Courses
We offer multiple study courses.Only one course can be taken each week, but students can take multiple courses over several weeks. For example, a student studying for 4 weeks could take two weeks of Japanese Plus Conversation, and two weeks of Japanese Plus Pop Culture. Almost all courses are available at all ability levels (except for Japanese Plus Conversation).
COURSE SETUP: All Courses have the same core 4 hours of classes per weekday, in two 2-hours blocks (two hours of Japanese grammar and two hours of “application ” 4 skills class). All Plus courses then haveo ne or two hours of the specific course study (for example, pop culture or traditional culture).
Typical schedule:
- 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM: 4-SKILLS CLASS
- 11:30 PM – 1:30 PM: GRAMMAR CLASS
- 2:30 PM ~: SPECIFIC SUBJECT CLASSES
NOTE THAT THE SPECIFIC SCHEDULE WILL CHANGE DEPENDING ON SEASON AND OTHER FACTORS.
COURSE AVAILABLE:
1. STANDARD JAPANESE
FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED TO BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE IN JAPANESE, THIS COURSE OFFERS A HEAVY EMPHASIS ON REAL-LIFE SKILLS. LEARNING JAPANESE JUST BY READING TEXTBOOKS AND LISTENING TO TAPES DOESN’T MAKE YOU
A JAPANESE LANGUAGE SPEAKER. STUDENTS WILL LEARN COMMON SENTENCE PATTERNS AND VOCABULARY WITH THE TEACHER, THEN USE THEM IN PRACTICAL SITUATIONS BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF THE CLASSROOM. THIS COURSE OFFERS A FULL RANGE OF ACTIVITIES THAT STUDENTS WILL FIND BOTH USEFUL AND EXCITING.
MAXIMUM LENGTH: NO LIMIT
SCHEDULE: 10 HOURS GRAMMAR CLASS + 10 HOURS 4-SKILLS CLASS PER WEEK
2. JAPANESE PLUS CONVERSATION
THIS COURSE BUILDS ON THE STANDARD JAPANESE COURSE BY ADDING AN EXTRA 5 HOURS PER WEEK OF CLASSES FOCUSING JUST ON CONVERSATIONAL TOPICS SUCH AS DIALECTS, SLANG, AND MODERN JAPANESE.
MAXIMUM LENGTH: NO LIMIT
SCHEDULE: 10 HOURS GRAMMAR CLASS + 10 HOURS 4-SKILLS CLASS + 5 HOURS CONVERSATION CLASS PER WEEK
STUDENTS MUST HAVE STUDIED AT LEAST 100 HOURS OF JAPANESE TO TAKE THIS COURSE.
3. JAPANESE PLUS TRADITIONAL CULTURE
THIS COURSE OFFERS STUDENTS THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN ABOUT TRADITIONAL CULTURE WHILE LEARNING THE LANGUAGE, AND THE CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE IN IT WITH PRACTICAL ACTIVITIES. STUDENTS WILL STUDY TOPICS SUCH AS CERAMICS, TEA CEREMONY, CALLIGRAPHY, AND FLOWER ARRANGEMENT AT SCHOOL, AND THEN JOIN LESSONS WITH A SPECIALIST TEACHER, AS WELL AS LEARNING ABOUT JAPANESE CUSTOMS, HISTORY, AND ART. WE GUARANTEE THAT YOU WILL HAVE A GREAT EXPERIENCE!
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 5 WEEKS. IF STUDENTS WANT TO STAY LONGER, THEY CAN COMBINE THIS COURSE WITH OTHER COURSES.
SCHEDULE: 10 HOURS GRAMMAR CLASS + 10 HOURS 4-SKILLS CLASS + 6 HOURS CULTURAL CLASS PER WEEK
4. JAPANESE PLUS POP CULTURE
THIS COURSE TEACHES ALL THE LATEST TRENDS IN JAPANESE POP CULTURE, LETTING STUDENTS EXPERIENCE THE MOST FUN ACTIVITIES JAPAN HAS TO OFFER, FROM COSPLAYING AS YOUR FAVORITE ANIME CHARACTER TO DRAWING YOUR VERY OWN MANGA. THREE EXCITING ACTIVITIES PER WEEK KEEP YOU BUSY OUTSIDE SCHOOL.
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 5 WEEKS. IF STUDENTS WANT TO STAY LONGER, THEY CAN COMBINE THIS COURSE WITH OTHER COURSES.
SCHEDULE: 10 HOURS GRAMMAR CLASS + 10 HOURS 4-SKILLS CLASS + 6 HOURS POP CULTURE CLASS PER WEEK
5. JAPANESE PLUS ACTIVITIES (FUKUOKA ONLY)
THIS COURSE IS FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO DO MORE THAN JUST STUDY JAPANESE.THIS FUN COURSE AIMED AT HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS OFFERS FOUR HOURS OF JAPANESE CLASSES PER DAY, FOLLOWED BY A SPECIAL ACTIVITY, OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. STUDENTS MAY GO SIGHTSEEING, TRY ON A KIMONO AND EXPERIENCE TEA CEREMONY, VISIT A MANGA SCHOOL, PRACTICE MARTIAL ARTS, AND MORE. THIS COURSE COMBINES THE BEST PARTS OF THE TRADITIONAL CULTURE AND POP CULTURE COURSES.
MAXIMUM LENGTH: 5 WEEKS. ONLY AVAILABLE FROM JUNE TO AUGUST. IF STUDENTS WANT TO STAY LONGER, THEY CAN COMBINE THIS COURSE WITH OTHER COURSES.
SCHEDULE: 10 HOURS GRAMMAR CLASS + 10 HOURS 4-SKILLS CLASS + 6 HOURS ACTIVITY CLASS PER WEEK