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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.
** 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: 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.
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