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Turning Japanese; Language, Culture & Biz tips - Beginner 1
Rating: 4.5 out of 5(14 ratings)
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Turning Japanese; Language, Culture & Biz tips - Beginner 1

Learn Japanese in an incredibly simple, quick, and fun way while level upping your cultural knowhow of Japan
Created byDavid Owen
Last updated 5/2023
English

What you'll learn

  • Japanese language: move from beginner to intermediate by utilizing unique methods I call the Japanese study "cheat code"
  • Japanese speaking: the class encourages learning Japanese systematically so that each customer can build sentences on their own
  • Japanese Culture Training: Each section includes ways to success and things to avoid from a Western perspective
  • Japanese Biz tips: Pulling from 20+ working with Japanese customers in global business, I transfer this knowledge to each student
  • Japanese Headturners: each section concludes with high level, impressive Japanese phrases students can use to impress their Japanese friends

Course content

4 sections • 22 lectures • 1h 33m total length

  • 1.1 Course Introduction2:51

    Beginner level Japanese course offers a structured introduction to pronunciation and hiragana, plus culture and business tips from an experienced instructor.

  • 1.2 Culture & Biz Tip1:48

    Apply the culture and biz tip by avoiding the cultural no-no of not speaking Japanese and showing effort to build relations with locals.

  • 1.3 Hiragana Intro9:32

    Explore hiragana, the foundation of the Japanese alphabet, and learn the consonant-vowel syllable pattern. Practice basic sounds, pronunciation, and diacritics to form common words like Kawasaki and Yokohama.

  • 1.4 Pronunciation Tips7:23

    Master five challenging hiragana sounds through guided practice, including the r-l-d blend, f-h articulation, n finals, and double consonants, with example words like ramen, ringo, fuji, Nippon, and matsushita.

  • 1.5 Summary & Headturner1:55

    Review the basics of the Japanese alphabet, focusing on Hiragana and practicing tsu, fu, and ru sounds to improve pronunciation, plus a head-turner phrase meaning 'it's a piece of cake'.

Requirements

  • There is no prerequisite for prior Japanese experience, just a desire to have fun and work hard.  All of the course materials are built into the presentation slide deck.
  • Students looking to learn Japanese in a completely different way are welcome to join as well

Description

I have been teaching this course in the corporate environment for the past 17 years, and students are always amazed by how intuitive, simple, and fun learning Japanese can be.  I borrow from the methods I learned from over 20 years ago when I was called as missionary to Japan for 2 years.  Since that time I have lived in Japan a total of 3 years, and have interacted with Japanese customers and colleague for 20+ years in global business. I keep my course fun, engaging, and "sticky"...so that the learnings build on each other and stay with you through fun methods. There is no prerequisite for prior Japanese experience, just a desire to have fun and work hard.  All of the course materials are built into the presentation slide deck.


The course is designed for those who are new to Japanese or who would like to take a refresher course learning in an all new style of learning;

Japanese language: move from beginner to intermediate by utilizing unique methods I call the Japanese study "cheat code".  In particular Japanese conjugation is made simple through a unique method rarely taught in other Japanese language courses.

Japanese speaking: the class encourages learning Japanese systematically so that each student can build sentences on their own by the end of the course. Building sentences will feel much like building lego structures.

Japanese Culture Training: Each section includes cultural keys to success and things to avoid from a Western perspective. I share many personal experiences which bring the culture tips to life.

Japanese Biz tips: Pulling from 20+ working with Japanese customers in global business, I transfer this knowledge to each student.  Students will feel more confident and successful as they start to utilize these business secrets to success.

Japanese “Headturners”: each section concludes with a high level, impressive Japanese phrases students can use to impress their Japanese friends.  These phrases include formal sayings, slang, and colloquial which can be used to turn heads from day 1.

Who this course is for:

  • Beginner level students of Japanese. The class is taught by an American who lived in Japan for 3 years as a missionary and businessman, as well as interacting with Japanese business for the past 20+ years

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