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Schedule: (Japan Standard Time (GMT +9))
Evening Courses
Thursday 13:10-14:00
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Tuition Fee: 9,000 Yen / Month
Enrollment starts each month. Payment begins on the first day of the following month.
For example, If you sign up on March 15th, you will be charged 9,000 yen on April 1st.
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- Payment is month to month – if you would like to cancel, please request it by the 20th of the previous month.
If you apply in the middle of the month, the enrollment and payment will start on the 1st of the following month. However, if you want to start attending the class as soon as possible, you will be able to join immediately with an additional payment for the first month.
Charge for the first month
If the application date is:
- From 1st to 10th of the month: Full amount of the monthly fee
- From 11th to 20th of the month: Half of the monthly fee
- From 21st to the end of the month: Please join the class from the following month.
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Course Details
This class will help students improve their quick-response ability and build their confidence. Students use a series of specially designed drills and speaking training to improve their communication ability. Good for upper beginners that are around a JLPT N4 Level.
Part-time Course | ||
Course Title | Effective Drill Training | |
Level | Upper Beginner (N4) | |
Course description | This class is highly recommended for those who have studied Japanese basic grammar but are having trouble applying it in real-life conversations. This class focuses on the important conjugations and grammar forms, and practice expressions that are often used in everyday life. | |
Class structure | This class focuses on a target form each time:Te-form, Nai-form or Conditional form. We have selected N4 level expressions that are the basis of Japanese grammar. At the beginning of the class, your instructor will explain the meaning and usage of the expression with some examples. There are example sentences, so you can understand how they are used in everyday conversation. During the lesson, you will be taught the grammatical form of language features that you already know but struggle to use smoothly in daily conversation. | |
Textbook | Effective Drill Training |
Material Sample

What’s covered in the course?
Each course session will cover and teach a different target grammar.
This class teaches you the following basic vocabulary and grammar for use in everyday conversation in Japan.
Session | Contents | Session | Contents |
1 | Verb Masu-form:~ni ikimasu/ ~tai desu | 13 | Verb Conditional form:~ba/ ~bayokatta desu |
2 | Verb Masu-form:~masen ka/ ~mashoo ka/ ~mashoo | 14 | Verb Volitional form:~to omotteimasu |
3 | Verb Masu-form:~sugi masu/ ~yasui / nikui | 15 | Short forms:~to omoimasu/ ~to itteimashita |
4 | Verb Te-form:~tekudasai/ ~te, ~ | 16 | Short forms:~n desu |
5 | Verb Te-form:~temo iidesu ka/ ~tewa ikemasen | 17 | Short forms:~to iidesu ne/ ~to iindesu ga |
6 | Verb Te-form:~te kara/ ~temo | 18 | Short forms:~kamo shiremasen/ ~noni |
7 | Verb Ta-form:~takotoga arimasu/ ~tari ~tari shimasu | 19 | Potential Verbs |
8 | Verb Ta-form:~tahooga iidesu/ ~tara doodesuka | 20 | Passive Verbs |
9 | Verb Dictionary form:~mae ni/ ~tsumori desu | 21 | Causative Verbs:~te kudasai |
10 | Verb Dictionary form:~no ga sukidesu/ ~koto ga dekimasu | 22 | Transitivity Pairs:~teimasu/ ~te okimasu |
11 | Verb Nai-form:~naide kudasai/ ~naihoo ga iidesu | 23 | Adjectives:~te,~/ ~ku*ni shimasu / narimasu |
12 | Verb Nai-form:~nakereba ikemasen/ ~nakutemo iidesu | 24 | Adjectives:~soo desu/ ~sugi masu |
FAQ:
What is an online group course?
An online group course meets regularly with a teacher and other students. If you choose to join this course – you will be joining with other students and participating in an online class taught by a professional Japanese instructor.
Who teaches the class?
Coto online group classes are taught by professional native Coto Japanese Instructors.
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