This is a very practical Japanese communication course for total beginners. A communicative method is applied in this course and you will enjoy speaking Japanese from the very first day! A lot of interactive activities and actual classroom communication are used to develop your communication skills.

The course contents of Part 1 (the first 8 weeks) are listed below. You will also learn reading/writing of Hiragana in Part 1. The Japanese cultural information relevant to language use is provided throughout the course.

Course Outline:

• Introduction of Japanese Language – Writing system, pronunciation, loan words, characteristics of Japanese sentences
• Greeting and thanks & sorry
• Introducing self & others
• Exchanging personal information – job, nationality/home town, home, telephone number, age
• Dealing with communication problem
• Reading & writing of Hiragana
• Japanese cultural information

Please note the course schedule and outline might be adjusted according to the learner’s progress.

What to bring:

• Pen and paper

About the tutor:

'Hi, I’m Nana.
I’m a native Japanese speaker, born and raised in Japan.
I moved to Sydney about 20 years ago and have been enjoying sharing my language and culture with others.
My goal is to make learning Japanese fun, simple, and connected to real life.
Let’s enjoy learning together!'

Language Bundle:

• All language classes/levels are delivered as Part 1 and Part 2 across two terms. To maximise your chance of learning we recommend enrolling into both parts 1 and 2.
• If you book into Parts 1 and Part 2 you will automatically save $40.
• When enrolling in Part 1, Part 2 will automatically be selected at the checkout. You can untick Part 2 if you wish.

Other Information:

• To ensure resources are ready for you at the start of your course, we ask you ideally enrol at least one week before the course commences.
• All courses need a minimum number of students to run ("we try our hardest to get those") . If your course does not have enough students it will be cancelled before the commencement and you will be informed.