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JEMBA Language Objectives

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Level

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Writing

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Ability to understand informal speech and
Public announcements at: train stations, department stores.

Meet basic daily life needs (e.g. self introductions/meishi exchange, ordering at a restaurant, asking directions and locations of a stranger, talking about the weather, talking about Health/welfare, gift giving, receiving a guest).

Read a short text written for students of Japanese at the intermediate level.

Decipher Realia:
Simple forms, menus, schedules, instructions on vending machines, signs.

Kanji: 300

Thank you note and simple text describing daily activities using hiragana/katakana syllabary.

Kanji: 150

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Office messages (e.g. answering phone calls)
Understand simple office conversations including non-verbal.

Recognizing positive/negative attitudes within the conversation

Office messages (e.g. answering phone calls)
Understand simple office conversations (including non-verbal).

Recognizing positive/negative attitudes within the conversation

Read simple office announcements (e.g. golf tournaments, new year’s parties).

Kanji: 900

Office messages (e.g. taking simple notes).

Kanji: 450

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Understand the gist of business presentations on familiar topics.

Follow the gist of office conversation.

Express own opinion.

Actively participate in office conversation.

Oral resume.

Read office announcements with dictionary (both formal and informal)
Current business cultural topics in foreign language

Kanji: 1380

Write simple office announcements and
Resume
Compose a brief and simple office report, simple business correspondences.

Kanji: 600

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Comprehend business reports.

Comprehend economic interviews on TV.

Express critical opinions and argue to support them.

Read economic news with dictionary and
Able to scan for basic content.

Comprehend the gist of hand-written business documents (e.g. ringisho).

Kanji: 2000

Write office messages with business content.

Compose a business report (taigen-dome sentences).

Kanji: 1000

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