Join us and let’s study and practice Japanese together in conversation, led by Hiromi Lathrop. Hiromi is a qualified Japanese language instructor with over 11 years teaching experience. These classes are in-person, in downtown Salem on Wednesdays from September 24 to November 12, 8 weeks, 75-minute classes, 10 hours contact time.
Class TV1 is for absolute beginners – You may have done a little Duolingo or looked online, or even bought a book. But you’ve never studied in a formal, consistent manner before. You aren’t able to express basic structures. We will study Chapters 1 & 2 of Genki 1 textbook. Wednesdays 5:30 – 6:45pm.
Class TV3 is for improving beginners especially those who have studied TV1 and TV2 with us. If you are new with us, you should have an understanding of present and past tenses, time, frequency, counting, subject and object markers, and a very solid recognition and reproduction of hiragana and katakana. If you do NOT have all these skills, opt for TV1. We will study Chapters 5 & 6 of the Genki 1 – 3rd edition textbook and workbook. Wednesdays 7-8:15pm.
Note: additional costs – JASO Membership (from $33/yr), Genki 1 3rd edition textbook and workbook (around $65). You must purchase membership AND textbook AND workbook in advance of first class. Learn more about JASO membership here.
NEW FOR FALL 2025
Only available to ALL group class students regardless of level – that’s you if you sign up here – an additional, optional, NEW LEARNING OPPORTUNITY, our LANGUAGE IS CULTURE CORNER. On Zoom, Sensei Natsuko Llewellyn takes us through 4 Cultural Components of Japanese Language, on Mondays at 6:30-7pm as follows:
- September 29 – Meeting People for the First Time
- October 13 – Concepts of the In-Group and the Out-Group
- October 27 – Hierarchy and Speech Style when Addressing People
- November 10 – Variations of Thank You and Sorry
If you’d like to opt in, just select the option button as you sign up for your language course.
Full details available on the class registration website.
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