Toyota Language Center
2014-2015 WINTER HOLIDAY CONVERSATIONAL JAPANESE
For Beginning to Advanced Students
The curriculum is conversation-intensive, with the aim of strengthening the student’s ability to communicate
effectively in social situations. The course materials will emphasize vocabulary and grammar that is useful in
everyday activities. Each class meets twice a week for a total of 18 hours of instruction.
LEVEL I (Introductory)
For students with no previous background in Japanese. Elementary conversation, vocabulary and simple
sentence structure will be taught. Text: JAPANESE FOR BUSY PEOPLE, Vol. I
I-A
MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS DEC. 10, 15 & 17, JAN. 5, 7, 12, 14, 21 & 26
6 – 8 PM
Instructor: Aizawa
I-B
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
6 – 8 PM
Instructor: Nakazawa
I-C
MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS DEC. 10, 15 & 17, JAN. 5, 7, 12, 14, 21 & 26
12 – 2 PM
Instructor: Aizawa
DEC. 9, 11, 16 & 18, JAN. 6, 8, 13, 20 & 22
LEVEL II (Beginner) finished Level 1 or 2 of our regular Japanese Course, or equivalent.
For students with some background in Japanese. Same subject matter as above but in greater depth. Some
social/situational survival skills will also be introduced.
II-A
MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS DEC. 10, 15 & 17, JAN. 5, 7, 12, 14, 21 & 26
6 – 8 PM
Instructor: Nakazawa
II-B
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
DEC. 9, 11, 16 & 18, JAN. 6, 8, 13, 20 & 22
6 – 8 PM
Instructor: Miyashita
II-C
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
DEC. 9, 11, 16 & 18, JAN. 6, 8, 13, 20 & 22
12 – 2 PM
Instructor: Nakazawa
LEVEL III (Advanced Beginner) finished Level 3 or 4 of our regular Japanese Course, or equivalent.
The course will focus on skills needed to survive in Japan. Frequently used expressions will be practiced
in context.
III-A TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS DEC. 9, 11, 16 & 18, JAN. 6, 8, 13, 20 & 22
6 – 8 pm
Instructor: Omori
III-B TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS DEC. 9, 11, 16 & 18, JAN. 6, 8, 13, 20 & 22
12 – 2 pm Instructor: Omori
LEVEL IV (Intermediate) finished Level 5, 6 or 7 of our regular Japanese Course, or equivalent.
The course will focus on strengthening speaking skills by having students engage in various exercises.
IV-A
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
DEC. 9, 11, 16 & 18, JAN. 6, 8, 13, 20 & 22
6 – 8 PM
Instructor: Aizawa
LEVEL V (Int.-Advanced) finished Level 8, 9, 10 or Int. Speaking & Listening of our regular Japanese Course, or
equivalent.
The class will emphasize role-playing by the students in different social and business situations. The focus
will be on maintaining a conversation and learning and using situational vocabulary.
V-A
MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS DEC. 10, 15 & 17, JAN. 5, 7, 12, 14, 21 & 26
6 – 8 PM
Instructor: Miyashita
V-B
MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS DEC. 10, 15 & 17, JAN. 5, 7, 12, 14, 21 & 26
12 – 2 PM
Instructor: Miyashita
Continued on back
LEVEL VI (Advanced I) finished or enrolled in Level 11, 12, or 13 of our regular Japanese Course, or equivalent.
This course provides conversational practice to master common expressions including keigo, as well as
communication strategies used to speak Japanese at a fluent or native level.
VI-A
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
DEC. 9, 11, 16 & 18, JAN. 6, 8, 13, 20 & 22
6 – 8 PM
Instructor: Hama
VI-B
TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS
DEC. 9, 11, 16 & 18, JAN. 6, 8, 13, 20 & 22
12 – 2 PM
Instructor: Hama
LEVEL VII: Kanji Emphasis (Advanced II) finished or enrolled in Level 12, 13, Kanji III, or Kanji IV of our
regular Japanese Course, or equivalent. Knowledge of at least 1,000 kanji is required.
Intended for the most advanced students, this special course uses kanji, not only to increase students’ writing
proficiency, but also to improve their vocabulary and conversational skills.
VII-A MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS DEC. 10, 15 & 17, JAN. 5, 7, 12, 14, 21 & 26
6 – 8 PM
Instructor: Inkyo
INSTRUCTORS: All of the Toyota Language Center’s instructors are native Japanese with extensive experience.
Ms. Yuko Aizawa has taught at the Sendagaya Japanese Institute in Tokyo, Japan and at the Royal Hawaiian
Academy in the United States. She has been an instructor at the Toyota Language Center since 1994.
Ms. Keiko Hama has taught Japanese in Germany and the United States for over ten years. She received her
master’s degree in Japanese Sociology and Linguistics at the University of Heidelberg. Since then, she has been an
interpreter, translator and Japanese teacher in the private and public sectors.
Ms. Masako Inkyo has a university degree in Japanese Calligraphy and a license to teach literature in Middle and
High School. She is a member of the three largest shodō professional associations in Japan. She has received many
awards, including first prizes in shodō and pen calligraphy and kanji in national competitions sponsored by the
Ministry of Education.
Ms. Mami Miyashita earned a Japanese Teaching License in Japan, a certificate of Teaching Japanese as a Foreign
Language from The Ohio State University and a master’s degree from West Chester University. She worked with
foreign language education for more than twenty years, most recently at the University of Delaware from 1999 to
2005.
Ms. Kazuko Nakazawa has a Bachelor of Arts in Japanese Literature. She is a graduate of Japan Society’s Teacher
Training Program. She has taught Japanese privately and in an after-school program in Japan for three years, and
privately in the United States for two years. She has been on Japan Society’s teaching staff since the summer of
2010.
Ms. Toshiko Omori has an MA in TESOL from New York University. She has taught Japanese at the United
Nations International School and Phillips Exeter Academy. She currently teaches at NYU and The New School.
HOW TO REGISTER
1. Some classes fill up quickly! To guarantee a seat in the class, please register as soon as possible. Acceptance will be
acknowledged by email, phone or letter.
2. Tuition:
Japan Society members $260; Non-members $300
3. Registration and payment may be completed online at www.japansociety.org/language_center.
Alternatively, registration and payment may be completed by phone or mail, with payment by credit card, check, or
cash. For credit card payments by phone, please call (212) 715-1256 or (212) 715-1293. If you would like to pay with
a check, please make it payable to Japan Society, and send to Japan Society, 333 East 47th Street, New York, NY
10017, attn: Toyota Language Center.
4. Japan Society reserves the right to cancel any class if sufficient enrollment is not obtained. In such cases, tuition will
be fully refunded. All other refunds, including those granted due to cancellation of enrollment, are subject to a $20
service charge and must be arranged by 12 pm, Monday, December 8, 2014. Cancellations are accepted by phone or in
person only; e-mail cancellations are not accepted.
Tuition is non-refundable and non-transferable for any reason after 12 pm, Monday, December 8, 2014.
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2014-2015 WINTER CONVERSATIONAL JAPANESE
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Beginner
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Advanced Beginner
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Advanced I
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Intermediate
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Advanced II
r VII-A: Kanji
Int./Advanced
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