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Center for Japanese Language Learning (CJLL)

Center for Japanese Language Learning (CJLL) offers Japanese language courses in each term. These courses are mainly aimed at learning useful Japanese for your life here. You will also have opportunities to know the people and culture through the Japanese language. They are also designed to meet the various needs of GRIPS students.

Outline of the Courses

CJLL offers the following courses.
 • Basic Japanese & Beginners' Japanese introduce survival Japanese to beginners who have no Japanese learning experience. Basic Japanese has 4 classes (Basic Japanese 1A, 1B, 1C and1D) in the fall term covering the same material.
 • Intermediate Japanese offers practical and useful Japanese for your daily life. It is appropriate for students with basic learning experience. The students will study or review basic Japanese and step toward intermediate Japanese.
 • Advanced Japanese is designed to give advanced students the opportunity to engage in intellectual conversation in class.
 • Superior Japanese offers more advanced Japanese with Japanese TV programs, newspapers, and so on. Classes will be designed according to students' needs.

For further information about the course, click here
For the information about the language tracks, click here
For each syllabus, click here
For schedule of Basic Japanese 1, click here
For other courses, schedule will be given in each class.

Timetable for Fall Term 2011-12

 

Timetable for Winter Term 2011-12
  1
(9:00-10:30)		 2
(10:40-12:10)		 3
(13:20-14:50)		 4
(15:00-16:30)
Mon     Superior Japanese 2
(Yatabe)		 Basic Japanese 2A
(Yatabe)
Tue Basic Japanese 2B
(Kondoh, et al)		 【Special Course】
Kanji		    
Wed Beginners' Japanese 1
(Yagi)		 Advanced Japanese 2
(Yagi)		 【Special Course】
Business Japanese		  
Thu Basic Japanese 2C
(Yagi)		 Intermediate Japanese 2
(Yagi)		    

 

Timetable for Spring Term 2011-12

 

Textbooks

“GRIPS でまなぶ　にほんご　Japanese for GRIPS Students”

textbook


“Business Japanese”

textbook Business Japanese


“Kanji”

textbook Kanji


“季節(きせつ)の日本語(にほんご)”　　“Japanese for Season”

japanese_for_season


“日本(にほん)の歌(うた)”　　“Japanese songs”

japanese_songs

 

Japanese classes

“Japanese class”

class Japanese


“Business Japanese class”

class Business Japanese


“Kanji class”

class Kanji

 

Japanese Culture & Event
1. New Year January 1
Knowing Japanese New Year's customs and tasting “mochi” (rice cake)
new_year_1 new_year_2 new_year_3

 

2. Mamemaki (bean-scattering ceremony)　　February 3
mamemaki_1 mamemaki_2  

 

3. Hina Matsuri (Doll's Festival)　　March 3
hina_matsuri_1 hina_matsuri_2 hina_matsuri_3

 

4. Hanami　　Late April
hanami_1 hanami_2 hanami_3

 

5. Tanabata Festival　　July 7
tanabata_faestival_1 tanabata_faestival_2 tanabata_faestival_3

 

6. Experience of Yukata (cotton kimono)　　Early August
yukata_event_1 yukata_event_2 yukata_event_3

 

7. Autumn Leaves　　Late November
autumn_leaves_1 autumn_leaves_2 autumn_leaves_3

 

8. Traditional Japanese Food (be held irregularly)
traditional_japanese_food_1 traditional_japanese_food_2 traditional_japanese_food_3

 

9. Speech Event　　(End of July)
speech_event_1 speech_event_2 speech_event_3

 


Center for Japanese Language Learning (CJLL)

Information

 • KONDOH Aya

 • YAGI Atsuko

 • YATABE Yukiko

 • OGASA Emiko

Room No. C809

Email: cjllatgrips.ac.jp
(To Professor Kondoh & Yagi)

Tel: 03-6439-6377 (ext. 6377)

Consulting Hour:

KONDOH Aya by appointment

YAGI Atsuko Tue, Wed & Thu 14:00-17:00 (by appointment)

YATABE Yukiko Mon (by appointment)

OGASA Emiko (by appointment)
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