The JASV will offer three Japanese language courses, Levels 1, 2, and 3, via Zoom. The main textbooks are Japanese for Busy People I and II (AJALT). Please note that we’ll use the Third Edition. The Level 1 course covers the first half of Japanese for Busy People I, and the Level 2 course covers the second half. Level 3 uses Busy People II.

There will be one class each week for 10 weeks, one and a half hours per lesson.

The tuition fee is $200. There is a $25 registration fee for new students.

The textbooks for Levels 1 & 2 — Busy People I plus Remembering the Kana, if needed — cost approximately $35. For Level 3, Busy People II costs about $30. Used copies are available.

A course may be canceled in case of low enrollment, so please register at least one week in advance. Please contact the instructor for registration and more information.

If you have any questions, please contact jasvlanguage@gmail.com

To register, copy and paste the following information into an email and send to jasvlanguage@gmail.com:

1. NAME:

2. ADDRESS:

3. PHONE:

4. EMAIL:

5. Going to Japan?:

6. Plan to take college Japanese classes?:

7. Spoken at home or by relatives?:

8. Using for business purposes?:

9. Other?:

10. Last Japanese class attended (if any): Where? When?:

11. How did you find out about our classes?:

Please mail your tuition to (Toshi Saitoh, 1 Concord Green, South Burlington, VT 05403) before the class starts!

Beginning Japanese Class for Children (via ZOOM), Spring 2024

Class information

Suggested age for this class: Elementary school and middle school ages

Date: Saturdays, April 6th to May 18th (total 7 sessions)

Time: 9:30 a.m. - 10:10 a.m. (40 minutes)

Tuition per student: Depends on the number of students, but the tuition for the total 7 sessions will not exceed $51 per student.

Description

This is a fun, affordable class which introduces speaking/listening and writing Japanese, with particular emphasis on the conversational patterns that occur in everyday life. Students will also be introduced to life in Japan, and to Japanese customs and culture. The teacher will teach in English generally, so students need no Japanese ability for this class.

Please read carefully below:

- Because we would like to provide a quality online class, we may need to limit the number of students. Please understand that we will accept sign-ups on a first-come, first-served basis.

- The class requires a minimum of 3 students. It may be canceled if the number of students is less than 3.

-Because of the nature of remote classes, students could get distracted or could need help during the sessions. Please make sure that a parent or a guardian is available during each session to help out their student in case of such events.

- Because we offer only one level of the class, the ability of Japanese comprehension may vary somewhat, some students may have a little Japanese, and some may have more. Also, please understand that there might be students of different ages in the class.

- We will email parents/guardians the amount of the tuition and a mailing address as well as further info for the class before the first session. We would appreciate it if you mail your tuition within 7 days of your receipt of that email.

- Please understand that there will be no refunds if a student misses any sessions or decides to discontinue the class.

Please sign up after you read the above and agree to the conditions.
For sign-up, please email Masako Carter at the email address below, by providing student’s name, parent/guardian’s name, student’s age/grade, home address, and phone number on which you can best be reached.

The deadline for sign-up will be Saturday, March 30th, 2023.

If you have any questions please feel free to email me as well.

mtcarter77@gmail.com