Pre-intermediate Course - Online Group Lesson - Currently new arrangements for this course are suspended. Please use the online private course.

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2-4 students per class. Small class sizes give you maximum speaking practice!
Eligibility
  • This course is for those who can get along in everyday conversation and can correctly explain themselves in most situations.
  • Candidates for this course should have knowledge of Japanese verb form. (Verb dictionary form, te-form, nai-form, conditional-form, potential-form, volitional-form)
Focus and Achievement Goals
  • The focus is on conversation. Also you learn 320 Kanji characters.(option)
  • Using expressions of condition, leaving & taking messages, passive and causative, transitive and intransitive verbs, Keigo(term of respect) etc,.
  • Using polite expressions required in business situations.
Textbook
"Japanese for Busy People Vol.3" (by AJALT)
Japanese for Busy People 3
Program of study
part 1
Chapter Class Grammar Points
1-4 「~でしょう」「~だろう」
「~ようです」(seems)、「~みたいです」(seems)
「~そうです」(I heard)
「~ておきます」
「[feeling] がします」「[time] がします」、[accessory] をします」
「[occupation] をします」「[cost] します」
5-8 「~はずです」「~らしいです」(seems)
「~そうです」(looks)
「~のに」(in spite of)
「さしあげます/いただきます/くださいます」
「~という+[noun]」「~として」 (as)
9-12 「~ため(に)」(cause)
「~ようになります」(become possible)
「~ていきます」「~せいで」「~おかげで」
4 13-16 [verb]+ こと」(Nominalizing sentences)
「~て/~で」「~ないで/~ずに」(without ...ing)
「~てあります」「~ように」「~こそ」
5 17-20 「~ています」「~ていました」
「~くします」「~にします」
「~ため(に)」(in order to)
「~ながら」(while)
6 20-24 「~ても」(even if)
「~なくてもいいです」 「~たり、~たりします」
「~ことになります」(to be decided)、「~ことにします」(I decide)
「かき なおします」(Verb + Verb)
「なら」「~にとって」
7 24-27 「~てあげます/くれます/もらいます」
「~つもりです」「~ことになっています」(rule)
part 2
Chapter Class Grammar Points
8 1-4 うけみ (Passive)
「[Volitional form] とおもいます」「~あいだ(に)」
9 5-8 しえき (Causative)
しえきうけみ (Causative Passive)
「~たがって います」(wants to ...)
10 9-12 けいご(1) (humble, respect) 「いらっしゃいます」「うかがいます」「まいります」
けいご(2) 「お~になります」「~てくださいます」「~てさしあげます」
11 13-16 「~ように つたえてください」
めいれいけい (Plain imperatives)
けいご(4) うけみけいを つかったけいご
12 16-19 「(~は)~からです」 (reason)
かきことば (Written Styles)、はなしことば (Spoken Styles)
13 20-22 「なんにんも」「~しだい」「~たばかり」
「~じゃなくて」「わけ」「~たところです」
14 23-25 「~まして、~」「もうしあげます」
15 23-27 「~ば~ほど」「~ほど~ない」
  • One lesson is 90 min., 3,960 yen (10% tax included)
  • No Registration Fee
  • The minimum number of students for each class is two. Maximum is four. A group lesson can be started whenever two students are enrolled.
  • Fixed schedule course  → Group lesson schedule
  • This course uses Skype. Not Zoom.
  • Tuition fees (10% tax included), Textbook is not included.
    Pre-intermediate Course Part 1 (Chapter 1-7)
    Course Term Tuition Fee
    Two times a week about 3.5 months
    (27 lessons)
    106,920 yen
    Three times a week about 2 months
    (27 lessons)
    106,920 yen
    Pre-intermediate Course Part 2 (Chapter 8-15)
    Course Term Tuition Fee
    Two times a week about 3.5 months
    (27 lessons)
    106,920 yen
    Three times a week about 2 months
    (27 lessons)
    106,920 yen

Procedure

1. Questionnaire
Fill out this form
2. Interview, Level Check
By Skype, about 30 min.
3. Arrangement
We will find someone at the same level for the group.
4. Trial lesson
30 min.
5. Start Lesson
 
 

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Updated Nov. 13, 2020