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Affordable Japanese Pre-Intermediate 2 Course in Sydney CBD with small classes! Advance your conversational proficiency over 10 weeks with free materials.

Japanese for Pre-Intermediate 2

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Location: Sydney Language Solutions

Cost:

$320 + GST = $352 for 8-week course + Free Training materials *10% OFF if enrol and pay 2 weeks in advance!!!

Duration: 2 hours per lesson, 8 weeks

Upcoming class: 26 November 2024

Upcoming class: 14 January 2025

Class Size: 5-8

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by slson 1 April 2015in Japanese Course

Course description

SLS offers a 16-hour Japanese Pre-Intermediate 2 Course for students who have completed Beginners 1 and 2 and Pre-Intermediate 1. Available at our convenient Sydney CBD location during weeknights or weekends, 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 60 – 100 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.

Upcoming class:

10% off if you pay 2 weeks in advance!!!

No class to suit you? Please JOIN the waiting list and we’ll notify you when a new class is scheduled or if a place becomes available.

Textbook:

1. Japanese for Busy People (Kana Version) – Lesson 1 to 8 – published by Association for Japanese Language Teaching
2. Genky Japanese

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

Please Note:

The enrollment 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 enrollment or still offer the course for 4 students with a slightly higher tuition fee with your agreement.

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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: Ayano Kishi

Ayano has majored in Applied Linguistics for her BA and MA, and has worked as a language teacher in Japan and Sydney. She has an extensive teaching experience including from beginner to advanced classes and corporate trainings. She has a genuine interest in language itself and loves analysing the way language works in establishing communication in a various contexts. She also has a great understanding in 'Second Language Acquisition' which explains how our brain processes language learning as a grownup. This enables her to design her lessons effective and help students to achieve their goals in the fastest and the most fun way. She believes that language learning is not just acquiring a skill but a social activity which connects individuals to the new world and she enjoys being a part of her students' journey.

Teacher: Mizuki Kayanuma

I am currently in the Bachelor of Arts (Major in Japanese & Minor in Chinese) with Bachelor of Education (Secondary) at Macquarie University. I have been teaching HSC format Japanese continuous, extension, and heritage level as well as a university student who has taken Japanese as their major in a private tutor. I will try my best to listen to individual students' feedback and point outs about my classes, I want to create the most joyful class with all the students.

Student Testimonials

“Our trainer, Ayano us very patient with us.” (Jose, Japanese Pre-Int 2 Student, July 2020 Session)

“I liked the direct interactions between classmates and trainer. Will definitely join the new course.” (Japanese Pre-Int 2 Student, July 2020 Session)

“Good pace” (Japanese Pre-Int 2 Student, July 2020 Session)

“The learning environment is great.” (Japanese Pre-Int 2 Student, October 2019 Session)

“Ayano is very good. We had many conversation practice.” (Samantha, Japanese Pre-Int 2 Student, October 2019 Session)

“Ayano is a fantastic teacher and I always enjoy her classes. Ayano explains grammar really well and is always very engaging.” (Michael, Japanese Pre-Int 2 Student, October 2019 Session)

“I loved that he was to answering questions about observations that I had and in class work.” (Japanese Pre-Int 2 Student, November 2018 Session)

“Very engaging and fun.” (Matthew, Japanese Pre-Int 2 Student, November 2018 Session)

“Great work and activities. Very happy and supportive environment.” (Laura, Japanese Pre-Int 2 Student, November 2018 Session)

“An eye-opener. Thank you so much for teaching me.” (Vadim, Japanese Pre-Int 2 Student, November 2018 Session)

“Good environment and vibe.” (Ricky, Japanese Pre-Int 2 Student, November 2018 Session)

“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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