About this course
Whether you want to learn conversational Japanese for travel or just for fun, you'll find this course makes it easy and enjoyable for beginners to master the essentials of the Japanese language. Guided by a native Japanese instructor, you'll also gain cultural knowledge only an insider has.
In each lesson, you'll learn useful conversational phrases and vocabulary words particular to a specific aspect of travel. You'll practice these in drills, interactive exercises, and dialogues. Throughout the course, you'll find helpful audio aids and Japanese words written in the English alphabet. With this tool, you'll be bypassing one of the biggest obstacles for most beginning learners of Japanese: the letter system.
Along the way, we'll follow the story of two Americans traveling in Japan. Together, we'll go on many adventures in exciting Tokyo and the scenic Japanese countryside. By the end of this course, you'll have acquired basic conversational skills that enable you to travel around the country easily, and you'll have discovered the heart of Japan!
Offered to: Public
Cost: 190 + tax
Time requirement: 6 weeks + 2 weeks to complete final exam