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Japanese Language Saturday School is for ages 10 and above (including ADULTS). Our Saturday School is designed for students that can speak but can not write Japanese, want to just brush up on their Japanese, or even if they have no experience. We accept all level of proficiency students, regardless of their Japanese Language skill. These classes will be taught by a professional and has a Washington State Teaching License as well as Certification.

We have 6 level classes for: Basic Japanese (LEVEL 1), Basic Japanese 2 (LEVEL 2),  Intermediate 1 (LEVEL 3), Intermediate 2 (Level 4), and Advanced (Level 5&6) Classes.

Course Description

Introduction to understanding, speaking, reading and writing Japanese.  You should be able to communicate basic personal information about yourself, family members, friends, and school.  You will be engaged in simple conversations in order to communicate with a Japanese friend; introduce yourself, ask about others, ask questions about the meaning or translation of Japanese words, and invite someone to various activities such as shopping and eating out in Japanese.  You will also understand basic geographic information about Japan and various elements of the Japanese culture, such as: food, J-POP, and sports.  A special emphasis will be put on mastering Hiragana, some Kanji, as well as basic communicative skills.

PRE-REQUIREMENT: NONE

BASIC CLASS SCHEDULE (LEVEL 1)

Course Description

Continuous from BASIC JAPANESE (LEVEL 1) Class.  Understanding, speaking, reading and writing Japanese.  This class will introduce Katakana and 120 Kanji words.

PRE-REQUIREMENT: Students must be able to read/write all Hiragana words.

Course Description

In Intermediate 1 & 2 Japanese class students who can read and write Hiragana & Katakana, will learn more Kanji to be able to start reading a Japanese book on their own, and will be able to write their own letters & essays in Japanese Language.

PRE-REQUIREMENT: Students must be able to read/write all Hiragana & Katakana words. 

COMPREHENSIVE CLASS SCHEDULE (LEVEL 3)

Course Description

In Intermediate 1 & 2 Japanese class students who can read and write Hiragana & Katakana, will learn more Kanji to be able to start reading a Japanese book on their own, and will be able to write their own letters & essays in Japanese Language.

PRE-REQUIREMENT: Students must be able to read/write all Hiragana & Katakana words. 

COMPREHENSIVE CLASS SCHEDULE (LEVEL 4)

Course Description

Advanced Japanese class is for the students who mastered Hiragana and Katakana, can read/write easy Kanji words. Students will be able to learn more Kanji in this class, and to be able to read/write more difficult sentences that are in Japanese Books.

PRE-REQUIREMENT: Students must be able to read/write all Hiragana & Katakana and must be able to write some kanji.

ADVANCED CLASS SCHEDULE