Late Summer Japanese (Select Levels) - 2025

Tuition

Non-members: $360
Japan Society members: $310

Inclusive of fees, where applicable. Inclusive of a nonrefundable administrative fee (see cancellation policy).

A textbook may be required as a separate purchase dependent on your course (please see course details or textbook information below).

Japan Society Members: please log in to see the member price. To learn more about Japan Society Membership, please visit the Membership page.

How to Register

Classes fill up quickly! We recommend registering as soon as possible to secure your first choice.

Please register by Wednesday, August 6, if possible. Seats may not be available after this date; please check the website for registration availability or contact the office.

New students with no previous background in Japanese should enroll in a Level 1 course. Students with some background should refer to the Level Guide (Numbered Levels) or course textbooks to determine the most appropriate class. (The Level Guide can also be found on the Language Center homepage.) There is no placement exam. If you are still not sure of your level, it may be possible to schedule a level assessment by phone with the Senior Director. Please email [email protected] to schedule.

Registration is accepted online (preferred), by phone at (212) 715-1269 or (212) 715-1293, or in-person (please inquire for hours).

Registrants will receive a Welcome Email (including the Zoom link for online courses) from [email protected] on:

• the afternoon of Thursday, August 7, 2025 (for classes beginning on Monday, August 11)
• the afternoon of Friday, August 8, 2025 (for classes beginning on Tuesday, August 12)

Questions? Please email us at [email protected], or call (212) 715-1269 or (212) 715-1293.

Participation & Attendance

Our classes are structured to be interactive and participatory, and you will get the most out of your classes if you can participate fully whenever possible (for online classes, by both microphone and video). We hope you will participate to whatever degree that you can, even when full engagement is not possible. Please communicate with your instructor about any needs/changes to your attendance and degree of participation (mic/video use ability for online classes, missing class, etc.).

Please follow your course schedule as much as possible. If you miss a class, please study any material you missed on your own so that you do not fall behind in the course. Regular practice is important when learning a new language.

In addition, if you will miss a class, it may also be possible to arrange a make-up class in a different online or in-person section in the same session (e.g., within the same 10-week session, 5-week session, weekend intensive, etc.). Ideally, this should be scheduled for the same material/class as your missed class, but please note that options may be limited. When possible, please reach out to schedule these in advance as slots are first come, first served. Due to limited availability of make-up slots, and wanting to accommodate as many student’s requests as possible, please try to limit make-up class requests to at most 3 per session (per 9-class course) / 2 per session (per 5-class course). If you anticipate wanting to schedule additional make-up classes, please reach out to us. More information on how to schedule a make-up class will be provided in the Welcome Email.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations are accepted until 12 pm ET, TWO business days before the course begins. The Language Center’s business days are Monday – Friday, except for most federal holidays. After this deadline, cancellations are not accepted and tuition is not refundable or transferable for any reason (including for credit). Upon cancellation, the tuition paid minus the nonrefundable administrative fee will be refunded. Fees are as follows: $35 for 9-/10-class courses, $20 for 5-class courses, and $60 for 20-class courses.

Cancellation requests can be made either by phone or email, but they must be received by the office by the cancellation deadline. Otherwise, cancellation requests will not be fulfilled.

Japan Society also reserves the right to cancel any course or workshop if sufficient enrollment is not obtained. In such cases, students already enrolled will receive full refunds (no administrative fee).

By registering for a course, you accept and agree to the above terms of the cancellation policy.

Course Policies

While we try to provide as much consistency as possible, there may be occasions when adjustments to class schedule, instructor, or location are necessary. The Language Center reserves the right to make these changes as needed. (Reasons for changes may include inclement weather, emergency situations, or instructor illness.) In the case of a change, we will do our best to create an alternate means for keeping classes running, which may include switching an in-person class to online over Zoom.

We do not record these classes, and recording of these classes is prohibited. If a student misses a class, it may be possible to arrange a make-up class in the same 10-week or 5-week session, if available. More information will be provided in the Welcome Email.

If you need to switch to a different level or section after your course has begun, it may be possible pending availability and is only possible within the same session (e.g., within the same 10-week session, 5-week session, weekend intensive, etc.). Please contact the office.

Required Textbooks

Please do your best to have your textbook by the first day of the course.

The following textbooks are required. A limited supply of textbooks is available for purchase at the Language Center on select days, as well as on the first day of in-person courses. Please contact the office in advance to arrange purchase and pick-up times if picking up before the first day of an in-person course.

You may also purchase your book in advance from an outside vendor. Either a digital or print textbook is fine.

Level 1 and 2 Students:
GENKI I (An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese) (3rd Edition)

published by The Japan Times | ISBN: 978-4789017305

Price at Japan Society: $45

We strongly recommend purchasing the 3rd Edition. Please note that the 2nd Edition has some differences, including page numbers, examples, etc., and is not recommended for this reason.