical structures, including present progressive and negative verb forms
- Making suggestions, invitations, and plans in Japanese
- Demonstrating increased understanding of Japanese culture and etiquette
What will be covered in this Japanese: Continuers course?
During the course, participants will be guided through key concepts, techniques and approaches that typically include:
Topics
• Revision of topics from previous Japanese course
• Making comparisons
• Stating wishes and preference
• Expressing desire to trying activities
• Describing characteristics
• Expressing decisions
• Stating opinions
• Making suggestions
• Using direct and indirect quotations
Language skills
• Building confidence and developing fluency through guided conversation and role-plays
• Improving pronunciation, rhythm and listening comprehension
• Expanding vocabulary for everyday situations
• Reading and writing in Hiragana and Katakana
Grammar and sentence patterns
• Revision of basic particles and sentence order
• Building more complex sentence structures
• Plain verb forms (dictionary/informal forms)
• Conditional clauses
• Time expressions
• Present progressive tense
• Essential sentence patterns and syntax rule
• Expressing wants with -tai and hoshii
• Introduction to the te-form for requests (-te kudasai) and permission (-te mo ii desu ka)
• Making suggestions and expressing plans
Content may vary slightly depending on class pace, participant interests, and instructor approach.
Who is this Japanese: Continuers course for?
This course is suitable for learners who:
• Have completed our Japanese: Beginners Level 2 and Intermediate 1 course or have equivalent knowledge
• Have approximately 60 hours of prior Japanese study
• Are comfortable with basic greetings, numbers and simple sentences
• Want to consolidate their skills before moving on to intermediate level
• Are continuing their language learning for travel, work or personal interest
Textbook
Please purchase the course textbook used across all of our Japanese language courses:
Japanese for Busy People Book 2 (Revised 4th Edition)
ISBN: 9781568366272
We recommend purchasing your textbook once your course has been confirmed (usually within three working days of the proposed start date). The textbook is not included in the enrolment fee.
Achievement Recognition
Students who attend at least 80% of the course will receive a Certificate of Attendance from Sydney Community College.
This certificate recognises your commitment to learning Japanese and can support your personal or professional development.
Japanese language bundle
Continue your learning and save — enrol in three Japanese language courses and receive an automatic 15% discount.
Bring your friend and save! Please visit our discounts page for more information.
