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About Marugoto Japanese Online Course

The Marugoto Japanese Online Course was produced based on the curriculum, syllabus and materials of the coursebook Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture. It also uses the following materials, including the grammar handbook and other content from the Marugoto+ and Marugoto-no-kotoba websites.

A1-1，A1-2

  • Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture　Starter A1 Coursebook for communicative language activities
  • Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture　Starter A1 Coursebook for communicative language competences

    (Written and edited by The Japan Foundation)

  • MARUGOTO+ (MARUGOTO Plus) Starter (A1)

    The videos used in Marugoto (A1) Japanese Online Course were produced for the Marugoto+ (Marugoto Plus) Starter (A1) (launched in February 2013).
    (Creation/Management: The Japan Foundation, Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai ／ Website and video production collaborator: BAU COMMUNICATIONS Co., Ltd)

  • MARUGOTO-NO-KOTOBA

    (Creation/Management: The Japan Foundation, Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai ／ Website production collaborator: Brain Corporation)

  • Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture, Starter A1 Grammar Handbook

    (Written and edited by The Japan Foundation, Madrid)

A2-1，A2-2

  • Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture　Elementary 1 A2 Coursebook for communicative language activities
  • Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture　Elementary 1 A2 Coursebook for communicative language competences

    (Written and edited by The Japan Foundation)

  • MARUGOTO＋(MARUGOTO Plus) Elementary 1 (A2)

    (Creation/Management: The Japan Foundation, Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai ／ Website and video production collaborator: Brain Corporation)

  • MARUGOTO-NO-KOTOBA

    (Creation/Management: The Japan Foundation, Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai／Website production collaborator: Brain Corporation)

  • Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture, Elementary 1 A2 Grammar Handbook

    (Written and edited by The Japan Foundation, Madrid)

A2-3，A2-4

  • Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture　Elementary 2 A2 Coursebook for communicative language activities
  • Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture　Elementary 2 A2 Coursebook for communicative language competences

    (Written and edited by The Japan Foundation)

  • MARUGOTO＋(MARUGOTO Plus) Elementary 2 (A2)

    (Creation/Management: The Japan Foundation, Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai ／ Website and video production collaborator: BAU COMMUNICATIONS Co., Ltd)

  • MARUGOTO-NO-KOTOBA

    (Creation/Management: The Japan Foundation, Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai／Website production collaborator: Brain Corporation)

  • Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture, Elementary 2 A2 Grammar Handbook

    (Written and edited by The Japan Foundation, Madrid)

A2B1-1、A2B1-2

  • Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture Pre-Intermediate A2/B1

    (Written and edited by The Japan Foundation)

  • Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture, Pre-Intermediate A2/B1 Grammar Handbook

    (Written and edited by The Japan Foundation, Madrid)

    • There is no website for Marugoto Plus or MARUGOTO-NO-KOTOBA at this level.

Production

Creation/Management

The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai

Established in 1972 as a semi-governmental corporation under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, The Japan Foundation is the first organization that specializes in international cultural exchange in Japan, playing a major role in promoting arts and cultural exchange, Japanese language education overseas, Japanese studies and intellectual exchange. As an affiliated agency, The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai offers overseas students direct support through Japanese language programs and the development of Japanese teaching materials and websites.

Project Design, Content Production

The Japan Foundation Japanese-Language Institute, Kansai

A1-1，A1-2

  • Nanae Kumano (Language Education Specialist)
  • Motoko Takeda (Language Education Specialist)
  • Tomomi Chiba (Language Education Specialist)
  • Yosuke Kasai (Language Education Specialist)
  • Yoko Ishii (Language Education Specialist)
  • Sumiko Maeda (Language Education Specialist)
  • Nobuyuki Kitaguchi(Visiting Instructor)

A2-1，A2-2

  • Nanae Kumano (Language Education Specialist)
  • Motoko Takeda (Language Education Specialist)
  • Yosuke Kasai (Language Education Specialist)
  • Tomomi Chiba (Language Education Specialist)
  • Masayo Hirokaga(Language Education Specialist)
  • Pannee Saelim(Language Education Specialist)

A2-3，A2-4

  • Nanae Kumano (Language Education Specialist)
  • Motoko Takeda (Language Education Specialist)
  • Yosuke Kasai (Language Education Specialist)
  • Shoko Adachi (Language Education Specialist

A2B1-1、A2B1-2

  • Yoko Ishii (Language Education Specialist)
  • Tomo Miyajima (Language Education Specialist)
  • Na Wei (Former Language Education Specialist)
  • Tetsuya Tanaka (Language Education Specialist)

Collaborators
Website Production

A1-1、A1-2、A2-1、A2-2、A2-3、A2-4

Brain Corporation

A2B1-1、A2B1-2

Bau Communications Co., Ltd.