General Japanese Courses

These courses are designed for adults who want to be able to communicate confidently and effectively in Japanese in both social and business contexts.

Focus is placed on developing the key language skills of listening and speaking for use in a wide variety of real life situations. Romaji Romanization and useful vocabulary are taught with an emphasis on sentence structure. In class, there are plenty of opportunities to expand your vocabulary, learn new conversational expressions , compose sentences, and practise the language through interactive situations and role-play scenarios . In addition, you will have the chance to learn some of the more common characters (hiragana, katakana and kanji) and interesting aspects of Japanese culture.

Each course follows a dynamic, up-to-date Japanese coursebook, and incorporates supplementary materials to make your learning experience more varied and interesting. Our classes adopt a modern communicative approach, providing a progressive and comprehensive programme from Foundation through to Upper-Intermediate Level.

In class you will have plenty of opportunities to practise new language skills through lively, interesting oral activities and role-plays. You will be given regular feedback on your progress and will receive cassette-tapes or CDs so you can enjoy plenty of extra practice at home to consolidate what you have learned in the classroom.

In order to ensure the fastest possible progress, the medium used during the lessons is Japanese, supplemented whenever necessary with English for explanations and instructions.

NEW! Japanese Language Workshops

Now when you register for any one of our Japanese courses, you can also enjoy free access to our language workshops. These are held on a regular basis in the evening and provide you with a chance for further Japanese practice in a friendly and relaxed environment. Workshops will change from month to month, and will include activities such as discussions, debates, quiz nights, board games, films, language lab practice, free talk, karaoke, and more! Please ask your teacher for details; if you wish to take part, please register first by phone on info@hklanguages.com