Course Description

Language of Instruction:English, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese|Category: Japanese: Language Learning

Being able to communicate with potential customers in their own language is key to winning their business.

Japanese ranks right with French, German and Chinese as the language which brings you opportunities for success. Whether you're in business, engineering, manufacturing, research or culture, you will see tremendous benefit by learning Japanese. Here’s why:

• The leading Japanese companies like Sony, Toshiba, Casio, Canon, Honda, Toyota, Mitsubishi, and many others are among the most well-known firms in the world. Hence, the chances of partnering or competing with a Japanese entity or working for one are high.
• The Japanese make up the third largest language user group (almost 10% of the world’s online population) on the Internet, after only English and Chinese speakers. Knowing Japanese can connect you to these people (professionals, friends, businesses).
• Japanese work ethic, business etiquette, and culture is the key to business success in Japan. Language is the window of the culture. Learning Japanese language provides you an insider view of the Japanese culture as well.
• Learning Japanese also helps you in hi-tech sectors like semi-conductors, electronics, gaming, networking, robotics, mechatronics etc. If you are looking to major in any of these or allied fields, you should consider getting starting with Japanese now.

Why this Japanese course?

• You will be able to express what you want not just greetings or the fixed sentences after this course.
• Yan (the course instructor) works in a Japanese company as an interpreter and has taught Japanese face to face and online to primary school students as well as adults.
• You will learn with a comprehensive and well researched training material customized by Yan based on the essence of the commonly used textbooks and Internet materials.
• You will use Japanese to learn Japanese as early as possible. This course will not rely on English as an explanation medium.
• You will experience all rounded intensive learning environment with fun exercises, English to Japanese translation and regular assignments.

About the course instructor:

Yan Lee majored in Japanese and graduated from Jiangsu University in China with bachelor's degree after 4 years’ of rigorous study. She has taught Japanese in high school, in a language training school, 1 to 1 private classes and small group classes (7-10 students). She has taught students ranging from primary school students to adults. She now works with a Japanese company as an interpreter and teaches Japanese online part-time. She lives in Guangzhou, China and speaks English, Japanese and Chinese.

Course outline:

• Class 1: Alphabets (Part 1) Sound and vowels. Memorize the sound in a fast way with order.
• Class 2: Alphabets (Part 2) ka sa ta lines (related vocabulary and greetings.)
• Class 3: Alphabets (Part 3) na ha ma lines greetings (related vocabulary and greetings.)
• Class 4: Alphabets (Part 4)ya ra wa lines greetings. (related vocabulary and greetings.)
• Class 5: Basic grammars: Sentence types and Word order
• Class 6: N-ending sentences. (Part 1 )
• Class 7: N-ending sentences. (Part 2 )
• Class 8: adj-ending sentences. (Part 1 )
• Class 9: adj-ending sentences. (Part 2 )
• Class 10: verb-ending sentences. (Part 1) intransitive verbs. (no particles)
• Class 11: verb-ending sentences. (Part 2) intransitive verbs. (with location particles )
• Class 12: verb-ending sentences. (Part 2).transitive verbs. (with object marker :o)
• Class 13: Special sentences pattern. (Part 1) exist.
• Class 14: Special sentences pattern (Part 2 ) desire, like and dislike. (with particle ga)
• Class 15: Real Japanese conversation with the grammars learnt so far