1-2 Japanese-language proficiency and selecting a Japanese-language school
All classes at professional training colleges are conducted in Japanese, so Japanese-language proficiency is required. The standards of Japanese-language proficiency that professional training colleges require are as follows. However, the level of Japanese needed varies depending on the field and content of study.
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Useful link
- ● Japanese-language proficiency needed to enter specialized training colleges or miscellaneous schools (Immigration Services Agency of Japan)
- ● Examination for Japanese University Admission (EJU) [English]/ A score of 200 or higher in Japanese as a Foreign Language
- ● Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) [English, traditional and simplified Chinese]/ N1 or N2
- ● Business Japanese Proficiency Test (BJT) [English]/ A score of 400 or above for the listening and reading comprehension tests (written test)
- ● The Japan Foundation (Japanese, English)
- ● Seoul Japan Culture Center
- ● Beijing Japan Culture Center
- ● Vietnam Japan Culture Exchange Center
- ● Online Japanese-language study (The Japan Foundation)
- ● Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education [English, simplified Chinese, Korean]
◆Japanese-language proficiency necessary for enrolling in a professional training college◆
◆Japanese-language examinations used for studying in Japan◆
◆Studying Japanese in your home country◆
◆Introduction to Japanese-language education institutions◆
Merits of studying Japanese in Tokyo
If you have reached the level of Japanese-language proficiency listed above, you can enter a professional training college directly. For the following reasons, though, we recommend that you study at a Japanese-language school in Japan before you do.
＊To adjust to life in Japan
＊ To gain the basic Japanese-language skills needed for professional training colleges
＊To give yourself enough time to choose a school
＊To experience the various cultural facilities concentrated here
Japanese-language schools that are certified as “schools” by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government have even greater advantages, such as school management and educator quality based on Tokyo Metropolitan Government standards, and student discounts on commuter passes.