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What's the best way to start learning Japanese in Seattle?

I'm looking for a beginning Japanese course I can take in the evenings after work. Pedagogically I prefer the TPR approach (Total Physical Response -- gets you speaking a little bit within the first hour, without the crutch of English) but I'll take what I can get. Recommendations, warnings, advice all welcome. Thanks in advance -- Erik

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    Seattle Language Academy on the canal in Fremont (used to be on Capitol Hill on 15th) is a really good school with evening classes. I pursued a different language there and so don't know the Japanese language faculty, but study was definitely oriented toward the kind of immersion you are describing and also toward grown-ups with jobs.

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    Well, UW has a great program. Do you have enough money to blow on that? Don't quote me on this but I think night classes and stuff are about $1,000 per quarter. I took 2 years and could speak confidently.

    I think it'd get you much better at Japanese than just about anything else. With language it is truly hard to cut corners. And simply not recommended.

    James answered in Whatever over 2 years ago | Report
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