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English School Programs

We offer various programs to help our students develop their English skills.

Kids	Adult

ABC	TOEFL
Phonics	TOEIC
Reading	Conversation
Listening	Business
Conversation	SAT
Returnee	Reading
	Writing
	Listening

ABC is where learning is focused on learning the English alphabet in preparation for the next level where the letter are sounded out and simple words are made and read. Some parents are able to teach them this by themselves and this definitely saves the family money.

Phonics is a technical term that relates to the sound of the letters used in the English alphabet. Here students learn the different sounds that letters make and how to make their own words Simple words with up to 4 letters are us learnt in the first step. The next step takes children to a level where they will be able to read bigger words. Children who complete the two phases of this course are able to read and spell basic English words.

Listening is not offered as a separate course. Unless requested, most classes are rotated from time to time between teachers so that the students do not get used to just one English accent. There are many English accents and we want our students ears to be able to talk to both American, British or other English speakers.

Conversation is a course. For adults a course book is followed which will ensure that the lessons are well balanced in terms of content. It is also very important that each course materials include all the skills necessary to ensure competency: Reading, Writing, Speaking, Listening, Grammar, Vocabulary. For Business people we select business conversation texts. Children's classes are a lot of fun. We use a method sometimes referred to as TPR(Total Physical Response). The classes are active and children learn through experience. A typical class will have something short to read. This teaches grammar without making it a dry subject, and without the child worrying about it. Then there is the response phase in which the children will have to respond in an appropriate manner.

TOEFL, TOEIC and SAT classes are highly specialized, preparing students to go abroad for business or their education. Students wishing to take these classes are assessed and a plan is made together with the student what skills to focus on.

Returnee classes are for students who usually have had the privilege to study abroad with native English speakers. Upon returning parents wish to send them to a Japanese school, but also would like to keep up their child's excellent English abilities. Since we have a complete international school program, these children will usually follow an English course on the grade level where they left off in the foreign country. Sometimes, there are exceptional children who have never been abroad, but who have been given the gift of the English language and they too find this course much more fulfilling than regular children's English classes.