Remember, it's never too late to register for a class, even after it's begun. You can always catch up with any sessions you may have missed by watching the video recordings of previous sessions. The time remaining to register before the first class session is below, so stop hesitating and get to it!
In-person classes, live-streamed Zoom sessions, or video recordings
• This course is offered in Term 1 (Feb-Apr) and Term 3 (Jul-Sep) every year, pending sufficient enrolment.
• This course is offered as an in-person course at the EarthDiverse Centre in Hamilton, New Zealand, live-streamed via Zoom if you live elsewhere, and as video recordings of the live sessions if you cannot attend the regularly scheduled class.
Begins Monday 29 July 2024
• Our 2024 Term 3 Japanese 401 course meets on Mondays from 6:15-7:45pm beginning on Monday 29 July (New Zealand time) and continues for eight consecutive weekly sessions. The last class of the Term is held on Monday 16 September 2024.
• If you live outside of New Zealand and wish to Zoom in to our live class sessions, check the nearest local Time Zone equivalent below:
for live-streaming Zoom Sessions from New Zealand. If your Time Zone doesn't suit our live-streamed class, you can also access our courses by watching the live-recorded sessions that are posted to the course webpage each week, usually the next day.
Honolulu, Hawai’i: begins Sun 28 Jul 2024, 8:15-9:45pm
US Pacific: begins Sun 28 Jul 2024, 11:15pm-12:45am
US Eastern: begins Mon 29 Jul 2024, 2:15 -3:45am
London, UK: begins Mon 29 Jul 2024, 7:15- 8:45am
Paris, France: begins Mon 29 Jul 2024, 8:15-9:45am
New Delhi: begins Mon 29 Jul 2024, 11:45am-1:15pm
Bangkok, Thailand: begins Mon 29 Jul 2024, 1:15 - 2:45pm
Singapore & Shanghai: begins Mon 29 Jul 2024, 2:15- 3:45pm
Tokyo, Japan: begins Mon 29 Jul 2024, 3:15-4:45pm
Sydney, Australia: begins Mon 29 Jul 2024, 4:15-5:45pm
Advance Japanese 401, Part 1
• This is Part 1 of an four-part Advanced course taught over four school terms specifically designed for advanced Japanese learners. Our language and culture courses focus on teaching and learning, and we do not expect you to study outside of class nor do we assign homework (unless you'd like some!). Come and spend 12 class hours per Term (eight 1.5 hour weekly classes) continuing to learn Japanese and about Japanese culture, and have some fun too! All of our language classes are designed for busy people.
• Our Advanced Japanese 401 course continues its focus on hiragana and katakana and your ability to read, and includes continued intermediate grammar, vocabulary and conversation. Everyday vocabulary and expressions continue to be taught, always with a view to empowering learners so that they feel encouraged to engage in conversation and improve their conversational ability and comprehension.
• Subsequent Term courses continue with Advanced Japanese (i.e. our Japanese 402-404 courses) and continue to include additional reading and comprehension, intermediate grammar, vocabulary, and conversation, and will continue in the same time slot for the duration of the full course.
Week by week new material will be posted throughout the duration of the course. Video recordings of each weekly session will be posted here after 1-2 days after each class.
EarthDiverse Course Information
EarthDiverse Zoom instructions (updated 16 Feb 2024)
Japanese writing practice sheet
This is a hybrid class with both in-person sessions in our classrooms and streamed live via Zoom.
This course has distance-learning options for those unable to attend the live class sessions in Hamilton. Students have three options for attending our courses once they have registered:
Attend in-person classes in our Hamilton classrooms at the regularly scheduled day and time.
Attend our live on-line classroom sessions via Zoom at the regular scheduled day and time.
Watch the live-recorded class sessions at your leisure, at a time, day and place more suited to your schedule.
Live Zoom sessions and Video-Recordings
• In addition to our in-person classes in Hamilton, our courses offer distance learning options for those unable to attend classes in-person. Live-streamed Hamilton classes are available via free Zoom software for those living outside the Waikato. Live-streaming allows you to participate fully in your own learning, ask questions of the instructor and participate fully in the same way as if you were in the physical classroom.
• Those unable to attend the scheduled date and time of the actual class sessions, or those who need to miss a class or two due to previous engagements or unexpected illness, can watch any or all of the live-recorded video sessions on their computers, laptops, tablets or mobile devices and study at their own pace and in their own time.
• Detailed instructions on how to access our distance learning components will be sent after completing your registration. There are no additional fees for this service. However, distance learners will need access to a desktop or laptop computer with a good quality web-camera (tablet devices and mobile phones can also access our live-streamed classes), a built-in microphone (most modern laptops have built-in microphones) or a headset with a microphone. You will also need to download and install the free Zoom software on your computer or device. Those accessing the video recordings will be able to do so with a simple web browser on any device.
Those who cannot make the class meeting day and time via live Zoom sessions may consider accessing this course through the weekly recorded video sessions. Class videos are usually posted within 1-2 days of each live class session and are available for your own personal learning on a day and time of your choosing.
• This course has no assignments, quizzes, tests or exams.
• You will not need to purchase any reading materials.
• All classes encourage questions and group discussion.
• PDFs of class presentations and video recordings of each session will be posted 1-2 days after each session for the duration of the course. You are most welcome to come, sit back, relax, take part in and enjoy the discussions!
• Course fees include tea/coffee/snack at each session. Help yourself!
• There are no refunds for missed classes.
• Guests of registered participants are welcome to attend a single session without registering.
• If, however, this course is cancelled due to insufficient enrolments please note that your registration fee will either be refunded in full or you may select to receive a course credit. Your choice!
All materials are included in the course fees. These are developed by our instructors and distributed as PDF files on the course webpage.
• Course materials are provided to all registered students as digital materials made available to you on the course webpage for download (accessible after registration). There is no need to purchase any additional textbooks for this course, although you may choose to do so to supplement your learning.
• You will only require a pen or pencil, a notebook for taking your own class notes, and a loose-leaf binder.
• Any notes that our instructor writes on a digital whiteboard are posted to the class webpage on your dashboard as a PDF file so that you can print these out at home and add them to your own notebook.
A keen desire to continue your Japanese learning!
• Introductory and Intermediate Japanese 101-303, or equivalent.
• This course is open to all learners aged 10 years and above.
