Registration for our Winter 2025 (Term 2) Japanese language courses now open!
Our Starter (introductory) course is for people who have little to no experience studying Japanese, and will cover the A1 level of the JF Standard. During this course students will work towards the following goals:
- Can understand and use familiar everyday expressions and very basic phrases aimed at the satisfaction of needs of a concrete type.
- Can introduce themselves and others and can ask and answer questions about personal details such as where they live, people they know and things they have.
- Can interact in a simple way provided the other person talks slowly and clearly and is prepared to help.
Inquiries
For inquiries about Japanese language classes, please contact us at koza_jftoronto@jpf.go.jp.
Registration
Course Details and Schedule
For all terms, our Starter (JF Standard A1) course runs Thursday evenings from 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm (Eastern Time).
Term 1 (Fall 2024):
September 12, 19, 26
October 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
November 7, 14, 21, 28
December 12
Early-Bird Deadline: August 29, 2024
Instructor: Wakana Liberatori
Term 2 (Winter 2025):
January 16, 23, 30
February 6, 13, 20, 27
March 6, 13, 20, 27
April 3, 10
Early-Bird Deadline: December 10, 2024
Instructor: Wakana Liberatori
Term 3 (Spring 2025):
April 24
May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
June 5, 12, 19, 26
July 3, 10, 17
Early-Bird Deadline: March 27, 2025
Instructor: Wakana Liberatori
Class Size
Maximum 20 students
Starter (A1) Course Fees
Each term (Fall, Winter, Spring) costs $390. Payment is accepted only on a Term by Term basis.
Textbooks
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Our Starter (A1) course uses both of the following textbooks:
Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture Starter A1 Katsudoo Coursebook for communicative language activities
The Japan Foundation. Sanshuusha, September 2013 ISBN: 978-4-384-05752-2
Marugoto: Japanese Language and Culture Starter A1 Rikai Coursebook for communicative language competences
The Japan Foundation. Sanshuusha, September 2013 ISBN: 978-4-384-05753-9
Each of the above terms (Fall, Winter, Spring) will cover one third of the textbooks, and by completing all three terms you will finish the textbooks.
※ Textbooks are not included in the fees and students are expected to buy their own copies.
In Canada, physical copies of the Marugoto textbook series are available from Blue Tree Books. You can pick them up in person at the Markham, Ontario location in J-Town, or from their online store at https://bluetreebooks.com/?s=marugoto&post_type=product.
If you would prefer to purchase the textbooks as e-books, they are available on both Amazon Kindle and Google Play Books.
Terms and Conditions
For full details on our course policies including our refund policy please refer to the Terms and Conditions.
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Registration
*Please note that this class is now full and so is the waitlist.
To ensure a smooth processing of your application we recommend registering no later than 2 weeks before the start of the term.
If you haven’t yet read the Terms and Conditions, please do so before registering.
※ Please be aware that registrants may be asked to do a placement interview if they have prior Japanese knowledge.