Japanese – Beginners (WED EVE) – The Public House Norwich

Date/Time
Date(s) - 27/09/2017 - 15/11/2017
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

With Mimi Dexter

This course is an introduction to the Japanese language. Because Japanese is very different from European languages, you might find it challenging at first, but I will teach you gently and slowly in a friendly environment. Soon you’ll be speaking Japanese with confidence and enjoying it. You’ll also begin to appreciate that Japanese is not so strange after all – did you know that around 10% of Japanese words are derived from English?

The aim of this course is to get to know ‘survival Japanese’, so I’ll focus on conversations that would be useful to you if you were visiting Japan. In each lesson you’ll learn grammar and vocabulary through very simple, natural dialogues.

I will also be introducing Japanese characters, which come in three types – hiragana, katakana and kanji. Japanese writing, while difficult, is one of the most interesting aspects of learning Japanese and I promise you’ll find this complex and beautiful communication system both fascinating and addictive!

Along the way we’ll also be discussing Japanese culture, both ancient and modern.

During the course, you will learn

Week1	General information about the Japanese language, greetings, introducing yourself.
Week2-4	Numbers and times. Pronouns, money, counters, shopping.
Week5	Confirming schedules, months, days of the month
Week6	Transportation
Week7	Travelling, past form
Week8	Giving directions, review

Course book: Japanese for Busy People (Book/CD Pack) Romanized version, Revised 3rd Edition. By Association for Japanese-Language Teaching.

Price approx. £15

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About the tutor

I was born and grew up in Tokyo, and have lived in Kyoto. I worked as a registered Speech and Language Therapist for over ten years in Japan. After I moved to Norwich, I started to teach Japanese as a private tutor.

I am always interested in learning more about cultural differences and language, and expanding my horizons.

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Week	Medium and subject	Materials included in fee (unless otherwise stated)
1 10/4	Pencil and Graphite More drawing – perspective and creating distance in our work – buildings and landscape – graphite	Assorted pencils (Use own A3 Pads)
2 17/4	Mixed media wk1 – landscape, watercolour, inks, pastel, and collage We will look at some new watercolour techniques before we explore the possibilities of using a variety of resources to create a painting.	Watercolour, Inks, pastels, gouache, and collage materials. PVA glue Mixed papers
3 24/4	Mixed media wk2 – Continuing mixed media painting.	Watercolour, Inks, pastels, gouache, and collage materials. PVA glue Mixed papers
4 1/5	Portraiture and figure drawing – with live model in costume – Charcoal/Pastel We will look at the rules of drawing people.	Charcoal Pastels Mixed papers Fixative
5 8/5	More Acrylics wk1 – botanical painting on a stretched canvas (NB either provide own, or small additional charge for canvas)	Acrylic paint Brushes Canvasses (extra fee)
6 15/5	More Acrylics wk2 – Continuing acrylic painting.	Acrylic paint Brushes Canvasses (extra fee)
	3-week gap 23rd & 30th May & 5th June
7 12/6	Miniature painting – acrylics landscape or botanical (Mini canvass and easel available at £1.00 per set)	Mini canvasses (extra fee) Acrylic paint Fine brushes
8 19/6	More printing – monoprint, ‘poor man’s lino cut’ and tetra pak We will explore some simple print techniques using basic materials	Polystyrene sheets Block print inks Tetra Paks Mixed papers
9 26/6	Abstract approaches wk1 – We will explore various methods of creating an abstract painting through process and decision making. mixed media.	Oil pastels Charcoal Acrylic paint Papers
10 37	Abstract approaches wk2 – using materials and ideas from week one we create a finished piece using mixed media	Oil pastels Charcoal Acrylic paint Papers

Week	Medium and subject	Materials included in fee (unless otherwise stated)
1 11/4	Pencil and Graphite More drawing – perspective and creating distance in our work – buildings and landscape – graphite	Assorted pencils (Use own A3 Pads)
2 18/4	Mixed media wk1 – landscape, watercolour, inks, pastel, and collage We will look at some new watercolour techniques before we explore the possibilities of using a variety of resources to create a painting.	Watercolour, Inks, pastels, gouache, and collage materials. PVA glue Mixed papers
3 25/4	Mixed media wk2 – Continuing mixed media painting.	Watercolour, Inks, pastels, gouache, and collage materials. PVA glue Mixed papers
4 2/5	Portraiture and figure drawing – with live model in costume – Charcoal/Pastel We will look at the rules of drawing people.	Charcoal Pastels Mixed papers Fixative
5 9/5	More Acrylics wk1 – botanical painting on a stretched canvas (NB either provide own, or small additional charge for canvas)	Acrylic paint Brushes Canvasses (extra fee)
6 16/5	More Acrylics wk2 – Continuing acrylic painting.	Acrylic paint Brushes Canvasses (extra fee)
	3-week gap 23rd & 30th May & 5th June
7 13/6	Miniature painting – acrylics landscape or botanical (Mini canvass and easel available at £1.00 per set)	Mini canvasses (extra fee) Acrylic paint Fine brushes
8 20/6	More printing – monoprint, ‘poor man’s lino cut’ and tetra pak We will explore some simple print techniques using basic materials	Polystyrene sheets Block print inks Tetra Paks Mixed papers
9 27/6	Abstract approaches wk1 – We will explore various methods of creating an abstract painting through process and decision making. mixed media.	Oil pastels Charcoal Acrylic paint Papers
10 4/7	Abstract approaches wk2 – using materials and ideas from week one we create a finished piece using mixed media	Oil pastels Charcoal Acrylic paint Papers