Japanese Language Program is available at BYB Torrance!!

　Are you interested in Japan and the language but don't know where to start? Are you planning to visit there? Do you want to study for JLPT??

　BYB Japanese center provides high quality Japanese language education and offers two types of Japanese language courses, the JHL course and the JSL course, to meet the needs of different students.

　Both courses are designed to help students acquire the four language skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing.

Even if you have objectives that do not fall into these two course themes, we can tailor a lesson style to suit your level, interests, and needs. Please feel free to contact us.

　In addition, taking into account the current coronavirus situation, we also offer online classes.

You can choose face-to-face or online classes depending on your situation (Please notify us by phone or email at least 6 hours before the class).

◯JHL(Japanese as a heritage language)

JHL is an education program for children of Japanese descent living abroad whose mother tongue is not Japanese. It is designed to help them inherit the Japanese language, which is the mother tongue of their parents or grandparents.

We teach them how to make everyday expressions, culture and language, words, idioms, proverbs, etc. that are difficult to learn as one would expect while living abroad.

It also helps students to understand how Japanese is used in media such as songs, games, TV, movies, and the Internet.

◯JSL (Japanese as a second language)

JSL is an education that supports learners who have no background in Japanese and are in an environment where they hardly use Japanese.

JSL is carefully taught to those who have never studied Japanese before, those who want to learn it as a second language and go on to higher education in the U.S. or Japan, and those who want to obtain the JLPT.

Learning Japanese is not easy but it's lots of fun here at BYB!! Join us and let's enjoy learning Japanese!!

　BYBでは、質の高い日本語教育も行っており、JHLコースとJSLコースの2種類の日本語コースを用意し、それぞれの学生のニーズに応えています。

　どちらのコースも、「話す」「聞く」「読む」「書く」という4つの言語スキルを身につけることを目的としています。

　この2つのコーステーマに分類しない趣旨をお持ちの方でも、レベルや興味、ニーズに応じて、お好みのレッスンスタイルを組み立てることもできます。お気軽にご相談ください。

　日本語を学ぶことは簡単ではありませんが、一緒に楽しく日本語を学ぶことができましたら幸いです。

　また、現在のコロナウイルスの状況を加味し、オンラインでの授業も行っています。

　状況に合わせて対面・オンラインを都度選択いただくこともできます(授業の6時間前までにお電話またはメールでお知らせください)。

◯JHL(Japanese as a heritage language, 継承日本語教育)

JHLは、海外在住の日系人子弟で、母語は既に日本語ではない方を対象とした、両親や祖父母の母語である日本語を継承するための教育です。

日本語を母国語とする方、ご両親のどちらかが日本語を母国語とする方、日本での教育を受けたことのある方を対象としています。

海外で生活する中ではなかなか思うような習得が難しい日常表現や、文化や言語、言葉や慣用句、ことわざなどがどのようにしてできるのかを教えています。

また、歌やゲーム、テレビ、映画、インターネットなどといったメディア上で、日本語がどのように使われているかを理解することをサポートしています。

◯JSL(Japanese as a second language, 第二言語としての日本語)

JSLは、日本語のバックグラウンドを持たず、ほとんど日本語を使わない環境にいる学習者を支援する教育です。

日本語を学んだことがない方や、第二言語として習得しアメリカや日本での進学を目指す方、JLPTの取得を目指す方に丁寧に教えています。

*You will learn about 1,700 basic words and more than 300 Kanji characters used in everyday life when you compete J4.

JHL (Japanese as a heritage language) Class

• Japanese Textbook

JSL (Japanese as a second language) Class

• JYL (Japanese for Young Learners) textbook
• Genki Vol. 1 & Vol. 2

*Unfortunately, enrollment fee and tuition fees for private lessons are non-refundable.

Class changes

You may change your schedule as long as you notify us 6hrs in advance.

Changes by BYB

Our class schedules, instructors may be subject to change. The students will be notified by email.

Cancellations by BYB

BYB may change/cancel a schedule class due to compelling reasons. In such a case, we will schedule a make-up class for the following week.