Japinoy.com free Nihongo Lessons

[Wigent]

<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;" goog_ds_charindex="1"><font goog_ds_charindex="2" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font goog_ds_charindex="3" size="2"><b goog_ds_charindex="4">What[/b]: Japinoy.com free Nihongo Lessons
<font goog_ds_charindex="49" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font goog_ds_charindex="50" size="2"><b goog_ds_charindex="51">When[/b]: Every Saturday starting on November 3, 2007 (tentative); Either: 9AM-12NN or 1PM-3PM
<font goog_ds_charindex="148" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font goog_ds_charindex="149" size="2"><b goog_ds_charindex="150">Where[/b]: To be decided (Suggestions are most welcome)
<font goog_ds_charindex="208" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font goog_ds_charindex="209" size="2"><b goog_ds_charindex="210">Who[/b]: Expected attendees are Nihongo beginners who are active Japinoy.com members. (at least 16 years old)<br goog_ds_charindex="293"><font goog_ds_charindex="301" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font goog_ds_charindex="302" size="2"><b goog_ds_charindex="303">
Details[/b]: The Japinoy.com free Nihongo lessons is expected tocommence on November. The expected participants are beginners of Nihongo. The lessons will be based on a book (tentative: Nihongo Shoho). Photocopies will be provided every week. Photocopy cost to be incurred by the participants.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;" goog_ds_charindex="1"><font goog_ds_charindex="603" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font goog_ds_charindex="604" size="2">We are currently looking for a venue for this activity. We need a place that can accommodate a maximum of 15 or a minimum of six students. Of course the place has to be free. Japinoy.com can only provide the lessons and will not shell out cash. Participants are also expected to bring their own water, food and other materials.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;" goog_ds_charindex="939"><font goog_ds_charindex="940" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font goog_ds_charindex="941" size="2">This activity is open only to active members of Japinoy.com. In order to enroll, a member should have earned a minimum of300 points. Points are earned by making post in any thread in the Japinoy.com forums. One post can have different corresponding points. Post points differ on the post quality. When the classes start, a participant needs to make80 points a week. Copied news articles or content from other sites are not counted.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;" goog_ds_charindex="1320"><font goog_ds_charindex="1321" face="Verdana, sans-serif"><font goog_ds_charindex="1322" size="2">(There is still time to make the 300 points to be enrolled. It’s only September now. Japinoy.com team members are automatically enrolled in the class if they want to.)
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;" goog_ds_charindex="1607">Lessons include: basic Nihongo grammar, Kanji and Kana writiting, and vocabulary.
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;" goog_ds_charindex="1607"><font goog_ds_charindex="1899" face="Arial">Enrollment is not yet open for the moment. We still have to finalize some issues. Note that any of the details here may change in the coming weeks (e.g., book that will be used, maximum number of students, points required).
<p style="margin-bottom: 0in; line-height: 100%;" goog_ds_charindex="1607"><font goog_ds_charindex="1899" face="Arial">If you have an idea for a venue, questions and other suggestions, please post them here.

[Wigent]

It's almost November and like I mentioned, we'll be having our first Japinoy.com free Nihongo lessons.


Those who are interested, please take note of the following changes:


We won't have be having the physical classroom lessons for the reason that Maneki Neko-san has been offered to teach a class in her school. Some of you know that Neko-chan has been having her teacher training course under a scholarship by a large Japanese company through her school (lucky Neko-chan). Although the training is not officially finished, she was asked to teach at her school this November (her first real teaching experience!). We did not expect this to happen. We thought that she'll begin teaching next year. Therefore, the Saturday classes for our free lessons will not push thru.


But that doesn't mean we won't be having the Japinoy.com free Nihongo lessons.


We are going to utilize the power of the Internet. What we'll have is teaching through our site--Japinoy.com. We'll use the forums and seatworks, assignments and worksheets will be downloadable. You can then Email them to us so we can check them.


We'll teach you 10 lessons of Nihongo but before this you'll have to learn kana first--Hiragana and Katakana which will be taught in Japinoy.com too.


Timeline for this will be from November 2007 to January 2008. We'll accept the next batch of students in January 2008. From 15 maximum students, we'll accept 20 this time since we won't have classrooms anymore. So, for the first batch, we are now going to accept registrants! Registration will be until November 2 only.


Like I mentioned, 300 points are required for the registration. Starting Nov 2, students are required to have a minimum of 80pts a week until Jan 2008. Points will be checked every week on Fridays.


Point counts will not be counted on the following threads:
-Nihongo
-Dojo


Again, copied news articles or content from other sites are not counted.


Those who are interested, please post in this thread that you want to be counted in.


Yoroshiku onegaishimasu!

[spitz]

How would we know how much points we've got minus the ones from "dojo" and "nihongo"?

[Wigent]

Just count the ones that are not in the "dojo" and "nihongo." If you get 80 points then you can simply stop counting.

[Elric]

count me in. thanks!

[ecr08]

Wigent ,
I' ll be coming back on the 3rd week of november in Yokohama, Japan. I'm ver y much interested to enroll in nihongo lesson . Once in a while I join some thread forum here. It that enough?
Please include me , I really like to learn nihongo since im frequently go to Japan.

ecr08

[Wigent]

@Elric-san: You're in.
@ecr08-san: Your post points are not enough to register for this lesson. Kindly read my previous posts in this thread.

[maro]

[:(]Sad. I have yet to earn my points

[unknown]

hey im new here. sad to say, i wont be able to join you guyz. i really wanted to learn japanese language and find it lazy to learn it all by myself.

*sigh*

[xemavodi]

Gusto kong sumali pero kailangan po ba talaga well verse na kami sa Kana para makasali?

Hanggang Romaji lang po ako eh~

[Lady-Rinoa]

amanatsu-san, ecr08-san.. there's still time to earn points ^_^ gambatte ^_^

[unknown]

can i fill a seat eventhough i dont have any ideas about katakana, hiragana, and romanji? i can categorize myself as the lowest beginner :(

[doraman]

<FONT color=#808000>Sali ako! abot na ako sa points di ba? [:^)]

[maro]

lady-rinoa-san, arigatou! ^u^ i'll be transferring kasi to another department wherein i have direct contact with japanese clients.
and i really want to practice my nihongo. kahit un basic lang. kaya eto, always finding threads and posts where i could reply to
earn points. hehehe... sana makahabol kahit sa next batch.

[Wigent]

@amanatsu-san: Tingin ko pwede ka bang humabol. Gambatte ne.
@xemavodi-san and unknown-san: Kasama sa lessons ang pagaral ng kana. Uunahin muna ito then to the main lessons.
@doraman-san: Yup. Abot na points mo. Yoroshiku!

[unknown]

hullo wigent san,

would it be great if you do this study lessons in an interactive messaging? like conference chat and the like? it's only a suggestion [:#]




good morning everyone!

[xemavodi]

Great! Alright then. Count me in!:)

[Wigent]

@unknown-san: Kinonsider din namin yan naisip mo unknown-san pero dahil ang chatting ay synchronous messaging, lahat ng tao dapat online sa iisang oras. Ang advantage ng forum ay dahil asynchronous siya pwede mag-interact kahit anong oras. Iba-iba rin kasi schedule ng mga members.
@xemavodi-san: Yosh. Counted.

[maro]

@amanatsu-san: Tingin ko pwede ka bang humabol. Gambatte ne.






humahabol na ako! yipee! and sobrang nag-eenjoy ako reading all the threads here in japinoy. cheers!

[maro]

pwede na ba ako? hehehe... excited.:D

[unknown]

hullo wigent-san,

i was thinking of the traditional class-room style where people meet on the same room at the sime time. so i was trying to suggest an interactive messaging to replace this kind of setup. base on experience, it's more productive than that of the offline. anyway, its only my opinion. hehe, few more post to join the discussions. yepee!

[Wigent]

pwede na ba ako? hehehe... excited.http://www.japinoy.com/emoticons/emotion-2.gif
Yup. Pwede na amanatsu-san. See you in the lessons!

[bugackt]

wahhhhh~!!! bat ngayon ko lang nalaman to... at ngayon ko lang nahanap ang japinoy.com.... sana nakajoin na ko dati pa para me free Japanese lessons din ako.... Noon pa ko naghahanap ng free lessons...

sa case ko, parang di na ko aabot.... T_T

[mutley]

hi bugackt-san!

i think u can still catch-up. all u have to do is to make replies to every thread u are interested in.

kaya pa 'yan. if others can do it, why can't u?

ganbatte neh! paito, paito! :)

[hunnyfunny]

i just found out about japinoy.com. sana makahabol pa ako pero it's the 25th na! if not, hopefully next batch makasali na ako. :)

[unknown]

you can have that points within the day. hehehehe!

just participate in some threads that interests you.



happy posting and or lurking around.

[Maneki Neko]

@ resident provider of vitamin G, bugackt-san: Ika nga ni mutley-san, go lang ng go...lapit na, hehehe.

@ hunnyfunny-san: If you can't make it for the November batch, you can register in the next batch. Don't worry as we plan to teach Japanese on a regular basis, di lang ung one-time tapos wala na. May susunod pa naman kaya ok lang ^_^

[naglalakad]

sumimasen...

ala po bang sked na tipong 4pm onwards o kaya gabi?

[Maneki Neko]

naglalakad-san, online lessons po ito, don't worry. You can study at your own pace. Di muna kasi mag-push through ung original plan on the Nihongo lessons, kasi bigla akong binigyan ng load sa school kaya di ako pwedeng magturo offline.

[Lady-Rinoa]

bugackt-san, you can still make it. ^_^ November pa naman diba? and onti nalang ang points na hahabulin mo ^_^

[bugackt]

minna-san salamat sa mga encouragements.... pero me isa pa kong problema.... me work ako ng Saturdays T__T err.... me classes kaya ng Sundays? kahit hindi free?

[Wigent]

@bugackt-san: As I mentioned in the second post of this thread, there will be no physical classroom and everything will be taught online. One lesson will be taught in a week (meaning you can study a lesson any day, any time of the week). There will be twelve lessons so we'll spend twelve weeks in total (not including the hiragana and katakana).


After a week, you'll be given a set of tests to measure what you've learned. After answering these tests, you'll have to Email it to us so we can check it.


You'll be given clear instructions in the course of the lessons.


Let me know if you guys have any further questions.

[Wigent]

One week na lang mag-uumpisa na lessons. These are the confirmed registrants:
elric-san, doraman-san, xemavodi-san and amanatsu-san. Please let me know if I missed you.
Yoroshiku!
By the way, those who will join please have yourselves free at the afternoon of Nov. 24. We'll meet because you have to pass your worksheets where you have to write hiragana and katakana. Neko-san and I will check how you write them. Also this will be the time when we'll teach you how to pronounce the Japanese syllables. The venue will be announced later.
This meet-up is optional. It's up to you if you will attend or not.

[bugackt]

Yey!! so Wigent-san.... pwede na po ako??? (•*_-_*•)v

[Wigent]

Sure bugackt-san. You're in.

[Maneki Neko]

By the way, those who will join please have yourselves free at the afternoon of Nov. 24. We'll meet because you have to pass your worksheets where you have to write hiragana and katakana. Neko-san and I will check how you write them. Also this will be the time when we'll teach you how to pronounce the Japanese syllables. The venue will be announced later.


This meet-up is optional. It's up to you if you will attend or not.

Hai, hai. Optional lang naman. If you want to have your handwriting checked, or you want more instructions on writing, please confirm your attendance by replying to this thread. ^_^

[Lady-Rinoa]

wah. kasali na poba ako? ^_^

[Wigent]

Opo. Kasama ka Lara-chan.

[Wigent]

The registration for the free Nihongo lessons is now closed. Thank you for your interest.
To those who registered, kindly check your Emails. Instructions are sent there.
Yoroshiku!

[michika]

Hello all !!sayang d ako nakahabol hopefully next batch pls umpisahan ko ng mag post ngayun heheheh gambate kudasai minna san :D

[yuko]

Hello all !!sayang d ako nakahabol hopefully next batch pls umpisahan ko ng mag post ngayun heheheh gambate kudasai minna san :Ddi mo na need yan lola,nihonjin ka na e,perapera ...ako n lng turuan mo.

[michika]

Gusto ko pnag matuto e :phahahhahha


love lola

[Wigent]

Hehe. Goodluck michika-san. Sana nga makasali ka sa susunod na lessons.

[michika]

Thankx Wigent san Sana nga kc nag eenjoy talaga akong mag aral kasabay ng anak kong grade school :DCant wait !!!;)

[maro]

Hi, wigent-san! so sorry. wasn't able to use the homepc since last week. Ayaw mag-boot, pero ok na sya ngayon.
I have no problems with hiragana, nevertheless, practice na rin ako. Kaka-download ko lang po. Tuloy pa ba sa November 24?

[Wigent]

Hi amanatsu-san. May problem din ang iba sa schedule. Ang November 24 ay tentative pa. Pero ang definite ay Saturday afternoon tayo magkikita. Sana libre kayo.

[mutley]

Hi amanatsu-san. May problem din ang iba sa schedule. Ang November 24 ay tentative pa. Pero ang definite ay Saturday afternoon tayo magkikita. Sana libre kayo.

gusto ko ng bigyan ka ng medal. heheh! may oras ka pa sa meet-ups?

baka pati sa xmas party, may nihongo lessons pa rin?

OT: o sige, kelan ang xmas party? meron ba?

[yuriko-chan]

are there still available slots? i havent been here much for quite some time now.[:(]

[naglalakad]

Kelan po ba uli magkakaroon ng Free Lessons?



Mukang kailangan ko na po talagang mag-seryoso sa pag-aaral ng NIhongo kasi napapadalas na ang exposure namin sa mga Japanese Executives sa IT industry:'(

[Wigent]

Hi naglalakad-san and yuriko-chan.

We don't have slots now for the free Nihongo lessons. We are finishing the current batch and unfortunately, I can't say when will this be finished because of my and Maneki's schedule. We'll let you know once we straigthen things up.

Thanks for asking.

[gyelle]

hi Wigent (http://www.japinoy.com/members/Wigent.aspx)-san, i'm so glad you guys are doing this :) anyways, in the future pag mag-decide kayo to hold another class *crosses fingers* interested din po ako :)


thanks! :)

[Jed]

wigent-san na2loy b i2ng nihongo lessons? anu ngyare? san ginanap tska kamusta nmn? meron b uli nxt batch? sama ako.. dami tanong eh no?? haha XD

[Wigent]

Gomen, Jed-san. Wala pa talaga ito. I-announce ko ito kapag meron na. Thanks!

Edit: Ito rin pala ang isang dahilan kung bakit kami naghahanap ng graphic artist for Japinoy.com. Kung titignan mo halimbawa may animation yung Hiragana characters ng free lessons. Ako dati gumagawa nyan pero dahil time-intensive siya wala na akong time para matuloy ko siya. Paggawa kasi ng Nihongo lessons maraming parts. At binubuo namin ito ni Neko-san ng unti-unti.

Kung marunong ka sa drawing at computer graphics sana apply ka for the position o kung sinong member na pwede sana. Huhu. :'(

[Ayakashi]

waahh..meron palang free nihongo lessons dito sa japinoy ng galing naman kaso di ko naabutan if there's another batch sali ako..
hehehe..saya naman
wigent-san mukhang you badly needed a graphic artist well if just know how to do it..
sana makasali ako sa next nihongo lessons...hai!!

[Eurydice]

interested din ako dito..gusto ko matuto..soobrang interested kasi ako sa japanese culture..

[Jed]

ah ic ic.. gudluck sa pghahanap nyo.. ^_^

[enella09]

wigent-san,, alam ko si anime-san, marunong magdrawing, ewan ko lang kung may time siya,,kaso di siya ata marunong magphotoshop

[Wigent]

Gomen for the late reply, enella09-san. Thanks for the suggestion but as we know it's Rie-san doing this now. We are now trying to finish the other characters.

[buroizu]

ako rin sali ako sa next batch... i would like to thank wigent-san & maneki neko-san for doing this for free... domo arigatou gozaimasu

[ryuchi]

waahhh! free nihonggo lessons?! meron na ba uli?? i wanna join!!! >;___&lt;

[aoi]

sali din ako jan ah!~ ^_^

[maica13]

wow! interested ako sumali kaso newbie pa lang ako dito. sayang..

[akasaru]

ako din po gusto ko matuto kasi barok pa ako


sa nihongo.

[Wigent]

Will lock this thread for now until the next lesson are announced.

What is important is you accumulate points by makings posts in the threads. The points will determine if you're eligible to participate in the free lessons or not. Domo ^_^

[Edit: Please remember that this is an online lesson. No physical classroom is involved.]