Japanese Plus Conversation

Genki Japanese and Culture School

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課程主題

聽, 說, 發音, 讀, 寫作, 詞彙 和 語法

課程表

課程長度
2-20 星期
開學日期
每星期一(初學者除外)
初學者的開學日期
每個月的第一個星期一
每星期的開班數
24 lessons per week (每節課大約 50 分鐘)
上課日
週一 - 週五
學校假期
29 4月 2024 - 06 5月 2024, 15 7月 2024, 12 8月 2024, 16 9月 2024, 23 9月 2024, 14 10月 2024, 04 11月 2024

GenkiJACS 在上述節日裏不上課。學校不會補償因節日而缺失的課程,所以請相應地選擇開學日期。

上課時間

You can choose from the following class times:

上午會議
09時30分00秒 UTC - 02時55分00秒 UTC
下午會議
11時25分00秒 UTC - 04時50分00秒 UTC
下午會議
12時20分00秒 UTC - 05時45分00秒 UTC

課程表受空缺性和季節性調整

詳盡課程說明

The Japanese Plus Conversation Course offers the same 20 core classes as the Standard Japanese Course, plus 4 extra classes of conversational Japanese. These extra classes focus on some of the interesting aspects of conversational Japanese that it can be hard to cover in the standard classes, such as slang, dialects, specialized vocabulary, and more.

Please note that this course does not allow you to apply for a student visa.
For long term it can be attended by working holiday visa, spouse visa and permanent visa holders.

課程水準

入門的
預中級
中間
上課第一天,您需要接受水準測試評估,決定適合您的課程 您也可能來到京都前參加這個考試。

班級人數

平均 4 位學生
最多 8 位學生

學生年齡

年齡區間 14 歲以上
平均 25 歲

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評論

67% 推薦率

基於 6 條評論
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"Not suited to beginners, disappointing and poor example of adult pedagogy."

Annie Mitchell, 學生表格 澳大利亞

Review of Japanese Genki Jacs



Genki Jacs website promotes absolute beginners classes, where they cater for students “who have never spoken a word of Japanese”. They promote small classes where there is “more attention from teachers, making it easier to focus on students specific needs in an intimate and comfortable environment.”

From these statements, a certain expectation was set regarding the level and pace of the courses offered. More specifically, absolute beginners classes only take enrolements on the first Monday of the month; whcih again, set certain expectations up for what might be offered. My recent experience did not reflect what was promoted and at best could be described as disappointing.

The lack of comprehension of any style of pedagogy, personalized learning, student focused learning tasks and lesson progression demonstrated the inexperience of the teaching staff and overall curriculum focus of the school. Lessons were not adjusted or tailored to meet student needs, showed very limited reflection of student abilities and progression, despite the rigorous and strict adherence homework and data collection.

This was not an environment for adult learners to enrich learning, build skills and understanding, but an imperialist age left over education based on fear and shame. The environment was neither intimate nor comfortable, unless this meant cramped sitting space and tiny rooms.

Perhaps the school is indicative of the entire Japanese Education System and expectations; however, being an international school, catering for students who are from around the globe, it might be expected that a pedagogy aligning with international adult learning would have been implemented, rather than being reflective of the expectations and culture within a local junior high school.

While there was a miscommunication regarding the need to know hiragana before starting; this in no way caters for the promotion of ‘not knowing any Japanese at all’. Simply being able to identify a symbol does not equate to understanding its sound nor how it relates when placed next to other sounds to blend sounds into words. Fluency of sounds is a skill only reached through rigorous repetition, identification, modelling, sight and sound words and vocal exploration. While an adult might be expected to have a quicker uptake of sounds and fluency based on their prior experience of learning to read and speak over several years as a young child, this is not a process that can be achieved in months, much less weeks – and for many adult learners can take many months; dependent up their own phenetic skill awareness and confidence.

Within the first week at the school, the class was expected to have reading fluency of not only hiragana, but the introduction of Katakana. Reading fluency refers to the ability to read quickly, smoothly, easily, and with expression. To read fluently, a reader must understand how the symbols on the page (the letters) are related to the sounds of the language, how those sounds are blended together to form words, what the words mean, and what the words together in a sentence mean. This skill is something that is built over time and practice.



My first week was spent with two other students in the alleged absolute beginner class. Our first lesson saw the teacher write a sentence in hiragana on the board and ask us to read it. In no version of an educative environment would a beginner reader and speaker be expected not only to identify the symbols but to blend and speak them out loud on the first week. The expectations of the beginner class were unrealistic and not in touch with the individual needs of the class, particularly when the range of abilities was so wide. The other two students in my class were clearly advanced, having the ability to write and reading katakana and hiragana, and be able to construct blended sentences using a variety of known words and concepts.



I openly cried in and out of class out of frustration and helplessness as I was shamed and left further and further behind. I was not in a beginner class but with two other students who were confident Japanese speakers and could read fluently. I felt unwelcome and extremely uncomfortable.

At this point, I would like to highlight my strong resilience and adaptability. I draw on a lifetime of high resilience, having experienced personal traumas, deaths, natural disasters and emotional turmoil. I am an experienced and highly skilled world traveler, having backpacked and lived in much of Europe and parts of Asia for over 10 years. I do not say lightly that after a week here, I was planning on leaving and my emotional outbursts were not a case of culture shock or lack of resilience.

The lack of understanding of the mechanics of education was highlighted in every aspect of the class structure. An example was the use of homework for each class. This was not used to assess a students understanding; because if it was, there was no indication that lessons were adjusted to cater for the misunderstandings. On multiple occasions, I was unable to complete parts of the homework and wrote notes on the sheets for the marking teacher to read when it was handed in. These were not addressed, nor were they reviewed. The solution to challenges in keeping up with class content was to give more homework, to the point of it being hours of work outside of the class – and much of it incomprehendable.

The materials were of extremely poor quality. Photocopied sheets were often blurry and writing so tiny, it was often difficult to ascertain what was written. The images were ambiguous and it was often difficult to understand what the activity was requiring.

There was no indication at the school of application of pedagogy of adult learners and adult learning styles. With the website promoting beginner courses suited to a four week commitment, there was little indication that this was the case. It appeared that there were lessons which were rigorously adhered to, with little personalization or room for adjustments or revision.

My highlight of the week was the culture classes; which were well thought out, engaging and varied in activities and interest areas. The tour leaders were interesting and willing to share their experiences and knowledge with the group.

The schools central location is easy to access and surrounded by wonderful cultural spots. While the course facilitators were not teachers and did not draw upon any tools or skills to adapt lessons to suit a range of abilities, they were not unpleasant. However they were not approachable, nor warm. I suspect that it is culturally inappropriate for teachers to build any sort of relationship with students, even adult aged ones. The classes were on the whole ,silent with no encouragement for student input or personalization. This promoted a lack of trust within the classroom, fear and isolation.

While I write this as a reflection of my own experiences, I know that I am not an isolated case as a beginner learner. I am aware that the school caters for advanced speakers and learners and perhaps this is where their expertise lays. I would suggest that this school is not suited to beginners of the language. If they were to continue promoting this, then they might look at engaging a qualified teacher from primary school who teachers learning to read and speak ( 4 – 6 year olds) and engage in some of the pedagogy surrounding phonetic awareness, reading and writing.

I would suggest that if knowledge of Hiragana writing and reading was a prerequisite to enrolling that this be something that i s managed WELL before arriving and done online or in an exam situation or similar.

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我對該學校的評分

教學品質
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學習長度
3 周
學習日期
1 Jan 2024 - 26 Jan 2024
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這是一條認證過的評論。這名學生此前曾通過Language International預訂了該學校的課程。
Oscar San Jose, Marketing and Sales Manager at Genki Japanese and Culture School responded to this review.
16 February 2024

Dear Annie,
First of all thank you very much for your review.
We are always happy to receive feedback for both the positive and the negative of our courses.
Negative reviews help us keep improving all the time so we are grateful.

Our courses are actually designed for complete beginners who can already read the hiragana alphabet. Learning to read the hiragana alphabet before starting is our requirement for all levels, including complete beginners and that is clearly stated in our website and we always remind everyone when booking.
If a student joins our complete beginner class without that hiragana knowledge then it will be very difficult for them that is why we are always very noisy with the requirement.
Were you not reminded about it by Language International? We did remind them when we confirmed the booking.
If you were not notified at all by them before or after confirming the booking could you kindly write to me at [email protected]?
We want to note though that Katakana is not required before starting at the complete beginner class.
Also the other 2 students in your class were complete beginner level (some students have learned by themselves the alphabets and some basic words but are still complete beginners and cannot join a higher class). The curriculum was not modified at all for them and what you had is our regular complete beginner curriculum.

Learning how to read the hiragana alphabet (not to write it) can be done by oneself through multiple available apps and our Hiragana section in our website which has all the sounds as well with the voices of our teachers and quizzes.
As coming to Japan is a big investment for most of our students we want to start right away into the matter and not using the first class hours with the Hiragana alphabet. That system has made our complete beginner students improve faster and make the most of their time in Japan.

Most of our students are beginners and our curriculum is giving good results for them. We are actually not focused on intermediate students, therefore we are extremely sorry that in your case our curriculum didn't work.

We are very sorry that you thought that our materials were poor, we will look into it and improve them where needed.

Regarding the class sizes, yes they are small but adapted to the maximum number of students in class that is 8.

We are happy that you at least enjoy our culture classes.

We would had liked you to talk to us about this while you were at the school as we could have helped you right then. We apologize if you didn't feel that you could not do so as this is the opposite feeling we want to give.
We try to make our students as comfortable as possible and give them the confidence to talk with us anytime there is an issue or misunderstanding.
We have introduced since the end of January a "First impressions survey" for all our new students to express their issues and concerns right after finishing their first week in order to be able to act right away.

We are again very sorry that you didn't have a good experience with us. We take our students feedback very seriously and will make sure this misunderstanding does not happen anymore.

Yours sincerely,
Oscar

"It was a great place to meet people from around the world and I feel much more confident in my Japanese!"

Andrew WERDEN, 學生表格 美國

The teachers were amazing at teaching. The locations were extremely convinient. However the Tokyo location was hard to find. The classes were well structured and the class sizes were optimal if not a little small. My host family was amazing. You guys are awesome, thank you for this experience.

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我對該學校的評分

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學習長度
1 周
學習日期
26 Jun 2023 - 7 Jul 2023
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"Incredible experience."

Christian Ricardo Jimenez Guillen, 學生表格 德國

I like many things about Genkijacs, including the school facilities, location, teaching method, and professors, which is why I rate it 5 stars. Japan's culinary culture is incredible, with thousands of restaurants, but unfortunately, the time between classes is too short to explore these alternatives. However, I did have time to explore the restaurants in the afternoon :). The student attention at Genkijacs was excellent, and the staff helped me with all aspects of transport without any issues.

On the other hand, I was not satisfied with the quality of the department I was assigned to, despite its beautiful location. When I returned to Germany, I wrote to the school with photos to highlight the issues, and they assured me that they would investigate the matter with the service providers. Living in Kyoto was an experience for me, and the quality of the department was an essential part of that experience. If I had to pay double or triple to get better conditions, I would do it without hesitation. For my next visit, I will be more particular about the accommodation.

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學習長度
1 周
學習日期
3 Apr 2023 - 14 Apr 2023
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"Overall a good experience"

Alfred Makne Poulsen, 學生表格 丹麥

The teachers was very friendly and had different teaching styles.
It's for the most part fast paced learning. We went through around 2 chapters every week.

We followed the Minna no nihongo book.
With about a month interval there's a test we had to take. If you don't pass you may have to take the same month again.

We got homework every day (except weekends) but for the most part not to time-consuming.

But if you want more homework you can just ask

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23 周
學習日期
5 Sep 2022 - 17 Feb 2023
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"II will give 80 marks out of a total of 100. The top up conversational classes are not as helpful as I have expected."

TSE PYH, 學生表格 香港

Some teachers are very zealous to teach such as Keigo San, Kanego San and Yasuko San. Some are not very full-heartedly.

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學習長度
3 周
學習日期
6 Feb 2023 - 3 Mar 2023
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"It was challenging, but very rewarding."

Peter Charles Slaven, 學生表格 澳大利亞

The classes were tough and fast paced, but overall were extremely rewarding. I personally got frustrated at times because the classes are almost entirely done in Japanese and I could not understand what was going on because I was an Absolute Beginner. The teachers are very lovely and helpful. The location is central and great for post class activities.

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1 周
學習日期
2 Mar 2020 - 13 Mar 2020
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住宿

學校提供以下課程類型:
homestay

寄宿家庭 - 單人房 - 早餐和晚餐

6782 元
周刊

Homestay - Single-person room - Breakfast and dinner

年齡區間: 16 歲以上
地點區域: Outside the city center of 京都
住宿類型: 寄宿家庭
房間類型: 單人房
膳食安排: 早餐和晚餐 (每週7餐)
設施: 廚房, 洗衣房, 電腦, 無線互聯網, 免費上網, 地毯, 空調, 暖氣, 和 24/7的監督
家到學校的距離: 40 - 90 分鐘 坐train or subway
可用性: 一月 - 十二月
到達日: 週日, 隨時
出發日: 週日, 隨時
6782 元
The opportunity to stay with a Japanese host family is the perfect way to immerse yourself in the culture, and practice at "home" what you learned at school that day.

When arranging a host family for you, we try to take into account any needs or preferences you may have, such as smoker or non-smoker, allergies, English ability, and so on. Your host family can act as guides and mentors, friends and companions, and a wonderful resource in your adventure in Japan. They are likely to be the people you become closest to during your stay, which is why we work with a very reputable homestay provider that performs a thorough screening of all host family applicants, to ensure that they can provide a suitable environment to assist your learning and to allow you to fully experience Japan.
student-residence

學生宿舍(校園) - 單人房 - 不含餐

4295 元
周刊

Kyoto Guesthouse

年齡區間: 18 歲以上
地點區域: In the city center of 京都
住宿類型: Student residence (off-campus)
房間類型: 單人房
膳食安排: 不含餐
設施: 廚房, 洗衣房, 無線互聯網, 免費上網, 地毯, 空調, 和 暖氣
家到學校的距離: 25 - 45 分鐘 坐train or subway
可用性: 一月 - 十二月
到達日: 週日, 隨時
出發日: 週六, 隨時
4295 元
A private room in a guesthouse with both other foreigners and Japanese people gives you the freedom to enjoy the city life freely, but also the chance to make friends. The room includes a bed, desk, and simple living space. Kitchen, toilet and bathing facilities are shared with other guests.
apartment

公寓 - 單人房 - 不含餐

9043 元
周刊

Private apartment - Single-person room - No meals

年齡區間: 18 歲以上
地點區域: In the city center of 京都
住宿類型: Private apartment
房間類型: 單人房
膳食安排: 不含餐
設施: 私人浴室, 廚房, 洗衣房, 免費上網, 電視室, 地毯, 空調, 和 暖氣
家到學校的距離: 15 - 35 分鐘 坐train or subway
可用性: 一月 - 十二月
到達日: 週日, 隨時
出發日: 週六, 隨時
9043 元
Apartments are conveniently located in the central area of Kyotp, giving you the freedom to enjoy the city.
Apartments are usually Western style, about 20 square meters in size. All apartments have air conditioning, a bed, and are fully furnished.
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簽證支持

我們無法代表學生申請簽證。但是,學校可以提供您有關您申請需要的資料。

您的錄取函將通過普通郵件免費寄往您的府上。如果想收快遞的話,我們將在您報名時收取 ¥ 6,500。

航班及轉機

Please note that we do not book flights for our students. If you are researching airfare costs, we recommend using Kayak.com, a search engine that lets you compare flight options from your home country to 京都 based on your budget, schedule and preferences.

旅行保險

有了我們的健康及個人財產保險,出國讀書可以省一百個心。如果您與我們預定了課程,你可以購買一份涵蓋健康及個人財產損失的國際旅行保險。您在報名前必須購買一份保險。

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有疑問? 您可以從我們富有經驗的學生顧問, Genki Japanese and Culture School 的工作人員及之前的學生獲得解答。

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