Japanese Beginning I

BEGINNING I: JUNE 6 - JULY 11

MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY 6:00 - 7:00 PM 

Instructor Shigeko Honda sensei

Previous Japanese Language experience is not required.

• Learn introductions, giving opinions, asking permission, expressing preferences, and giving and receiving
• Hiragana will be introduced soon after the class begins.

*Supplement with the Hiragana Workshop, a 3 hour preparatory class (cost not included)

$200.00 

Required Textbook: Japanese for Busy People Romanized (Kana version also ok) ISBN-13: 978-1568364018, Textbook (available at Kinokuniya Austin and on Amazon). 

Note: Students can choose Kana or Romanized versions. The Kana version is written using only hiragana and katakana, while the Romanized version uses romanized Japanese throughout. The Kana version might be challenging at first for those who are taking Beginning I and II classes, but it helps you to learn hiragana and katakana faster.