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** This class will be held at 193 Polk Ave, Suite D, (2nd floor), Nashville, TN.Objective: In this class, students may study different tasks depending on their calligraphy experience and level. Students we will build on basic handwriting skills acquired in Beginner 1. Practice will focus on accurate writing of hiragana, katakana, and N5 kanji, as well as techniques for Japanese pen and brush writing, kaisho script(楷書), and knowledge of Japanese culture and customs. Learners will improve their knowledge and skills in Japanese writing and gain confidence in handwriting as they learn pen and brush skills. Learners who take this course over several semesters or who already have some previous experience will learn gyosho script(semi-cursive style, 行書) as a developmental study, based on their level of skill.
While we accept registrations up to week two for a confirmed class, please enroll by September 23. This is when class confirmation/cancellation decisions are made, and your registration can make a difference. Objective: Learners in this class will build on skills developed during Winter, Spring, and Summer classes. Practice will focus on basic expression, description, and interacting with others by creating simple sentences and asking appropriate follow-up questions for personal topics (e.g., personality, daily routine) as well as societal topics (e.g., activities, invitations and trips).
** This class will be held at 193 Polk Ave, Suite D, (2nd floor), Nashville, TN.While we accept registrations up to week two for a confirmed class, please enroll by September 23. This is when class confirmation/cancellation decisions are made, and your registration can make a difference. Objective: This course is the first class for Japanese for true beginners. Learners in this class will develop basic skills in three main areas of Japanese language competency—listening, reading, and speaking with level-appropriate precision, fluency, and complexity for your very first course. During this term, writing, another area of competency, is limited to writing your own name in カタカナ (katakana) as well as completing tasks at the end of each chapter. This way, our main task is focused more on oral communication. The instructor will share personal examples of Japanese culture/customs and guide learners in cultural exploration.
** This class will be held at LEIC, Law Enforcement Innovation Center 1201 Oak Ridge Turnpike Suite 101 Oak Ridge, TN 37830While we accept registrations up to week two for a confirmed class, please enroll by September 23. This is when class confirmation/cancellation decisions are made, and your registration can make a difference. Objective: This course is the first class for Japanese for true beginners. Learners in this class will develop basic skills in three main areas of Japanese language competency—listening, reading, and speaking with level-appropriate precision, fluency, and complexity for your very first course. During this term, writing, another area of competency, is limited to writing your own name in カタカナ (katakana) as well as completing tasks at the end of each chapter. This way, our main task is focused more on oral communication. The instructor will share personal examples of Japanese culture/customs and guide learners in cultural exploration.
While we accept registrations up to week two for a confirmed class, please enroll by September 23. This is when class confirmation/cancellation decisions are made, and your registration can make a difference. Objective: This course is the first class for Japanese for true beginners. Learners in this class will develop basic skills in three main areas of Japanese language competency—listening, reading, and speaking with level-appropriate precision, fluency, and complexity for your very first course. During this term, writing, another area of competency, is limited to writing your own name in カタカナ (katakana) as well as completing tasks at the end of each chapter. This way, our main task is focused more on oral communication. The instructor will share personal examples of Japanese culture/customs and guide learners in cultural exploration.
** This class will be held at 193 Polk Ave, Suite D, (2nd floor), Nashville, TN.While we accept registrations up to week two for a confirmed class, please enroll by September 23. This is when class confirmation/cancellation decisions are made, and your registration can make a difference. Objective: This course is the 2nd sequence of Japanese for true beginners. Learners in this class will deepen your knowledge and skills that you acquired in the previous course. Students main goal for this class is to develop basic skills of the four main areas of Japanese language competency—listening, reading, writing, and speaking with level-appropriate precision, fluency, and complexity for your first year of studying (please note that your goal this time includes writing). The instructor will guide learners in cultural exploration of daily life in Japan such description of food, housing, time schedule, routines, and planning.
While we accept registrations up to week two for a confirmed class, please enroll by September 23. This is when class confirmation/cancellation decisions are made, and your registration can make a difference. Objective: This course is the 2nd sequence of Japanese for true beginners. Learners in this class will deepen your knowledge and skills that you acquired in the previous course. Students main goal for this class is to develop basic skills of the four main areas of Japanese language competency—listening, reading, writing, and speaking with level-appropriate precision, fluency, and complexity for your first year of studying (please note that your goal this time includes writing). The instructor will guide learners in cultural exploration of daily life in Japan such description of food, housing, time schedule, routines, and planning.
While we accept registrations up to week two for a confirmed class, please enroll by September 23. This is when class confirmation/cancellation decisions are made, and your registration can make a difference. Objective: This course is the 3rd sequence of Japanese for true beginners. Learners in this class will deepen your knowledge and skills that you acquired in the previous course. Students’ main goal for this class is to develop basic skills of the four main areas of Japanese language competency—listening, reading, writing, and speaking with level-appropriate precision, fluency, and complexity for your first year of studying (please note that your goal this time includes writing). This course includes describing daily and weekly routines, discussing hobbies and preferences, expressing abilities and proficiency, identifying business hours, describing buildings and facilities, giving directions, and making plans for activities and special events. The instructor will guide learners in exploring daily life and culture in Japan, including food, housing, schedules, routines, leisure activities, places and facilities, and social customs related to making plans and inviting others to events.
** This class will be held at 193 Polk Ave, Suite D, (2nd floor), Nashville, TN.While we accept registrations up to week two for a confirmed class, please enroll by September 23. This is when class confirmation/cancellation decisions are made, and your registration can make a difference. Objective: Learners in this class will build on skills developed during Beginner 1 and 2. Practice will focus on interacting with others using a mixture of words, phrases, simple sentences, and questions on the topics of weather/seasons, family, occupations, and towns/cities. Learners will become more confident in exchanging specific information such as dates, time and the location of an event. Learners first get used to the basic sentence structures then gradually add the variations of what they can describe within the topics. They will be able to convey their thoughts and describe non-objects such as future events. The instructor will guide learners in cultural exploration of seasonal events and cultural customs observed in Japan throughout the year.
** This class will be held at 193 Polk Ave, Suite D, (2nd floor), Nashville, TN.While we accept registrations up to week two for a confirmed class, please enroll by September 23. This is when class confirmation/cancellation decisions are made, and your registration can make a difference. Objective: Learners in this class will build on skills developed during Beginner 1, 2 and 3. Practice will focus on interacting with others using a mixture of words, phrases and simple sentences and questions related to areas of immediate relevance such as basic personal information, shopping, geography, and employment. Learners will gain confidence while talking about more complex subjects such as learning about foreign cultures and visiting new places for the first time. The instructor will continue to guide the learners in cultural exploration.
** This class will be held at 193 Polk Ave, Suite D, (2nd floor), Nashville, TN.While we accept registrations up to week two for a confirmed class, please enroll by September 23. This is when class confirmation/cancellation decisions are made, and your registration can make a difference. Objective: Learners in this class will build on skills developed during Beginner 1, 2, 3 and 4. Practice will focus on basic expression, description, and interacting with others by creating simple sentences and asking appropriate follow-up questions for personal topic (e.g., self-introduction and family) as well as societal topics (e.g., greetings, seasons, and weather, town, and directions). The instructor will continue to guide the learners in cultural exploration.
** This class will be held at 193 Polk Ave, Suite D, (2nd floor), Nashville, TN.While we accept registrations up to week two for a confirmed class, please enroll by September 23. This is when class confirmation/cancellation decisions are made, and your registration can make a difference. Objective: Learners in this class will build on skills developed during Beginner 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Practice will focus on basic expression, description, and interacting with others by creating simple sentences and asking appropriate follow-up questions for personal topic (e.g., experience learning a world language and another culture) as well as societal topics (e.g., making plan to go out with friends, invite someone, telling suggestion or reason, etc.). The instructor will continue to guide the learners in cultural exploration within those topics.
** This class will be held at Law Enforcement Innovation Center (LEIC) 1201 Oak Ridge Turnpike Suit 101 Oak Ridge, TN 37830While we accept registrations up to week two for a confirmed class, please enroll by September 23. This is when class confirmation/cancellation decisions are made, and your registration can make a difference. Objective: Learners in this class will build on skills developed during Beginner 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Practice will focus on basic expression, description, and interacting with others by creating simple sentences and asking appropriate follow-up questions for personal topic (e.g., experience learning a world language and another culture) as well as societal topics (e.g., making plan to go out with friends, invite someone, telling suggestion or reason, etc.). The instructor will continue to guide the learners in cultural exploration within those topics.
While we accept registrations up to week two for a confirmed class, please enroll by September 23. This is when class confirmation/cancellation decisions are made, and your registration can make a difference. Objective: Learners in this class will build on skills developed during Beginner 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. Practice will focus on basic expression, description, and interacting with others by creating simple sentences and asking appropriate follow-up questions for personal topic (e.g., experience learning a world language and another culture) as well as societal topics (e.g., making plan to go out with friends, invite someone, telling suggestion or reason, etc.). The instructor will continue to guide the learners in cultural exploration within those topics.
* This class will be held at Law Enforcement Innovation Center (LEIC) 1201 Oak Ridge Turnpike Suite 101 Oak Ridge, TN 37830While we accept registrations up to week two for a confirmed class, please enroll by September 23. This is when class confirmation/cancellation decisions are made, and your registration can make a difference. Objective: Learners in this class will build on skills developed during the Beginner 1-6 and Explorer 1 levels. Learners on this course will further develop the speaking, listening, reading and writing skills they have developed in the previous courses. During this course, learners will focus on different aspects of life in Japan such as one’s health and the habits for physical well-being, read and answer the questionnaire and present the results, etc.as well as societal topics (e.g., wedding, celebration, and gift giving customs). The instructor will continue to guide the learners in cultural exploration within those topics.
While we accept registrations up to week two for a confirmed class, please enroll by September 23. This is when class confirmation/cancellation decisions are made, and your registration can make a difference. Objective: Learners in this class will build on skills developed during the Beginner 1-6 and Explorer 1-6 levels. Students will gradually challenge themselves to share new information they learn from reading and listening to others. They will begin to tell their personal stories in longer and more detailed passages as they explore new places to visit, plan a trip and describe a tourist destination, and reflect on ecological habits and lifestyles.
** This class will be held at 193 Polk Ave, Suite D, (2nd floor), Nashville, TN.While we accept registrations up to week two for a confirmed class, please enroll by September 23. This is when class confirmation/cancellation decisions are made, and your registration can make a difference. Objective: This course continues from Japanese Independent Mid 2 and supports learners progressing within the B1 (Intermediate) level of the JF Standard for Japanese Language Education. The semester begins with a brief review of the final A2/B1 topic, followed by Marugoto Intermediate 1 (Topic 1). At the intermediate level, Can-Do objectives expand across five language activities: listening, conversation, extended speaking, reading, and writing. Students work toward greater independence by organizing ideas more clearly, speaking at greater length, and adjusting language according to context and relationships.
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