Japanese courses in Ireland?

Infini

I really want to learn japanese but I currently don't know where there are places teaching it. I'm not the best at self-learning and would at least like to do a course on the subject to get off the starter-line. I'd appreciate any information at all, it would really help.

kawaii

Myself and a few other members here are currently attending a class at St. Michael's college, Ballsbridge, Dublin. However, it is a leaving cert course so you'd probably be to old to attend judging from your profile. I'm sure some other members know of some other good courses though.Try the useful sites thread. There's some good stuff there.

luckat

I think some of the waiting staff in Yamamori in South Great George's Street teach one-to-one as a nixer; you could go in and ask.

The Ilac library, Dublin's central library, sited in the Ilac Centre between Parnell Street and Henry Street, has conversation swaps on Saturdays - you speak English with Japanese people for half the time and Japanese for the other half, helping each other with any queries.

eljono

I'm learning Japanese in college and one of my lecturers gives evening lessons in Limerick city once or twice a week.

Infini

bedlam wrote:

Sandford Language Institute

Nice one mate. Too late to start it now but I'll get it again. Any more info is still appreciated.

Cake Fiend

Trinity do an evening course as well, do a search in this forum to see people's opinions of it. Apparently they work off the book 'Japanese for Busy People', which I can personally recommend (the Kana version that is...).

p.pete

DCU have a Japanese (and business I think) degree course

nadir

luckat wrote:

I think some of the waiting staff in Yamamori in South Great George's Street teach one-to-one as a nixer; you could go in and ask.

The Ilac library, Dublin's central library, sited in the Ilac Centre between Parnell Street and Henry Street, has conversation swaps on Saturdays - you speak English with Japanese people for half the time and Japanese for the other half, helping each other with any queries.

heh, that sounds cool, how does that work exactly? do you know people who do that at the library?

irishshogun

eljono wrote:

I'm learning Japanese in college and one of my lecturers gives evening lessons in Limerick city once or twice a week.

Any chance you could give more info regarding where ,when he teaches and how much he charges,
Thanks

kate100

Maybe try some japanese on-line.
I like this one: www.hesjapanese.com
Subscribers receive one-to-one attentions! And it's just 23$ for one yer ^^

Regards

Cake Fiend

Dragging up a 2 1/2-year-old thread is not a good idea, and there are far better sites than that in the stickies at the top of this forum.

Aard

Thanks for the post about the Japanese/English conversation group in the Ilac Library. I went along today and had a nice chat with a Japanese girl. Although I realised that my Japanese is no good for casual conversations yet Still, handy to know that such a group exists.

yip0

kawaii wrote: »

Myself and a few other members here are currently attending a class at St. Michael's college, Ballsbridge, Dublin. However, it is a leaving cert course so you'd probably be to old to attend judging from your profile. I'm sure some other members know of some other good courses though.Try the useful sites thread. There's some good stuff there.

Hi i'm a leaving cert student aswell and i'm looking for the japanese classes in st. Michael's, would you know how to contact them and what time is it on saturdays?:) thanks for your info it helps.

Aard

Contact the Marino Institute. (Possibly with "of Education" at the end, I can't remember.) they'll be able to sign you up.

Jeskah

Looking for either a distance learning course or classes/ private tuition in Clifden, or Galway area, any suggestions?

Tried self-study with Japanese for Busy People, but need speaking practice.

Thanks,

Jes.

Aard

Galway seems to be a popular destination amongst Japanese people; maybe there's a conversation exchange group there. They're usually good places to meet Japanese people.

V_Q

I take private Japanese lessons. Was taking them with a girl who was over here studying in DCU for a few months. When she went back to Japan I found another teacher- <snip>
Very nice, good help preparing for the JLPT

EDIT: Please PM this user if you want the e-mail address provided

raindrop

what was the website to sign up for those classes? thanks ( for the st.michaels)

V_Q

you could try asking here

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dublin/Easy-Peesy-Japanese/135020433205101?ref=sgm

cocoshovel

Hey all, I'm looking for classes in either Waterford or Kilkenny city but I cant seem to find any. I wouldn't mind traveling to Dublin for classes on the train but all the classes end at like 7 or 7:30pm which is far too late seeing as the last train home is at 18:30. Even weekend classes would be nice.

Aard

If you're a secondary student, you could attend classes in Dublin (free) on Saturday mornings. Call the Marino Institute. In fact, call them either way as they'll probably have info on courses for non-school people too.

cocoshovel

Nah I finished the leaving cert in June just this year. I will give them an email on Monday anyway, see what the story is.

Cravez

Trinity College do Evening Classes in Japanese Language. Just started my second time doing classes there and enjoy it alot

Konata

Aisling Ireland in Rathmines run Japanese courses for 10 weeks at a time at a multitude of levels. The teacher is absolutely wonderful and I highly recommend it!

(On a side note: Will be making this thread into a sticky with all the links at the top in the near future )

D4RK ONION

Both Maki-sensei and the other staff at Aisling Ireland are brilliant, I highly recommend them for Japanese anyway.

cocoshovel

Still nothing down in Waterford I dont think. They have every other language including Chinese but no Japanese . Ah I'm not overly bothered anyhow. I'm coming along nicely learning it myself. I don't have much time to myself with college so I imagine Evening Japanese classes would take away the few hours I get to myself anyway :pac:

Murasaki Ookami

anyone know if there are any Japanese Classes down in wexford county, I've tried googling it but get nothing but English Language courses.