Showa Boston / Japan Society Japanese Program

Our Japanese Program offers you:

2 terms per year (see the table below)
17-week conversational Japanese courses
elementary, intermediate and advanced levels
experienced native teachers
Showa's Japanese college students as conversation practice partners
small classes with individualized instruction
affordable tuition
free parking

This program is intended for adult men and women (high schoolers included).

For more information, call 617.522.0080, x5099
or email ( "japanese" plus "@showaboston.org" ).

Classes start during the week of September 13, and continue for 17 weeks. Each class meets once a week.

**COURSE SCHEDULE**
Day	Class	Time	Instructor
Monday	Intermediate 2-A -	6:00 - 7:40pm -	Sekiguchi -
Tuesday	Intermediate 3-B Elementary 1-B Elementary 1-A	6:00 - 7:40pm 6:00 - 7:40pm 7:50 - 9:30pm	Sekiguchi Hattori Hattori
Wednesday	Special Class Advanced 4-B Advanced 4-A	6:00 - 7:40pm 6:00 - 7:40pm 7:50 - 9:30pm	Ikuma * Usui Ikuma
Thursday	Intermediate 2-C -	6:00 - 7:40pm -	Sekiguchi -

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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Elementary Japanese

	Class work concentrates on "survival spoken Japanese" for everyday situations. The basic writing system will also be introduced. Textbook: Japanese for Busy People, Book 1
	1-A:	For those who speak little, or no Japanese. (L.1-12)
	1-B:	For those who have completed 1-A, or its equivalent. (L.13-25)

Intermediate Japanese (1)

	Class work concentrates on more advanced grammar and better listening/speaking skills. Textbook: Japanese for Busy People, Book 2
	2-A:	For those who have completed 1-C, or its equivalent. (L.1-5)
	2-B:	For those who have completed 2-A, or its equivalent. (L. 6-10)
	2-C:	For those who have completed 2-B, or its equivalent. (L.11-15)

Intermediate Japanese (2)

	The goal is to improve vocabulary and fluency for daily and business Japanese conversation. Textbook: Japanese for Busy People, Book 3
	3-A:	For those who have completed 2-C, or its equivalent. (L.1-5)
	3-B:	For those who have completed 3-A, or its equivalent. (L. 6-10)
	3-C:	For those who have completed 3-B, or its equivalent. (L.11-15)

Advanced Japanese

	4-A:	Transitional course from intermediate to advanced level. Focus on reading and conversation in order to gain more fluency and a larger vocabulary including kanji. Textbook: material provided by the instructor

	4-B:	Focus on reading and group discussion in order to gain more fluency, better understanding of grammar and a larger vocabulary including kanji. Textbook: material provided by the instructor

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REGISTRATION INFORMATION

How To Reach Us

1. Phone: 617.522.0080 ext. 5099

Fax: 617.522.8155

2. E-mail:

( "japanese" + "@showaboston.org" )

Registration

By E-mail		Please send us e-mail, providing same information asked for in registration form. E-mail address:
By Mail		Fill out the registration form and mail it along with the tuition payment to: Finance Department, Att. Strat Showa Boston 420 Pond Street, Boston, MA 02130
By Fax		You can also fax us the registration form with your credit card information on it. Fax number: (617) 522-8155

Tuition

17-week course tuition: $290.00 (Textbook fee is not included.)

Discount!

Bring a friend --- If you are one of Showa's current Japanese Language students or have taken a Japanese course(s) at Showa since 2000, register a friend with you when you register for a class and you will receive $20.00 discount off your tuition. Your friend must be new to Showa, and registrations must be concurrent for you to receive your discount.
The discount must be used in the current term, is not transferable, and cannot be combined with other discounts.

Take another course --- If you take more than one course concurrently in the current term, you will receive $20.00 discount for each course you take. The discount must be used in the current term, is not transferable, and cannot be combined with other discounts.

*Showa Boston's faculty and staff are not eligible for the discounts above.

Things You Should Know

	1.	Each class is limited to about 15 students. Small classes contribute to an effective, enjoyable atmosphere conducive to easy learning.
	2.	Payment of the tuition is required for enrollment.
	3.	In the case that a class needs to be canceled due to low enrollment, your payment will be refunded in full.
	4.	If you withdraw from a class at least 24 hours in advance of the starting time, we will refund your payment in full. We regret that no refunds, or credits, can be granted on or after the starting date of your class.
	5.	Transfer is permitted to a different class, prior to the second meeting of the class in which you're enrolled, on a space-available basis.
	6.	Unusual circumstances may require a change of schedule and/or instructor.
	7.	In the event that Showa or the instructor needs to cancel a class, a make-up class will be scheduled.
	8.	It is the student's responsibility to call the school to see if a class has been canceled due to heavy snow or other bad weather conditions.

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Ms. Hattori	has taught Japanese and cross-cultural classes to companies in the Boston area for over nine years. She also has taught Japanese for the Japan Society of Boston. Ms. Hattori has an M.B.A. from Northeastern University and a B.A. from Meiji University in Japan.
Mr. Ikuma	graduated from Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. Ikuma-sensei is the director of Japanese Language Program and he has been teaching Japanese at Showa Boston since 1989. He received his M.Ed. from Harvard Graduate School of Education.
Mr. Sekiguchi	graduated from Nihon University. He completed an Advanced Teacher Training Course at Sendagaya Japanese Institute in Tokyo and received a certificate for teaching Japanese from the institute. Mr. Sekiguchi has been teaching at Showa Boston since 1997.
Ms. Usui	has taught Japanese in Australia and the U.S. including Rutgers University, and has given cross-cultural training to professionals. She is a graduate from Aichi University and studied Japanese Pedagogy at Columbia University.

Student Assistants:	A select group of Japanese students studying at Showa Boston will be available for conversational practice during the classes.

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From Copley Square Area

Take Huntington Avenue (Route 9 west) past the Museum of Fine Arts onto Route 1 South/Providence (Jamaica Way). Follow Route 1 for 2/3 miles until you pass Jamaica Pond on right. After you pass the Pond take a right at the first set of lights onto Pond Street. Follow half a mile. At top of hill, turn left at blue sign for Showa Boston.

From I95 Via Route 9

Take I95/State highway 128 to exit 20, Route 9 Eastbound. Follow Route 9 for 4 1/4 miles to Lee Street (past Atrium Mall on right and Chestnut Hill Mall on left). Take right on Lee Street and follow to the end (a mile plus) then take a left on Newton Street.

At the fork in the road about 80 yards up bear right, this is still Newton Street. When you cross the town line from Brookline to Boston, Newton Street becomes Pond Street. Showa is on the right just after the Larz Anderson Park.

From Logan Airport Using the Sumner Tunnel

Follow airport exit road signs for the Sumner Tunnel. At the end of the tunnel take 2nd right following signs for Interstate 93 North. Follow 93 for two exits to exit #26 and follow signs to Storrow Drive. Follow Storrow Drive West to Fenway Route 1 (hard left), then bear right onto Boylston Street outbound.

Stay on Boylston Street to the 4th set of lights where you bear right on Park Drive. (Do not take hard right onto Brookline Avenue). On Park Avenue about 80 yards up bear left on to the Riverway. (Do not go hard left on to Fenway). After Route 9 the Riverway becomes the Jamaicaway. Follow passed the Jamaica Pond. After the Pond take a right at the first set of lights onto Pond Street. At top of hill, turn left at blue sign for Showa Boston.

Public Transportation

Riverside branch of the MBTA's "Green Line" (D) from Boston to Reservoir Station. At Reservoir Station walk upstairs and take #51 bus (Cleveland Circle to Forest Hills) to the corner of Clyde Street and Newton Street.

Take a left on Newton Street after 80 yards Newton Street forks to right and turns into Pond Street when crossing Brookline/ Boston line. Showa is on the right just after the Larz Anderson Park. Walk will take 15 to 20 minutes.

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