Learning Catchball
Message from the Learning Catchball
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| I am Taro Koyanagi, I was a Japanese teacher at Japanese school in Tokyo and started up the Learning Catchball in 2009 to help people to learn Japanese. |
- You can select online language exchange program or online private Japanese lessons. If you like to try, please submit the application form at the bottom of this page.
- If you like, you can try both. The number of people who try both has been increasing.
- Online language exchange program :
If you like to learn/practice Japanese conversation, we recommend you online language exchange program. You can learn Japanese for free, in return you need to teach English for free.
- Online private Japanese lessons :
We introduce you an online private certified Japanese teacher. You can learn the following Japanese from an online private Japanese teacher.
| Japanese conversation/speaking |
| JLPT N5 to N1/test preparation |
| Grammar |
| Reading/writing/listening |
| Hiragana/vocabulary |
| Business Japanese, etc |
Online language exchange program
First you can have trial language exchange lessons!!
- After we receive your application form, we'll match you with our Japanese member who fits your needs
Learning Catchball Japanese members
- Our Japanese members are happy to help you to learn Japanese for free, in return please help our Japanese members to learn English conversation 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. Please tell us what you like to learn on the application form. They will be happy to help you to learn Japanese.
- Help our Japanese members to learn 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 please have conversation with them in English and help them to improve their English speaking skills.
How to start
StepⅠ:Introduction
- After we receive your application, we'll try to introduce you our Japanese members(language partner's candidate) who fit your needs.
- After you check the member's profile,
if you like to have trial language exchange lessons with the member, we will exchange your email address with the member's email address.
if you don't accept the Japanese member, we will try to arrange other Japanese members for you.
Step Ⅱ:Trial language exchange
| Trial language exchange lesson | 0 yen |
Trial language exchange for 1 month
- You can have trial language exchange lessons several times within 1 month after we forward our Japanese member's email address to you.
- Let's talk with the Japanese member about how to do the language exchange lessons each other and check if language exchange lessons with the Japanese member are good or not during the trial period.
- After trial language exchange lessons,
If you decide to continue the language exchange with the Japanese members, please go to Step Ⅲ and pay the introduction(matching) fee
If you decide not to continue, you don't need to pay the introduction(matching) fee. We will try to introduce you other members if you like.
Step Ⅲ:Payment
| Lesson fee | 0 yen |
| Introduction(matching) fee | 5000 yen |
- Only in case you and our Japanese member agree on continuing the language exchange, we will charge you the introduction(matching) fee.
- Paypal : We would like you to make this payment with paypal or wise if you are outside Japan.
Learning materials(optional)
| We have learning materials for 22 lessons from Hiragana to basic/JLPT N5 level. |
| You can learn basic vocabulary/grammar/sentences by yourself |
| Learning materials for 22 lessons : 0 yen |
- If you like to try, please select 『Yes, I like』in the application form. Then we will send you the details by email.
- Sample vocabulary exercise
| Please listen to the audio below and choose an appropriate answer about the following picture |
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| 1 | × | 寝ます(ねます) | to sleep |
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| 2 | × | 買います(かいます) | to buy |
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| 3 | 〇 | 起きます(おきます) | to get up |
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| 4 | × | 練習します(れんしゅうします) | to practice |
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- Sample making sentences exercises
| Please make conversation sentences with ~てください about the following picture. |
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このコンテンツを再生するには、Adobe Flashプレイヤーが必要です。
このコンテンツを再生するには、Adobe Flashプレイヤーが必要です。
Online private Japanese lessons
- You can take online private lessons in the time slot below
Step 1 : Free trial lesson
- After we receive your application, we will ask you what day of the week and what time you are available and try to arrange an online Japanese teacher as per your requests.
- After we arrange an online private certified teacher, we will send you his/her information. If you like to try his/her trial lesson, we will exchange the email address and let him/her guide you to the trial lesson by email.
- He/she will offer you a free trial lesson(20 to 30 minutes) and suggest a lesson plan as per your targets to learn Japanese. If you have any questions or requests, you can ask your tutor at the free trial lesson.
Step 2 : Confirmation
- After the trial lesson, we ask you if you sign up for his/her regular lesson or not.
- You can select a lesson course below.
| 30 minutes course | 1 lesson 2,000 yen |
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| 45 minutes course | 1 lesson 2,500 yen |
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| 60 minutes course | 1 lesson 3,000 yen |
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- ※Textbooks fees are not included in the above lesson fee.
Step 3 : Payment(lesson fee)
- If you decide to apply for his/her regular lesson, you need to pay lesson fee to him/her(your Japanese teacher) directly. Basically you need to pay lesson fee for the next 1 month in advance.
| ※Payment method : You can select paypal or bank transfer(wise). If you make the payment with paypal, there's a 5% surcharge. |
Step 4 : Payment(introduction fee)
- We ask you to pay the introduction(matching) fee 5,000 yen (Only once payment) to the Learning Catchball.
- Only in case you decide to apply for his/her regular lesson, we will charge you the introduction fee. If you decide not to apply, you don't need to pay it.
| ※Payment method : You can select paypal or bank transfer(wise). If you make the payment with paypal, there's a 5% surcharge. |
Application form
- Your personal information is not open to the public.
- ※Important notice for language exchange program
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.
- ※Introduction(matching) fee 5000yen : Please select "I agree". If you select "I don't agree", then we can't introduce you our Japanese members/teachers.
- ※After you fill in the blank,please click the Confirm above.
- ※After you click the Confirm and check your information,please click the Send .
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