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There are 24 classrooms in total, these include 12 standard size classrooms in the Yamasa II building, 8 standard and 4 seminar classrooms in Aoi Hall. Facilities such as the distance learning theater, consultation rooms etc offer additional flexibility. All rooms have excellent light, air-conditioning and large amounts of space per student. Power access is available and teaching technologies are shared amongst the rooms. Aoi Hall also has internet access in every classroom.

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Each of the standard 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.

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. You can't learn a 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.

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