Guidance tailored to each student’s individual needs, provided through a two-teachers-per-student system

AFLS provides guidance tailored to each student’s individual circumstances and level of proficiency. This is achieved by means of a two-teachers-per-student-system, which consists of a homeroom teacher and a class teacher.

• 
• 

Develop skills for living in Japan as well

Through school activities such as classroom learning and cleaning duties, students develop the basic skills they will need when they leave school, such as the importance of reporting, contacting people and discussing things, and of being punctual and keeping to deadlines. We also give guidance about rules and manners for living in Japan.

• 
• 

Overview of the Japanese language programs

Enrollment period and study period	Japanese language program [April students]: 2 years starting on April 1 Japanese language program [October students]: 1 year 6 months starting on October 1 The enrollment schedule can be found here.
Number of students	200 persons
Class days and hours	Monday to Friday 5 hours a day (1 hour 45 minutes per lesson), 5 days a week
Days off	Saturdays, Sundays, Japanese national holidays, summer vacation, winter vacation, spring vacation
Class composition	Classes are decided based on a level-check test students take when they enroll. After that, classes are decided based on a test performed every six months. Classes are decided in accordance with Japanese level.
Class level	Beginner I：Students learning Japanese for the first time Beginner II：Students who have learned the basics, and can use a limited range of Japanese Intermediate I：Students who have completed beginner studies, and have a suitable Japanese ability for aiming for N3 Intermediate II：Students who have learned the intermediate basics, have N3-level Japanese ability, and are aiming to pass N2 Advanced I：Students who have completed intermediate studies, have passed N2 with a high score, and are aiming to pass N1 Advanced II：Students who are aiming to pass N1, and become proficient in difficult Japanese

Curriculum

Japanese Language Department at Japanese Language School offers a two-year course, and a one-and-a-half-year course. A one-year Japanese Language Advanced Department is also offered.
Time Schedule「Advanced, intermediate, and elementary courses are offered. Below is a sample schedule for the elementary course: