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Japanese for Communication II

LAJA-40001

The primary goal of this course is for you to acquire skills required for everyday conversations. The course will cover Lessons 10~17 in the textbook and Katakana section of the Kana Workbook. Topics include: entertaining a guest, expressing one’s thoughts, talking about likes/dislikes, giving and receiving gifts, and inviting someone to an event.
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3.00 units
$325.00
Notes: recommended prerequisite: "Japanese for Communication I", or the equivalent.

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Section ID:

190536

Class type:

Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

Textbooks:

Japanese for Busy People Book 1 (Romanized) 4th
by AJALT
ISBN / ASIN: 9781568366197

Japanese for Busy People Kana Workbook 4th
by AJALT
ISBN / ASIN: 9781568366227

You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 7/11/2025

Schedule:

Date Day Start End
7/8/2025 Tue 6:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
7/15/2025 Tue 6:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
7/22/2025 Tue 6:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
7/29/2025 Tue 6:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
8/5/2025 Tue 6:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
8/12/2025 Tue 6:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
8/19/2025 Tue 6:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
8/26/2025 Tue 6:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
9/2/2025 Tue 6:30 p.m. 9:30 p.m.
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Instructor: Yuko Kipnis

Yuko Kipnis
Yuko Kipnis is a native of Japan with over 25 years of experience teaching Japanese to all ages, both in the U.S.A and in Japan.  Yuko earned her M.A. in Intercultural Communication from San Diego State University and a B.A. in literature from Aoyama Gakuin University, Tokyo, Japan. Yuko holds a certificate of Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language, from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.  She also works as a cross cultural communication consultant for business people and their families moving to/from Japan. In addition to teaching Japanese, Yuko has a deep knowledge of traditional Japanese culture and has attained her teaching certificate in Japanese flower arrangement from the Sogetsu school of Ikebana.
 
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