Course | Semester starts | Course hours |
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2_years course | April | 1600_hours (80 weeks) |
1_year and 6 months course | October | 1200_hours (60 weeks) |
Morning Class | 08:30~12:00 | 4_hours |
Afternoon Class | 13:00~16:30 | 4_hours |
There are no classes on Saturdays, Sundays, or Japanaese national holidays.
We also have another long term holiday as follows;
Summer | For about 21 days |
Autumn | For about 7 days |
Winter | For about 14 days |
Spring | For about 21 days |
Attainment Targets:Entering national and public/private university or graduate school, and passing Level 1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.
Attainment Targets:Entering private university, graduate school, college, and passing Level 2 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.
(For both courses, students will take a placement test at the beggining of the semester and be placed into classes at the appropriate level accourding to test results.)
Level | Weeks | Hours/ Weeks |
Contents | |
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1 | Beginners 1 | 10 | 200 | Pronunciation / Kana writing, Basic conversation / reading / listening / grammar.Get used to Japanese pronunciation, be able to ask and answer simple question. |
2 | Beginners 2 | 10 | 200 | Master all of basic grammar and vocabulary. Improve basic conversation/ reading / listening ability. Be able to do basic conversation and to get the main idea from basic reading and listening materials. |
3 | Intermediate 1 | 10 | 200 | Master expressions and vocabulary in JLPT N3 level. Improve 4 skills ( speaking, listening, reading, writing ), especially in reading. Special lessons for JLPT & EJU( Target : JLPT N3 ). |
4 | Intermediate 2 | 10 | 200 | Master expressions and vocabulary in JLPT N3 & N2 level. Improve 4 skills ( speaking, listening, reading, writing ), especially in reading. Special lessons for JLPT & EJU. Be able to read materials logically and to express your opinion. |
5 | Pre-advanced 1 | 10 | 200 | Master expressions and vocabulary in JLPT N2 & N1 level. Improve 4 skills ( speaking, listening, reading, writing ), especially in reading. Special lessons for JLPT & EJU (Target : JLPT N2, EJU "Japanese"300 points ). |
6 | Pre-advanced 2 | 10 | 200 | Build vocabulary skills and expressions in N1 level. Improve 4 skills ( speaking, listening, reading, writing ), especially in reading. Essay writing, preparaion for Japanese interview, special lessons for JLPT & EJU. Be able to convey complex ideas and explain complicated situations etc. |
7 | Advanced 1 | 10 | 200 | Grapple with authentic Japanese such as newspapers, TV news, novels, etc. Essay writing, special lessons for JLPT & EJU ( Target : JLPT N1, EJU "Japanese" above 350 points ). |
8 | Advanced 2 | 10 | 200 | Train your academic Japanese by tackling some projects such as "Research and Presentation", "Research paper", "Discussion on social matters of Japan", and so on. You will improve your Japanese ability so you can understand lectures and seminars in higher educational institution. |