今回もボランティアの皆様に心から感謝申し上げます。今月から新しいメンバーにも多く参加していただき、大変嬉しく思います。今日、何か新しい気付きがあったら幸いでございます。Thank you very much for attending the sessions today. I hope you learnt something from the topic this month today. My beginner students, well done with the first ever conversation with native Japanese speakers! I hope this brought you more confidence and more energy to challenge harder!

Dear My Students,

I hope you are enjoying the Japanese lessons with Arai Academy of Japanese Studies and this experience has been enriching your life. I am delighted to announce that ‘Japanese Speaking Session for beginners’ will start from this month.
The details are as below. 　
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　
Date：Saturday 21st of October 2017
Time: 10:30 am -11:30 am
Nearest stations：Waterloo /Embankment
Free of charge - Donation will be appreciated.
 
Activity：
‐one-to-one with a native Japanese speaker for ten minute each.
‐self-introduction + Q&A with one partner
‐You will speak to the total of 6 Japanese people.
‐Please prepare your questions and bring them to your lesson before the session.
  You will have time to practise them at home and be ready for the day!
　　　　　　
Use your communication strategies when you have difficulty in understanding.
 
「すみません、（もうすこし）ゆっくりおねがいします。」
「すみません、もういちどおねがいします。」
「phraseはえいごで（にほんごで）なんですか。」
  
Those Japanese volunteers are keen on helping you with practising your Japanese. I am sure you will enjoy the session. Good luck! がんばってください。
  
Mineko Arai