Oriental languages and civilizations

Educational Goals The three-year course aims at the Japanese Language acquisition in the written and oral component and the development of communication skills from the elementary to the advanced level, with different degrees for each year. Although a framework of reference as for the European languages has not yet been definited for the Japanese language, the JF Standard proposed by the Japan Foundation, based on the European CEFR, is in use; this scheme refers to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) with the N1-N2-N3-N4-N5 levels that are used in the following descriptions. At the end of second year the student will be able to use intermediate level structures of grammar and knowledge of ideograms. The lessons introduce the writing and syntax, with many hours dedicated to the development of communication skills, to the systematization and fixing of the concepts learned through classroom exercises and translation tests, according to updated language teaching techniques. Classes with native speakers further support the writing and conversation exercise. Specific Goals At the end of the second year the student is able to express, orally and through written productions, experiences, events, as well as explain in a simple way their opinions and ambitions; he will then be able to obtain the N4 of the JLPT.