September 29th–December 1st, 2025
Mondays
6:00–7:30pm
Online (Zoom)

REGISTRATION FOR FALL SEMESTER HAS CLOSED

Our next semester will be Spring 2026.  Please fill out this Class Interest Form to be notified as soon as the registration for the next semester becomes available.

Course Description

Japanese Classroom is a formal Japanese language education program geared towards working adults. Students must be over 18 unless otherwise confirmed by the instructor. Each course covers two chapters in the New Japan Times Genki books over ten weeks. Online class meetings are held weekly on Zoom from 6:00–7:30pm.

Japanese 101 is our entry-level class. Students are not expected to have any prior knowledge of Japanese.

Topics covered in Japanese 101 coursework include:

• Hiragana & Katakana
• X wa Y desu. (He is a student.)
• Telling a time
• Asking for the price
• Exchanging phone numbers
• Demonstratives (this, that, that one over there…)
• Possessive (Whose ~?)
• Particles

Textbooks

Genki 1 Textbook 3rd Edition

ISBN-13: 978-4789017305
ISBN-10: 4789017303

Genki 1 Workbook 3rd Edition

ISBN-13: 978-4789017312
ISBN-10: 4789017311

Policies

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.