Beginners Japanese

An introductory full year course of Japanese language and culture.

Course Overview

An introduction to Japanese language and culture, for absolute beginners, covering New Zealand Curriculum Levels 1-4. Students will be able to understand language that contains well-rehearsed sentence patterns and familiar vocabulary. They will interact in predictable exchanges. As they study the various topics, the students will learn about some basic Japanese grammar and also cultural aspects and elements.

Topics covered include:

 

  • Hiragana script

  • whakawhanaungatanga - greetings and learning to talk about yourself and those around you

    • name/age/birthday/likes/dislikes/favourites/nationalities/personality/what you/they look like

  • Family & pets (and other animals)

  • School - subjects - when you have them/how you feel about them and the teachers

  • Daily routine

  • Holidays - where you are planning to go & went, who with, what you will do/did, what it will be/was like

  • Food - learn Japanese food/restaurant conversations etc

  • Around town - introduce where you live

  • Japanese culture

  • Important days in Japan

Tags covered include


The Teacher

Sumi Hayakawa-Buist

0Students 8 Courses

Course Details

Understand and communicate in simple Japanese in speaking, listening, reading and writing.
Develop an understanding and an appreciation of Japan, of its country, its people, their way of life and their values.
Experience a positive and enjoyable experience of learning a new language and culture.
Gain skills to participate as an effective learner in an online learning community.

Learning Languages
A passion for learning another language. Open entry
Google Meet, Google Spaces
School Year
28 Jan 2026
10 Dec 2026
English

No
Advance
No

Education Perfect

Learning Exchange

1.0 placement

OR Cost

$1976.00

1 - 20

Offered by

Darfield High School
Darfield High School

Level (NCEA)

No

Course Dates

28 Jan 2026

till 10 Dec 2026

Duration

School Year

Taught in

English

Overall Rating

Learning Exchange

1.0 placement

OR Cost

$1976.00

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