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Mr_Monkey
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 Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 2:06 pm Post subject: Japanese Schools in Kitakyushu/Fukuoka |
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I'm heading back to Japan in December 2010, where apart from working, I want to study Japanese - particularly reading and writing, but I also need to work on my spoken hyoujungo (I really need to work on honorific forms - I try, but I often slip in to my wife's Hakata-ben without realising it).
Can anyone recommend a good school? Preferably from direct experience or personal recommendations? |
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ShioriEigoKyoushi
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Mr_Monkey
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 3:45 pm Post subject: |
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My first goal is to get the JLPT level 2 cert.
ARC don't have any schools in Fukuoka-ken :/ |
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lenoreelux
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 4:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr_Monkey wrote: |
My first goal is to get the JLPT level 2 cert.
ARC don't have any schools in Fukuoka-ken :/ |
I am going to be in Shunan shi in Yamaguchi ken and I have been searching the internet for schools in the area. I may just have to wait and ask when I am getting the tour of my new area at the end of the month. If I cannot find anything, I have some JLPT 1 and 2 books that I bought when I was in Japan last year from kinokuniya bookstore. Those will be helpful at least for self study if I cannot find a Japanese lang school near by. |
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ShioriEigoKyoushi
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seklarwia
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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| lenoreelux wrote: |
I am going to be in Shunan shi in Yamaguchi ken and I have been searching the internet for schools in the area. I may just have to wait and ask when I am getting the tour of my new area at the end of the month. If I cannot find anything, I have some JLPT 1 and 2 books that I bought when I was in Japan last year from kinokuniya bookstore. Those will be helpful at least for self study if I cannot find a Japanese lang school near by. |
When you register for your ARC at the local yakusho you can ask (mine gave me a leaflet in English, Portugese, Chinese and Japanese as soon as I reached the ARC desk) about lessons. There are often community lessons on offer for foreigners avaliable for minimal costs (our were 2500 for 30 odd weekly lessons and had 3 class levels - beginner, JLPT 3 and JLPT 2). They may not be the best classes since many are taught by volunteer house wives, but it's a small price to pay and will at least be something until you can find a proper school/tutor. And if you have passable Japanese you can even sign up for culture classes; kimono wrapping, tea ceremony, basket weaving, etc. |
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Mr_Monkey
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| Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:39 pm Post subject: |
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| ShioriEigoKyoushi wrote: |
Saa~, you said Hakata-ben but I didn't know you were moving to Fukuoka!
Ok, you're right. There is a big school down there, though, I've seen it online... *quick Google*... I think it's GenkiJACS (linked from the Stanford website)... can't vouch for it personally, mind.
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ShioriEigoKyoushi
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robertokun
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"Rainbow Plaza." 8F, IMS building, across the street from Tenjin Station/Solaria. They have all the info on Japanese schools.
http://www.rainbowfia.or.jp/en/fia/ |
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Mr_Monkey
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| Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 2:24 am Post subject: |
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| I previously lived in Fukuoka for 5 years! I know about Rainbow Plaza - I'm asking for personal recommendations or other word-of-mouth recommendations. |
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Threnody
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| I took a couple months' worth of lessons with GenkiJACS in Fukuoka. They're not prohibitively expensive and their tutors did (for me, at least) a pretty good job of tailoring their lessons to my study goals. YMMV, of course. |
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Mr_Monkey
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Thanks.
Was that full-time or part-time study? |
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Threnody
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:09 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr_Monkey wrote: |
Thanks.
Was that full-time or part-time study? |
I only did part-time. |
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Mr_Monkey
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| Posted: Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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Excellent, thanks!
Did you happen to hear of any other schools teaching Japanese around Fukuoka? GenkiJACS is the only school offered so far, and I'd like to investigate other possibilities. |
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Threnody
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| It's been a year, but I remember there was a similar school called Asahi that advertised at Rainbow Plaza/etc. From what I heard, their quality, location and business model were more or less comparable to GenkiJACS, but that's secondhand. |
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