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Beginners, intermediate and advanced course levels are provided and students can develop their skills to suit their language level. Guidance will be offered accordingly to students seeking to enter Japanese institutions of higher education. Please see “Guidance for higher education.”

   Courses・Class hours

Course	Term	Class Hours	Time
2-year	April-March	1,600 Hours	Morning course 9：00～12：30 Afternoon course 1：00～4：30
1.5-year	October-March	1,200 Hours

   Semester

Semester	Dates
Winter semester	Jan.5, 2012 to Mar.15, 2012
Spring semester	Apr.4, 2012 to Jun.19, 2012 (No classes Apr.28 to May.6)
Summer semester	Jun.25, 2012 to Sep.25, 2012 (No classes Jul.28 to Aug19)
Fall semester	Oct.4, 2012 to Dec.14, 2012
Winter semester	Jan.4, 2013 to Mar.18, 2013

* No classes on Saturdays, Sundays, and National holidays.

   Program

Levels	Goal	Program
Beginner	Ability to communicate the student’s ideas by practicing in talking, listening, reading and writing	Conversation, Grammar, Reading and Writing, Kana, Kanji, Pronunciation
1st semester of Intermediate level	Ability to understand various topics and reading material, and develop skills in writing the student’s thoughts in natural Japanese	Reading, Grammar, Conversation, Listening, Composition, Kanji
2nd semester of Intermediate level	Ability to accurately grasp and assess information in Japanese in preparation for the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students	Reading, Grammar, Listening, Composition, Kanji
1st semester of Advanced level	Ability to recognize social issues through videotapes and newspapers and write your ideas down in essay form, and develop skills to pass the college entrance exam.	Reading, Grammar, Video, Listening, Newspaper, Short essays, Examination preparation
2nd semester of Advanced level	Ability to accurately understand academic content, and develop skills to state your opinion and write them down in essay form in preparation for studying at universities.	Reading, Grammar, Video, Listening, Newspapers, Novels, Interpretive reading, Speech

   Weekly schedule

【Beginner】

Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thur.	Fri.
Conversation	Conversation	Conversation	Conversation	Conversation
Reading	Composition	Grammar	Listening	Grammar

【Intermediate level】

Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thur.	Fri.
Textbook	Textbook	Textbook	Textbook	Textbook
Listening	Reading	Japan and the World	Writing	Read Listening

【Advanced level】

Mon.	Tue.	Wed.	Thur.	Fri.
Textbook	Reading Novels	Textbook	Reading Novels	Textbook
Newspaper	Speech	Essay	Listening	Video

   Course material

【Beginners' course】
   Mainichi Tsukaete Shikkari Mi ni Tsuku Hajimeyo Nihongo Shokyu 1,2 ( Firm Improvement Through Daily Usage: Japanese for Beginners),TIJ/Three A Network
        •Main Text    •Drills and Grammar    •CDs and Script
   Tanoshii yomikaki(Fun reading and writing), TIJ
   Kihon Kanji 500(BASIC KANJI BOOK ),BONJINSHA

【Intermediate course】
   Teema betsu Chukyu kara Manabu Nihongo (Starting from Intermediate Japanese by Theme), Kenkyusha
   Shin Mainichi no Kikitori 50 nichi (Listening 50 days), Bonjinsha
   Intermediate Kanji, TIJ
   Exercise book for Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students

【Advanced course】
   Teema betsu Jokyu de Manabu Nihongo(Japanese for Advanced level by Theme), Kenkyusha
   Ｎｅｗｓｐａｐｅr articles
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   Exercise book for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test