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Steps in Japanese for Beginners1 Part2 (edX)

Offered by Waseda University, WasedaX,

Learn how to acquire essential information, as well as how to convey information to others. Andy is starting his life at a Japanese university but there are still many things, like which course he should take and where to buy the course textbooks, he needs to sort out. To do these things he gets the help of people around him by asking how to get somewhere and how long it will take. One day, a Japanese yosokoi dance performance catches his attention.

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This course is part of the Steps in Japanese for Beginners XSeries Program.

What you'll learn
・To ask for directions to a destination
・To describe the required travel time and route to a destination
・To check course information
・To describe plans and habits

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