February 6th–April 17th, 2026  (No class April 3rd)
Fridays
6:00–7:30pm
Online (Zoom)

$380 JASGP Members | $400 Non-members
*Members must sign-in first to receive discount*

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Course Description

Conversational Japanese for Beginners is a 101-level course focused on more casual learning. This class concentrates less on grammar or script memorizing and is more geared towards learning Japanese for travel or other less formal uses.

Each class will cover one unit of the textbook, “Nihongo Fun & Easy,” with one lesson each week, covering a total of ten units over the course of ten weeks. Class meetings are held online weekly from 6:00–7:30pm via Zoom.

Every phrase and sentence comes with pronunciation guide (Romanized characters) in this textbook, so students can start speaking without having to memorize all of the Hiragana, Katakana, nor Kanji characters. The students will learn how to introduce themselves, ask directions, ask questions about prices when shopping, making requests and requesting permission, learn what to say at the restaurant, and so on – a lot of expressions useful while traveling in Japan. (Learn practical Japanese in an easy and more relaxed mode.)

Textbook

Nihongo Fun & Easy: Survival Japanese Conversation For Beginners

ISBN-13: 978-4872177213
ISBN-10: 4872177215

Cancellation Policy

Classes canceled due to low enrollment (under 4 students) will receive full refunds. No refunds will be given past the registration deadline for students who wish to withdraw from the class.

Class Absence Policy

Class recordings may be made available to students with legitimate excused absences, which include family emergencies, health concerns, or other emergencies as determined by the course instructor. Class recordings will not be made outside of these excused absences and another method of catching up will be determined by the teacher.

Class Materials Policy

Any material shared in class over the course of the semester is not meant to be distributed outside of class. Students are not permitted to download and share class materials to anyone outside of class.