Description
A fresh take on studying hiragana and katakana, let’s use the way your brain works to make learning 92 Japanese kana characters a breeze!
Teens’ Kill it with Kana
$108.00
Learn to pronounce, read and write hiragana and katakana!
And if you put both Teens’ Kill it with Kana and Teens’ Beginner Japanese I in the cart, you get the Teens’ Intro Bundle discount with discount code teensintrobundle[session #] (online option) or teensintrobundle[session #]ip (in-person option)!
2024 Online
Sundays noon – 1:30PM Central
[Session 1 Online] Jan 7, Jan 14, Jan 21, Jan 28
[Session 2 Online] Mar 3, Mar 10, Mar 17, Mar 24
[Session 3 Online] May 5, May 12, May 26, Jun 2
[Session 4 Online] Jul 14, Jul 21, Jul 28, Aug 4
[Session 5 Online] Sept 15, Sept 22, Sept 29, Oct 6
[Session 6 Online] Nov 10, Nov 17, Nov 24, Dec 8
2024 In-person
Please sign up 3 hours or more before the first class. Sessions may be cancelled/moved if there are no students.
Tuesdays 6:45 – 8:15PM Central
Starbucks (4155 N Cicero Ave, Chicago, IL 60641)
[Session 1 In-person] Jan 9, Jan 16, Jan 23, Jan 30
[Session 2 In-person] Mar 5, Mar 12, Mar 19, Mar 26
[Session 3 In-person] May 7, May 14, May 28, Jun 4
[Session 4 In-person] Jul 9, Jul 16, Jul 23, Jul 30
[Session 5 In-person] Sept 10, Sept 17, Sept 24, Oct 1
Wednesdays 6 – 7:30PM Central
Lincoln Park Branch, Chicago Public Library (1150 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60614)
[Session 6 In-person (Lincoln Park Library)] Nov 6, Nov 13, Nov 20, Nov 27
Saturdays 10:30AM – 12PM
Austin-Irving Branch, Chicago Public Library (6100 W Irving Park Rd, Chicago, IL 60634)
[In-person (Austin Library)] Nov 2, Nov 9, Nov 16, Nov 23
Thursdays 3:15PM – 4PM
Logan Square Branch, Chicago Public Library (3030 W Fullerton Ave, Chicago, IL 60647)
[In-person (Logan Square Library)] TBD; Thursday following first sign-up
Additional information
| Prerequisites | Ages 8 and up. Sensei will occasionally use email to communicate with the student during the lesson: if the registration email cannot be used during class, please respond to the Welcome email with an email address for the student. When there are quizzes or the class is working on their worksheets, they will be asked to send photos of what they’ve completed so far if they can’t use their camera to show what they’re working on. Any work they’re unable to get to in class is homework they'll scan in or photograph and email to Sensei before the next class. |
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| Topics | writing systems; pronunciation; hiragana; katakana |
| Location | If you sign up for the online session: If you sign up for the in-person session: |
| Pricing | Individual: $108 Families: Half off the individual rate for every 2nd person |
| Included with this purchase | Weekly lessons [$180 value]; detailed curriculum [$30 value]; workbook [$30 value]; weekly 30-minute online office hour every Wednesday night [$60 value]; worksheet review [$120 value]; private Discord Japanese learning community [$150 value] You get $570 worth of instruction, materials and practice for just $108! Students taking the class in person will be given a binder/folder of the worksheets for the entire course on the first day. Please bring it to every class. |
Return policy
Refunds possible (restrictions apply): see specifics under Online, live courses in the Refund and Returns Policy.
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