Japanese Facts

Japanese has its own system of grammar which emphasizes politeness and formality

The subject or object of a sentence in Japanese does not need to be announced if it is clear from the context - this is called being a 'pro-drop' language

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

Japanese Courses in Toledo

You and your group can be trained by our native speaker qualified Japanese teachers, and can meet at your place of work or home at a time convenient to you. Tutorials can take place any day of the week, including weekends, and can be scheduled for the morning, afternoon or evening. If your home or office is not suitable for you, you can attend the course at the teacher's offices. You will be provided with all relevant course materials.

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Japanese 1 to 1 Business

These Japanese courses are intended for people who really need to learn Japanese to help make that difference in their work. For beginners, it will be useful to learn greetings and basic business etiquette, at higher levels reading and then writing become more important. Typical students include those involved in import/export, international negotiations and acquisitions, jobseekers in multinational companies where an additional language is required, and those working with international colleagues, academia and government. Even on our most basic course for Beginners, students should expect to end the course with basic Telephone Japanese and e-mail Japanese skills for communications as well as Survival Japanese required for short visits to a country.

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Japanese 1 to 1 General

These courses in Japanese are wider-ranging in their nature, and are driven towards students who have a variety of differing needs. All beginner students will expect to study enough survival Japanese to get them through a short visit to the country, those staying on with the course can progress differently, depending on their individual requests and requirements. Whether you are buying property in a foreign country, married to a foreign national, planning a round-the-world trip, interested in Japanese history and culture, or if you simply want to attain a particular level of Japanese, this is the choice for you.

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Japanese Group Lessons

2 or more people can benefit studying Japanese together as these Japanese courses are also offered to groups (Two-to-One Japanese Course or Small Group In-Company Japanese Course). Every student must have the same degree of knowledge of the language, the same business or language needs and the ability to study at the same time and place as everybody else. The booking has to be made for all students at the same time. Listen & Learn do not advocate group sessions of more than 6-8 people, though Taster Japanese Courses can be experienced by up to 12 people.

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Toledo

If you find yourself in Toledo's Hungarian neighborhood, be sure to stop by Tony Packo's cafe to see some of the most famous buns in the Midwest. Celebrities and politicians alike flock to Toledo for a now-legendary "bun signing", but the incentive for arriving in Toledo spans a far vaster period. Immigrants from all over the world also been drawn to Toledo - but perhaps not for Tony's "Hungarian hotdog"! An Ohioan city of many historical draw cards, Toledo is now home to a diverse and international community. This makes it simple and straightforward for anyone wishing to start to study another language. With strong ancestral ties to the Spanish, German, Polish and French languages - just to name a handful - Toledo is a choice location to immerse oneself in global languages.

 

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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