Okay, so what does the word "petto" (pet) mean?
- It can be a dog or a cat... - Dog or a cat, yes...
- Or a Tamagochi. - Tamagochi...well, that's also a type of pet.
The teachers are really very kind.
The school might be small, but-
-thanks to that the classes aren't very big either.
There are between 10 to 15 people in the class, which makes it easy to get new friends and have cultural exchanges.
The best thing about the school are all the teachers that...
-have been well over my expectations. Usually there are always some teachers that aren't that good-
-but I think that all the teachers here have been great so far and I've made a lot of new friends, so...
It's been fun.
Now after you've graduated from Yoshida, what do you do these days?
I study cosmetics at a vocational school.
If you want to enter a university or higher education it's important to study properly.
The beginner class is cheerful and energetic.
Of course there are some students of the quiet nature, but in general everyone is very excited and eager to study.
Right now I'm teaching the A-class that consists of students that has just arrived.
In the beginning they were very nervous, but after have gotten used to go to school every day-
-they study intensely with joy.
Heavy. It's heavy. And this is?
- Light. - It's light.
- It's heavy. - It's heavy.
- It's light. - It's light.
- University! University! - Right. This one is read "oukii" (big), right?
But it can also be read as "dai".
- How is this one read? - "Gaku"! (School)
- Have you learned this kanji before? - Yes.
It reads "gaku" like in "gakusei" (student).
University (daigaku).
There are many students from several different countries.
The students like to talk about what they like and so forth.
- So there is a lot of conversation in the class? - Right.
A lot of conversation while the students also get to read, reflect on and then express their thoughts about different texts.
First of all, we want to make sure that the students in the class get to know each other.
If you can get to know each other it becomes easier to talk, right?
Just like it was said here earlier, the students in the class are not all from the same countries-
-but from many different ones, so the mutual language becomes Japanese.
The school has one principle.
Speech, listening, reading, writing.
We teach the Japanese language in a way that is simple to understand, independently of where in the world you're from.
Today there are students from 26 different countries studying here at the school.
- That's quite a lot. - That's right.
Do you do have any kind of events at Yoshida?
- We go by bus to Nikko, you where with us, right? - Right.
At least once to Nikko.
Then we also go to Disneyland or Disney Sea.
Many people probably know of Tokyo Disneyland but might not always have the possibility-
-to go if you're studying a lot or work part-time.
The students really seem to appriciate Disneyland, so we give them that like a kind of present.
Personally for me I think the best part is to se the student's reactions.
Davide: Instead of the attractions you think...
Mr. Yoshida: -that the best thing is to see when the students are happy and having fun.
Now wouldn't it be nice if you came to Japan.
And wouldn't it be wonderful if you chose Yoshida.
We promise to do our very best for you.
All of you, welcome to Yoshida Institute of Japanese Language.
We're happily waiting for you.