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Emergency Passport * Japanese Script is the only textbook dedicated to the GCSE Japanese syllabus so by acquiring it, you take an important first step.
Get hiragana and katakana under your belt in the first two months, and use it as much as you can, even if its to write your shopping list.
Then learn the grammar and vocabulary in context; we show all the current GCSE kanji vocabulary marked with a tick in the book.
Look out for a sister book to this which should appear at some stage, for the kana words and grammar. In the meantime use the widely available GCSE word lists, and beginners grammar books such as ‘Minna no Nihongo’. There is a good range of GCSE targeted online activities at:
www.klbschool.org.uk/interactive/japanese
and at www.southwoldslanguagecollege.co.uk
Some tips from the current exam report:
Attention was drawn to the need for assessors to closely follow the sequence outlined in the handbook and allowing candidates sufficient time to respond fully, it states:
“Candidates need to know how to ask for repetition or slower Japanese delivery from the teacher-examiners”.
Make sure the format of the paper is familiar to you. Don’t lose marks trying to write numerals or numbers in Japanese when not required (e.g. times and telephone numbers). On the other hand, where it is needed, don’t forget to specify the date.
Plan what you are going to write. Learn some useful adjectives to describe things and understand how to use them in the past tense. Pay attention to particles, particularly ‘ni’ に and ‘de’ で.
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