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| Studying Japanese in Sendai CLAIR JET Course CLAIR has a free Japanese correspondence course each year, running for six months from November to April each year. Youfll be sent a textbook each month, and a test which you must submit to CLAIR every month in order to complete the course. There are three different levels: beginner, intermediate and advanced. You must submit an application form to Shidoka in order to join the course. MIA Course Miyagi International Association runs a night-time Japanese course on Tuesday evenings from 18:30 - 20:30. The course lasts for approx. 12 weeks, with courses beginning in January, April and September each year. There are two levels, Elementary 1 and Elementary 2, using Japanese for Busy People I & II. The course costs Y7,500 (you must buy your own textbook). For information on the latest course, see http://www.h5.dion.ne.jp/~mia/english/index.html Izumi Japanese Salon (Katsura Class) This is a volunteer tutor program. Therefs usually a one-to-one student-teacher ratio. The classes themselves are free, but you have to pay for any copies and/or buy a textbook. Classes are held at Katsura Shimin Center (in Izumi-ku) from 17:30 - 19:00 every Friday, at beginner and intermediate levels. For further information, please contact Mr. Fumitake Kubota: Tel. (022) 378-4354; email bunbu.k799@ma.mni.ne.jp Hands This volunteer-run class is held twice a week at the Shimin Katsudou Support Center (Ichibancho). They meet Tues 18:00 - 20:00 and Fri 19:00 - 21:00. The classes cost Y400 per month. For further information, please email wish.roam.child@ezweb.ne.jp Sendai Christian Student Center Japanese Class This class is held once a week (Wed 18:00 - 19:30) at the Sendai Christian Student Center in Nishiki-cho (east of the Kencho and Shidoka). There is a registration fee of Y2000 and a six month course costs Y7,000 (Y5,000 for students). For further information, call (022) 222-0992. SAT Japanese Club This class is held on Saturdays from 10:00 to 12:00 at the Aoba-ku Chuo Shimin Center (Ichibancho). Classes are free, though there may be event fees and there is a yearly membership fee of Y300. For further information, please call (022) 223-2516. Language Exchange At Sendai International Center, there is a language exchange bulletin board. You can post an ad seeking a language exchange partner, or check out the ads already posted there. Only gexchangeh ads are allowed - you canft post a message seeking a paid tutor. Usually you will meet your exchange partner and spend part of the time studying/speaking Japanese, the rest of the time English (or other languages, depending on your skills). The idea is that you get free Japanese practice and your partner gets free English practice. A lot of the ads are posted by university students, so it can be a good way to make Japanese friends your own age. Of course, they arenft trained tutors, so it may take a few tries before you find a partner who you like. Tohoku Foreign Languages College Tohoku Gaikokugo Senmon Gakko (Foreign Languages College) can arrange summer vacation courses tailored to your needs. The courses are usually for two weeks and cost around Y45,000. For further information, see Recommended Language Schools. |