There are four ISI Japanese language schools in Japan and we have three courses.
Academic course
This course is approved by the Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education.
It covers Basic to Advanced level Japanese, good enough to enter University or
to work in Japan. Students who don't plan to study for higher education in Japan
are also very welcome to join.
Students will find the course very interesting and when they graduate, they will
find that they have acquired a high level of Japanese. Students learn 4 basic
skills of language; such as "Speaking", "Listening", "Reading" and "Writing"
in a balanced manner.
Students will also be able to experience Japanese culture and society at much
greater depth than it would be possible on the short term Japanese Language course.
The course period is 1-2 years. Students will have a placement test on their first day of school, and be placed in the appropriate class.
To apply for Academic courses, the entrance date is scheduled for each school regarding pre-college or college visa application. The entrance is basically April and October, and only
ISI Tokyo and ISILanguageSchool
accepts a January and July intake.
| Starting date |
Course duration |
Application deadline |
| January* |
15 months |
September |
| April |
12 months |
November |
| April |
24 months |
November |
| July* |
21 months |
March |
| October |
18 months |
May |
*These courses are only available at ISI Tokyo.
- After the placement test, students will be placed either in the morning class
or afternoon class.
(ISI Tokyo and ISI Language School)
Morning class: 8:50 - 12:40
Afternoon class: 13:00 - 16:50
(ISI Chukyo)
Morning class: 8:30 - 12:00
Afternoon class: 13:30 - 17:00
- At ISI Tokyo and ISILanguageSchool,
each class is 50 minutes and 45 minutes at ISI Chukyo. Every school held 4 classes per day
.
- All classes are in class-based teacher assignments. The class teacher will take care of students not only for classes, but also for university preparation, or any matter of school life in Japan .
- Students take the end term exam every term, only students who passed the exam will go on to the next level.
Short term course
This is the course to brush up your Japanese skill. You can
learn daily conversation in Japanese in a short time, or deepen your Japanese
knowledge that you already have.
In the short-term course, students join the appropriate class from the middle of the semester.
If students already have certain Japanese level; it has no set starting date. If not, the course has set starting dates in each school. (Please contact us for details.)
Application procedure and fees are set out below. The minimum length of study is 2 weeks. Students take a placement test on their first day of school and will be placed in a certain level.
- After the placement test, students will be placed either in the morning class or afternoon class.
(ISI Tokyo and ISI Language School)
Morning class: 8:50 - 12:40
Afternoon class: 13:00 - 16:50
(ISI Chukyo)
Morning class: 8:30 - 12:00
Afternoon class: 13:30 - 17:00
- At ISI Tokyo and ISILanguageSchool, each class is 50 minutes and 45 minutes at ISI Chukyo. Every school held 4 classes per day .
- After finishing the course, students get a study certificate.
- It is possible to apply for a continuation of the academic course (long term) if you apply for both short term and cotinuation at same time.
Private course
We set the curriculum and schedule according to the student's
needs and requirements.
It is highly effective for language acquisition because students can learn at their own pace.
This will suite a business person or tourist who has limited time in Japan.
- One class is 45 minutes.
- After finishing the course, the school issues a study certificate upon request.