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japanese lessons for kids 2008/5/1 11:40
My 13 year old son i serious about learning japanese. Are there any instructors, schools, or lessons in or close to the Naperville area.
by vicki  

Schools? 2008/5/1 18:51
Is there a community college near by? I'm sure there are some Japanese there that would love to help your son. Just post a notice there and you'll get some calls.
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Naperville!! 2008/5/1 22:00
I know where that is!! hmm..
Well you're really close to Chicago by train, which would make it a diverse area. I think Chicago is a better bet than Naperville. I don't know about any good schools but here's what I can find.

http://www.petersons.com/ugchannel/code/IDD.asp?orderLineNum...
apparently this school offers Japanese lessons... but as to whether it's limited to only college students, I'm not sure.

http://www.japaneseclub.org/
It's all in weird Japanese (it really doesn't make sense to me... i think something's wrong) but you can email the email addresses below and ask about the club.

http://japaneseculturecenter.com/index.shtml

http://www.chicagojs.com/
This has noisy music. Get your mute button ready! It's all in Japanese and I have a feeling it's a school for Japanese children in Chicago, but go ahead and give them an email and ask about their school or if they know any other Japanese schools for English speakers.

http://japanese.meetup.com/cities/us/il/chicago/
Here's a list of many culture/language groups.

here's a pdf of schools that teach Japanese:
http://www.chicago.us.emb-japan.go.jp/JIC/Inquiries/local/sc...

http://www.jaschicago.org/

If you would like to sponser an exchange student to further help your studies:
http://www.chicago.us.emb-japan.go.jp/JIC/Inquiries/local/ex...


Finally, you can ask the Japanese Consulate in Chicago if they know of any language schools in your area.
http://www.chicago.us.emb-japan.go.jp/JIC/contact.html


If in doubt, I suggest you buy the Genki Japanese Language books from the Japan Times. In my opinion they are the best texts to use when learning Japanese.
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