Japanese Lessons in Chicago IL

Japan America Society of Chicago:
Situated in the heart of Downtown Chicago IL, The Japan America Society of Chicago is a not-for-profit language learning institution that provides beginner to advanced level Japanese language courses to students from around the world.

Japanese Language Courses for Adults:

Beginning Japanese Level I:
Designed for students with no previous instruction in Japanese, this course strives to develop an understanding of basic elements of Japanese grammar, expressions, and writing system.

Beginning Japanese Level II:
A continuation of Beginning Japanese Level I, this course will build upon previously learned basic elements of Japanese grammar and expressions. Writing system will include a review of katakana, hiragana, and an introduction to basic Chinese characters (Kanji).

Beginning Japanese Level III:
A continuation of beginning Japanese Level II, this course will focus on simple sentence structures using Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. Basic conversation skills will also be reviewed.

Beginning Japanese Level lV:
A continuation of Beginning Japanese Level lll, this course will focus on simple sentence structures using Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji. Basic conversation skills will also be reviewed.

Intermediate Japanese Level I:
Emphasis is on grammatical expressions, basic conversation, and development of Chinese characters (kanji) , up to approximately 100 characters.

Conversational Japanese:
Developed for students who have studied Japanese a minimum of two years at a university level, or who have learned Japanese while living abroad and wish to continue to speak and enhance their spoken Japanese. Students are expected to have an understanding of Japanese grammar, and a minimum knowledge of 300 kanji.

Advanced Japanese:
This class provides opportunities to maintain a degree of fluency in Japanese for persons who have demonstrated fluency by having studied Japanese at least at the college level, worked abroad, and/or in the United States for Japanese firms. The course is designed for those who have prepared for or taken formal Japanese examinations. This class presupposes an ability to carry an extensive discussion with native Japanese, to read Japanese newspapers and assumes a knowledge about Japanese culture and way of life. Handouts including newspapers, magazines, and current event topics will form the basis of discussion. Additional focus on Kanji building.

English Language Courses (Eikaiwa):
Small group lessons to strengthen your English speaking ability.