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The classrooms in the Yamasa II building are used for delivering Yamasa's 3 Academic Programs (Acceleration, AIJP and AJSP).

All of the classrooms have excellent natural light, air-conditioning and large amounts of space per student. All of the classrooms are large enough to accommodate the 20 students stipulated as the maximum class size by the accreditation body. However at Yamasa the maximum class size is just 15 students for standard format classes, and 6 for seminar format classes. At Yamasa we simply believe that 20 is too many for quality language study. The actual average class sizes are much smaller.

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Each classroom has wide desks that are arranged in a U shape configuration so as to maximize student/faculty interaction. The reason we do this instead of the usual Japanese practice of having students sit in rows is because it works - rote learning has no place at Yamasa.

Put simply, You can't learn the Japanese language unless you speak it. With teaching teams of 4-5 faculty per class, the classroom configuration becomes an important part of the learning process.

All of the classrooms have power access and teaching technologies are shared amongst the rooms. The 4 classrooms on the ground floor also have jacks connecting to Yamasa's Local Area Network for internet access.

There are 12 classrooms and one consultation room in total. All floors are accessible by either stairs or elevator. There are toilets on all floors. The 3rd floor has 6 classrooms and the consultation room. The 3rd floor is also where the pidgeon holes and the main notice boards are located. The remaining 4 classrooms are on the 4th floor. (The 4th floor also has the AV/Computer Lab, the infirmary and coffee room).

The teaching faculty have their main offices on the 2nd floor. Student services and the Library are both located on the ground floor so they are both easily accessed.

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