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Learn Japanese
Do you want to discover the Japanese culture by learning about martial arts, samurais, and the tantalizing sushi bars? At first, learning Japanese may seem like a daunting task, but if you start with the basics, you’ll find that learning the language is not as difficult as it sounds.
Being able to communicate with potential customers in their own language is key to winning their business. A study of Japanese can open your perspective on the values that other Asian nations share with Japan.
Why our Institute?
Learn Japanese at Pomegranate Institute, as our curriculum has been proven to work for people who want to be able to communicate. If you are a beginner, you will be amazed at how much you will learn in just 10 weeks, and you will feel confident in continuing the classes.
Pomegranate Institute provides an engaging teaching environment that will develop your Japanese conversation skills and will also build your vocabulary.
Types of Japanese Language Courses
Basic
Independent
Proficient
Basic
Basic level is composed of Starter, A1.1, A1.2, A2.1 and A2.2 levels.
While starting your learning journey with Pomegranate you will receive a placement test which will determinate your language skills and your level.
By the end of the Basic Level you will be able to:
- Introduce yourself and others
- Day to day conversation
- Talk about yourself, your family, friends and others
- Ask and answer questions
- Compose and comprehend messages involving prices, time, date and location
- Speak about various topics such as family, food, shopping, employment & location
- Communicate routine tasks requiring a direct exchange of information on familiar and routine matters
- Understand and reply to most frequently used expressions related to various areas of life
You will cover:
- Present, future, past tenses
- Pronouns
- Question words
- Structures of sentences
- Possessives
- Adjectives
- Adverbs
- How to negate
- Articles
- Prepositions
- Imperative
- Time indicators
- Comparison
How long is the course?
- Each sub-level is of 30 hours in group, 22 hours in semi-private and 20 hours in private setting
Teaching and Learning Methods :
- Introduction of selected grammar points.
- The lessons are based on realistic conversations and task-based listening sections.
- Students develop reading fluency, accuracy, and comprehension by reading passages from a variety of sources such as newspapers, magazines, books, and websites.
- Students participate in a variety of activities during this class, including lectures, in-class exercises, weekly homework and quizzes, and group/pair work.
- Students are expected to complete weekly homework and quizzes.
Independent
Independent level is composed of B1.1, B1.2, B1.3, B1.4, B2.1, B2.2 and B2.3 levels.
While starting your learning journey with Pomegranate you will receive a placement test which will determine your language skills and your level.
By the end of the Independent Level you will be able to:
- Converse independently on different topics (work, school, leisure, travel, technical discussions, specializations etc.)
- Can deal with situations likely to arise whilst traveling
- Produce clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects
- Describe experience and events, dreams, feelings, ambitions etc.
- Can understand complex texts or conversations on concrete or abstract topics
- Can interact spontaneously with native speakers without strain on either party
- Give a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options
You will cover:
- Which expressions
- Expressions of a goal
- Time markers
- Expression of necessity
- Structures to express consequences
- Direct and indirect speech
- Future and past tense
- Passive and active voice
- Expression of time, duration
- Subjunctive tense
- Conditional tense
How long is the course?
- Each sub-level is of 30 hours in group, 22 hours in semi-private and 20 hours in private setting
Teaching and Learning Methods :
- Introduction of selected grammar points.
- The lessons are based on realistic conversations and task-based listening sections.
- Students develop reading fluency, accuracy, and comprehension by reading passages from a variety of sources such as newspapers, magazines, books, and websites.
- Students participate in a variety of activities during this class, including lectures, in-class exercises, weekly homework and quizzes, and group/pair work.
- Students are expected to complete weekly homework and quizzes.
Proficient
Proficient level is composed of C1.1, C1.2, C1.3 and C2 levels.
While starting your learning journey with Pomegranate you will receive a placement test which will determinate your language skills and your level.
By the end of the Proficient Level you will be able to:
- Understand with ease everything heard or read
- Recognize implicit meanings
- Express yourself fluently, proficiently and spontaneously
- Use the language flexibly and effectively for social, professional and academic purposes
- Summarize information from different spoken and written sources
You will revise:
- All grammar points taken during the previous levels
To support your learning experience, you will be using:
- Articles
- Newspapers
- News
- Podcasts
- Books
- Research papers
- Videos
- Etc…
How long is the course?
- Each sub-level is of 30 hours in group, 22 hours in semi-private and 20 hours in private setting
Teaching and Learning Methods :
- Introduction of selected grammatical points.
- The lessons are based on realistic conversations and task-based listening sections.
- Students develop reading fluency, accuracy, and comprehension by reading passages from a variety of sources such as newspapers, magazines, books, and websites.
- Students participate in a variety of activities during this class, including lectures, in-class exercises, weekly homework and quizzes, and group/pair work.
- Students are expected to complete weekly homework and quizzes.
How to Register for Japanese Courses
Fill in the registration form
Complete the online placement test
Visit us at the institute to do the speaking test
Pay for your course (Online payment available. Please ask reception if interested)
Voices of our learners
Dina Azzam2024-04-21Helpful staff, really nice teachers. Super friendly and interactive
Mena Safwt2024-03-20Amazing training love it 🥰
sanuka fernando2024-03-20The training provided by Ina it was so good
K Fernandez2024-03-20Amazing👌👏 training provided by Pomegranate Institute.
Ashley Lobo2024-03-20Imen is the best trainer
Join us at Pomegranate Institute and learn to speak with a smile!
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Saturday&Sunday
10 AM – 6 PM
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+971 54 3218 337
