Events

Fall, 2025

Ages:   16 ~ Adults

Dates:  Tuesday evenings, Sept 9 ~ Dec 2, 2025 

             (12 classes; no class Thanksgiving week)

Time:   6:00 ~ 7:00 pm

Course Content:  This very interactive class starts with the assumption that the student has no or very little study of or experience with the Japanese language.  In this course, you will learn pronunciation (which is not difficult), the initial writing script of Hiragana, how to introduce yourself, write your name in Japanese, useful daily expressions, numbers, and basic sentence and question structures that lead to your being able to hold beginning level conversations.  Of course, cultural aspects of the Japanese will also be introduced to facilitate learning the language. 

Location:  Classes will be offered via Zoom, as this may best facilitate those who would otherwise have to travel to a school location, go on business trips, have after school activities, get stuck in traffic, have to be at home, work late, etc.  The instructor will send out the link to the class a few minutes before each class. Please save the link.

Registration:  Please see the JASSA homepage at: http://www.jas-sa.org/ for registration.  

(Registration will close 2 weeks after the start of classes. Admittance after that will require the permission of the instructor.)

   Please Note:  When you register, please ensure your email address is current, as the instructor will use that email address to send you the Zoom link to join class every week.

Class:  Class minimum is 3 for the class to make and the maximum is 15 participants.

Textbook:   Genki I, Third Edition, ISBN 978-4-7890-1730-5, available from Amazon, BN.com, etc.  Please be sure you have or purchase the textbook;   other materials, such as the workbook, writing books, etc., are not required for class and are optional for your personal use.

Instructor:  Mr. Roger Pratt: BA in Far East Area Studies from Sophia University (上智大学国際部) in Tokyo, 1st Master’s in East Asian Studies at FSU, lived in Japan for 19 years, and has previously taught Japanese for JASSA and at UTSA. 

Please send an email to education@jas-sa.org or the instructor (mozuku@hotmail.com) if you have any questions.  Thank you and we look forward to seeing you in class!

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