Japanese Conversation, Beginners Level 4 (Summer)
This class is in progress but unavailable for new registrations. Let us know if you’d like to be notified of upcoming classes like this one.
With Hiroko Igarashi.
This class will focus on progressing students’ practical Japanese language skills and learning important cultural issues for effective communication. Students joining this class must be familiar with hiragana and basic grammar. Lessons are moderately paced and will focus on simple conversational skills, such as how to make requests, how to ask for and give permission, and how to state that something is forbidden. Also, the students will learn how to express the reason/cause of a situation and offer assistance. Students will begin to learn basic kanji. Homework is assigned at each class to maximize learning and progress.
Required: Genki 1 textbook and workbook, 3rd edition
- Dates:
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- Mon, Jun 29, 2026 @ 5:00pm-6:30pm, at UH Hilo, CH-6
- Mon, Jul 6, 2026 @ 5:00pm-6:30pm, at UH Hilo, CH-6
- Mon, Jul 13, 2026 @ 5:00pm-6:30pm, at UH Hilo, CH-6
- Mon, Jul 20, 2026 @ 5:00pm-6:30pm, at UH Hilo, CH-6
- Mon, Jul 27, 2026 @ 5:00pm-6:30pm, at UH Hilo, CH-6
- Mon, Aug 3, 2026 @ 5:00pm-6:30pm, at UH Hilo, CH-6
- Mon, Aug 10, 2026 @ 5:00pm-6:30pm, at UH Hilo, CH-6
- Mon, Aug 17, 2026 @ 5:00pm-6:30pm, at UH Hilo, CH-6
- Cost:
- $ 120.00
- Class Code:
- 262C6004
- Tags:
- Language & Culture
This class is in progress but unavailable for new registrations. Let us know if you’d like to be notified of upcoming classes like this one.
Meet your Instructor
Instructor Hiroko Igarashi has a BS in Mathematics, BA in Communications and MA in China-US Relations. She has many years of experience teaching Japanese to children and adults in the community, and as a UH Hilo Lecturer. Her classes are practical, fun and interactive, helping students to get the most out of every session.