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. |
Online language exchange program
- You can learn Japanese for free, in return you need to teach English for free. By having language exchange sessions(lessons) with our Japanese members regularly, you can expect to practice Japanese conversation, improve your Japanese speaking skills, learn basic Japanese.
- If you like to try, please click the 『Go to the application form』 at the bottom of this page. After we receive your application form, we'll match you with our Japanese member who fits your schedule.
- First you can have some trial language exchange sessions(lessons) with our Japanese members we introduce you.
Learning Catchball Japanese members
- 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.
Sample Japanese member's profile
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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 for self-study(optional)
- We offer you 25 lessons materials from Hiragana to basic/JLPT N5 level for free if you apply for online language exchange program or online private lessons.
- If you like to try, please select 『Yes I like』in the application form. We hope our learning materials will help you to get the basic Japanese knowledge.
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| Learn vocabulary, grammar, how to make sentences by yourself with video, grammar guidance, vocabulary list |
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| Work out Japanese exercises(questions) by yourself |
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| Check the model answers by yourself |
Sample grammar guidance
Sample exercise1
- 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 exercise2
- Please make conversation sentences with ~てください about the following picture.
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- If you like to apply, please click the button below and go to the application form page and submit your application form.
- Before submitting your application form, if you have any questions, please click the button below and inquiry us.
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