Beginner Japanese (Level 2)

College & Adult

Beginner Japanese for Adults is a live course designed for students who have some basic experience with Japanese phrases and vocabulary, and who would like to get to know the language in more depth.

Connect with an expert instructor and a group of peers to advance on a path of learning how to speak, read, and carry on sentence dialogue. Interactive lessons will mainly focus on situations and places you might experience in our day-to-day lives. At the end of this course, you will feel confident in the concepts listed in the section below.

Trying to decide if this class is best for you? Beginner Japanese is best suited for students feeling confident in their ability to order a simple meal, ask for shelter or lodging, ask and give simple directions, make purchases, and tell time. If you can't do those things and need more experience, consider our Introduction to Japanese for Adults class.

10 sessions

2x per week

1 hour 30 minutes each

session duration

6-9 students

typical class size

What You'll Learn

Be equipped to write hiragana, katakana, and ~ basic kanji
Talk about ongoing actions
Join sentences
Talk about likes and dislikes
Discuss topics in the past tense
Differentiate between short and long forms of verbs

Live Group Classes Include

Live course instruction where you’ll meet face-to-face with your instructor and fellow students in a virtual classroom
Interactive and collaborative sessions where students learn course-specific lessons as a group
An expert instructor and an immersive learning experience in a class with limited seating
Class content is purpose built for drop-in or ongoing attendance