秋田日本語学院 Course Information ｜Akita Japanese language Institute

Akita Japanese Language Institute offers two types of courses.

Long-term Course (with student visa)

A Japanese language study course lasting from one year and six months to two years, upon obtaining a student visa. By the end of the course, you will have studied up to an advanced level, acquiring Japanese that can be used not only for conversation in daily life, but also for pursuing higher education and finding employment. The course starts in April and October.

Short-term Course

This course is for students staying in Japan who do not have a study abroad visa. Those who live in Japan with a spouse visa or who are visiting Japan for a short period of time, etc. can learn Japanese for a period of one to three months.

Please contact us for the schedule of the course.

Curriculum

There are seven class levels from beginner to advanced, allowing you to study according to your Japanese ability. You will acquire comprehensive Japanese proficiency by studying daily conversation, reading and writing, and preparing for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (beginner-intermediate level and above).

Level	Attainment Target	JLPT Equivalent	Study Time
BeginnerⅠ	You will become able to talk, read and write about basic and familiar everyday situations. You will also learn to read and write hiragana, katakana, and 150 kanji.	N5	200 hours
BeginnerⅡ	You will acquire the basics of Japanese and become able to have simple conversations and understand sentences about familiar matters. You will also learn to read and write about 300 kanji.	N4	200 hours
Beginner-intermediate	You will become able to talk and write about everyday topics in a cohesive manner by making use of what you learned in the Beginner class.	N3	200 hours
IntermediateⅠ	You will acquire a wide range of vocabulary and knowledge about daily matters, culture, and customs, and become able to express your thoughts and opinions.	N3～N2	200 hours
IntermediateⅡ	You will become able to understand social topics from everyday topics to news and have conversations and exchange opinions. You will acquire Japanese proficiency equivalent to JLPT N2.	N2	200 hours
Intermediate-advanced	You will become able to understand abstract topics and continue conversations, as well as logically compose and write sentences on various topics.	N2～N1	200 hours
Advanced	You will acquire sufficient Japanese ability to handle various topics and situations using fluent and natural Japanese. You will also be capable of pursuing higher education such as at the university level.	N1	400 hours