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, Zoom or video recordings
• Term 2 (May-Jul ) and Term 4 (Oct-Dec) each 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 16 October 2023
• Our 2023 Term 4 Japanese 404 course meets on Mondays from 8:00-9:30pm beginning on Monday, 16 October (New Zealand time) and continues for eight consecutive weekly sessions. The last class of the Term is held on Monday 5 December 2023.
• 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 15 Oct 2023, 9:00 -10:00 pm
US Pacific: begins Mon 16 Oct 2023, 12:00 -1:00am
US Eastern: begins Mon 16 Oct 2023, 3:00-4:00am
London, UK: begins Mon 16 Oct2023, 8:00-9:00am
Paris, France: begins Mon 16 Oct 2023, 9:00-10:00am
New Delhi, India: begins Mon 16 Oct 2023, 12:30 - 1:30pm
Bangkok, Thailand: begins Mon 16 Oct 2023, 2:00 -3:00pm
Singapore: begins Mon 16 Oct 2023, 3:00-4:00pm
Tokyo, Japan: begins Mon 16 Oct 2023, 4:00 -5:00pm
Sydney, Australia: begins Mon 16 Oct 2023, 6:00 - 7:00pm
Advanced Japanese 404 for JLPT
• This is Part 4 of a four-part Advanced Japanese course taught over 4 school terms specifically designed for Japanese learners studying for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT). 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 8 class hours per Term (eight 1 hour weekly classes) preparing for the JLPT, and have some fun too! All of our language classes are designed for busy people.
• Advanced Japanese is specifically designed for learners wishing to prepare for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) offered by the Ministry of Education. The JLPT, is a standardised criterion-referenced test to evaluate and certify Japanese language proficiency for non-native speakers, covering language knowledge, reading ability, and listening ability. It currently has 5 Levels.
• Subsequent Term courses continue with Advanced Japanese (i.e. Japanese 501-504) and continue to continue to help student prepare for the JLPT. These classes 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 1-2 days after each class.
EarthDiverse Course Information
EarthDiverse Zoom instructions
Japanese writing practice sheet
20231016 T4.1 Japanese 404 video
20231023 T4.2 Japanese 404 PDF
20231023 T4.2 Japanese 404 video
20231030 T.4.3a Japanese 404 PDF 1
20231030 T.4.3b Japanese 404 Kanji PDF 2
20231030 T4.3 Japanese 404 video
20231106 T.4.4 Japanese 404 PDF
20231106 T4.4 Japanese 404 video
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.
• 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!
Previous Term courses with EarthDiverse, or equivalent. Please contact us if you wish to join this course and are unsure of your eligibility.
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