Upcoming Free Japanese Calligraphy Workshop

WHEN:   Friday 10/9/2010 from 6:30pm-8:30pm

WHERE: SLS office, Suite 402,332 Pitt St

Please email you name to info@sydneylanguagesolutions.com.au to register.

 

5-hour Japanese workshop for travellers >>

Japanese for Beginners/Travellers >>

Japanese for Beginners 2 >>

Japanese for Pre-Intermediate >> 

Japanese for Intermediate 1 >>

Japanese for the HSC >>

Preparation for Japanese Profiency Language Test - Level 2 >>

Preparation for The 41st Japanese Language Speech Contest >>

 

5-hour Japanese workshop for travellers

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  Fee:  $65  for 5-hour workshop

  Upcoming workshop: Sunday 16 May 2010 from 1:30pm - 6:30pm

• This workshop is for travellers or visitors who will visit Japan in the next 3 months, who want to have a very basic level of Japanese language to ask very simple questions and to have some understanding about the country.

• It is designed for those who do not have time to come to class for 10 consecutive weeks or who just want to have a brief knowledge about the language and culture.

•  The workshop is 5 hours, which is on the second Sunday of every two months. In the workshop, you will be taught some basic survival Japanese expressions, some cultural dos and donts, some basic tips to bargain, survive and handle the traffic. The workhop also provide some travel tips to help travellers to Japan. 

• The workshop participants also watch a short version of Japanese movie about getting around, buying fruits and crossing the roads in Japan.

• You can prepare any questions you have about travelling to Japan and we will try our best to inform you.

• We will also hand out the training materials to you, but you can also bing along your Lonely Planet Guide in Japanese (if you have) on the day. You can also bring a small recorder to record the pronunciation if you would like to do it. 

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   Japanese for Beginners/Travellers

Download the detailed information of this course HERE >>

Who should take this course?

The level would suit a traveller or a complete beginner who has no prior knowledge of the language. The student will start on all the basic fluency and proficiency skills : speaking, reading, listening and writing . The course aims provide the student with enough vocabulary and basic grammatical rules to communicate with confidence in simple real life situations.

For learners who have no knowledge of the language and want to begin a course of study to be able to communicate with a Japanese speaker/partner or friend.

Week 1      Meeting People

Week 2      Asking Location

Week 3      Asking the Time

Week 4     Asking Price

Week 5      List Common Counters and their Uses

Week 6      Basic Structure 2

Week 7     Visiting another place and Talking about your plan

Week 8     Existence of People and Things

Week 9     Talk about everyday doings

Week 1     Order food at a restaurant

Expected Outcomes:

By the end of this course students will be able to:

• pronounce all the sounds and tones in Japanese

• recognise the tones when listening to a Japanese word.

• say hello, goodbye, thank you and greetings

• tell and listen to the time

• say numbers, weeks, months and years

• order food at a restaurant

• ask a receptionist at a hotel

• asking for direction

• get a taxi or buying a train ticket

• bargain in Japanese currency 

Course Duration: 10 weeks, 2 hour session per week

Course Fee:         $270 for standard 10-week class

Upcoming class: Wednesday 28 July 2010 6:30 pm-8:30 pm (This class already has 8 students - FULL)

                       Thursday 26 Agust 2010 6:30pm - 8:30pm

Textbook:         1. Sydney Language Solutions Teaching Materials for JAPANESE BEGINNERS

                            2. Japanese for Busy People (Romanised Version) published by Association for Japanese-Language Teaching

Please call 9283 9892 or 0430015573 or fill the Contact Form if you wish to sit a FREE trial class in the BEGINNER class

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   Japanese for Beginners 2

Who should join this class?

Learners who have finished 20 hours of Japanese Beginner 1.

Learners understand simple Japanese characters and can write simple Japanes words. 

Learners should have the ability to understand simple sentences and make simple conversations

Learners can ask and answer about name, nationality, time, simple direction and days during a week. They can also say sorry, thank you, greeting and good bye.

Learners want to learn more verbs, noun, vocabulary and improve in sentence structure and fluency. 

What's special about this course?

The fee includes:

• Teaching materials (Handouts)

• Free access and use of Japanese materials (books, CDs, video, tapes) and newspaper at the school library ANYTIME DURING THE SCHOOL OPENING HOURS.

• Free access to Japanese language exchange program at Sydney Language Solutions

• Free newsletter to inform the learners about any Sydney-based activities relating to Japanese language learning.

Expected Outcomes:

By the end of this course students will be able to expand their vocabulary, to learn more verbs, and basic sentences structures

Course Duration:  10 weeks, 2 hour session per week

Course Fee:          $270 for standard 10-week class

Upcoming class:    Wednesday 18 August 2010 6:30 pm-8:30pm  

Textbook:           1. Sydney Language Solutions Teaching Materials for JAPANESE BEGINNERS 2

                               2. Lesson 6 - 12, Japanese for Busy People (Romanised Version) , published by AJLT

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   Japanese for Pre-Intermediate

Download detailed information about this course HERE >> 

Who should join this class?

Learners who have finished 60 - 100 hours of learning Japanese.

Learners understand Japanese characters, can write Japanese words and make conversations in Japanese.

Learners want to learn more verbs, noun, vocabulary and improve in sentence structure and fluency. 

What's special about this course?

The fee includes: 

• Teaching materials (Handouts)

• Free access and use of Japanese materials (books, CDs, video, tapes) and newspaper at the school library ANYTIME DURING THE SCHOOL OPENING HOURS.

• Free access to Japanese language exchange program at Sydney Language Solutions

• Free newsletter to inform the learners about any Sydney-based activities relating to Japanese language learning.

 Course Duration:  8 weeks, 2 hour session per week

 Course Fee:          $256 for standard 8-week class (Discount 10% for any enrolment from 10/4/2010 to 15/4/2010)

 Upcoming class:   Thurday 19 August 2010 6:30 pm-8:30 pm

 Textbook:             1. Japanese for Busy People (Kana Version) - Lesson 1 to 8 - published by Association for Japanese Language Teaching

                               2. Genky Japanese

                               For information about the book, please visit http://www.ajalt.org/e/publications/i_information_e.html

Please call 9283 9892 or 0430015573 or Book a Free Trial Class if you wish to sit a FREE trial class in  the PREINTERMEDIATE class

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   Japanese for Intermediate 1

   Who should join this class?

Learners who have finished 120 - 160 hours of learning Japanese.

Learners understand Japanese characters, can write Japanese words and make conversations in Japanese.

Learners want to learn more verbs, noun, vocabulary and improve in sentence structure and fluency. 

What's special about this course?

The fee includes: 

• Teaching materials (Handouts)

• Free access and use of Japanese materials (books, CDs, video, tapes) and newspaper at the school library ANYTIME DURING THE SCHOOL OPENING HOURS.

• Free access to Japanese language exchange program at Sydney Language Solutions

• Free newsletter to inform the learners about any Sydney-based activities relating to Japanese language learning.

 Course Duration:  8 weeks, 2 hour session per week

 Course Fee:          $256 for standard 8-week class (Discount 10% for any enrolment from 10/4/2010 to 15/5/2010)

 Upcoming class:   Wednesday 28 July 2010 6:30 pm-8:30 pm

 Textbook:             1. Japanese for Busy People (Kana Version) - Lesson 8 to 12 - published by AJLT

                               2. Genky Japanese

                               For information about the book, please visit http://www.ajalt.org/e/publications/i_information_e.html

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   Japanese for the HSC

The HSC course provides complete preparation for the HSC in Japanese and covers the skills and knowledge required in the Stage 6 syllabus for the HSC examination.

We use all assessment tasks supported by the board of studies and past HSC exam papers including listening CDs in our lessons to intensively support students to prepare for HSC exams.

We are also in regular contact with high school teachers, which allows us to keep up to date with any changes in curricula and have a source of valuable and current teaching materials.

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Course Fee:               $200

Course Duration:      4 consecutive days from 1pm-4pm (Total hours: 12 hours)

Date:                          5-9 July 2010 or 12-16 July 2010

Textbook:                   Sydney Language Solutions Training Materials for HSC programs

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   Preparation for Japanese Profiency Language Test - Level 2

The course reviews the most frequently occurring grammar and vocabulary from the Level 2 Test and develops learners’ abilities in vocabulary, grammar and listening comprehension skill. The course will also provide students with learning strategies to do the
JPLT Level 2 Test.

Download detailed information about this course HERE >>

Course Duration:    24 July 2010 (6 weeks, 2-hour session per week, 12 hours in total)

Course Fee:          $ 280 for 6 weeks

Upcoming class:     Saturday 24 July 2010 from 1:30pm-3:30pm 

Training Materials: Sydney Language Solutions Training Material for JLPT Preparation Courses.

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   Preparation for The 41st Japanese Language Speech Contest

Course Duration:    3 hours

Course Fee:          $ 60 (for class of 3 student) or $45 per hour for one-to one coaching

Upcoming class:     Saturday 21 August 2010 from 3pm to 5pm

Teacher:                   Junko Sakata

This course provides a solid preparation for the Japanese Speech Contest. 

Through the course the participants will improve their skills to write a good speech in Japanese and present it in a fluent and confident manner. 

Those who are not intending to participate in the contest, but would like to be a good speaker of Japanese are also encouraged to enrol. 

The aim of the contest is to encourage learners who are studying Japanese to showcase their Language skills in a challenging context

The winners of the NSW contest will proceed to the National Final on Saturday 16th October.