AOTS Japanese e-learning

Business Nihongo

Features

Name of the course Business Nihongo

Targeted level of learners

・Those who have learned elementary-level Japanese・Those who know how to read hiragana and katakana ・Those trying to pass Level N3 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test

What is taught Conversations in business situations

Units of learning 10 units

Average hours necessary to complete the course

40 hours or so

Instructions given in English, Chinese, Thai, Indonesian, and Vietnamese

Price ¥25,000-(plus consumption tax)

Course available for 6 months

Fun videos and voicesThis course features abundance of realistic videos and easy-to-understand animations. You can imagine the actual business scene of the practical conversation you are learning.

Grammar explanation given in your language There are some expressions peculiar to conversational Japanese. Also, in business, there are cases where you have to be solicitous to your customer, etc. These are explained in your language. Since you understand them in your own language, you can learn them quickly and easily. Thus, this course helps you learn to communicate more smoothly with Japanese.

Based on “Shin Nihongo no Chukyu,” an established textbook of intermediate JapaneseEver since it was developed by AOTS in 2000, “Shin Nihongo no Chukyu” has been broadly used and trusted both in and out of Japan, as a textbook of intermediate-level Japanese. This course, Business Nihongo, presents in e-learning those 10 units specializing in business situations carefully chosen out of the 20 units of the textbook.

■ you have learned elementary Japanese and want to proceed to business Japanese you can use in your business situations.

■ you hope that your trainees from abroad will speak politely with solicitude.

■ your employees from outside Japan ask for your help in their learning of Japanese, and you want to help them without sacrificing much money.

What level of proficiency is this course?

Conversation videos Find out what a conversation is all about in its situation, in a realistic video.

New vocabulary and grammar

Learn the words and grammar used in the video (Conversation Exercises). The correct usage and meanings of the words as well as grammatical explanations are provided in multiple languages, enabling you to build up your confidence while learning by yourself.

Conversation exercises (with animations)

Practice by taking the roles of the animated characters in the video (Conversation Exercises) .You can turn on / off the subscripts. Practice until you can utter the words of the characters without reading the script.

Reading exercises The reading materials are taken from billboards, signs, application forms, corporate profiles, and so on, which are commonly seen in daily life and work in Japan.

Listening exercises Listening comprehension exercises of, mainly, conversations. You can consult the script to find out where you misunderstood.

Check tests Tests of word meanings, listening comprehension of conversations, and grammar exercises to confirm how well you have learned

Lessons and exercises provided

Recommendable when --- Frequently asked questionsQ

It is targeted at those of Level N4 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test or equivalent, or those who have learned elementary Japanese. The course can best serve those who have learned “Minna no Nihongo ShokyuI&II” or “Shin Nihongo no Kiso I&II.”

Learn business Japanese that is solicitous.

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Major specifications

Can someone who has yet to learn hiragana learn this course? No, it is made for those who know how to read both hiragana and katakana.

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QA

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Explanation of grammar in the Chinese edition

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Japanese Language Training Center

AOTS Japanese e-learning: http://e-learning.hidajapan.or.jp/SITE

30-1, Senju-azuma 1-chome, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 120-8534

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OS Broｗser

PC Windows7, 8(.1)

macOSX(10.6 or higher）

Internet Explorer10 or higher, Firefox’s latest version, Google Chrome’s latest version

TabletAndroid4.x

iOS6, iOS7

Safari’s & Firefox’s latest versions, Google Chrome’s latest version

System Requirements

・Although it may work under some conditions other than the following environment, AOTS has not conducted any tests for those. ・Screen optimization for tablet terminals is not available. ・The layout for PCs is used for tablet terminals as it is. ・Since the screen of a smartphone is generally small in size, there is such a possibility that you might be unable to use our learning materials on your smartphone in a comfortable way. In principle, it

may work, but we do not recommend it.

Feel free to contact us for more information or inquiries: 03-3888-8250(Direct) thank.jltc-be@hidajapan.or.jp