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Today I have to pick a floater course, and by chance I can get on a course either to learn Beginners Japanese or Mandarin.

But I'm not sure which to choose, can anybody give some advice especially for those of you who are leaning them.

I've heard japanese is far easier to learn.

Here are the basic details of each floater (both Beginners courses), which should I choose?

Japanese

Quote:

The course aims to provide an introduction to Japanese with a thorough grounding in the Hiragana and Katakana syllabaries and Japanese pronunciation; to cover a basic stock of structures and vocabulary and to develop ability for everyday conversation in the language.

Covers the basics of the grammar and of the writing system (210 Chinese characters)

The course is taught in English and Japanese and includes coverage of the four skills of speaking, listening, reading and writing and a balance between communicative activities, structure practice and grammar.

Chinese (mandarin)

Quote:

This course will run for two terms, three hours per week. It is a beginner’s course designed to provide a basic introduction to modern written and spoken Chinese. Students will benefit from training in all four language skills, ie. reading, writing, listening and speaking. The 50 most basic grammar patterns and some 400 Chinese characters will be introduced. Students are expected to master a vocabulary of up to 700 words at the end of the course.

I'm at odds end, any help would be appreciated.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

mandarin

There's nowhere I can't reach.

In the end I chose:

EQUITY - INDIGENOUS AND RECEIVED
FAMILY LAW
COMPANY LAW
BASIC JAPANESE I

Hopefully I made the right choice.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I already speak a few other languages so I'm not too bothered if Japanese is a little common.

I am a dolphin, do you want me on your body?