2-years

1.5-year

Entrance time

April

October

Graduation time

March

March

Duration of time to study

2 years

1.5 years

Hours of core classes

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20 h/week

Approx. 90 h/month

Approx. 950 h/year�@

Total: Approx. 1900 h

20 h/week

Approx. 90 h/month

Approx. 950 h/year

Total: Approx. 1425 h

Class schedule

8:50~16:50

8:50~16:50

Qualifications of entrance

1. Must complete12-year education in the home country.

2. Must pass the test to approve knowledge equivalent to the one gained from the 12-year education.

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4. Must satisfy the condition 1 or 2 above and the all condition below.

5.  

6. Must to plan to study at a national university ,a famous private university, or collage expected to be developed.

7. If the highest education is at a high school, must have studied Japanese for more than 150 h or must pass the Japanese Language Proficiency Test for better than the forth-level.

Time to apply admission

From August to November in the previous year

From December to the middle of March in the previous year

Subject

Main textbook

Content of study/Goal

Grammar

[Minna no nihongo 1,2]

• Basic sentence style and vocabulary

Alphabet/Vocabulary

[Hiragana/katakana rensyuu note]

[Kanji master Level 4]

[Shin nihongo no kiso kanjirensyuuchou 1]

• Hiragana, Katakana and Vocabulary

• Kanji and Vocabulary at the level equivalent to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test for third and forth level

Reading/Listening

[Minna no nihongo hojyokyouzai]

• Improve listening and speaking ability using VIDEO�ECD

• A short composition about familiar topics

Other

[Tankisyuuchuu syokyuu nihongo bunpou soumatome point20]

[Revision]

• Overall understanding of basic grammar

• Pass the Japanese Language Proficiency Test of the third level and earn 220 points on the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students

Subject

Main textbook

Content of study/Goal

Grammar/Reading

[Chuukyuu e ikou]

[Te-mabetsu chuukyuu kara manabu nihongo]

• Review basic grammar and then learn more advanced and complex grammar

• Master complex grammar, understand contents, and express oneself in Japanese

Alphabet/Vocabulary

[Shin nihongo no kiso kanjirensyuuchou 2] 

[Nihongonouryokusiken ni deru kanji Level2]

[Pare de oboeru iroirona kotoba]

• Kanji and vocabulary for the level equivalent to the Japanese Language Proficiency Test of the second and third level

• Learn vocabularies used frequently depending on occasions

Listening

[Mainichi no kikitori Plus version1,2]

• Practice to understand conversation between native speakers and texts spoken by native Japanese

Other

[Chuukyuu nihongo bunpou youtenseiri Point20]

[Revision]

• Overall understanding of intermediate grammar

• Pass the Japanese Language Proficiency Test of the second level and earn 270 points on the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students