I am Taro Koyanagi, in charge of the Learning Catchball. I was manager at Japanese language school in Tokyo and started up this service to help people to learn Japanese.
Language exchange lesson
Let's learn Japanese conversation from language exchange lesson!
We introduce you our Japanese members who help you to learn Japanese.
You can learn Japanese for free, in return you need to teach English for free.
Learn Japanese:
Our Japanese members are all native Japanese speakers and keen to learn and teach language. They like to have language exchange lessons regularly, so you can have a lot of opportunities to learn and speak Japanese.
And we are offering learning basic Japanese materials, so you can learn Japanese from basic level if you like.
Teach English :
Our Japanese members have basic English grammar skills, but they are not good at speaking English because they have few opportunities to practice conversation. So they like to have English conversation and improve their English speaking skills. Please correct their English when you don't understand their English.
Application
StepⅠ:Introduction
Please submit the application at the bottom of this page if you like to try 1 on 1 language exchange lesson.
After we receive your application, we will introduce you our Japanese members as per your requests. We have about 1500 Japanese members now.
Application fee
0 yen
Sample Japanese member's profile
Japanese member 1
Japanese member 2
Japanese member 3
After you check the member's profile we introduce you, if you like to contact the member, we will exchange your email address with the member's email address.
This week update Japanese members
If you like to check this week Japanese member's profile, please click the button below and you can check our Japanese member's profile.
If there are any members you like to contact, please submit the contact form with the Japanese member's Entry No filled in.
If you like us to introduce you our Japanese members as per your requests, please submit the application at the bottom of this page.
Step Ⅱ:Trial language exchange
Trial language exchange for 1 month
Trial language exchange lesson
0 yen
Please take trial language exchange lessons with the members and decide to continue to do the language exchange with the members or not.
At the trial language exchange, you can talk with our Japanese members about how to do the language exchange lesson each other.
You can have some trial language exchange lessons within 1 month after we forward our Japanese member's email address to you.
If you decide to continue the language exchange with the Japanese members, please go to Step Ⅲ(Payment). If you decide not to continue the language exchange with the members, you don't need to go to Step Ⅲ(Payment). We will try to introduce you other members if you like.
Step Ⅲ:Payment
Lesson fee
0 yen
Introduction(matching) fee
5000 yen
Introduction(matching) fee is a result based fee:After the trial language exchange, we confirm if you will continue to do the language exchange or not.
Only in case you and our Japanese member agree on continuing the language exchange, we will charge you the introduction(matching) fee. (You can select bank transfer or paypal. ※ If you are outside Japan, we would like you to make payment with paypal.
Free Learning materials/exercises(optional)
We have Japanese learning materials and exercises. If you like, please select 『Yes, I like』on the application form below. Then we will send you the sample page for learning materials and exercises.
Learning materials/exercises
0 yen
We recommend you learn the basics of Japanese with self-study exercises and practice speaking Japanese with your language partners.
Self-study exercises
①Let's check learning materials
②Let's try Japanese exercise
③Let's check answers with sounds by yourself
You can learn basic vocabulary, grammar, how to make Japanese sentences through working out Japanese exercises by yourself
Language exchange exercise
Let's practice speaking Japanese with your language partners by working out many exercise from basic to JLPT N5, N4, topic conversation level
Learning materials
We are offering many learning Japanese materials. You can learn Japanese from basic to JLPT N5/N4 level with free video lessons/online flash cards/Vocabulary lists/grammar guidance
Sample Japanese exercise
下記の絵を見て『~てください』を使って会話文を作成してください。
かきのえをみて『~てください』をつかってかいわぶんをさくせいしてください。
Please make conversation sentences with ~てください about the following picture.
Your personal information is not open to the public.
Please note that depending on your conditions/requests, it takes time to arrange our Japanese members or we can not arrange for you. If we judge you are less motivated to learn Japanese language, we can not provide you with our language exchange lesson service.
※Important notice
We do not check each member's ID.
We do not take any responsibility for any troubles between you and our Japanese members.
Terms of Use
We(Learning Catchball) do not check each entry person's ID and take any responsibility for any troubles between you and our Japanese members.
We(Learning Catchball) can not be responsible for the truth of each entry information and the quality of each entry person's character(personality).
We can not accept applicants under the age of 18.
We(Learning Catchball) revise these Terms of Use whenever we need.
Red mark=Required
※Introduction(matching) fee 5000yen : Please select "I agree". You need pay the matching fee after you decide to continue the language exchange with our Japanese members. If you select "I don't agree", then we can't introduce you our Japanese members.
※After you fill in the blank,please click the Confirm above.
※After you click the Confirm and check your information,please click the Send .