The Arts & Sciences Language and Culture program offers German, Italian, Japanese, and Vietnamese language and culture classes. Classes are available for every level of learner – from beginning to advanced, and are offered on weeknights and weekends. Level 1 classes are five weeks, while Level 2+ classes are 10 weeks. Participants receive a Certificate of Participation upon completion of each class. Textbooks are listed, but are not available through KCC and must be purchased from an outside source (e.g., Borders-591-8995, Barnes & Noble-737-3323/949-7307, or amazon.com). The cost of the textbook is not included in the course fee. If you have any questions or need assistance in determining which level is most appropriate for you, please contact the Program Coordinator at 734-9315.

Level 1A: A New Approach! “How to learn a foreign language” (10 hours)

(Register for Level 1A and 1B at the same time and receive 10% off each class!)

This course is designed for beginners who never studied a foreign language. The method adopted for this course shows you how to learn a foreign language by using a newly developed language teaching approach, namely “the Communicative Conceptual Approach.” The Japanese language is the model used in this Communicative Concept. This course covers how to express the first three (out 0f 5) Basic Concepts in Communication.

Instructor: Teruko Castell, a native Japanese speaker, is a current student in the Japanese MA program at the University of Hawai‘i. She has a BA in Second Language Studies from UH and has been working as a teacher and tutor since 2002.