Learning Catchball
Learn Japanese with us!!
Message from the Learning Catchball
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| I am Taro Koyanagi, I was a Japanese teacher at Japanese school in Tokyo and started up the Learning Catchball in 2009 to help people to learn Japanese. |
1 on 1 online Japanese lessons
- Please submit the application form at the bottom of this page if you like to take a free trial lesson.
- We introduce you an online private certified Japanese teacher. You can learn the following Japanese.
| Basic Japanese |
| JLPT N5 to N1/test preparation |
| Japanese conversation/speaking |
| Grammar/Reading |
| Hiragana/vocabulary |
| Business Japanese, etc |
- You can take online private lessons in the time slot below
Message from Japanese teacher
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| I am Ayaka, in charge of online Japanese lessons at the Learning Catchball. Let's learn Japanese with us. We are happy to help you to learn Japanese and looking forward to seeing you online. |
Step 1 : Free trial lesson
- After we receive your application, we will ask you what day of the week and what time you are available and try to arrange an online Japanese teacher as per your requests.
- After we arrange an online private certified teacher, we will send you his/her information. If you like to try his/her trial lesson, we will exchange the email address and let him/her guide you to the trial lesson by email.
- He/she will offer you a free trial lesson(20 to 30 minutes) and suggest a lesson plan as per your targets to learn Japanese. If you have any questions or requests, you can ask your tutor at the free trial lesson.
Step 2 : Confirmation
- After the trial lesson, we ask you if you sign up for his/her regular lesson or not.
- You can select a lesson course below.
| 30 minutes course | 1 lesson 1,650 to 2,000 yen |
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| 45 minutes course | 1 lesson 2,200 to 2,500 yen |
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| 60 minutes course | 1 lesson 2,750 to 3,000 yen |
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- ※Textbooks fees are not included in the above lesson fee.
Step 3 : Payment(lesson fee)
- If you decide to apply for his/her regular lesson, you need to pay lesson fee to him/her(your Japanese teacher) directly. Basically you need to pay lesson fee for the next 1 month in advance.
| ※Payment method : You can select paypal or bank transfer. If you make the payment with paypal, there's a 5% surcharge. |
Step 4 : Payment(introduction fee)
- We ask you to pay the introduction(matching) fee 3,000 yen (Only once payment) to the Learning Catchball.
- Only in case you decide to apply for his/her regular lesson, we will charge you the introduction fee. If you decide not to apply, you don't need to pay it.
| ※Payment method : You can select paypal or bank transfer. If you make the payment with paypal, there's a 5% surcharge. |
Learning materials(optional)
- We hope our learning materials will help you to get the basic Japanese knowledge.
- You can select the following course. If you like to try, please select 『Yes, I like』in the application form. Then we will send you the details by email.
| Self-study course |
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| 22 lessons |
| 0 yen |
| Support course(quiz) |
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| 10 lessons |
| 1 lesson(quiz) for 1,000 yen |
Self-study course
- We have 22 lessons from Hiragana to basic/JLPT N5 level.
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| Learn vocabulary, grammar, how to make sentences by yourself with video, grammar guidance, vocabulary list |
| Step 2 |
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| Work out Japanese exercises(questions) by yourself |
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| Check the model answers by yourself |
Sample exercise1
| Please listen to the audio below and choose an appropriate answer about the following picture |
このコンテンツを再生するには、Adobe Flashプレイヤーが必要です。
| 1 | × | 寝ます(ねます) | to sleep |
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| 2 | × | 買います(かいます) | to buy |
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| 3 | 〇 | 起きます(おきます) | to get up |
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| 4 | × | 練習します(れんしゅうします) | to practice |
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Sample exercise2
| Please make conversation sentences with ～てください about the following picture. |
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このコンテンツを再生するには、Adobe Flashプレイヤーが必要です。
このコンテンツを再生するには、Adobe Flashプレイヤーが必要です。
このコンテンツを再生するには、Adobe Flashプレイヤーが必要です。
Support course
- We have 10 lessons(quizzes) for basic vocabulary, basic sentences, Japanese form. We check your answers/sentences and correct your sentences to more natural Japanese.
- First you can take a trial quiz.
| Step 1 |
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| Basic vocabulary quiz : Learn basic Japanese noun/pronoun/verb/adjective |
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| Basic sentences/form quiz : Learn how to make basic sentences, Japanese form |
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| Assignment : Make your Japanese sentences about a topic |
| Step 1 to 3 |
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| We check and correct your answers/sentences and give feedback to you |
Sample grammar guidance
Sample quiz1
| Please translate each English sentence into Japanese sentence |
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| He is a high school student |
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| かれは |
| Please teach me Japanese |
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| わたしに |
Sample quiz2
| Please make 5 sentences about the topic below with ～たいです |
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| Wish(What do you like to do in Japan?) |
| たいです / want to do～ × 5 sentences |
Online group course(optional)
- You can learn vocabulary, grammar, making sentences/speaking at the following level. You can sign up for this course monthly and can start from any time. At the end of each month, you can decide to continue the course or not.
| JLPT N5 to N4 level : Between basic and pre-intermediate level |
| JLPT N4 level : Pre-intermediate level |
| JLPT N3 level : Intermediate level |
| Course | Time(Japan time) |
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| JLPT N5 to N4 course1 | 20:15pm to 21:15pm on Tuesdays/Thursdays |
| JLPT N4 course1 | 19:00pm to 20:00pm on Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays |
| JLPT N3 course1 | 11:00am to 12:00pm on Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays |
| JLPT N3 course2 | 20:30pm to 21:30pm on Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays |
Textbook(Learning materials)
- We offer learning materials to our students in each lesson, so you don't need to buy any textbooks.
| Textbook fee(learning materials) |
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| 0 yen |
Ste1:Free trial lesson
Step2:Confirm
- After the free trial lesson, we will ask you if you like to apply for the regular lesson or not.
| Application fee(regular lesson) |
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| 3,000 yen(only once payment) |
| Lesson fee |
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| 1 lesson hourly for 2,000 yen |
- If you apply for the regular lesson, please tell us how many lessons you will take a month. Based on the lesson days you will take, your lesson fee monthly will be determined. If you take 4 lessons a month, it will be 8,000yen.
Application form
- Introduction(matching) fee 3000yen : If you like to try online private Japanese lessons, please select "I agree".
- ※After you fill in the blank,please click the Confirm above.
- ※After you click the Confirm and check your information,please click the Send .
