Japanese Course: Intermediate

Build greater confidence and fluency in Japanese and communicate more naturally in real-world situations with our Japanese language short courses online!

Ready to move beyond the basics? This intermediate-level course is designed for students who have an existing foundation in Japanese and want to develop stronger communication skills across a wider range of everyday situations.

In this course, you’ll expand your vocabulary, improve your sentence structure, and gain more confidence expressing your ideas in Japanese. You’ll practise speaking about topics such as work, travel, hobbies, and daily life, while developing the skills to respond more naturally in conversation.

Classes are interactive and practical, with a strong focus on real-life communication. You’ll refine your pronunciation, strengthen your listening skills, and continue building your reading ability, allowing you to engage more confidently with spoken and written Japanese.

Alongside language development, you’ll deepen your understanding of Japanese culture, etiquette, and communication styles — helping you use the language more appropriately and effectively in different contexts.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this Japanese: Intermediate course, participants will have developed practical skills and knowledge in areas such as:

• Communicating more confidently about everyday topics such as work, travel, and hobbies
• Expressing likes, dislikes, habits, and personal experiences
• Asking for help and responding appropriately in different situations
• Using more complex sentence structures and grammatical patterns
• Improving listening skills for conversations in social and travel contexts
• Developing reading skills to understand general meaning and key details
• Using present progressive tense and negative verb forms
• Making suggestions, invitations, and plans in Japanese
• Demonstrating increased understanding of Japanese culture and etiquette

Course content

What will be covered in this Japanese: Intermediate course?

During the course, participants will be guided through key concepts, techniques and approaches that typically include:

Topics

• Work and employment
• Leisure, travel, and daily activities
• Hobbies and interests
• Habits and routines
• Likes and dislikes
• Transportation and directions
• Invitations and social interactions
• Basic problem-solving and everyday situations

Language skills

• Developing fluency through structured conversation practice
• Improving pronunciation and listening comprehension
• Expanding vocabulary for real-life situations

Grammar

• Building more complex sentence structures
• Present progressive tense
• Negative verb forms
• Making suggestions and expressing plans

Content may vary slightly depending on class pace, participant interests, and instructor approach.

Intended Audience

Who is this Japanese: Intermediate course for?

This course is suitable for learners who:

• Have completed our Japanese: Beginners Level 2 course or have equivalent knowledge
• Have approximately 40 hours of prior Japanese language learning
• Want to improve confidence, fluency, and accuracy in Japanese
• Are continuing their language learning for travel, work, or personal interest

Course Materials

Textbook

Please purchase the course textbook used across all of our Japanese language courses:

Japanese for Busy People 1 (4th Edition, Romanized Version)
ISBN: 9781568366197

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.

Certificate of completion

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.

Additional information

Japanese language bundle

Continue your learning and save — enrol in three Japanese language courses and receive an automatic 15% discount.

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