Japanese MQF 2

Entry Requirements

Learners are expected to have successfully completed the course Japanese MQF Level 1 or have a similar certification. For online lessons, learners need to have an understanding on how to use a computer.
Applicants who do not present certification of prior study in the subject will be required to sit for a level check to determine the appropriate course level.

Duration

30 week course with 3 contact hours per week

Learning Outcomes

Expected learning outcomes for this course include:

Knowledge
• Understand a wider range of Japanese vocabulary related to everyday life, media, technology, environment, education, culture, and social interaction
• Recognise more complex grammatical structures, including different politeness levels, verb forms, tenses, particles, and honorific language
• Understand different text types such as emails, letters, summaries, narratives, advertisements, notices, and short reports
• Develop awareness of audience, context, purpose, and culturally appropriate communication in Japanese

Skills
• Listen to and understand conversations, instructions, narratives, announcements, and spoken texts on familiar and less familiar topics
• Speak confidently in social and practical situations using appropriate pronunciation, intonation, vocabulary, and politeness levels
• Interact appropriately by asking questions, seeking clarification, expressing opinions, agreement/disagreement, and maintaining conversations
• Read and understand a range of texts, identifying key ideas, purpose, context, relationships, and supporting details
• Write structured texts such as notes, messages, emails, descriptive and narrative texts, and short reports using appropriate grammar and vocabulary
• Use kana, kanji, dictionaries, ICT tools, and communication strategies effectively across contexts
Competentively and independently in familiar and less familiar situations using Japanese
• Apply listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills with increasing fluency, confidence, and accuracy
• Express and justify opinions, ideas, and emotions appropriately in spoken and written communication
• Adapt language according to audience, context, formality, and communication purpose” 

Delivery Method

Online lesson

Certification/Award

An award certificate accredited by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority will be presented to learners who attend a minimum of 80% of the course and achieve an overall mark of 45% or higher in their tasks

Progression to further education

After successfully completing this course, learners can continue to study the subject at MATSEC SEC Level

Language of Instruction

Bilingual with Japanese