The Basic programme is purely a spoken course designed to familiarize the student with phonetics, syntax, semantics and a vocabulary of about 1000 words. The more advanced Diploma programme places special' focus on grammatical,
topical or situational subjects, and the vocabulary is increased to over 3000 words. The advanced programme also teaches basic Japanese script, including an introduction to Kanji (ideographic, for Chinese origin and Japanese origin words), Hiragana (script derived from Kanji for Japanese origin words) and Katakana (script derived from Kanji for Foreign origin words and onomatopoeia).