20-week Japanese Level 1 course. In-person (Loughborough University Campus). Wednesdays, 3.30-5.20pm

Wednesday 18th November to Wednesday 16th December 2026 (5 weeks)

Wednesday 20th January to Wednesday 17th March 2027 (9 weeks)

Wednesday 14th April to Wednesday 19th May 2027 (6 weeks)

Open to anyone aged 18 years of age and over.

The course is designed for beginners with little or no knowledge of the language. The course covers a variety of everyday situations such as:

• introducing yourself and others
• telling times
• shopping and places

Class work emphasises listening, speaking and practice of sentence structure; self-study consists of reviewing work done in class and practising language skills, as advised by the tutor. Writing and reading Japanese letters (Kana) are basically left to your self-study, using the handouts provided and with tutor’s support.

Textbook: Japanese for Busy People Book 1 - Revised 4th Edition Kana (Japanese alphabet) version ISBN 9781568366203 or Romanised version ISBN 9781568366197 (Tutor will advise students which version to be used in the first class).

20-week Japanese Level 1 course. In-person (Loughborough University Campus). Wednesdays, 6.00-7.50pm.

Wednesday 18th November to Wednesday 16th December 2026 (5 weeks)

Wednesday 20th January to Wednesday 17th March 2027 (9 weeks)

Wednesday 14th April to Wednesday 19th May 2027 (6 weeks)

Open to anyone aged 18 years of age and over.

The course is designed for beginners with little or no knowledge of the language. The course covers a variety of everyday situations such as:

• introducing yourself and others
• telling times
• shopping and places

Class work emphasises listening, speaking and practice of sentence structure; self-study consists of reviewing work done in class and practising language skills, as advised by the tutor. Writing and reading Japanese letters (Kana) are basically left to your self-study, using the handouts provided and with tutor’s support.

Textbook: Japanese for Busy People Book 1 - Revised 4th Edition Kana (Japanese alphabet) version ISBN 9781568366203 or Romanised version ISBN 9781568366197 (Tutor will advise students which version to be used in the first class).