Join us and let's study and practice Japanese together in conversation, led by Hiromi Lathrop. Hiromi is a qualified Japanese language instructor with over 11 years teaching experience. These classes are in-person, in downtown Salem on Wednesdays from September 24 to November 12, 8 weeks, 75-minute classes, 10 hours contact time.
Class TV1 is for absolute beginners - You may have done a little Duolingo or looked online, or even bought a book. But you've never studied in a formal, consistent manner before. You aren't able to express basic structures.
We will study Chapters 1 & 2 of Genki 1 textbook. Wednesdays 5:30 - 6:45pm.
Class TV3 is for improving beginners especially those who have studied TV1 and TV2 with us. If you are new with us, you should have an understanding of present and past tenses, time, frequency, counting, subject and object markers, and a very solid recognition and reproduction of hiragana and katakana. If you do NOT have all these skills, opt for TV1.
We will study Chapters 5 & 6 of the Genki 1 - 3rd edition textbook and workbook. Wednesdays 7-8:15pm.
Note: additional costs - JASO Membership (from $33/yr) https://jaso.org/individual-membership, Genki 1 3rd edition textbook and workbook (around $65). You must purchase membership AND textbook AND workbook in advance of first class.
NEW FOR FALL 2025 - Only available to ALL group class students regardless of level - that's you if you sign up here - an additional, optional, NEW LEARNING OPPORTUNITY, our LANGUAGE IS CULTURE CORNER. On Zoom, Sensei Natsuko Llewellyn takes us through 4 Cultural Components of Japanese Language, on Mondays at 6:30-7pm as follows:
September 29 - Meeting People for the First Time
October 13 - Concepts of the In-Group and the Out-Group
October 27 - Hierarchy and Speech Style when Addressing People
November 10 - Variations of Thank You and Sorry
If you'd like to opt in, just select the option button as you sign up for your language course.
Refund Policy
Course will run with minimum 4 students signing up. If course does not run, 100% of fees refunded. Cancellation after September 15, no refund if your cancellation causes numbers to drop below 4 in total. 50% refund otherwise. Refund processed after classes start. We will communicate with you as sign-up windows close regarding number of sign-ups.
Call 503-552-8813 if you are NOT 18+ and want to register. We understand business people sometimes have work commitments that cause them to miss class. Many students end up missing 1 or 2 classes because of work commitments. We price these classes affordably to take this into consideration. We do not give refunds because “work became busy”.
