Beginner's Course - Currently new arrangements for this course are suspended. Please use the online private course.

2-4 students per class. Small class sizes give you maximum speaking practice!
Eligibility
  • This course is for those who are learning Japanese for the first time or who have studied a little in the past but do not remember much.
  • If you can speak Japanese a little, we ask you for checking your level of ability for appropriate class placement. If no class that exactly suits your needs is currently available, your name will be on a waiting list.
Focus and Achievement Goals
  • Focus is on conversation, but you will also learn how to read and write in Hiragana and Katakana.
  • The study of Hiragana and Katakana
  • Useful daily expressions
  • Greetings, self-introduction, telling time, counting, shopping, using the telephone, coming, going, giving, receiving, inviting, offering, requesting, asking for permission, expressing a wish, progressive verb forms etc.
  • Vocabularies of more than 800 words, including 86 adjectives and 50 verbs
Textbook
"Japanese for Busy People Vol.1" (by Kodansha International)
Japanese for Busy People 1 Romanized version Japanese for Busy People 1 Kana version
and
MLC original "Survival Japanese"
(500 yen → FREE)
Program of study
Class Lesson Grammar Points
１, 2 - Use MLC Original Textbook “Survival Japanese Course”.
Useful daily expressions, Basic structures, Self-introduction, Shopping, Ordering and payment at a restaurant, Expressions for train and taxi
3 1 “This is/isn’t ...”, “Is this ...?”, “of”
4 2 Telephone numbers, “what”, “1, 2, 3, 4.....9”
5 3 “from ... to ...”, “... o’clock”, “... minutes”
6 4 “this/that”, “10.....90”, “1,000yen”, “10,000yen”
7 5 Counter, “Please give me ...”
8 6 “come/go/return to...”, “when”, “alone”, “with”, “last week, this week ...”
9 7 “by means of”, “at (time)”, month, day of the month, day of the week
10 8 “There is/are ...", "where", "on, nearby ...", "..., and so on", "nothing/no one"
11 9 “over there”, “one person, two persons ...”, “a lot, many”
12 10-1 Verbs, Object markers “o”, “every ...”
13 10-2 40 verbs
14 11 Indirect object markers “ni”, “Why” “because”, “always, often, sometimes ...”, family name
15 12 Adjectives (present tense)
16   Review
17 13 “give”, “receive
18 14 Adjectives (past tense)
19 15 “Let’s ...”, “Shall we ...?”, “Will you ...?”, “There is [an event/accident] at ...”
20 16 “Shall I ...?”, “I have ...”
21   Verb te-form introduction
22 17 Verb te-form “..., and then ...”
23 18 Verb te-form “Please (do) ...”
24   Review
25 19 “get on ... from ...”, “get off ... at ...”
26 20 Verb te-form “May I ...?”
27 21 Verb nai-form, “Please do not ...”
28 22 Verb te-form “be ...ing”
29 23 “live in ...”, “work for ...”, “know ...”, “sell”
30 24 “I’m good at ...”, “I like ...”, “I understand ...”
31 25 “I want to ...”
32   Review
  • One lesson is 90 min., 4,400 yen (10% tax included)
  • No Registration Fee
  • The minimum number of students for each class is two. Maximum is four. A group lesson can be started whenever two students are enrolled.
  • Fixed schedule course.
  • Tuition fees (10% tax included)
    Course
    (Lesson)    		 Term Tuition Fee
    Once a week, part 1
    (1-12)    		 4 months
    (16 lessons, 24 hrs)    		 70,400 yen
    Once a week, Part 2
    (13-25)    		 4 months
    (16 lessons, 24 hrs)    		 70,400 yen
    Two times a week *
    (1-25)    		 4 months
    (32 lessons, 48 hrs)    		 140,800 yen
    Three times a week *
    (1-25)    		 2 month
    + 8 lessons
    (32 lessons, 48 hrs)    		 140,800 yen

    Textbook is not included.

* Two month installments available (10% tax included)
1st month 73,000 yen
2nd month 70,000 yen
Total 143,000 yen

Procedure

1. Please make an appointment.
Please use inquiry form below.
2. Interview and level check
We will then explain our courses.

​If this is your first time Japanese learning, we will find someone at the same level for group.
[Yes] → Free trial lesson → Start
[No] → Waiting list → Free trial lesson → Start

If you have learned Japanese, you will be asked to take a level check.
We will then make a lesson plan and find a suitable class for your level and schedule.
[yes] → Free trial lesson (Observe a class) → Join
[No] → Waiting list → Free trial lesson → Join

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Students' voice

  • "The small class size is conductive to learning, and the homework/MLC worksheets have helped me apply the concepts we learned in the classroom."
  • "Friendly teaching environment."
  • "I really like the teaching materials plus the atmosphere was very friendly."
  • "I think MLC is a good place and the staff are all friendly. I would have no drought in suggesting others to take their classes here, if they want to learn Japanese."