Fall Semester 2010 Sept 15 - Dec 16 Weekday Evening & Saturday Courses (12 levels) Prep Courses for JLPT (Levels N2-N5) Sept 16 - Nov 24 (2 hours x 10 weeks) Now offering the courses for Fall 2010 Language House provides the following 12-level Japanese courses for beginner, intermediate and advanced students in the fall semester, starting from September 15th through December 16th in 2010. We will also offer the Preparation Courses for Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), Levels N2-N5 this semester. The average number of students is five for each class, with no more than nine. Classes fill up quickly and we recommend that you register early to obtain the class of your choice. Tuition for Regular Courses 21 hour courses $375 • Japanese Level 1 (Beginner) • Japanese Level 2 (Beginner) • Japanese Level 3 (Advanced Beginner) • Japanese Level 4-A (Advanced Beginner) • Japanese Level 4-B (Advanced Beginner) • Japanese Level 5 (Advanced Beginner) • Japanese Level 6 (Pre-intermediate) • Japanese Level 7 (Pre-intermediate) • Japanese Level 8 (Pre-intermediate) • Comprehensive Review Course of Japanese for Busy People I, II, III (Intermediate) • Japanese Intermediate: Conversation and Grammar (Intermediate) • Japanese Literature and Society I (Pre-advanced) • Japanese Business and Economy (Advanced) • Japanese Literature and Society II (Advanced) • Preparation Course for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level N5 (Advanced-beginner) • Preparation Course for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level N4 (Intermediate) • Preparation Course for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level N3 (High-intermediate) • Preparation Course for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level N2 (Pre-advanced) Notice: Class offerings and schedule subject to change. Please check out our website, www.languagehouse-nyc.com or give us a call. All textbooks for beginners and intermediate classes are available at Language House without tax. Japanese for Busy People, Vol. I (Revised 3rd Edition), Kodansha International Press. ($27) Japanese for Busy People, Vol. II (Revised 3rd Edition), Kodansha International Press. ($29) Japanese for Busy People, Vol. III (Revised 3rd Edition), Kodansha International Press. ($32) Basic Kanji Book, Vol. I, Bonjinsha Co., Ltd. ($39) Shin Nihongo no Chukyu, Text Book, 3A Network Co. ($43) Shin Nihongo no Chukyu, Grammatical Notes in English, 3A Network Co. ($23) Textbooks will not be used in advanced classes. All necessary materials will be handed out in class. Japanese Level 1 (Beginner) Select this course Saturday 10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. September 18 – December 11. No class on November 27. (21 hours of instruction) Tuition: $375 An introductory Japanese course for students with no prior experience of Japanese. Students will learn basic conversational skills, simple sentence structures and vocabulary in a cultural context. Elementary skills covered include greetings; introductions; how to tell time including day, date and year; counting numbers up to one million; asking for price and other information in shopping; and how to speak about basic transportation. Hiragana, the basic Japanese syllabary, will be introduced. Text: Japanese for Busy People, Vol. I (3rd Edition), Lesson 1-7. Japanese Level 2 (Beginner) Select this course Saturday 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. September 18 – December 11. No class on November 27. (21 hours of instruction) Tuition: $375 An elementary Japanese course for students with some knowledge of Japanese. In this session, students will learn structures and expressions used to describe the location of things or people, everyday actions, and the characteristics of things and people. We will practice how to make an order at a restaurant, talk on the phone, invite people to an event, offer help to someone, and accept or turn down invitations and offers. Around twenty verbs and thirty adjectives will be introduced. In addition to hiragana, students will learn katakana, the other basic Japanese syllabary. Text: Japanese for Busy People, Vol. I (3rd Edition) Lesson 8 - 16. Japanese Level 3 (Advanced Beginner) Select this course Thursday 4:00 – 5:45 p.m. September 16 – December 9. (21 hours of instruction) Tuition: $375 An elementary Japanese course for students with some knowledge of Japanese. In this session, students will learn structures and expressions used to make a request, ask permission to do something, forbid someone from doing something, talk about action in progress, talk about someone's preference, ability and desire. The main grammatical points include the verb conjugation called 'te-form', 'nai-form' and 'tai-form'. Students will practice reading and writing sentences using hiragana and katakana. Text: Japanese for Busy People, Vol. I (3rd Edition) Lesson 17 – 25. Japanese Level 4-A (Advanced Beginner) Select this course Monday 6:15 – 8:00 p.m. September 20 – December 13. No class on October 11. (21 hours of instruction) Tuition: $375 This course is designed to provide learners who have mastered basic grammar and vocabulary introduced in Japanese for Busy People, Volume I or equivalent beginner textbooks. Students will review the whole contents of Japanese for Busy People I for the first half of the course. Then we will learn structures and expressions used to making comparisons, asking preference and soliciting suggestions, and getting information and advice. Approximately 40 kanji will be introduced. Students should be able to recognize hiragana and katakana. Text: Japanese for Busy People, Vol II (Revised 3rd Edition) Lesson 1 – 5. Basic Kanji Book I, Lesson 1- 3. Japanese Level 4-B (Advanced Beginner) Select this course Saturday 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. September 18 – December 11. No class on November 27. (21 hours of instruction) Tuition: $375 This course is designed to provide learners who have mastered basic grammar and vocabulary introduced in Japanese for Busy People, Volume I or equivalent beginner textbooks. Students will review the whole contents of Japanese for Busy People I for the first half of the course. Then we will learn structures and expressions used to making comparisons, asking preference and soliciting suggestions, and getting information and advice. Approximately 40 kanji will be introduced. Students should be able to recognize hiragana and katakana. Text: Japanese for Busy People Vol. II (Revised 3rd Edition), Lesson 1 – 5. Basic Kanji Book I, Lesson 1- 3. Japanese Level 5 (Advanced Beginner) Select this course Tuesday 4:00 – 5:45 p.m. September 21 – December 7 (21 hours of instruction) Tuition: $375 This course is designed to provide learners who have mastered basic grammar and vocabulary with an opportunity to develop their speaking and reading ability. We will be studying structures and expressions used to express a sequence of events, describing a change in state, direct and indirect quotation, form modifying clauses, giving reasons, expressing volition, expressing uncertainty. Students should be able to recognize approximately 40 kanji. Text: Japanese for Busy People, Vol. II (3rd Edition) Lesson 6 – 10. Basic Kanji Book, Vol. I, Lesson 4 - 6 Japanese Level 6 (Pre-intermediate) Select this course Wednesday 6:15 - 8:00 p.m. September 22 – December 15. No class on November 24. (21 hours of instruction) Tuition: $375 This course is designed to provide learners who have mastered basic grammar and vocabulary with an opportunity to develop their speaking and reading ability. We will be studying structures and expressions used to make hypothetical sentences, make conditional statements, speak natural or habitual results, express necessity and certainty, express impressions and supposition, and describe continuous changes. Students should be able to recognize approximately 100 kanji. Text: Japanese for Busy People, Vol. II (3rd Edition), Lesson 11 – 15. Basic Kanji Book, Vol. I, Lesson 7 – 9. Japanese Level 7 (Pre-intermediate) Select this course Monday 6:15 – 8:00 p.m. September 20 – December 13. No class on October 11. (21 hours of instruction) Tuition: $375 This course is designed to provide pre-intermediate learners with an opportunity to develop their speaking and reading ability. We will be studying structures and expressions used to nominalize sentences, express purpose and intention, state decisions, and make suggestions based on supposition. The uses of passive, causative and causative-passive structures will be studied. Students should be able to recognize approximately 150 kanji. Text: Japanese for Busy People, Vol. III (3rd Edition), Lesson 1 - 5. Basic Kanji Book, Vol. I, Lesson 10 - 13. Japanese Level 8 (Pre-intermediate) Select this course We are sorry that this course is not offered in Fall 2010. Please wait for the next semester, Winter/Spring 2011, starting from mid January. Tuition: $375 This course is designed to provide pre-intermediate learners with an opportunity to develop their speaking and reading ability. The various uses of honorific and humble expressions (keigo) will be introduced and practiced in social contexts. Students will also learn casual expressions. We will focus on communicative skills used to give commands, make a complaint, make and respond to apologies, and express gratitude. Students should be able to recognize approximately 200 kanji. Text: Japanese for Busy People, Vol. III (3rd Edition), Lesson 6 - 10. Basic Kanji Book, Vol. I, Lesson 14 - 17. Comprehensive Review Course of Japanese for Busy People I, II, III (Intermediate) Select this course Saturday 1:00 – 2:45 p.m. September 18 – December 11. No class on November 27. (21 hours of instruction) Tuition: $375 This is a course to review the whole contents of �gJapanese for Busy People I, II and III�h (Revised 3rd Edition). Students will also learn various speech functions and vocabulary from another textbook �gGenki II.�h We will practice useful expression which are frequently used by native Japanese speakers in formal and informal social situations. Students should recognize approximately 200 kanji. The level of this course is appropriate for students who will take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (Nihongo Noryoku Shiken), Level N4 and N5. Text: Japanese for Busy People Vol. I, II, III (3rd Edition) Kodansha International Press. Genki II, The Japan Times Japanese Intermediate: Conversation and Grammar (Intermediate) Select this course Wednesday 6:15 - 8:00 p.m. September 22 – December 15. No class on November 24. (21 hours of instruction) Tuition: $375 The main goal of this course is to enhance accuracy as well as fluency in speaking Japanese in social context. Students will practice useful expression which are frequently used by native Japanese speakers in formal and informal social situations. We will also focus on grammatical points taught at the intermediate level. Students should recognize approximately 300 kanji. The level of this course is appropriate for students who will take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level N3 and N4. Text: Shin Nihongo no Chukyu (Main Volume) 3A Network Corporation. Japanese Literature and Society I (Pre-advanced) Select this course Wednesday 6:30 – 8:15 p.m. September 15 – December 8. No class on November 24. (21 hours of instruction) Tuition: $375 An introductory course on Japanese literature and society. Students will read essays, short novels and magazine articles to learn advanced grammar, complex sentence structures and deepen their understanding of Japanese culture and society. In this semester, we will use a textbook "Intermediate Japanese J501 –from Intermediate to Advanced�h (3A Network Corporation). We will also do grammar and sentence pattern practice at the level of the JLTP, Level 3 and 2. All necessary materials will be handed out in class. Students should be able to recognize at least 500 kanji. The level of this course is appropriate for students who will take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level N3 and N2. Japanese Business and Economy (Advanced) Select this course Tuesday 6:15 – 8:00 p.m. September 21 – December 7. (21 hours of instruction) Tuition: $375 A directed reading course followed by discussion on current business topics based on materials from primary Japanese sources including the Nihon Keizai Shimbun (Nikkei), the Asahi Shimbun and other leading business publications. NHK business news, interviews and dramas are used along with word lists. All materials will be handed out in class. Students should be able to recognize at least 1,000 kanji. The level of this course is appropriate for students who will take or have passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level N1. Japanese Literature and Society II (Advanced) Select this course Thursday 6:15 – 8:00 p.m. September 23 – December 16. (21 hours of instruction) Tuition: $375 A directed reading course on cultural and societal issues focusing on Japan today, coupled with selected readings from current and historical novels and magazine articles, allows students to broaden their perspective on Japan. In this semester, we will read �gRyu wa Nemuru (Sleeping Dragon)�h by Miyuki Miyabe (1991). In addition, DVD of TV news and dramas are used to know what is going on in the current Japanese society. Students should be able to recognize at least 1,000 kanji. The level of this course is appropriate for students who will take or have passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level N1. Preparation Course for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level N5 (Advanced-beginner) Select this course Friday 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. September 17 – November 19. (20 hours of instruction) Tuition: $375 This course is designed for learners who want to prepare for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level N5 to be held this December. In this new JLPT system starting this year, Level N5 is equivalent to Level 4 of the test until 2009. Strategic skills for the grammar, vocabulary, kanji and listening sections of the Test will be introduced and practiced. Applicants are required to have completed an advanced-beginners course of Japanese language or to have reached a similar level. They should recognize at least 50 kanji before starting this course. The tuition includes a material fee ($15). Preparation Course for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level N4 (Intermediate) Select this course Saturday 12:00 - 2:00 p.m. September 18 – November 20. (20 hours of instruction) Tuition: $375 This course is designed for learners who want to prepare for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level N4 to be held this December. In this new JLPT system starting this year, Level N4 is equivalent to Level 3 of the test until 2009. Strategic skills for the grammar, vocabulary, kanji and listening sections of the Test will be introduced and practiced. Applicants are required to have completed an intermediate course of Japanese language or to have reached a similar level. They should recognize at least 150 kanji before starting this course. The tuition includes a material fee ($15). For those who want to improve conversation skills at this level, we also recommend the Japanese Intermediate II: Conversation and Grammar course. Preparation Course for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level N3 (High-intermediate) Select this course Tuition: $375 This course is not offered in Fall 2010. Level N3 is introduced to the JLPT for the first time this year, placing between Level 2 and 3 of the test until 2009. We do not have precise information and enough exercise materials that are perfectly geared for this level. For students who will take Level N3 this December, we recommend you to enroll one of the following three courses considering your current level and purpose: Preparation course for the JLPT, Level N2 (Thursday 6:15 – 8:15 p.m.); Preparation Course for the JLPT, Level 4 (Saturday 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.); or Japanese Literature and Society I (Wednesday 6:15 – 8:00 p.m.). For more information, please see each course�fs description or call us at (212) 949-5455. Preparation Course for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level N2 (Pre-advanced) Select this course Thursday 6:15 - 8:15 p.m. September 16 – November 18. (20 hours of instruction) Tuition: $375 This course is designed for learners who want to prepare for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level 2 to be held this December. Strategic skills for the grammar, vocabulary, kanji and listening sections of the Test will be introduced and practiced. Applicants are required to have completed an intermediate course of Japanese language or to have reached a similar level. They should recognize at least 500 kanji before starting this course. The tuition includes a material fee ($15). For those who want to enhance reading comprehension for the test, we also recommend the Japanese Literature and Society I course. (c) Language House. All rights reserved.