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[The ins and outs of JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL ]
[The ins and outs of JAPANESE LANGUAGE SCHOOL (featuring Go! Go! Nihon)]
Hey! I'm Loretta / KemushiChan!
I've been getting a lot of questions about how to get into Japanese language school
so I'm actually here today at Go! Go! Nihon
to ask all the questions that YOU guys have been asking.
This is Chris!
We are going to get into the nitty gritty
of language school in Japan. :)
Can you give everyone a brief run down
of what Go! Go! Nihon does?
Sure! So Go! Go! Nihon is a free support service
to help students live and study in Japan.
We support them in finding and applying to the school
the visa, accomodations, and
after-arrival support as well.
That's great!
When you normally apply to a Japanese language school directly
this is the application process
6-8 pages, half of it's in Japanese
with a very, very poor translation
this is usually what the application process looks like.
So, a headache! I got it! Ok!
So what we do is make sure that the application
is online, so that it's very easy
as you can seen here,
and so it's really easy for you guys to understand
how to apply and start your life in Japan.
I find that most resources for Japanese schools
don't have online sign ups
(oh, definitely not!)
and I'm just not used to paper anymore so that's a big help.
I applied to come to Japan through language school as well
In the beginning, they sent me an application form in an excel file ( !!!)
which is just like--- oh man.... excel!
...and I'm trying to LEARN the language, but the form was in Japanese.
I'm like, I don't even know Hiragana or Katakana yet
and they're like BOOM here's some Kanji!
You're just like OH NO!!
What are some perks of language school?
It's not for everyone, to be quite honest.
Language schools are for people who want to stay in Japan long term
and really see their future in Japan.
I tell people, if you want to live in Japan long term
you need to learn the language. That is king.
That is without a doubt, the number one thing
you need to do if you want to live in Japan long term.
A lot of people who come here initially to work
tend to lose focus.
They're surrounded by their native language bubble
English teachers will get pigeon-holed into a career of teaching English
which they might not want to do.
But if you come here and learn the language
for about one year
you'll become proficient enough
to take the next step towards what you want to do.
Learning Japanese is the absolute key for that.
Is there anything to avoid or lookout for
in the student application process?
If you type into a Google search like
"language schools in Japan" or "Language schools in Tokyo"
each language school in Google is going to be like "We're the best!"
No, we're the best!
we're the best! Oh, no WE'RE the best!
Some schools are really good at preparing you for the JLPT
whereas there are others that are really bad at that.
But, maybe they're really good at helping you find employment
or at helping you enter into University
there are so many TYPES of language schools in Japan
we've seen all the language schools here
and we know which one prepares the student best
depending on which type of student there is.
Yeah, that's great!
So, I just wanted to clarify,
when I first heard of Go! Go! Nihon, I was looking online
it would say this is a free service
but like, what part of it actually is free
and I think that's a big question mark for people.
Absolutely. So our support in finding a language school
applying for the visa or applying for accomodations
for the student, that support is 100% free.
All the fees in terms of the school or real estate
all of that, you pay directly to them.
So we don't take any of that money
you have the option to pay directly to the schools or housing
you just skip the headache of getting to there!
For free~!
So here's some questions from you guys
I want to make sure we get those.
What can you actually learn in a language school?
It depends on what type of program you're looking for!
If you're looking for a more test-oriented program
then they'll drill you on grammar, reading etc.
but not so much writing or conversation.
But if you're looking for a conversation-based program
you can do more of that.
Its about 3 or 3.5 hours of school everyday
Mon - Fri., it's usually four different classes
Morning OR afternoon classes, it's one or the other
do they have any business classes by any chance?
They do! The upper levels have a lot of electives
that you can choose from.
JLPT, EJU, Business
conversation, reading/writing, etc.
Sweet! Ok!
If you let us know exactly what you're looking for
we can tell you what a sample schedule might look like.
Do you need a certain degree to go to language school in Japan?
Great question!
You do NOT need to have a degree,
but having one does set you up for the next step after
but you don't need a degree to study Japanese.
You don't even need to be a student, actually!
The oldest student we helped so far was 65.
Wow!
You have to have a high school diploma at least.
That's the minimum requirement.
and if you've completed at least 11 years
there are language programs that fill in that last year
through their program.
A lot of people ask me about high school programs
so that they can start at the high school level
before they go into college.
We do have a program
which is a 4-year bachelor's degree program
at Tokyo International University, that's taught completely in English
that's also an option too!
Any thing else in the line up?
We also help with vocational schools
we have a few vocational schools lined up
like trade schools, IT, art and design
computer graphics, and fashion - yes!
We also do these things called Study Trips
If you want to go all in on Japan
but you've never been to Japan or student here before
it's a little daunting!
We offer Study Trips, which are like a tour package
and a language study put together.
So you see the country, learn the language, and get a feel for everything.
With people from all over the world.
Three hours of language study in the morning
and then a tour option in the afternoon.
So if you're looking for like a little teaser
I think that's a great idea.
I mean, I"M excited!!!
So just letting you guys know, in the future,
I'm going to be doing a couple extra specials
on this channel with Go! Go! Nihon
So Language Schools - I'm going to actually go visit one
I'm going to go on a Study Trip and meet some of the students there
I'm basically going to be a guinea pig through Go! Go! Nihon
so we can see it first hand.
Also, we have an Instagram!
Where we upload a lot of stuff, some personal stuff
like here we are, we're doing this today
We're sharing like daily life in Japan so
so if you want to see Japan firsthand check those out
I'll put those here and underneath the video!
Alright, Chris!
So thanks for answering all of these questions!
We'll see some more Go! Go! Nihon stuff in the next few videos!
So I will see you guys soon
in the next adventure with Go! Go! Nihon!
Right?
Yeah!!!