This class is perfect for students who have already taken my Learn to Read and Speak Japanese class, or students who have studied some Japanese grammar & vocabulary on their own!

One of the most challenging and often discouraging parts of learning a new language is becoming comfortable with speaking that new language out in the wild. It can be difficult to find someone to practice on. When I was young and studying Japanese, I would very much want to practice speaking when I was in Japan or around Japanese-speaking acquaintances, but often feel too nervous to speak up. 
The goal of this conversation class is to give students a chance to become comfortable using Japanese words, sentences, and phrases in short conversations, and to ask questions and get real-time helpful feedback on their speaking in a relaxed environment. 

Each week we will have a different theme (for example, expressing what you like to do on the weekend, or what kinds of movies you like) for which I will provide PDF reference sheets with key vocabulary, phrases, and grammar written in ro-maji and hiragana/katakana/kanji. 

Because our group sizes are small (6 students maximum), each student will have lots of opportunities every class both to speak in Japanese and to practice their Japanese listening skills as their classmates speak :)