Starter Course Information Session
Thank you for your interest in our Starter Course Information Sessions! Registrations for these sessions are now open. If you’d like to receive the latest information on our beginner’s level Starter Course, please feel free to join our Starter Course mailing list here.
Would you like to start your Japanese language learning journey?
In our free Starter Course Information Sessions, we provide the opportunity to learn more about our beginner’s level Starter Course and give participants a taste for our lesson design, style, and structure. During this session, we will also introduce the Starter Course structure, as well as the textbooks we use during the course.
About the Starter Course
The Starter Course is the beginner’s level in our J-Course curriculum which runs on a continuing schedule of 4 x 10-week terms per academic year. Enrolment for this course is taken on at the beginning of our academic calendar, with the first term of this course being designed for absolute beginners. For information on all courses offering by J-Course, please see our Japanese Language Course page here.
How to register
If you would like to register for one of the Starter Course Information Sessions for the 2025 academic year, please see the registration tab here.
*Please note:
- Detailed information regarding all our courses (including class schedule and course fee) can be found on our Japanese Language Course page here
- Enrolment applications for the Starter Course will be open prior to the commencement of the first term. Please see our ‘How to Enrol’ page for more details.
- Attending the information session is not a requirement to register for enrolment into the Starter Course.
We are holding a free online information session for those who are interested in enrolling for our Starter level course in the upcoming Aki (first)Term of the 2025/26 academic year.
During this session, we will be providing more details surrounding J-Course, the course schedule, provide a glimpse at some sample course material, and give you an opportunity to ask any questions that you may have pertaining to the course.
| Audience | Anyone wishing to enrol for the Starter Course in the upcoming Aki Term, commencing in April 2025 |
| Venue | These information sessions will be held online over Zoom |
| Schedule | Session 1
Session 2
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| Admission | Free |
| Capacity | Maximum 25 participants (per session) |
| Registration | Click on the registration button below to register for the Starter Course Information Session you’d like to attend.
*Please note – registrations are taken on a first-come, first-serve basis. We kindly ask that you only register to one session in fairness to all other participants and to give others an opportunity to attend. |
When will enrolment be accepted for the Starter Course in the Aki Term 2025?
Those who are interested in enrolling will be required to register their interest. The registration enrolment window for the Starter Course in the Aki Term 2025 will be open between April 4, 2025 (Friday) and April 7, 2025 (Monday).
How will the enrolment process work for the Starter Course in the Aki Term 2025?
Invitations to register for enrolment will be available closer to the date. Once the enrolment window is closed, enrolment for the class will be conducted through a lottery system. Students will be selected at random from the enrolment pool and enrolment offers will be issued until class capacity is reached.
Will we offer future enrolment opportunities for the first term of the Starter Course?
The Japan Foundation, Sydney and J-Course structure our academic year as 4 consecutive academic terms. As such, enrolment into the first term of any course, including the Starter Course, is only offered and accepted once per academic year.
Do I need to be a Japan Foundation, Sydney member in order to register for the enrolment lottery?
If you are not yet a Japan Foundation, Sydney member, you do not need to become a member to register for the Starter Course enrolment lottery. You will only be prompted to join as a Japan Foundation, Sydney member if you are selected and once an enrolment offer is issued.
DETAILS
Session 1
Date: March 11, 2025 (Tuesday)
Time: 6pm-7pm (AEDT)
Format: Online (via Zoom)
Session 2
Date: April 4, 2025 (Friday)
Time: 6pm-7pm (AEDT)
Format: Online (via Zoom)
ADMISSION
- Fee – Free*
- Maximum capacity – 25 participants per session^
* Registrations are essential, please see here
^ Registrations are taken on a first-come, first-serve basis
ELIGIBILITY
- Participants must be 18 years of age or older
- Participants must currently be residing in Australia
- No prior Japanese language study or experience necessary
ENQUIRIES
- Email: jcourse_sy@jpf.go.jp
- Phone: (02) 8239 0055
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