 I'm Hitoshi Shiraki. I'm going to talk about Japanese 1 on Japanese 2. Japanese 1 consists of two different modules. Japanese 1A that takes place during the first term and Japanese 1B during the second term. Each of them has 15 credits and you can take each module independently. Japanese 1A is a basic introductory Japanese course designed for absolute beginners. Successful students will gain the ability to read and write short simple texts and communicate on simple everyday topics such as introducing yourself or inviting someone to do something together. Emphasis will be placed on good pronunciation and on the social and linguistic conventions of everyday conversation. We also learn some Kanji Chinese characters as well. There is one caveat. Although I have said that this module is absolute beginners, you are required familiarize yourself with Hiragana and Katakana, which are Japanese phonetic alphabets before the module starts. Japanese 1B is a module for students with some basic knowledge of the Japanese language. In order to join this module, either you need to complete Japanese 1A or you need to take a placement test and to be considered to have the equivalent knowledge. In Japanese 1B, you will be able to develop your communication skills in Japanese based on the skills and knowledge you already have. And you will start to learn verb conjugations so you will be able to expand the variation of expression and to cope with various social situations such as asking for direction or asking for something, describe your hobbies, something like that. Japanese 2 is one year course with 30 credits. In this module, we learn more complex elementary grammatical structures. By learning these, you will be able to cope with wider range of situations in Japanese and will be able to express yourself in more subtle manners. More specifically, you will learn, for example, the plain style, which roughly speaking is used among close people such as friends or family members. And you will also practice giving directions, explaining your plans, giving and asking for advice. And so we also cover reading, writing and kanji. If you are an absolute beginner, please enroll with Japanese 1A. If you have some experience in learning Japanese, please take a placement test that takes place during the welcome week in September and we will allocate you to the most appropriate level. Looking forward to seeing you in class. Arigato.