Winter/Spring Semester 2010 January 20 - April 20 Weekday Evening & Saturday Courses (12 levels) Winter/Spring Program for High School Students February 3 - April 8 10 Week Early Evening Classes (2 levels) Now offering the courses for Winter/Spring 2010 Language House provides the following 12-level Japanese courses for beginner, intermediate and advanced students in the fall semester, starting from January 20th through April 20th in 2010. 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 35 hour courses $625 • Japanese Level 1 (Beginner) • Japanese Level 2 (Beginner) • Japanese Level 3 (Advanced Beginner) • Japanese Level 4 (Advanced Beginner) • Japanese Level 5-A (Advanced Beginner) • Japanese Level 5-B (Advanced Beginner) • Japanese Level 6 (Pre-intermediate) • Japanese Level 7 (Pre-intermediate) • Comprehensive Review Course of Japanese for Busy People I, II, III (Pre-intermediate) • Japanese Intermediate I: Conversation and Grammar (Intermediate) • Japanese Literature and Society I (Pre-advanced) • Japanese Business and Economy (Advanced) • Japanese Literature and Society II (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. ($36) 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 Saturdays 10:00 – 11:45 a.m. January 30 – April 17. (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, Kodansha International Press. Japanese Level 2 (Beginner) Select this course Mondays 6:15 – 8:00 p.m. January 25 – April 19. No class on February 15. (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. Kodansha International Press. Japanese Level 3 (Advanced Beginner) Select this course Saturdays 1:30 - 3:15 p.m. January 23 – April 10. (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, Kodansha International Press. Japanese Level 4 (Advanced Beginner) Select this course Wednesdays 6:15 – 8:00 p.m. January 27 – April 14. (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 learn structures and expressions used to making comparisons, asking preference and soliciting suggestions, getting information and advice, and talking about past experiences. Approximately 40 kanji will be introduced. Students should be able to recognize hiragana and katakana completely. Text: Japanese for Busy People, Vol. II (Revised 3rd Edition), Lesson 1 – 5, Kodansha International Press. Basic Kanji Book, Vol. I (Lesson 1- 3), Bonjinsha Co., Ltd. Japanese Level 5-A (Advanced Beginner) Select this course Mondays, 6:15 - 8:00 p.m. January 25 – April 19. No class on February 15. (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 - 7) Japanese Level 5-B (Advanced Beginner) Select this course This class is not offered in this semester. Please wait for the summer semester starting from May 17 Tuition: $625 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 13 - 15 and Japanese for Busy People, Vol.III (3rd Edition), Lesson 1 - 3. Basic Kanji Book, Vol. I, Lesson 8 - 12. Japanese Level 6 (Pre-intermediate) Select this course Tuesdays & Thursdays, 6:30 - 8:15 p.m. February 2 – April 8. (35 hours of instruction) Tuition: $625 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 4 - 9. Basic Kanji Book, Vol. I, Lesson 13 - 17. Japanese Level 7 (Pre-intermediate) Select this course Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. January 23 – April 10. (35 hours of instruction) Tuition: $625 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 10 - 15. Basic Kanji Book, Vol. I, Lesson 18 -22. Comprehensive Review Course of Japanese for Busy People I, II, III (Pre-intermediate) Select this course Saturdays 12:15 – 2:00 p.m. January 23 – April 10. (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 review the whole contents of �gJapanese for Busy People I, II and III�h (Revised 3rd Edition). They 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 3. Text: Japanese for Busy People Vol. I, II, III (3rd Edition) Kodansha International Press. Genki II, The Japan Times Japanese Intermediate I: Conversation and Grammar (Intermediate) Select this course Wednesdays, 6:15 - 8:00 p.m. January 20 – April 7. (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 250 kanji. The level of this course is appropriate for students who will take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, Level 3. Text: Shin Nihongo no Chukyu (Main Volume) 3A Network Corporation. Japanese Literature and Society I (Pre-advanced) Select this course Tuesdays, 6:15 – 8:00 p.m. February 2 – April 20. (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 "Jokyu eno Tobira: Gateway to Advanced Japanese�h (Kuroshio Publishers, 2009). 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 2. Japanese Business and Economy (Advanced) Select this course Wednesdays, 6:15 – 8:00 p.m. January 20 – April 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. We will also be using the textbook "Hito o ugokasu! Jissen Business Nihongo Kaiwa (jokyu)"(3A Corporation, 2008) to acquire sophisticated communicative skills useful for participating in business meetings. 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 1. Japanese Literature and Society II (Advanced) Select this course Thursdays, 6:15 – 8:00 p.m. January 21 – April 8. (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.�@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. 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