ARC ACADEMY
Japanese Language School

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Course Description

Level		Elementary	Intermediate
Class		Elementary 1 Elementary 2	Intermediate1 Intermediate2 Upper-intermediate 1
Schedule	July 2010	Jul 7 - Sep 17 Holidays: Jul 19, Aug 13, 16	Jul 7 - Sep 17 Holidays: Jul 19, Aug 13
		Joining in the middle of the term Every Friday （Aug 27, Sep 3, Sep 10） from 9:30 A free trial lesson will take place for anybody who would like to join the course in the middle of the term. You can take a level check test, free trial lesson and receive all the information you need about this course in one day.
	October 2010	Oct 6 - Dec 17 Holidays: Oct 11, Nov 3, 23	Oct 6 - Dec 17 Holidays: Oct 11, Nov 3
	January 2011	Jan 11 - Mar 23 Holidays: Feb 11, Mar 21	Jan 11 - Mar 23 Holidays: Feb 11, Mar 21
Length		3 months: 50 times	3 months: 30 times
Number of classes per week		5 times a week Monday - Friday	3 times a week Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Time		10:00 - 12:00 （2hours）
School		ARC Academy Ikebukuro School
Registration Fee		10,500 yen Registration fee is waived for the promotional period!
Tuition Fee		125,000 yen *text book fee not included	90,000 yen *text book fee not included

The above tuition fee is for 3 months. In case you join or leave the class in the middle of a term, please consult us for pricing information.

Characteristic of the course

Building basics through classes taught by professionals

By experienced Japanese language professionals, systematic learning that is efficient and effective becomes the basis for achieving “Basic Japanese”. The shortest path to improvement comes from the firm learning of word usage and Japanese mechanisms of basic Japanese learning.

Well-balanced learning

In this course, students learn Japanese for basic everyday living. However, communication is not only about conversation. It is also very important that students learn characters and writing composition for their lives in Japan. In this course, listening and reading are emphasized to a similar degree as speaking. In this manner, well-balanced learning is focused upon to provide students with natural Japanese.

Making study friends

In this course students receive support in living and study through the ability to participate within local community exchanges with Japanese as well as making friends with those whom they study.

Despite the class being in the morning, because the school is also open in the afternoon students have the opportunity to listen to CD recordings with their friends in classrooms, use computers for the internet, study, and checking mail, and also have a location to talk with people from Japan. Students are encouraged to use the Japanese that they have learnt to enrich their lives in Japan.

Class Contents

Pronunciation

To start by knowing your manner of speaking. To try to acquire good pronunciation which listeners can easily understand. Pronunciation practice will be offered for 10 minutes at the beginning of the every class.

Characters / Vocabulary

To learn words which are useful for your daily life in Japan. To learn Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji and increase your vocabulary.

Main

To start studying Japanese systematically and lay the groundwork for study. This course aims to provide students with the information and necessary skills for living in Japan so that they can achieve their goal in speaking the Japanese language. The goal of this course is to learn proper vocabulary and expressions used in the various situations of daily life and develop communication skills.

 

Before Taking the Course

All students are required to take a Level Check test, which consists of an oral interview and a written test, before enrolling in this course.
You can take a free trial lesson on the first day of the course.
Please contact Ikebukuro-school for any inquiries or to make an appointment for the level check test.

Level Check	October 2010: October 4 10:00 - 12:00 January 2011: January 7 10:00 - 12:00 *If the scheduled Level Check is inconvenient for you, please ask us for another date.

 

Application and Payment

Payment must be made before the course starts.

Application by cash or bank transfer

Please submit the ARC Academy Application Form and pay the total tuition fee and registration fee at to the receptionist or pay it by bank account below.

Bank Account
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation Shibuya-Ekimae Branch (No.234) Account number: 2287149 Account holder: ARC ACADEMY SWIFT: SMBCJPJT	Mizuho bank Shibuya-chuo Branch (No.162) Account number: 4749770　 Account holder: ARC ACADEMY SWIFT: MHBKJPJT

Please inform your bank that you will pay all bank transfer charges.
If there are any additional bank transfer charges, please pay them at the school when you arrive.

Application by credit card

Online application by credit card payment is also accepted.
Application Process

 

Contact

Please contact Ikebukuro School for more details.