Affordable Japanese Intermediate 1 Course in Sydney CBD with small classes! Learn higher level conversational skills over 10 weeks with free materials.

Japanese for Intermediate 1

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Location: Sydney Language Solutions

Cost:

$335 + GST = $368.50 for 8-week course + Free Training materials

Duration: 8 weeks, 1 lesson per week

Upcoming class: 06 November 2024

Upcoming class: 16 January 2025

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by slson 12 December 2014in Japanese Course

Course description

SLS offers a 16-hour Japanese Intermediate 1 Course for the development higher-level conversational proficiency. Available at our convenient Sydney CBD location during weeknights, our course is ideal for those who work full time. All language courses come with free training materials and you’ll enjoy our small class sizes for a great interactive learning experience. Upon completion, you’ll also receive a Certificate of Participation.

Who should join this class?

Learners who have finished 120 – 160 hours of learning Japanese.
Learners understand Japanese characters, can write Japanese words and make conversations in Japanese.
Learners want to learn more verbs, noun, vocabulary and improve in sentence structure and fluency.

What’s special about this course?

The fee includes:

Teaching materials (Handouts)
Free access and use of Japanese materials (books, CDs, video, tapes) and newspaper at the school library ANYTIME DURING THE SCHOOL OPENING HOURS.
Free access to Japanese language exchange program at Sydney Language Solutions
Free newsletter to inform the learners about any Sydney-based activities relating to Japanese language learning.

Interested in this course? Please JOIN the waiting list and we’ll notify you when a new class is scheduled or if a place becomes available.

Textbook: 1. Genky Japanese

2. Japanese for Busy People

For information about the book, please visit http://www.ajalt.org/e/publications/i_information_e.html

Please Note:

The enrolment fee must be paid at least one week in advance of the course commencement date.
All classes need a minimum of 5 students to go ahead.
If your course does not have enough students, it will be cancelled and you will be informed via SMS or email two days before the starting date. Alternatively, we may re-schedule the course to get more enrolment or still offer the course for 4 students with a slightly higher tuition fee with your agreement.

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Teacher: Toshiro Osaka

Toshiro was awarded his PhD in Philosophy from Macquarie University in 2014. His PhD project involved translating a Latin text into English, which has never been translated into a modern language. Prior to his PhD, he completed his Master’s degree in Humanities at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. He also earned his Bachelor’s degree in Russian from the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies.

Teaching Experience:

Toshiro is a native speaker of Japanese and also fluent in both English and German. Before coming to Sydney to pursue his PhD, he held a position of German lecturer in Open Academy at the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. He also has extensive experience in learning different languages (English, German, French, Italian, Russian, Czech, Latin, and Ancient Greek). Based on these experiences, he has taught many languages as a private tutor to students of different ages: teaching Japanese to a German student; German, Russian, and English to Japanese students. All these experiences have contributed to his development of effective language learning strategies.

Teacher: Toshiko Jackson

M.A. in Asian Studies that includes Advanced Studies for teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language, Graduate Diploma in Applied Linguistics, Graduate Diploma in Japanese Applied Linguistics, Diploma in Education and BA in Arts. (All postgraduate degrees are from Monash University.) She has a publication in “Australia Language Matters”, ANU, on teaching methods in Japanese. Her M.A. thesis (32,000 words) was on Japanese corporate management and its car manufacturers’ overseas activities. It earned H.D. at Monash University.

Toshiko Jackson has been teaching Japanese language and culture in Australia for 26 years. She has taught in schools, coaching colleges, TAFEs, universities and corporate courses in Sydney and Melbourne in part time, full time and casual roles. Also, Toshiko has taught all Stages of HSC, Business Japanese for 4 Japanese multi-nationals’ training courses, the University of Sydney and RMIT. She taught for the Japanese Proficiency Tests, Levels 1 to 4. She was the Depart Coordinator of L.O.T.E. and Japanese Course Coordinator for the Certificate IV at Language Centre, Holmesglen Institute of TAFE, Melbourne for 7 years until the end of 2000. Additionally she was an interpreter and worked for translation in Melbourne for a few years. She migrated from Japan to Australia 31 years ago.

Teacher: Manami

My name is Manami and I have taught more than 90 students in 7 years. I love teaching and I have taught various classes such as courses of HSC, JLPT, Everyday conversation and Grammar-writing with various levels from 0 beginners to advanced. During my lessons, I always focus on speaking a lot for your next trip to Japan to talk with native Japanese! I would like to support your goal. Let’s study Japanese together with fun!!

Student Testimonials

“Small class which allows more discussion/practice.” (Japanese Intermediate 1 Student, March 2019 Intake)

“Very fun and informative.” (Laura, Japanese Intermediate 1 Student, March 2019 Intake)

“Naoya was very engaging and he was great.” (Matthew, Japanese Intermediate 1 Student, March 2019 Intake)

“The tutor was always positive and helpful and really made me love the language. The introduction to kanji was very interesting. But I loved everything else too. This course was fantastic! I learnt so much! Naoya answered all our questions well and was happy to help me understand. The tasks were interesting and fun.” (Hanan, Japanese Intermediate 1 Student, March 2019 Intake)

“The course material is very informative and well prepared. Tutor has very good teacher experience and knowlege.” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, May-July 2014 Session)

“I liked the variety of study materials in the class. Not just handouts but we also learnt songs and given Japanese articles to look at.” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, September-November 2012 Session)

“The teacher was fantastic! Her enthusiasm was so much fun.” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, September-November 2012 Session)

“Toshiko was knowledgeable and passionate about Japanese. Her enthusiasm and education make the course very pleasant.” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, July-September 2012 Session)

“Toshiko is very professional and knowledgeable. The overall course structure is good! ” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, July-September2012 Session)

“I like the relaxed nature of the class and class participation. Toshiko is wonderful! :)” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, July-September 2012 Session)

“Small class size; the course was paced pretty well, any more faster and I would have felt lost.” (Japanese Beginner 2 Student, June-August 2012 Session)

“Sensei Toshiko is a native speaker and has many years of experience. She is friendly and made sure to include a variety of activities. She also provided a variety of useful handouts from different sources.” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, March-May 2012 Session)

“Toshiko Jackson is a very engaging teacher. I like listening to her experiences and her classes are very challenging.” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, March-May 2012 Session)

“I would like to let you know that Ms. Chie Shattel was an exceptional teacher and she really helped me in learning the language before I had to go and answering the many questions that I had in regards to terms etc that will be useful to me in Japan. She is a very good teacher and a nice lady aswell, I am very grateful to you and to her for having me in the class, I really enjoyed it and am sorry I could not complete the rest of the course.” (Joe McKenzie, February-April 2012 Session)

“I have enjoyed the course and need to study more. The course is quite good value for money. The teacher is very good and gives a lot of attention and time for students. She is also knowledgeable and patient.” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, April-June 2011 Session)

“Chie is a great teacher to teach Japanese” (Japanese Beginner 1 Student, 2010 Session)

“I am finding the Japanese course very interesting and hope to complete this course and go onto part 2 as soon as possible. I think the teacher covers a large amount of learning material in the 2 hours of the class and does a great job of giving the class as much information as possible in the time available. I am really enjoying the Japanese for beginners course, I find Katsumi to be a very good teacher. I would recommend the course to anybody wanting to learn Japanese.” (Steve, Japanese Beginners 1)

“Thank you for the excellent private Japanese tutoring at Sydney Language Solutions! My tutors were well qualified, extremely helpful, and great teachers. I learnt Japanese faster than I thought was possible, thanks to their excellent teaching methods. The admin staffs were also extremely friendly and helpful.” (Sandra, Japanese Beginners)

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