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Originally Posted by jesselt
My Japanese teacher is from Kyoto, so that is the dialect that we are learning. I don't really have a choice in the matter >_>
Are the differences very important in the early stages of learning Japanese (I like this, that is a big house, I want to eat, etc.) or just when you get into more advanced stages? I don't really want to be hindered in my speaking ability this early on, but it's not like there are other Japanese professors at my university.
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This is important, Jesselt. Is she teaching you Kyoto dialect, or is she just from Kyoto? Are you using a normal Japanese textbook?
I would say, yes, it is different enough that if she is teaching you Kyoto dialect instead of standardized Japanese, then that is a problem. At the same time, I would be shocked if a teacher were to teach Kyoto-dialect over standardized Japanese in a first-year classroom.
That would be like entering an English classroom, but being taught Cajun.
I had professors from Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nagasaki, (and the US) and they all taught the same way and the same standardized Japanese.