Course Curriculum

SANKO Japanese Language School Ayase has 3 courses: 1 year course, 1.5 year course, and 2 year course. Each consists of the following course curriculum and timetable.

Course Curriculum

Period
(months)		 Class Number of
class hours		 Main course subjects
1–3 Beginner A 200 hours
  • Beginner Japanese Ⅰ
  • Japanese affairs

(Beginner) JLPT: N5–N3

  • Students will learn basic sentencepatterns and grammar to acquire theability to converse in everyday life.
  • Students will learn beginner-level kanji.
4–6 Beginner B 200 hours
  • Beginner Japanese II
  • Japanese affairs
7–9 Intermediate A 200 hours
  • Beginner/Intermediate Japanese
  • Japanese affairs

(Intermediate) JLPT: N3–N2

  • Students will practice to gain mastery ofthe sentence patterns and grammarlearned in the Beginner course, withthe aim of reading long sentencesand engaging in long conversations.
  • Passing Level N2 of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test is a goal.
10–12 Intermediate B 200 hours
  • Intermediate Japanese I
  • Japanese affairs
13–15 Intermediate C 200 hours
  • Intermediate Japanese II
  • Japanese affairs
  • Elective
    (Japanese for nursing care/Conversation)
16–18 Advanced A 200 hours
  • Advanced Japanese I
  • Japanese affairs
  • Elective
    (Japanese for nursing care/Conversation)

(Advanced) JLPT: N1

  • Students will aim to obtain necessaryinformation in Japanese from mediasuch as newspapers and television,and to read specialized books.
  • Students will learn skills needed for essaysand discussion, making use of thevocabulary and expressions they have mastered.
  • Passing Level N1 of the Japanese-LanguageProficiency Test is a goal.
  • Students will select and learn Japaneseexpressions suited to their academicand career path.
19–21 Advanced B 200 hours
  • Advanced Japanese II
  • Japanese affairs
  • Elective
    (Japanese for nursing care/Conversation)
22–24 Advanced C 200 hours
  • Advanced Japanese III
  • Japanese affairs
  • Elective
    (Japanese for nursing care/Conversation)

School events

April〜July

Admission ceremony

Admission ceremony

Sports competition for Japanese language schools

Sports competition for Japanese language schools

Activities with the International Affairs Department

Activities with the International Affairs Department

BBQ

BBQ

October〜March

Stroll around the school neighborhood

Stroll around the school neighborhood

Extracurricular training (Tokyo Disneyland)

Extracurricular training (Tokyo Disneyland)

Japanese culture presentations (Cultural Festival)

Japanese culture presentations (Cultural Festival)

Thank-you party for teachers

Thank-you party for teachers

Graduation ceremony

Graduation ceremony

Voice of current students

Foreign student from Russia
Zaitceva Violetta

There is active cultural exchange, too!

Classes and events offer wonderful opportunities to enjoy varied experiences with friends from different countries. Students can learn not only Japanese language and culture but also the culture and customs of friends’ countries, for a fun study abroad living experience!!

Foreign student from Russia Zaitceva Violetta

Foreign student from Vietnam
Pham Huu Tien

The enthusiasm of the teachers is appealing!

I enrolled in the school with the goal of becoming someone who can connect Japan and Vietnam. The teachers offer enthusiastic instruction fitted to every student. I can feel my dreams becoming ever more real, which boosts my motivation for studying!

Foreign student from Vietnam Pham Huu Tien