• Easy Mobile Learning

    Access videos and quizzes on your smartphone for convenient and flexible studying.

  • Conversational Skills

    Learn to speak naturally with phrases and vocabulary used by native Japanese speakers.

  • Direct Audio Feedback

    Receive personalized feedback on your pronunciation and speaking skills from experienced instructors.

Instructor(s)

Instructor and Online Course Manager Riisa sensei

She grew up in Japan and decided to become a Japanese language teacher while studying abroad in France. Since then, she’s been involved in teaching Japanese in Japan, the U.S., and Australia, working with students at all levels, from elementary school to college. She loves exploring new ideas and is always excited by unique questions and interesting perspectives from others.

FAQ

  • Who created Conversation Beginner courses?

    Go! Go! Nihon created this course with their in-house Japanese instructor Riisa Yukiharu, who has 6 years of teaching experience working at various institutions in Australia and the US.

  • How do the online classes work?

    We have lessons using video, text, audio, and more to help you learn easily. For some lessons you could be shown a conversation video, backup grammar slides, and repetition videos for you to practice with, other times it might be with an audio file and downloadable vocabulary sheet. We show you the best materials to help you understand new topics quickly. There are assignments for you to create your own audio file to share with the teacher so we can check your understanding and progress. We also have a community where you can engage with other students on the same journey as you, ask questions, compare notes, and even engage with the course leaders. There is also the option to join a live study session with our teacher and other students once a month.

  • How much does the course cost?

    The Short course with 10 days of lessons, is designed to be taken over two weeks and course normally costs 18,500 yen and gives you access to all the lessons materials for 60 days. The course access begins when you enroll, with each days lessons being released one at a time until all the lessons are available. We advise you to complete the lessons chronologically but don’t worry if you can not complete them as they are released once you have bought the course the content is available for 60 days from when you join. It will take approximately 10 hours to complete all the lessons to a high standard.

  • Do I need to know some Japanese beforehand?

    It is recommended that this course be taken alongside the Akamonkai Beginner course (JLPT N5 level), but it can be taken if you can read hiragana and katakana and understand basic grammar.

  • Can anyone take these classes?

    The courses are designed to help students prepare to communicate in basic Japanese and feel more confident to communicate with Japanese friends. However, anyone who wishes to learn how to speak Japanese is welcome to enroll and will find these courses to be a very useful introduction to the language.

  • What will I learn on this short course?

    You will learn simple phrases needed for everyday conversation such as: Self-introduction (name, job, family, and hobby) How to describe what you like How to order at a restaurant How to express your feeling How to chat with your phone This course will also help you to improve: Listening skill Pronunciation The grammar that Japanese speakers use everyday Read, write, and understand simple short sentences

  • Will I get a certificate for finishing a course?

    Yes, you will get a certificate from the school if you complete either course, but you need to complete 100% of the course in order to receive it.

  • Will I be able to talk to the teachers directly? Will there be a live class?

    You will practice the conversation content learned in class with other students in the student community and also once a month in a live session with your teacher. Unlike practicing with a video, you need to listen carefully to your partner and pay attention to your own pronunciation. This practice will be very useful when speaking with Japanese people, as it is, in a way, like a real conversation.

  • Will I be able to ask questions to the teachers

    Yes, you will be able to ask questions and get support from the teacher and the Go! Go! Nihon staff by writing in the community.

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome to Go! Go! Nihon Japanese Beginner Communication Course

    2. Why You’ll Love This Course

      FREE PREVIEW
    3. How to use the course

      FREE PREVIEW
    4. Communication course objectives

      FREE PREVIEW
    5. Lesson Topics

      FREE PREVIEW
    6. What is Shadowing?

    7. About the Online Community

    8. We'd like to know a few things about you, before you begin...

    9. Monthly Online Live Session

    10. Optional 1:1 lesson

    1. Let’s start!

    2. Let's watch the video!

    3. Check what you understand

    4. Vocabulary list

    5. Expression Check

    6. Practice quiz

    7. Read together with script

    8. Shadowing

    9. Watch the video again

    10. Recording

    11. Discussion

    12. Your Turn

    1. Let's watch the video!

    2. Check what you understand

    3. Vocabulary list

    4. Expression Check

    5. Better version of Expression Check

    6. Practice quiz

    7. Read together with script

    8. Shadowing

    9. Watch the video again

    10. Recording

    11. Discussion

    12. Your Turn

    1. Let's watch the video!

    2. Check what you understand

    3. Vocabulary list

    4. Expression Check

    5. 2Expression Check

    6. Practice quiz

    7. Read together with script

    8. Shadowing

    9. Watch the video again

    10. Recording

    11. Discussion

    12. Your Turn

    13. Well done!

    1. Let's start!

    2. Let's watch the video!

    3. Check what you understand

    4. Vocabulary list

    5. Expression Check

    6. Practice quiz

    7. Read together with script

    8. Shadowing

    9. Watch the video again

    10. Recording

    11. Recording

    12. Discussion

    13. Your Turn

    1. Let's watch the video!

    2. Check what you understand

    3. Vocabulary list

    4. Expression Check

    5. Practice quiz

    6. Read together with script

    7. Shadowing

    8. Watch the video again

    9. Recording

    10. Discussion

    11. Your Turn

About this course

  • ¥18,500
  • 133 lessons

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