About Lessons

I offer weekly, individually planned face-to-face lessons.

An online (Skype) lesson is acceptable only if your internet connection is good enough. Please ask for availability if you would like to have class fortnightly or irregularly.

If you have had experience learning Japanese, please let me check your current level.

From 2024, no new GCSE and A-Levels courses are available.

 Courses

  • Casual Conversation Course

Suitable for those just wanting to enjoy using Japanese.

Learn greetings, useful phrases and grammar for conversation. I encourage students to learn the Japanese phonetic syllables (hiragana and katakana).

You can move to the JLPT course anytime with further  Kanji study.

Recommended textbooks: Marugoto A1 – B, Irodori A1 ＆ A2

  • JLPT Exam Course

Suitable course for those aiming to pass the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.

Learn grammar and improve speaking, listening and reading skills through conversation and written texts. You also learn how to read and write Kanji.

Recommended textbooks: Genki 1&2, Basic Kanji Book,  日本語カルテット

  • Intensive Course

Learn or recap Japanese quickly for business, travel or other reasons.

Outline of lessons

Introductory

  • Greetings, daily expressions, simple Q&A

  • Basic grammar

  • Introduce Kana (Japanese phonetic syllables, hiragana and katakana)

  • Recommended textbooks: Marugoto A1

Beginners

  • Greetings, daily expressions, simple Q&A

  • Basic grammar

  • Learn Kana (Japanese phonetic syllables) to read and write simple text.

  • Basic Kanji

  • JLPT N5

  • Recommended textbooks: Marugoto A1 & A2

High-beginners & Pre-intermediate

  • Basic grammar

  • Daily conversation

  • Reading and writing Kanji

  • Short essay writing

  • JLPT N5 & N4

  • A-level requires higher levels of reading and writing abilities.

  • Recommended textbooks: Marugoto A2 & B1

Intermediate & Pre-advanced

  • Practical grammar

  • Practical conversation

  • More Kanji and idioms

  • Reading and writing long texts

  • JLPT N3 & N2

  • Recommended textbooks: Marugoto B2, 上級へのとびら、中級日本語カルテット

Advanced

  • Advanced grammar

  • Fluent speaking skills

  • Actual Japanese newspapers, magazines and websites.

  • Advanced writing skills

  • JLPT N1

  • Recommended textbooks: Original Materials, 日本語読解ワークブック