Hi there, im interested in studying Japanese and I thought maybe talking to other foreigers in Japan might help me get a sense of direction.
This is my background:
I have a Japanese partner, I have already been in Japan for 6 months on a tourist visa, I already learned hiragana and katakana by myself and am now in the process of learning kanji. I am learning for my own interest, not looking to pass any exam.
From what I've seen online so far, all of the long courses (the ones that can grant a student visa) are strictly for passing the JLPT and are focused on preparing students for university. This is not my purpose (for now). I've also seen short courses which seem more 'for fun', but i would like to get a bit deeper into the language than that. I also cannot get another tourist visa (immigration said so )...
This is where I'm a bit lost as to which course I should take, maybe I should do this JLPT anyway? Does it give me any benefit even if I'm not going to uni afterwards?
And can anyone recommend a specific school? They all seem the same to me online... The most important thing for me is to have a good teacher. And if it includes a bit about the language background it's a big plus. Like why some kanjis were formed they way they were formed and for example, why do the words 'rice' and 'America' have the same kanji?? This kind of thing really interests me.
Thanks in advance!
This is my background:
I have a Japanese partner, I have already been in Japan for 6 months on a tourist visa, I already learned hiragana and katakana by myself and am now in the process of learning kanji. I am learning for my own interest, not looking to pass any exam.
From what I've seen online so far, all of the long courses (the ones that can grant a student visa) are strictly for passing the JLPT and are focused on preparing students for university. This is not my purpose (for now). I've also seen short courses which seem more 'for fun', but i would like to get a bit deeper into the language than that. I also cannot get another tourist visa (immigration said so )...
This is where I'm a bit lost as to which course I should take, maybe I should do this JLPT anyway? Does it give me any benefit even if I'm not going to uni afterwards?
And can anyone recommend a specific school? They all seem the same to me online... The most important thing for me is to have a good teacher. And if it includes a bit about the language background it's a big plus. Like why some kanjis were formed they way they were formed and for example, why do the words 'rice' and 'America' have the same kanji?? This kind of thing really interests me.
Thanks in advance!