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Study Intensive Japanese for Sinologists at the University of Pennsylvania this summer!

100% ONLINE Summer 2022

This ONLINE beginning Japanese course is designed for students who can read Sinographs and need Japanese grammar in order to read academic work. Two sessions will cover all the basics of Japanese structure, with some oral practice. With instructor permission, students with a prior background in Japanese may enroll in the second session only. This course is taught by Tomoko Takami, recipient of the American Association of Teachers of Japanese 2019 Teacher Award at the college level, and author of Powering Up Your Japanese through Case Studies: Intermediate and Advanced Japanese, now in its ninth printing.

Instructor: Tomoko Takami, Senior Lecturer in Foreign Languages, Director of Japanese Language Program, University of Pennsylvania (ttakami@sas.upenn.edu)

Textbook and workbooks: Genki I (Summer Session I) and Genki II (Summer Session II)

Inquiries: Alexandra Zeiger, Graduate Coordinator (zeigera@sas.upenn.edu)

Summer Session I: 6/20 Monday to 7/15 Friday 9AM-12PM EDT

W1: June 20-June 24

W2: June 27-July1

W3: July5- July 8

W4: July 11-July 15

Summer Session II: 7/18 Monday – 8/5 Friday 9AM-12PM  EDT

W5: July 18- July 22

W6: July 25-July 29

W7: August 1- August 5

Testimonial from the students in 2021

“This Intensive Beginning Japanese for Sinologists course makes the impossible possible. I have never imagined that I could learn two years worth Japanese in two months until I actually did it. Many thanks to all the faculties and students who joined this once in a lifetime summer journey with me. 本当にありがとうございました！”

“The best intensive Japanese summer course I have ever attended! The most suitable Japanese language short-term program for students with Chinese reading ability who want to develop their Japanese language skills from the beginning in a short time. Professor Takami is so kind and helpful. She consolidates my confidence to continue learning Japanese language after the program.”

“While this course consolidates my previous Japanese knowledge, it has also taught me a lot of new grammar concepts and enriched my vocabulary, which will certainly be essential for my future academic career. It has also motivated me to look for more advanced Japanese classes in Penn and take the JLPT tests in the near future.”