Japanese Facts

Japan's complex social distinctions are reflected in the language's use of 'honorifics', where special word forms, verb endings, suffixes and vocabulary are used depending on the social status of the people conversing

Japanese vocabulary is scattered with loan words, mainly from English, Chinese and Dutch

Japanese lacks 'phonemes' (sounds) that are present in most other languages - for example, Japanese have no 'L' sound, and use their own sound to replace it, which sounds more like an 'R'

Japanese Courses in San Jose

Your colleagues and yourself can be trained by our native-speaking fully-qualified Japanese tutors at a time and location to suit you. Classes can take place any day, even weekends, and can happen in the morning, afternoon or evening. If the case may be that your home or office is not convenient, there is always the option to take your classes at the office of your teacher. Study books for the course are provided.

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Japanese 1 to 1 Business

These courses in Japanese are meant for those that feel that learning Japanese would make a change in their work. For starters, it is expedient to learn how to say hello/goodbye, as well as basic business protocol; once the basics have been mastered, reading and writing come to the fore. Students who have greatly benefitted have been involved in import/export, international negotiations and acquisitions, jobseekers in multinational companies where another language is required, and those working in the international academia and government circuits. Even on our most fundamental beginner's course, students can anticipate ending the course with basic telephone Japanese and e-mail Japanese skills for communicating, as well as survival Japanese if a short visit to the country is needed.

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Japanese 1 to 1 General

This set of Japanese tutorials are less specific and more targeted at those who want to get a range of different things from learning Japanese. Even though all novice students will cover survival Japanese: enough Japanese to make a visit to the country or make good contacts with the locals, but what do you do from there? It depends on your needs. Those who have benefitted from these courses have been those moving or investing overseas, spouses of overseas nationals, people who love to travel all over the world, those interested in Japanese culture, and those who just want to pass a specific examination in Japanese.

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Japanese Group Lessons

If there are 2 or more of you with the same level of Japanese, the same targets within the language, and be able to study at the same time and location, then you'll be happy to know that these Japanese courses can also be made available for Two-to-One Japanese Courses or Small Group In-Company Japanese Courses. Listen & Learn do not generally recommend classes of more than 6-8 people, although Taster courses in Japanese can run with up to 12 people. Bookings must be made for all participants at the same time.

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San Jose

Do you know the way to pick up a new language in San Jose? The best way is to attend lessons conducted by a qualified teacher in their primary language. It's fortunate that San Jose has experienced teachers in an abundance of world languages just waiting to make your foray into the world of languages all the more easy, interesting and effective. Located in the "Silicon Valley" or the Santa Clara Valley, San Jose is no stranger to information. The question is - how do you make that information work for you? With a high percentage of foreign-born city residents, this translates into a large concentration of foreign languages. Whether you want to learn and use a European, East Asian or South Asian language in your everyday life, San Jose is the right place to start!

 

Japanese Testimonials

"I took some Japanese classes back at college but never learned to read and write. I picked up where I left off with my teacher from Listen & Learn and I can now read basic Japanese pretty well - I've got a long way to go is great and lessons are always really helpful."

Brad Hunter, ID

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