Adult Program - Classes, Tuition, and Text Books
Spring Semester 2024
Registration will begin on Friday, December 1, 2023 - Friday, December 15, 2023. Classes begin on January 22, 2024. Last Day of semester is May 20, 2024.
Registration will begin on Friday, December 1, 2023 - Friday, December 15, 2023. Classes begin on January 22, 2024. Last Day of semester is May 20, 2024.
Please check textbooks below to find which class to take. You must pay tuition to secure your space in a class. We place first come, first served basis.
Beginner 1 conversation (Monday 6 PM), for those who are new to the Japanese language. No writing/reading Kana.
Beginner 2 (Monday 7:35 PM)
Beginner 3 (Monday 6:00 PM)
Beginner 4 (Monday 6 PM)
Intermediate 1 (Monday 7:35 PM)
Intermediate 4 (Monday 6:30 PM)
Pre-Advanced 1 (Monday 7:35 PM)
Refresher (Monday 6:00 PM)
Advanced (Wednesday 5:25 PM)
New Kanji 1 Class (Tuesday TBA) Knowledge of Hiragana and Katakana is helpful. We will start with the first lesson of Basic Kanji Book Vol. 1.
Kanji 2 Class (Tuesday 7:35 PM) Prerequisite: Knowledge of about 150 Kanji. We will start from lesson 16.
Kanji JLPT N4/N3 level (Tuesday 6:00 PM) –Prerequisite: knowledge of about 350 Kanji. We will start from lesson 31.
Questions? Contact: Masako Thomas Sensei, Adult Program Dean: thomas@sakuragakuen.org
Class Size
Minimum 8 students to open a new class. First come (register and pay), first served. We will notify you if the class did not have enough enrollment two weeks before the first day of the class. If a class cancelled due to insufficient enrollment, we would suggest you take a different class instead, or we will refund the tuition. There will be no refund for “no-show” or dropping a class.
Tuition
Tuition per regular semester class: $260.00
Tuition for Buddhist Church of Sacramento member: $160.00
We are only accepting online payments at this time.
Please see Registration page for links.
Tuition does not include textbook. See textbooks listed below. Payment must be made by Friday 12/15/2023 to get Zoom information before the first class starts.
Class observation fee – $25.00. Contact Adult Class Dean first.
Click HERE to pay online. Class observation is available for classes that have openings. If the class is full, students may observe for future registration for the next term. If you decide to take the class, it will be applied toward your tuition for the current semester, or the one immediately following.
* Tuition is due in full at registration. Tuition does not include the cost of textbooks. There is no refund for No-Show. There may be an additional charge for Kanji class.
Tuition for one class is $260. Two classes are $520. (The SBC church members’ tuition is $160 for one class and $320 for two classes.)
See Registration page to register and make online payment.
* We will send you Zoom class information a week before the class starts.
Text Books
Textbook information
Check this website to find out your level up to Pre-advanced level.
Japanese for Busy People Series|AJALT
Beginner Level 1 and 2 – Starting from Fall 2023 – Japanese for Busy People 4th Edition, vol. I, Romanized version by Kodansha International. – learn speaking without learning how to read Kana writings at the level 1 class.
Beginner levels 3 and 4 – Japanese for Busy People 3rd Edition, vol. I by Kodansha International, ISBN-13 : 978-1568363844 (Romanized version)
Intermediate all levels – Japanese for Busy People 4th Edition, vol. II by Kodansha International
Pre-Advanced Class – Japanese for Busy People 4th Edition, vol. III by Kodansha International
Refresher – An Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese Revised Edition (with 2 CDs) by The Japan Times ISBN-978-4-7890-1307-9
Advanced class – Tobira Gateway to Advanced Japanese by Korosio Publisher ISBN978-4-87424-447-0
Kanji: Basic Kanji Book Vol. 1 and Vol 2 by Bonjinsha Co. Ltd. ISBN978-4-89358-882-1 and ISBN978-4-89358-883-8