Suggested preparation: Strong intermediate Japanese, including reading and listening.
Optional preparation: Free MIT Course: Japanese Kanji Reading and Vocabulary V.
About this course
Develop advanced Japanese grammar through focused recordings for lessons six through ten of MIT's Japanese VI sequence. These grammar videos complement the separate kanji materials and assume established Japanese reading and listening skills.
Topics and lesson examples
- Lesson 6 Part 1: Noticing and Expressing Hopes in Japanese
- Lesson 7 Part 1: Japanese Sentence Connectors, Sae and Formal De Aru
- Lesson 8 Part 1: Relationships, Causes and Results in Japanese
- Lesson 9 Part 1: Whether-or-Not Expressions and Formal Comparisons in Japanese
- Lesson 10 Part 2: Viewpoints, Additional Information and Necessity in Japanese
Course at a glance
| Provider | MIT |
|---|---|
| Platform | YouTube · MIT OpenCourseWare |
| Access | Free Video |
| Level | Professional — WikiFree study-level assessment |
| Language | Japanese |
| Available lessons | 10 |
| Video duration | 1h 39m · self-paced |
| Details checked | 10 October 2026 |
Preparation and study approach
Suggested preparation: Strong intermediate Japanese, including reading and listening.
Follow the available videos in sequence, pausing to summarize the main argument or reconstruct a worked example. Keep a short list of assumptions, unfamiliar terms and questions to revisit. Additional reading, problem solving and practice will take time beyond the listed video duration.
Using this video classroom
Select a lesson from the list, or search for a topic. Previous and Next move through the sequence. You can mark lessons complete; progress is stored in this browser without a WikiFree account.
Free access and course scope
The public MIT OpenCourseWare videos in this classroom are free to watch. This listing provides the available playlist recordings, which may include selected lectures, recitations, demonstrations or supporting discussions rather than every component of the original campus course. Textbooks, equipment, software licenses, supervised labs, graded assignments and instructor feedback are not supplied by WikiFree. No purchase is required to watch the videos or use the note-based study approach above.
WikiFree independently organizes these resources for self-paced study. Watching does not award an MIT certificate, academic credit or admission to MIT.
Video provider and credit: MIT OpenCourseWare on YouTube. WikiFree titles, descriptions and cover artwork are independently prepared.
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Focus: Lesson 6 Kanji · Lesson 7 Kanji
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Compare course focus, level and study time
| Course | Level | Focus | Study time |
|---|---|---|---|
| This course — Free MIT Course: Advanced Japanese Grammar VI | Professional | Lesson 6 Part 1: Noticing and Expressing Hopes in Japanese · Lesson 7 Part 1: Japanese Sentence Connectors, Sae and Formal De Aru · Lesson 8 Part 1: Relationships, Causes and Results in Japanese | 1h 39m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: Japanese Kanji Reading and Vocabulary V | Intermediate | Video 1: Kanji in Tobira Lesson 1 · Video 2: Kanji in Tobira Lesson 2 · Video 3: Kanji in Tobira Lesson 3 | 2h 38m of video; practice time is additional |
| Free MIT Course: Japanese Kanji Reading and Vocabulary VI | Professional | Lesson 6 Kanji · Lesson 7 Kanji · Lesson 8 Kanji | 1h 47m of video; practice time is additional |
Provider: MIT. Videos play from the MIT OpenCourseWare channel on YouTube.
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