Key points:

The curriculum and intensive schedule is designed to prepare students for professional careers requiring advanced levels of Japanese and for successful entry into Japanese language undergraduate and graduate degree programs. It is about 20% more intense than most accredited programs offered in Japan. In addition to the group classes, "AIJP Plus" offers substantial opportunities for individualized learning through private lessons, CALL seminars, Business Japanese, field trips and Culture seminars.

Introduction: The Academic Intensive Japanese Program (AIJP) has established itself as one of Japan's leading and more flexible Japanese language programs. The program has a strong emphasis on preparing academic skills such as good reading and writing proficiency in Japanese, fluency in Japanese conversation and good listening skills. The curriculum stresses correct grammatical use as well as successful preparation for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test.

On the right hand side of this page there are links to each feature of this program. These links are also located at the end of each file. Please read through each file and also the frequently asked questions section. If you ever have any questions, please feel free to contact our Admissions Office

Comprehensive:

It should be noted that most participants in the AIJP do not actually plan to attend a Japanese university, college or graduate school; however, they prefer a more academically oriented course of study. Many such students go on to work in Japan or use their Japanese language skills in their work abroad. Grammar is a major focus. It is a key objective of the program that you will be able to read university level texts/materials in the Japanese language and be able to write, express and communicate using precise and correct grammar. AIJP offers an intensive schedule with more classes than those offered by program providers in other Japanese institutes and universities. (The APJLE regulations only require 800 classes per year for accreditation.)

The AIJP is not a curriculum that concentrates purely on conversational skills, though it does offer more conversation and listening skills focussed classes than any other accredited program in Japan, due to the approximately 1000 classes per year format. If a rapid improvement in your conversational fluency is your main objective for enrolling at Yamasa then please note the following: