Learn Japanese

Learn Japanese with our lunch time and evening language classes.

Explore our Japanese language short course

Our short language courses have all the advantages of learning Japanese with other people under the guidance of tutors who are experienced and well-qualified language experts. The courses focus on spoken language and an exploration of Japanese culture and society. Grammar is included, but no class is based entirely on grammar.

We will help you to learn Japanese in a relaxed environment. Our aim is to give you the opportunity to learn how to communicate in your chosen language, making your experience as beneficial and enjoyable as possible.

Explore all your options for learning Japanese:

20-week courses

Our 20-week courses run from October to April. All 20-week courses are £278 (£268 concessions).

Level 1 – Beginners

Lunchtime courses:

Thursdays (starting 6 October 2022), 1pm-2.30pm

Evening courses:

Fridays (starting 7 October 2022), 6.30pm-8pm
Level 2 – Elementary

Evening courses:

Mondays (starting 3 October 2022), then moving to Tuesdays after the Christmas break, 6.30pm-8pm

12-week courses

Our 12-week courses run from January to May. All 12-week courses are £185 (£175 concessions).

Level 1 – Beginners

Lunchtime courses:

Thursdays (starting 26 January), 1pm-2.30pm

More information

Learn more about our 20- and 12-week courses, and decide what level you should study.

Terms and conditions

If you’re thinking of enrolling we recommend you read our full terms and conditions.

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Fees

Our 20-week courses cost £278 (£268 concessions), and our 12-week courses cost £185 (£175 concessions). Fees must be paid in full at the time of enrolment.

Our concessions fee is available to:

full-time students (whether at University of Sussex or elsewhere)
University of Sussex staff
University of Sussex alumni
NHS and key workers
those whose sole source of income is some form of state benefit
people who are retired and on state pension only.

If you fall into one of these categories, you are eligible to pay the reduced fee. Otherwise, the full fee should be paid.

Get in touch

Use our enquiry form if you have a question about any of our language short courses.

Facilities

If you are a student, a member of staff or an alumnus at the University of Sussex, you are already entitled to use the facilities at the Resource Centre. If you are not a member or alumnus of the university, you may be entitled to access to some of the facilities as a language short course learner. Please contact the Resource Centre for specific details – email lang.centre@sussex.ac.uk or call +44(0) 1273 678006.

The Resource Centre offers excellent facilities for language teaching and learning, including:

workstations where learners can study via audio and video recordings
facilities to sample live television by satellite from France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia and England
a large bank of resource materials in many world languages
a wide selection of foreign language films
a browsing section with newspapers, magazines and a learner-friendly catalogue to consult.

Our teaching rooms are equipped with projectors and up-to-date audio/visual equipment.

Learners will be given advice on how best to use the resources to meet their own needs

We welcome learners with special requirements and request that you discuss these with us before joining a course. Should wheelchair access be required, suitable rooms will be allocated. It is possible to provide hearing loops in certain classrooms. Please feel free to contact us and we will do our best to accommodate your needs.

Your course

We encourage you to take part in discussions about the aims and objectives of the class at the start of the course. This is essential for you and the tutor to work out a suitable programme. Take part in class activities where possible, and don’t worry about making mistakes. It’s also important to complete any work set between sessions.

Remember you are learning as a group. Although the tutor will try to meet everyone’s needs, this is not always possible.

You should try to be on time and attend all your classes so you can keep up with the group and make the most of your course. Attendance on the language courses is not compulsory, but your progress will be limited if you do not attend regularly or complete the taks set between classes.

If you cannot make it to one of the classes, please let your tutor know by email. Alternatively you can email opencourses@sussex.ac.uk and we can inform your tutor.

It is not always possible for tutors to provide copies of work that has been missed through absence from a class.

We will arrange extra sessions to accommodate any cancelled classes due to Bank Holidays and/or unforeseen circumstances (such as sickness or adverse weather). We will use either your University of Sussex email or Canvas to contact you, so please make sure you check both regularly during the course.

Important: Brighton & Hove Albion FC will be playing home games on evenings during term time. On these dates a number of car parks on the south side of campus are regularly used for parking by Brighton and Hove Albion FC season-ticket holders for the Amex Community Stadium.

Traffic to the University during these dates is expected to be very high, especially in the evenings. We strongly recommend you to use the bus or train to get to campus on these dates.

Find out more information, including a full timetable of football games and other events held at the Amex Community Stadium at Falmer.