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Short introduction to the Japanese language and culture in this beginners workshop.
What will we cover?
Greeting, introducing oneself, ordering 5 drinks (numbers 1 to 5)
What will I achieve? By the end of this course you should be able to...
- say your name and ask someone else for theirs - greet someone - order five different drinks in a café
What level is the course and do I need any particular skills?
Complete beginners.
How will I be taught, and will there be any work outside the class?
The session will be interactive. You will be encouraged to actively participate in pairs and group activities, to repeat words and sentences in Japanese and engage in a discovery activity.
Are there any other costs? Is there anything I need to bring?
Kiyomi started teaching Japanese in 2002. Since then, she has taught Japanese in the adult education sector at the various institutions and universities. She joined City Lit in 2013 and she has been teaching at all levels, from Beginners to Advanced classes. She is also working as a writer for a Japanese free paper where she writes about cultural information for Japanese people. She enjoys working both as a language teacher and a writer, as she likes to deepen her understanding of Japanese in its basic form, as well as developing her use of the language creatively. She’d like to spread her passion for the Japanese language to learners and believes that learning about a different cultural perspective is just as important and enjoyable as learning about the language itself.
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We’re sorry. We don’t have a bio ready for the tutor of this class at the moment, but we’re working on it! Watch this space.
Please note: We reserve the right to change our tutors from those advertised. This happens rarely, but if it does, we are unable to refund fees due to this. Our tutors may have different teaching styles; however we guarantee a consistent quality of teaching in all our courses.
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