Online Japanese course 3 (2), fall 2025

Dates and times: Sep. 29th, 2025 - Jan 14th, 2026 Mon and Wed 16:00~17:00 (Finland time). No classes on weeks 42 (Oct. 13th-19th), 52 (Dec. 22nd-28th) and 1 (Dec. 29th, 2025-Jan 4th, 2026) due to holidays. 

Lecturer in the all online courses: Japanese Government Certified Japanese language instructor and former professor of US universities Konishi Sensei, a Japanese native, living in Japan, has many years of experiences both in traditional teaching in very competitive and well known US universities and also in online teaching as university programs from Japan.

Required equipment for the all online courses: A computer with a camera, headset with a microphone and internet connection. This course will be provided using an online conference program Zoom, but students will not be required to create an own account. Instructions will be sent some days before the course starts.

Prerequisite: Completion of Tobira up to Tobira Chapter 11 or equivalent.

Goal of study: Intermediate Japanese Proficiency in Speaking, Listening and Reading. Cultural Aspect of Japan is discussed.

Textbook: Tobira Gateway to Advanced Japanese Learning through Content and Multimedia ISBN  978-4-87424-447-0 C0081, Printed in Japan Kurosio Publisher (via online bookstores e.g. Amazon, Adlibris, Verasia).  Electronic version of textbooks are available but please do not buy paperbacks.

Duration and fee: 35 h, 160€

Student feedback from previous courses:

”I really liked the course and Konishi Sensei's teaching! My main goal is to speak Japanese more freely, and this is a very good way to practice!"

"The continuous feedback from the teacher was really good, the expectations were reasonable. The study material was good. The course was very enjoyable."

”I have been very satisfied with the courses. Konishi Sensei has taken great care of us students and the cultural bits are a good addition and make learning enjoyable. The courses do run at a fast pace, so students need to be ready to put in effort. However, Konishi Sensei has been very accommodating even with my sometimes foolish questions.

As an end result, my travels in Japan have been far more enjoyable as I am able to chat with locals and have some insight on customs and interesting things to see.“