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Opt for quality Japanese lessons, given by native speaker teachers. Teaching method adapted to Europeans.
Official certification of Japanese as a foreign language. Specially designed course materials for learning written and spoken Japanese.
Japanese at Iaps means solid, dynamic learning based on the tried and tested methods of Marugoto.
Three levels will be organized in 2026-2027: A1 | A2.1 | A2.2
10-month modules :
from September 2026 to June 2027
Group courses
ONE evening a week from 6.45pm to 9.30pm
(excluding school vacations)
- Japonais A1 (débutants) – 2 groupes :
- Japanese A2.1 (pre-intermediate level)
- Japanese A2.2 (intermediate level)
Japanese A1
Tuesday evenings
from September 8, 2026 to June 22, 2027
OR
Wednesday evenings
from September 2, 2026 to June 23, 2027
(2 groups)
Japanese A2.1
Thursday evenings
from September 3, 2026 to June 24, 2027
Japanese A2.2
Thursday evenings
from September 3, 2026 to June 24, 2027
Japanese A1
Course description: This beginner’s course is recommended for people who want to experience and fully immerse themselves in everyday Japanese, communicating in basic Japanese after a year of study.
At the end of this year you will be able to :
- understand and use everyday expressions and simple phrases in common use;
- introduce yourself, ask and answer personal questions (where you’re from, what you do for a living, etc.);
- use vocabulary and expressions related to food and drink, Japanese homes, transport and travel (destinations, cities, shopping, leisure activities, for example).
My aim is to enable you to have simple conversations if your interlocutor speaks slowly and clearly.
To achieve this, in the beginners’ class, it is of course necessary to study regularly and practice speaking a lot at home and in class.
Practicing hiragana, katakana and kanji (Chinese characters) will enable you to read and understand signs (train stations, subways) and advertisements (stores) during a visit to Japan.
Everyday speaking and reading will be possible at the end of this course!
Method: group lessons. Learning with the teacher and mutual learning between students, which boosts motivation.
Takako OMATA
Japanese teacher
Tuesday or Wednesday evening classes
Takako is a Japanese language teacher and trainer in Japanese culture and history.
A university-educated psychopedagist (Tokyo), she has also completed training in the teaching of “Japanese as a foreign language” in Japan.
She has been a teacher at the Japanese School of Brussels since 1999.
She has taught Japanese at the Institut Libre Marie Haps and CEL (Gembloux), as well as CLL and CERAN. She currently teaches at the IHECS Academy and IAPS.
Japanese A2
Course description: Level 2 class uses the second book in the “Marugoto” textbook series, Elementary 1 (A2). There is no roomaji in this manual. Everything is written in kana (hiragana and katakana) and kanji.
In Japanese, you’ll be able to talk in more detail about yourself (work, family, hobbies, the city you live in, culture), something you were already able to express in the beginner’s course, but with more nuance.
In addition, we will learn a whole series of expressions: those needed to meet other people or organize activities: going out, having a picnic, …
The use of verbs will become more refined: we can build on the “masu” form of verbs learned at beginner level, but also by learning the “te” and “neutre” forms at level 2.
If you’ve been to Japan, you can share these memories with your classmates, and if you’re thinking of going to Japan, you can prepare to go with us.
Above all, have fun learning Japanese with us.
Method: group lessons. Learning with the teacher and mutual learning between students, which boosts motivation.
Mari MIYAO
Japanese teacher
Thursday evening classes
Mari is qualified to teach Japanese to foreigners after graduating from university with a degree in social sciences (Japanese economics).
She holds a certificate in Japanese Language Instructor Qualification Course and the Certificate of Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test.
She has been teaching Japanese in Brussels since 2009.
Japanese A2.2
Prerequisites
Knowledge of 220 kanji and completion of the Marugoto A1 and A2 (Elementary 1) manuals or equivalent
Course description
The Level 3 class enables you to progress to an intermediate level in Japanese. It is based on the Marugoto Elementary 2 (A2) textbook, designed with a practical approach centered on concrete communication objectives, in the spirit of the Marugoto courses also offered online via the Minato platform.
Course presentation
In this A2-2 module, you’ll move from simple conversation to more fluent, structured communication. You’ll learn to understand and use everyday vocabulary, including personal and family information, shopping, the neighborhood, work and real-life situations in Japan.
Target skills
The aim of the course is to help you talk about familiar topics in simple, everyday contexts. You’ll also be able to recount experiences, talk about travels, evoke memories and present projects in more developed Japanese. Above all, you’ll be able to express your opinions more naturally and react in the Japanese way!
Pedagogical approach
Activities and role-plays will help you to become more fluent in Japanese while deepening your understanding of Japanese culture. Gradually, you’ll move from short expressions to longer, more natural formulations.
Group courses
Learning with the teacher and mutual learning between students, which boosts motivation.
Takako OMATA
Japanese teacher
Thursday evening classes
Takako is a Japanese language teacher and trainer in Japanese culture and history.
A university-educated psychopedagist (Tokyo), she has also completed training in the teaching of “Japanese as a foreign language” in Japan.
She has been a teacher at the Japanese School of Brussels since 1999.
She has taught Japanese at the Institut Libre Marie Haps and CEL (Gembloux), as well as CLL and CERAN. She currently teaches at the IHECS Academy and IAPS.