Beginners Japanese Lessons

Beginners plus class!

Let’s study lessons N5 Japanese together in 1 year! We will be starting from lesson 6, so please pre-study lessons 1-5!

  • Maximum class sizes: 5 people (Average 3 people)

  • Minimum class size: 3 people

  • Lesson time: Sundays @ 3pm UK (can be adjusted to try to suit all those interested)

  • Lesson Length: 1 hour

  • Cost: £12.50 per lesson

  • Material: Pocket Japanese (membership provided with course)

  • Online quizzes, homework sheets and writing tasks all provided!

  • 1 Online group work task with classmates a week (30 mins - 1 hour, flexible time)

Let’s have a look at an example class!

Example class:

  • Class Structure:

    What to expect!

  • 10 minutes revision

    Well spend the first 10 minutes revising words or grammar! You’ll be speaking in this time!

  • 15 minutes new grammar

    Well go over new grammar for about 15 minutes and you can ask questions!

  • 10 class practice

    Practice the grammar points in a group for 10 minutes.

  • 10 minutes group practice

    Practice in groups for 15 minutes. In this time I’ll pop into your chat rooms to help!

  • 10 minutes presenting to class

    Present what you’ve practiced to class!

  • 5 minutes cool down!

    We’ll finish with a quick 5 minutes cool down!

  • 5 minutes kanji

    I try to keep Kanji studying outside of class, however we will go over it very quickly each session!

Requirements:

  • A good level of English. Can you follow my YouTube classes with no problem? If so, you should be fine!

  • Working mic and camera! Whether cameras are used will depend on class vote.

  • Over 18 years of age.

  • Good internet connection.

  • Available to attend at least 3 lessons a month. Attending less may lead to falling behind in class, and this is a fast paced course.

  • A quiet room to do the classes (quiet enough that the background noise will not be an inconvenience to others).

  • An extra 2 hours a week on top of lesson time you can devote to homework and group work! I like to provide as much content as I can!

Notes about classes:

  • I am not native Japanese, however I’ve been teaching Japanese beginners for 3 years and have had all students that I’ve tutored for beginners Japanese pass their intended exams.

  • I’m roughly N3 level, so there’s a few things I don’t know! Whenever I’m not sure, I’ll ask a native speaker and get back to you!

  • I’m pretty casual! I think it makes classes more fun!

  • I studied Japanese at university as my major ( they only require you to study up to N3, even after years of classes). I also studied at ISI language school in Tokyo.

  • I teach Japanese that will help you pass exams. This won’t always be how people speak, however it’s a lot easier to go from ‘exam Japanese’ -> ‘real Japanese’ than to learn ‘real Japanese’ and then try to learn ‘exam Japanese’.

  • It’s quite hard to know what will pop up on the N5 exam, however my course goes over extra kanji and grammar, just in case!

  • If the pace is too fast, we can cut a few lessons out! So don’t worry! In theory, we will be studying 6 kanji/28 words a week.

Before class starts:

  • Please pay £12.50 to Paypal: lulu@pocketjapanese.com before each class.

  • Please self study lessons 1-5 of Pocket Japanese. If you don’t have time, just have a Quick Look through as much as possible before the classes start! If needed, we can slow down the pace for a few weeks so people can catch up!

  • Please let me know your preference: Class with webcams or Class with just voice.

Unless it’s within the cancellation policy, you will not receive a refund if you are unable to fulfil the above requirements after signing up!

  • Once you give pay, you can receive a 100% refund if you cancel within 24 hours. After 24 hours, you can receive a 75% (25% taken for admin that will be incurred).

    Key Dates:

    After Jan 5th, you can only receive 50% of your deposit when cancelling.

    After Feb 17th, you can receive 30%.

    This policy is generous, most offer no refunds. I understand that life circumstances change, so I’d like to offer something. However you’ve taken a slot that cannot be filled last minute, so you must pay for it.

  • £40.50 deposit is required. This will go towards your final 4 lessons. You will then pay for the first 3 lessons weekly.

    This policy is generous, most require full paymet. I only require the final 4 lessons to be prepaid as a deposit. This also encourages you to stick with the course till the end if it gets difficult.

  • A. Less serious cases will get a warning.

    B. Serious cases will be removed from the group and if you’re currently participating in a course you will not be refunded.

    I’ve never had a problem with this before, however please remember there are people from different countries in this group. What may be a joke to you could be perceived in a different light to them. This should also go without saying, but if you treat anybody differently due to their sex or race, you will be removed without refund.

  • The full amount is required before the course starts so I don’t spend time chasing up payments every class! Although I love to trust everyone will pay, chasing up payments is an extra stress I can avoid.

    If you are unable to pay in full, we can add you to a special circumstances list where you can pay:

    50% before Jan 5th and 50% before Jan 11th.

    Note the same cancellation policy applies, and therefore you’ll receive 0% back upon cancelling before paying the second installment.

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If you’re interested in signing up, pop me an email and I’ll get back to you! Payment will be via PayPal (lower fees)!