Speak Japanese at JOI Free Chat Event !

JOI, online Japanese school has a 24 hours free voip room which all of our members can use to meet up with classmates, to practice to speak Japanese and make friends.
Twice a month, the school holds free Japanese discussion events for all JOI users - where you can meet up with other students and discuss a prepared topic.

The events are moderated by one of the JOI teachers and are a fun and relaxed way to enjoy learning Japanese online for free with other like-minded Japanese language learners.

If you are not a member of JOI, you can try out the 3 Trial Lessons for only $9 and also take the Chat Events for free as well as 3 classes with professional Japanese teachers.

October 2014 Chat Event Topic & Schedule

Topic: お祭り Festivals

Date: 2014/10/31 11:00 A.M (Japan Time)

Level： Beginner2, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate

2014-oct-festival

Ueno sensei's remarks:

お祭りについて、楽しく話しましょう。
・あなたの国には、どんなお祭りがありますか。有名なお祭り、あなたの町の小さいけれど楽しいお祭りなど、紹介してください。ビール祭りなどの食べ物のお祭りでもいいですよ！
・日本のお祭りを知っていますか。　日本のお祭りに行ったことがありますか。ぜひ行ってみたいお祭りがあったら、教えてください。

Lets have a fun conversation about Festivals !
What kind of festivals do you have in your country ? What are the most famous festivals ? Tell us about any festivals near you that are held in small towns . Beer festivals, food festivals, any kind of festival is OK !
Do you any Japanese festivals ? Have you ever been to a Japanese festival ? Please let us know what festival you would like to go to !

Topic: プレゼント Gifts

Date: 2014/10/29 09:00 A.M (Japan Time)

Level： Intermediate, Advanced

2014-oct-gift

Suzuki sensei's remarks:

プレゼントについて話しましょう。

(誕生日・クリスマス・結婚・出産・就職・バレンタインデー・結婚記念日)
・皆さんは、どんなときにどんなプレゼントをしますか。
・今までもらったプレゼントで、うれしかったものベスト３を教えてください。
・もらってびっくりしたもの、あまりうれしくなかったものはありますか。

Lets talk about presents !
When do you give presents in your country or family ?
Do you give presents for birthdays and Christmas, wedding gifts , Valentine's day, anniversaries ?
What are the best 3 presents you have received until now ?
Have you ever received a gift that was really surprising or one that you were not so glad to receive ?

The events are moderated by one of the JOI teachers and are a fun and relaxed way to enjoy learning Japanese online for free with other like-minded Japanese language learners.It's easy to attend one of these events.

  1. Login to the Reservation System.
  2. Click on the Chat Events page to see the topics and the date and time (shown in your own time zone).
  3. Reserve a Chat Event.
  4. When the date and time comes, scroll down to the bottom of the [Go to Classroom] page and click on the Chat Event Room link.