JAPAN-AMERICA SOCIETY of SAN ANTONIO
日米協会サンアントニオ

Spring 2026 Japanese Language Class Level II - Adult Beginner
Ages: 16 ~ Adults
Dates: Tuesday evenings, Jan 13 th ~ Apr 7 th , 2026, (12 classes; no class Spring Break week)
Time: 6:00 ~ 7:00 pm

Location: Classes will be offered via Zoom, as this facilitates those who would otherwise have to
travel to a school location, go on business trips, have after school activities, get stuck in traffic, have
to be at home, etc. The instructor will send out the Zoom link about 10 minutes before class;
Pls save the link, as it is the same each week.

Registration: Please see the JASSA homepage at: http://www.jas-sa.org/ for registration.
(Registration will close 2 weeks after the start of classes. Admittance after that will require the
permission of the instructor.)
Please Note: When you register, please ensure your email address is current, as the instructor
will use that address to send you the Zoom link.

Class Content: This class is a continuation of the Level I class offered this past Fall. In this course,
which is informative and very interactive, we will briefly review pronunciation and hiragana and
introduce a small number of kanji. Building on the basic sentences, questions, and vocabulary from
the Level I class, we will continue to develop sentence/question structures, verb conjugation,
counting, and start some informal patterns. In the Genki text (see below), we will start with Lesson 3.
Note: The text uses hiragana at this point vs romaji.

Of course, cultural aspects of the Japanese will also be included to facilitate learning the language.
Class: Student minimum is 3 for the class to make; the maximum number is 15.
Textbook: Genki I, Third Edition, ISBN 978-4-7890-1730-5; available from Amazon, BN.com, etc.
Please be sure you purchase the textbook; other materials, such as the workbook, writing books,
etc., are not required for class and are optional for your personal use.

Instructor: Roger Pratt. Mr. Pratt graduated from Sophia University (上智大学国際部) in Tokyo, has
a Master’s in East Asian Studies from FSU, lived in Japan for 19 years, and has previously taught
Japanese for JASSA and at UTSA.
Please send an email to education@jas-sa.org and/or the instructor (mozuku@hotmail.com) if you
have any questions. Thank you

Ages: 16 ~ Adults
Dates: Tuesday evenings, Jan 13 th ~ April 7 th , 2026
(12 classes; no class Spring Break week)
Time: 7:15 ~ 8:15 pm

Class Content: This course is a continuation of the Level V class from Fall 2025; We will start with
a quick review of the -たいverb conjugation on pg. 258 (see textbook below) and then start with
the pattern at the bottom of the page. Additionally, we’ll do a brief review of the Katakana writing
system and add a moderate number of kanji. The class will continue to advance sentence and
question patterns that lead to holding conversations. Of course, cultural aspects of the Japanese
will also be introduced to facilitate learning the language.

Location: Classes will be offered via Zoom, as this facilitates those who would otherwise have to
travel to a school location, go on business trips, have after school activities, get stuck in traffic,
have to be at home, etc. The instructor will send out the Zoom link about 10 minutes before
class;  Pls save and use the link, as it is the same each week.

Registration: Please see the JASSA homepage at: http://www.jas-sa.org/ for registration.
(Registration will close 2 weeks after the start of classes. Admittance after that will require the
permission of the instructor.)
Please Note: When registering, please ensure your email address is current, as the instructor
will use that email address to send you the Zoom link to join class every week.

Class: Class minimum is 3 for the class to make and maximum is 15 participants.

Textbook: Genki I, Third Edition, ISBN 978-4-7890-1730-5; available from Amazon, BN.com,
etc. Please be sure you have or purchase the textbook; other materials, such as the workbook,
writing books, etc., are not required for class and are optional for your personal use.

Instructor: Mr. Roger Pratt, who graduated from Sophia University (上智大学国際部) in Tokyo,
lived in Japan for 19 years, and has previously taught Japanese for JASSA and at UTSA.
Please send an email to education@jas-sa.org and/or the instructor (mozuku@hotmail.com) if
you have any questions. Arigatou!

Ages: 16 ~ Adults
Dates: Wednesday evenings, Jan 14 th ~ Apr 8 th , 2026
(12 classes; no class Spring Break week)
Time: 6:00 ~ 7:00 pm

Location: Classes will be offered via Zoom, as this facilitates those who would otherwise have to
travel to a school location, go on business trips, have after school activities, get stuck in traffic, have
to be at home, etc. The instructor will send out the Zoom link about 10 minutes before class;
Pls save the link, as it is the same each week.

Registration: Please see the JASSA homepage at: http://www.jas-sa.org/ for registration.
(Registration will close 2 weeks after the start of classes. Admittance after that will require the
permission of the instructor.)
Please Note: When you register, please ensure your email address is current, as the instructor
will use that address to send you the Zoom link.

Class Content: This course is a continuation of the Level IX class offered previously and the Level X
Fluency Enhancement class in Fall, 2025 and will be informative, very interactive, and be conducted
in Japanese as much as possible. Explanations of patterns will be in English, for clarity, but then
practiced all in Japanese. This class will finish Les. 20 (pg. 204) and then go to Les. 21 (See
textbook below). Students should feel very comfortable with Hiragana, Katakana, and some basic
kanji; a moderate number of kanji will be introduced. Additionally, we will continue to advance
sentence and question structures that lead to holding intermediate level conversations. Of course,
cultural aspects of the Japanese will also be introduced to facilitate learning the language.
Class: Class minimum is 3 for the class to make and maximum is 15 participants.

Textbook: Genki II, 3rd Edition (ISBN 978-4-7890-1732-9); available from Amazon, B&N, etc.
Note: Please be sure you have or purchase the textbook; other materials, such as the workbook,
writing books, etc., are not required for class and are optional for your personal use.
Instructor: Roger Pratt. Mr. Pratt graduated from Sophia University (上智大学国際部) in Tokyo, has
a Master’s in East Asian Studies from FSU, lived in Japan for 19 years, and has previously taught
Japanese for JASSA and at UTSA.

Please send an email to education@jas-sa.org and/or the instructor (mozuku@hotmail.com) if you
have any questions. Thank you