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INTRODUCTION

The Yoshida Institute of Japanese Language offers a wide variety of classes for students seeking to learn Japanese. Whether you’re a complete beginner or an advanced student, we can help you! Come learn Japanese in the exciting city of Tokyo! Full-time, daily intensive classes For students seeking to study Japanese intensively in order to enter a Japanese university, college, vocational school or just to study rigorously, we offer full-time, daily intensive classes. Classes are held five days a week in the morning or in the afternoon. Each class runs for a little over three hours and during that time students work on improving speaking, reading, writing and listening skills. Beginning students focus on basic grammar and speaking skills while students in advanced courses learn to understand TV and radio programs and read Japanese literature. Three-months terms start at the beginnings of January, April, July and October.

If you just relax and start with the basics, you’ll find that learning the language is not as difficult as it sounds. Learn how to read and write the kana on our HIRAGANA and KATAKANA pages. It is strongly recommended that you familiarize yourself with hiragana and katakana before the first lesson. Learn how to read and write the KANJI on our KANJI pages.

CLASS CONTENTS

Beginner’s Classes

This program is suitable for students with no prior knowledge of Japanese. You will learn basic Japanese, both grammar and conversation, along with the writing of hiragana, katakana and kanji (roughly 350 characters). The lessons are taught entirely in Japanese and also since the textbook is written in hiragana and katakana, it is strongly recommended that you familiarize yourself with hiragana and katakana before the first lesson. Feel free to use thesehiragana and katakana study aids to help you get started. These classes will prepare you for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, N4 or N5.
Teaching materials:Minna No Nihongo, Parts 1 & 2, Kanji workbook and other materials provided in the classroom.
Course Length: Level A-(Beginner), B-(Pre Elementary), C-(Elementary) – 9 months (3 months each)

Intermediate Classes

This course will review what you’ve learned in the beginner’s course and continue on to higher levels of grammar, reading, listening, conversation and kanji (up to roughly 1,000 characters). After completing these courses you will be ready to take the Japanese Proficiency Test, N2 or N3.
Teaching materials:Minna no Nihongo, Chukyu 1 and 2
Kanji workbook and other materials provided in the classroom.
Course Length: Level D-(Pre Intermediate), E-(Intermediate), F-(Upper Intermediate) – 9 months (3 months each)

Advanced Classes

These courses are suitable for students who have finished the intermediate program. You will learn advanced grammar (adverbs, adjectives, conjunctives), kanji (up to roughly 2,000). You will be able to read a newspaper and magazine, listen to the radio and TV during this course. When you finish the course, you will know enough Japanese to take the Japanese Proficiency Test, N1 and enter a university.
Teaching materials: Original materials such as newspaper articles, dialogues from TV dramas, etc.
Course Length: Level G-(Pre Advanced), H-(Advanced) – 6 months (3 months each)

TEST PREPARATION

Most universities require students to take the Examination for Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU). Technical schools require students to take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT).
The proficiency test evaluates only a student’s ability to understand Japanese language while the entrance exam covers both language skills and specific subject knowledge. Students looking to gauge their progress in Japanese often use the proficiency test as a measure.
More Information ( JLPT / EJU )