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** This class will be held at the TLC main office at 220 French Landing, Nashville, TN * This class begins July 17 and ends Sept 11 Instructor: Naoko Takeda Objective: Learners in this class will be introduced to a very basic repertoire of words and simple phrases related to personal details and concrete situations. Practice will focus on asking and answering questions within the topics of greetings/introductions, friends and family, and personal details (where one lives, etc.) and becoming familiar with Japanese sentence structure, word order and particles in basic statement/question sentences by listening to and engaging in simple dialogues. The instructor will share personal examples of Japanese culture and customs and guide learners in cultural exploration.
* This class begins July 16 and ends Sept 10 Instructor: Naoko Takeda Objective: Learners in this class will build on skills developed during the Beginner 1-6 levels. 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., going to a picnic, comments about food, business trip, etc.). The instructor will continue to guide the learners in cultural exploration within these topics