JAPANESE COURSE DUBLIN

Face-to-face interactive Japanese classes in person starting from 20th January 2026.
2 hours per week of high-quality programmes delivered by experienced, dedicated, and fully qualified Atlas teachers!

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Japanese Course

225€10 weeks / 2 hours per week
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  • Levels: Beginner (A1) to Intermediate (B1)

  • Number of hours per week: 2 hours per week

  • Timetable: Beginner classes are on Tuesdays and  higher classes are on Thursdays from 6.30pm to 8.30pm

  • Minimum Age: 18

  • Term Start date: 20th January 2026 (beginner classes), 22nd January 2026 (higher-level classes)

  • Terms & Conditions: MFL 2024

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Features of Japanese Course

Highly Qualified Teachers

Our highly qualified teachers, who keep our Japanese courses in Dublin running have extensive experience in teaching the Japanese language in various teaching environments in Ireland and the rest of the world.

Face-to-face classes

Classes in person with our experienced and qualified Atlas teachers at our school in Portobello House, Dublin 2.

Collaborative Learning & Task Based Approach

With our communicative approach to language learning, our Japanese course in Dublin give all learners, from beginner to advanced, ample opportunities to use new language in meaningful and enjoyable ways. Besides that, our Japanese language course in Dublin will give you a solid foundation in Japanese grammar & vocabulary, while also preparing you for real-life situations.

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During our ten week course, some of the things you will learn to do are:

  1. Meet and greet people e.g., こんにちは。はじめまして。おげんきですか。…
  2. Read the alphabet, say the name of a person e.g., おなまえはなんですか。
  3. Count numbers accurately and tell the time e.g., いま、なんじですか。… .
  4. Identify common items in the classroom e.g., つくえ、いす、かばん、ほん…
  5. Talk about yourself and others e.g., わたしは〜です。Aさんは〜ですか。…
  6. Locate items or places e.g., ここはどこですか。〜はどこですか。…
  7. Make suggestions and make plans e.g., 〜しませんか。なにをしますか。…
  8. Give and take directions e.g., 〜があります・います。みぎ、ちかく、…
  9. Talk about routines or activities e.g., 〜へ行きます。〜を食べます。...
  10. Express the duration of an activity e.g., 〜時間ぐらいします。１時間半… 

We also aim to extend stronger students’ learning by learning to do the following additional things; 

  1. Use common verbs for shopping/ planning e.g., 〜ください。〜はありますか。…
  2. Deepen your knowledge of Japanese culture by means of videos or articles. 

Assessment 

At the end of the course, students will do a short speaking assessment with the teacher. 

Progression 

After the course, students should register for Introduction to Japanese 2 (A1.2)

  1. Describe a person, place or thing e.g. 面白い映画、きれいな人、〜はどうですか。
  2. Talk about activities with days, months e.g. 昨日は学校へ行きました。明日、…
  3. Describe your feelings e.g. 私はげんきです。疲れています。お腹が空いていま す。… 
  4. Say your preferences, likes and dislike e.g. 何が好きですか。私は魚が大好きです。
  5. Buy and sell things e.g.これはいくらですか。いくつ買いますか。…
  6. Suggest a plan of action e.g. コーヒーを飲みましょうか。勉強しましょうか。
  7. Count items using a specific counter e.g. 切手を３枚、これは500円、２人、
  8. Talk about the weather e.g. 天気はどうですか。今日はいい天気です。暑いです。…
  9. Understand the expressions of permission and prohibition e.g. 〜てもいいですか。〜 てはいけません。 
  10. Explain the reason or the cause of a situation e.g. どうしてですか。〜ですから。… 

We also aim to extend stronger students’ learning by learning to do the following additional things; 

  1. Describe two activities e.g. 朝起きて、勉強します。ご飯を食べて、寝ました。
  2. Talk about past events e.g. 昨日は暑かったです。先週は学校へ行きました。 

Assessment 

At the end of the course, students will do a short speaking assessment with the teacher. 

  1. Short forms in informal speech e.g. 今日テレビ見る？ーうん・ううん / 昨日勉強した？ーうん・ううん
  2. Short forms in quoted speeches e.g ～と思います。/ ～と言っていました
  3. Use qualifying nouns with verbs and adjectives (te forms) e.g. めがねをかけている人、本を読んでいる人
  4. Talk about past tense with already or yet  e.g.もう～しました。まだ～していません。
  5. Describe something with colours e.g. 赤い服、青信号、白黒の写真
  6. Expressing comparisons. e,g 〇より〇のほうが～。〇のなかで〇が1番～。
  7. Talk about past experiences e.g. ～たことがありますか。～たことがありません。
  8. Use various expressions to describe parts of the body  e.g. 頭が痛いんです。病院に行きたいんですが。けがをしたんです。
  9. Make sentences with reasons (Use emphasis expressions and give advice) e.g. 食べすぎたからおなかが痛いんです。/ 安いので買った方がいいですよ
  10. Describe recipes of Japanese Foods using ingredients e.g. 塩をいれて混ぜます。15分煮ます。魚を揚げます。

We also aim to extend stronger students’ learning by learning to do the following additional things; 

  1. Potential verbs e.g. 英語が話せます。泳げません。 
  2. Express give / receive something to someone,  e.g. 時計をあげる。手紙をくれる。プレゼントをもらう。

Assessment 

At the end of the course, students will do a short speaking assessment with the teacher.

  1. Use potential verbs (I am/was able to ~ , I am/was not able to ~) e.g. 泳げます–泳げました–泳げません–泳げませんでした / 泳ぐことができます。
  2.  Describe something “seemingly”. (It looks like ~) e.g. これはおいしそうです。彼女は元気そうでした。暖かそうな服を買います。
  3. Describe something that you want, and mainly what the other one(he/she) wants. e.g. 彼は車をほしがっています。彼女はスポーツを習いたがっています。 
  4. Talk about things / situations that are a possibility e.g. 明日雨が降るかもしれません。彼は犬が嫌いかもしれません。 
  5. Describe more details with number units. (frequency, emphasis,,,) e.g. 1日に3時間‐1週間に2回… / 10回も–たった10回しか 
  6. Express giving sth to someone / receiving sth from someone, doing sth for someone e.g. プレゼントをあげる–くれる‐もらう。/ ～～をしてあげる–くれる‐もらう。 
  7. Make suggestions using Volitional forms. e.g. どこかに行こう。映画を見よう。
  8. Using sentences to qualify nouns. e.g. 彼が買った本、あなたがお勧めしてくれた映画、日本で買えない物、、、
  9. Make requests using varying degrees of politeness. e.g. ～ていただけませんか。～てくれませんか。～てくれない？ 
  10. Wish someone good luck, and hope that something nice happens to them e.g. ～といいですね‐いいね / ～といいんですが–いいんだけど 

We also aim to extend stronger students’ learning by learning to do the following additional things; 

  1. Describe when something happens or happened. 
  2. e.g. 寝る時、電気を消します。寒い時、頭が痛くなります。 
  3. Learn useful expressions at the bank e.g. 口座を開設したいのですが。お金をおろしたい。両替したい。

Assessment 

At the end of the course, students will do a short speaking assessment with the teacher.

  1. Report what they heard from someone, e.g., 【文法】伝聞：～だそうです。【例文】先生はとても親切だそうです。
  2. Talk about what they will do if/when something happens, e.g., 【文法】確定/仮定条件【例文】雨だったら、出かけません。/お金があったら、車を買いたい です。
  3. Describe what you must do (using modals of obligation) and what you don’t have to do, e.g.,【文法】～なければなりません。〜なくてもいいです。 例文】玄関で靴を脱がなければなりません。脱がなくてもいいです。
  4. Describe an event before or after doing something, e.g., 【文法】～てから／～まえに、【例文】ご飯を食べる前に、手をあらいます。
  5. Describe a situation in which people act on things, and use verbs to describe changes that people and things undergo, e.g.,  文法】自動詞・他動詞【例文】ドアを開けます。ドアが開きます。 
  6. Describe an action you have completed and something unintentional that happened as a consequence, e.g.,【文法】～てしまった。【例文】全部飲んじゃった。鍵を忘れてしま いました。 
  7. Describe the cause and effect of different situations, e.g., 【文法】～と 【例文】春になると、桜が咲きます。
  8. Express regret about a past action, e.g., 【文法】ば-form 【例文】もっと勉強すればよかったです。
  9. Use basic honorific verbs in formal situations, e.g.,  文法】敬語・尊敬語① 【例文】何を召し上がりますか。
  10. Ask someone to do something politely, e.g., 【文法】お〜ください。【例文】切符をお取りください。

We also aim to extend stronger students’ learning by learning to do the following additional things; 

  1. L19、Ⅲ(P.167) Express gratitude for someone’s action.「～てくれてありがとう。」

Assessment 

At the end of the course, students will do a short speaking assessment with the teacher.

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