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Japanese Language Courses

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Japanese Language Proficiency Test

Private Lesson Group Lesson

Intensive Courses Onsite Lesson

MLC Meguro Language Center

TEL: 03-3493-3727 Email: [email protected] http://www.mlcjapanese.co.jp Class hours: 8:00 am-9:30 pm (Monday-Friday), 10:15 am-4:45 pm (Saturday)

日日本本語語

Since 1990

Purpose : Daily conversation, business conversation, and/or preparation for the JLPT. Focus : Conversation, writing, and/or reading. Customized for you! Method : A curriculum adapted to native English speakers� unique learning needs.

Fees : \3,600 for a regular 90min. group lesson. And NO registration fee!

Location : 2 minutes walk from JR. Meguro Station.

Sorry, but we do not provide Student Visas.

Enrollment Procedure ······································ 2

Primary textbooks ········································· 3

Original MLC materials ····································· 4

Private/Semi-Private Lessons ······························ 5, 6

Intensive Courses ········································· 7

Lesson at Your Office/Home ································ 8

日本語教師派遣コース(in Japanese) ························· 9

Survival Japanese Courses ·································· 10

Group Lessons ············································ 11

Regular Group Courses

・ Beginner’s Course ································· 12, 13

・ Low-Intermediate Course ···························· 14, 15

・ High-Intermediate Course ···························· 16, 17

・ Pre-advanced Course ······························· 18

・ Advanced Course ·································· 19

Business Japanese Courses

・ Intermediate Business Japanese Course ················ 20

・ Pre-advanced Business Japanese Course ·············· 21

・ Advanced Business Japanese Course ·················· 22

The Japanese Language Proficiency Test Preparation Course ··· 23

Kanji Study ··············································· 24

Location & Maps ·········································· 25

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A curriculum adapted to native English speakers� unique learning needs.

MLC “Introduce a Friend” Discount For current and past MLC students: Introduce MLC to your friend and both you and your friend

will receive a discount.

(1) You receive a 10% discount on your next tuition fee.

(2) Your friend also receives the same percentage discount on the first payment. (This applies only to tuition paid for by individuals and does not apply to tuition paid for by companies.)

Enrollment Procedure

Drop by MLC, fill out a questionnaire,

and take our Level Check!

Yes

The classisn’t a match.

Call or email to MLC for an appointment.

No

No

No Yes

Yes

Are you interested in Group or Private Lessons?

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Waiting list

Explanation (Courses, fees, textbooks etc.)

Private Lesson

Level check (Grammar, Kanji), A complete beginner is excepted.

Group Lesson

Classroom and teacher’s availability checkChoose a course that matches your level and schedule.

Check to see if that class is open for you to join. Free Trial lesson

Lesson start

Lesson start

Lesson start

Enjoy a free trial lesson with your selected class!

Free Trial lesson

Check the Waiting List to see if you can start a new class with other similar students!

MLC will confer with the other student.

Published by the Japan Times

Proficiency Test N1

Preparation Course

Primary textbooks

Beginner�s Course

Low-Intermediate Course Part 1 & 2

High-Intermediate Course Part 1 & 2

Intermediate Business Japanese

Advanced Business Japanese

Advanced Course

Pre-advanced Course Kanji in Context

Pre-advanced BusinessJapanese

or

Kanji Study

(Published by Kodansha International)



(Published by 3A Corporation)

(Published by The Japan Times)

(Published by The Japan Times) (Published by 3A Corporation)

(Published by 3A Corporation)

Published by MLC

Basic Kanji 120

Basic Kanji 320

Published by MLC

Hiragana and Katakana

Past tests

Proficiency Test N3Preparation Course

(Published by ASK)

Proficiency Test N2

Preparation Course

(Published by KOKUSHO KANKOUKAI) (Published by 3A Corporation)

(Published by 3A Corporation) (Published by KOKUSHO KANKOUKAI)

Past tests

Proficiency Test N5

Preparation Course

(Published by BONJINSHA)

(Published by 3A Corporation) (Published by BONJINSHA)

Proficiency Test N4

Preparation Course

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Some Examples of Original MLC Materials

Work Sheets

Flash cards

Role-Play Cards

Homework

FLASH (for PC)

Verb lists, adjective lists, etc. Business Dialogues Useful Daily Conversations

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Private/Semi-private Lessons

● Lesson Style : Private Lesson : One-to-one lesson Semi-private Lesson : 2 students - friend or family

● Level & Purpose : From beginner to advanced. Daily conversation, business conversation, and/or preparation for the Japanese Proficiency Test. It all depends on you!

● Day & Time : Monday - Friday 8:00 am -9:30 pm, Saturday 10:15 am - 4:45 pm

● Textbook : Choose from many available materials!

● Registration fee : None!

● Payment : We ask for your initial payment, in cash or by bank transfer, before the start of your first lesson. Unfortunately, we cannot accept credit cards.

● Content : For Beginner and Intermediate Levels, Group Lessons follow the Group Lesson Curriculum. Your teacher, however, is flexible and will take into account your personal needs.

Advanced students can consult with their teachers about the class curriculum.

● 90 min lesson from 2010 Jul.

Private Lesson

(@\6,750) Semi-Private Lesson

(@\4,400/person) Validity

8 lessons \54,000 \35,200/person Once a week course: for 3 months.

Twice a week course: for 1.5 months.

16 lessons \106,000

\2,000 discount

\68,400/person \2,000 discount

Once a week course: for 6 months.

Twice a week course: for 3 months.

32 lessons \211,000

\5,000 discount

\135,800/person \5,000 discount

Once a week course: for 12 months.

Twice a week course: for 6 months.

● 60 min lesson ● Monday-Friday, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm ONLY

Private Lesson (@\5,250)

- Validity

10 lessons \52,500

60 min Semi-Private

Lesson is not available.

Once a week course: for 15 weeks.

Twice a week course: for 7.5 weeks.

20 lessons \103,500

\1,500 discount


Twice a week course: for 15 weeks.

30 lessons \153,500

\4,000 discount


Twice a week course: for 22.5 weeks.

(Tax included)

Private/Semi-private Lesson Policy

1. Tuition should be paid in cash at the time of registration. It is non-refundable. 2. If you wish to continue taking classes after your last payment period, please make sure to book again and pay

tuition in advance of your last class. 3. Schedule: Your class will be regularly booked as scheduled, unless you tell us to cancel. Please be sure to inform

us of your cancellation in case you are unable to attend the class. 4. Cancellation policy: Cancellations should be made by 6:00 pm the day before your scheduled class. Otherwise, you

will be charged for the lesson. For Monday classes, cancellations will be accepted until 3:00 pm on the Saturday before your scheduled lesson. Cancellations of classes scheduled for the day following school or national holidays should be made by 6:00 pm (Mon. – Fri.) or 3:00 pm (Sat.) on the last working day before the holiday. Please note that frequent cancellations may result in your teacher being assigned to another class and a different teacher being assigned to your lesson.

5. Cancellation for Semi-private Lesson: Only whole class cancellation will be accepted. The lesson fee is charged per class, not person. To avoid the lesson fee for two, please confirm each other for the next class participation. No make up lesson for an absentee is available.

6. Rescheduling: We will do our best to ensure that you have the same teacher each class. However, on occasion your assigned teacher may not be available. If this occurs, we will arrange for another teacher to take your class on the day and time that you request. Depending on classroom availability, it might be impossible to arrange a make up lesson on your requested day and time. If you wish to reschedule, please let us know as early as possible.

7. Tardiness: Your teacher will wait for 30 minutes for you to arrive. If you are going to be later than that, please call MLC so that your teacher will know to wait longer.

8. Your lesson credits are for your personal use only. You cannot transfer the right of attendance towards others.

Start any time!

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Fixed Private/Semi-private Lessons

● Lesson Style : Private Lesson : One-to-one lesson Semi-private Lesson : 2 students - friend or family

● Level & Purpose : From beginner to advanced. Daily conversation, business conversation, and/or preparation for the Japanese Proficiency Test. It all depends on you!

● Day & Time : Monday - Friday 8:00 am -9:30 pm, Saturday 10:15 am - 4:45 pm

● Textbook : Choose from many available materials!


● Payment : We ask for your initial payment, in cash or by bank transfer, before the start of your first lesson. Unfortunately, we cannot accept credit cards.

● Content : For Beginner and Intermediate Levels, Group Lessons follow the Group Lesson Curriculum. Your teacher, however, is flexible and will take into account your personal needs.

Advanced students can consult with their teachers about the class curriculum.

● 90 min lesson from 2010 Jul.

Fixed

Private Lesson Fixed

Semi-private Lesson Validity

8 lessons \48,600

\54,000 - 10% off

\31,680/person \35,200 - 10% off

Once a week: should be fixed within 10 weeks.

Twice a week: should be fixed within 5 weeks.

16 lessons \95,400

\106,000 - 10% off

\61,560/person \68,400 – 10% off



32 lessons \189,900

\211,000 - 10% off

\122,220/person \135,800 – 10% off



● 60 min lesson ● Monday-Friday, 8:00 am – 6:00 pm ONLY

Fixed

Private Lesson - Validity

10 lessons \47,250

\52,500 - 10% off

60 min Semi-Private

Lesson is not available.



20 lessons \93,150

\103,500 - 10% off



30 lessons \138,150

\153,500 - 10% off



(Tax included)

Fixed Private/Semi-private Lesson Policy

1. Tuition should be paid in cash at the time of registration. It is non-refundable.

2. If you wish to continue taking classes after your last payment period, please make sure to book again and pay tuition in advance of your last class.

3. Schedule and Cancellation: The lesson schedule is established at the time of registration and unfortunately cannot be changed afterwards. If you are absent for your class, you will not be able to make up the missed class.

4. Tardiness: Your teacher will wait for 30 minutes for you to arrive. If you are going to be later than that, please call MLC so that your teacher will know to wait longer.


10% discount

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Intensive Courses Special offer

Private lessons on a fixed schedule ● Level & Purpose : From beginner to advanced. Daily conversation, business conversation, and/or

preparation for the Japanese Proficiency Test. It�s up to you! ● Textbook : Choose from a wide selection of materials. ● Day & Time : Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 9:30 pm, Saturday 10:15 am - 4:45 pm ● Schedule : The lesson schedule is established at the time of registration and unfortunately cannot

be changed afterwards. If you are absent for your class, you will not be able to make up the missed class. However, if you are taking a four week course, you can carry over one lesson!

● Payment : Your initial payment should be made in cash or by bank transfer before your first class. Sorry, but we cannot accept credit cards!

● Tuition fee (Tax included) from 2009 August

5 days a week, 3 hours a day Term Total Regular Private Lesson Fee (\6,750/1.5 hours) Discount Course fee

Four weeks 60 hours 1.5 hours X 40 lessons = \6,750 X 40 = \270,000 → \42,000 OFF → \228,000 (\5,700/1.5 hours)PLUS ! One “cancellation and postponement” is allowed for a four week course only.

Two weeks 30 hours 1.5 hours X 20 lessons = \6,750 X 20 = \135,000 → \19,000 OFF → \116,000 (\5,800/1.5 hours)

One week 15 hours 1.5 hours X 10 lessons = \6,750 X 10 = \67,500 → \5,500 OFF → \62,000 (\6,200/1.5 hours)

5 days a week, 1.5 hours a day Term Total Regular Private Lesson Fee (\6,750/1.5 hours) Discount Course fee



One week 7.5 hours 1.5 hours X 5 lessons = \6,750 X 5 = \33,750 → \1,250 OFF → \32,500 (\6,500/1.5 hours)

3 days a week, 3 hours a day Term Total Regular Private Lesson Fee (\6,750/1.5 hours) Discount Course fee



One week 9 hours 1.5 hours X 6 lessons = \6,750 X 6 = \40,500 → \2,700 OFF → \37,800 (\6,300/1.5 hours)

3 days a week, 1.5 hours a day Term Total Regular Private Lesson Fee (\6,750/1.5 hours) Discount Course fee



One week 4.5 hours 1.5 hours X 3 lessons = \6,750 X 3 = \20,250 → \450 OFF → \19,800 (\6,600/1.5 hours)

● If you pay the tuition fee for more than four weeks in advance, the same discount rate will be applied to the whole payment.

● Take a lesson with friends or family at the same level as you and receive 42% discount off your tuition fee (for private lessons).

● For Beginner and Intermediate Level students, classes follow the equivalent level Group Curriculum. However, your teacher will be flexible in catering to your specific needs. Advanced students can consult with their teacher regarding the contents of their classes.

● 48.0 hours of class are required to finish Japanese for Busy People Vol.1 (Beginner�s course) 76.5 hours of class are required to finish Japanese for Busy People Vol.2 (Low-Intermediate course) 81.0 hours of class are required to finish Japanese for Busy People Vol.3 (High-Intermediate course)

Start any time! No registration fee!

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Onsite Lesson Lesson at Your Office/Home

● Schedule : We recommend that you set up a fixed day and time to guarantee your specific time slot and teacher.

● Level : From a Beginner to Advanced or Japanese Language Proficiency Test Preparation.

● Purpose : Daily conversation, business conversation, and/or preparation for the Japanese Proficiency Test.

● Day & Time : Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 9:30 pm, Saturday 10:15 am - 4:45 pm


● Payment : If your company pays for your tuition fees, a bill for the previous month will be issued at the beginning of every month. Payment should be made by bank transfer within one month of the date on the bill. If you pay the tuition fee yourself, we ask that you pay for 8 lessons in advance.

● Tuition fee (Tax included) from 2006 Jan.

60 minute lesson 90 minute lesson

1 person \5,250 \7,350

2 persons \7,350 \9,450

3 persons \9,450 \11,550

4 persons \11,550 \13,650

5 persons \13,650 \15,750

● Transportation fee: Actual cost of transportation between Meguro and the class location will be added.

● Discount on lump sum prepayments : Prepayments for the tuition(per class) exceeding \500,000 will be given 5% discount. For pre-payments, there will be an expiration date based on the number of lessons. Please ask for details.

● Attendance records will be available at the end of the month upon your request.

Policy

1. Your class will be regularly booked as scheduled, unless you tell us to cancel. Please be sure to inform us of your cancellation in case you are unable to attend the class.

2. Cancellation: Only whole class cancellation will be accepted. The lesson fee is charged per class, not person. Cancellations should be made by 6:00 pm the day before your scheduled class. Otherwise, you will be charged for the lesson. For Monday classes, cancellations will be accepted until 3:00 pm on the Saturday before your scheduled lesson. Cancellations of classes scheduled for the day following school or national holidays should be made by 6:00 pm (Mon.- Fri.) or 3:00 pm (Sat.) on the last working day before the holiday. Please note that frequent cancellations may result in your teacher being assigned to another class and a different teacher being assigned to your lesson.

3. No show: If the teacher visits the lesson site and the student is absent without notice, they will wait 30 minutes there. If you are going to be later than that, please call MLC so that your teacher will know to wait longer.

4. Change of members in the class will be accepted on a monthly basis.

5. Rescheduling: We will do our best to ensure that you have the same teacher each class. However, on occasion your assigned teacher may not be available. If this occurs, we will arrange for another teacher to take your class on the day and time that you request. If you wish to reschedule, please let us know as early as possible.

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日本語教師派遣コース教師がオフィス・ご自宅に伺ってレッスンを行います。

● スケジュール：ご相談の上、基本スケジュール（曜日と時間）をお決めいただきます。

● レベル：初級者から上級者まで全てに対応致します。

● 目的：日常会話、ビジネス会話、日本語能力試験対策など様々な目的に対応致します。

● 派遣時間：月曜日～金曜日8:00am-9:30pm 土曜日10:15am-4:45pm

● 入学金：入学金は頂いておりません。

● お支払い方法：月末締めにてご請求書をお送りいたします。翌月末までに銀行振り込みにてお支払い

下さい。授業料を生徒様がお支払いになる場合、８レッスン分毎の前払い制となります。

● １クラスの授業料（消費税込） 2006年1月改訂

６０分レッスン９０分レッスン

１名様 \5,250 \7,350

２名様 \7,350 \9,450

３名様 \9,450 \11,550

４名様 \11,550 \13,650

５名様 \13,650 \15,750

● 交通費：ＪＲ目黒駅より現地までの往復交通費が加算されます。

● 一括前払い割引：１クラスの合計授業料が５０万円を超える場合は５％割引となります。

前払いの場合、レッスン数に応じて有効期限がございます。

● その他：ご要望に応じて、出欠記録・レッスンレポート・評価表を作成いたします。

規定

1. 授業料

レッスン日時は固定となり、ご契約日時で授業料が発生致します。レッスンをお休みされる場合は、キャンセル期限内にご連絡下さい。キャンセル期限内にご連絡いただいた場合、授業料は発生致しません。

2. キャンセル

火～金曜日のレッスン：前日午後６時まで

月曜日のレッスン：前土曜日午後３時まで

祝祭日、及び休校日の翌日のレッスン：前営業日午後６時まで（前営業日が土曜日の場合、午後３時まで）

※キャンセル期限を過ぎますと、授業料が発生致しますのでご注意下さい。

キャンセルはクラス単位となります。クラス内に欠席される生徒様がいらしても、レッスンが行われた場合は、ご登録生徒様分のご契約授業料が発生致します。

3. ご不在の場合

教師訪問時に生徒様ご不在の場合、又はご連絡が取れない場合、教師は現地でレッスン開始時刻から30分間お

待ち致します。その間にご連絡いただければ、レッスン終了時刻まではお待ちすることができます。

4. クラスのご登録変更

クラス内のご登録生徒様の変更は月単位でお受け致します。

5. レッスンの振替

キャンセル期限内にご連絡いただいた場合のみ、レッスンの振替ができます。

振替レッスンは、可能な範囲で担当教師にて調整致しますが、ご希望の日時で担当教師の都合がつかない場合、

他の教師が代行することもございます。予めご了承下さい。早目にご連絡いただきますと、担当教師の調整がつ

きやすくなります。

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Survival Japanese Course (Private lesson, One to one lesson)

This is an Instant Japanese Survival Course that enables students to enjoy daily life by learning minimum level of Japanese. Students will find this course especially useful and will become comfortable to communicate with local Japanese.

You can instantly use simple Japanese in daily life activities such as shopping, taking public transport and eating in a restaurant, etc. Having finished this course, you will be able to express simple ideas to your Japanese friends. Come and join us, enjoy your communication in Japanese right after your first lesson with us.

Eligibility

This course is for those who are learning Japanese for the first time.

Focus

This course will equip students with the Japanese language in the following areas: ① Simple greeting ② Self-introduction ③ Asking for directions ④ Shopping and ordering ⑤ Useful expressions for transportation

Term

2 of 90 min. lesson (Two lessons should be taken in a week)

Tuition Fee

Lesson Fee 10,000 yen

Work sheets free

TOTAL 10,000 yen (Tax included)

* Lesson-by-lesson payment is not accepted.

* No Registration fee: We do not charge a registration fee.

* Your course schedule must be fixed in advance and cannot be changed afterwards.

* “Bring Your Friend Discount” is not applicable to this course.

* No Free Trial lesson: Please note that this is a special course with no trial lesson offered.

Policy

1. Schedule (date, day, time) cannot be changed. The Survival Japanese Course is a special discounted course which offers no rescheduling and cancellation of lessons under any circumstances. You will miss the lesson if you are not able to attend the lesson according to the schedule. If you would like to have a flexible schedule, please kindly enroll the Regular Private Lesson. The course fee will be 8 × 90 minutes/lesson = \54,000 (\6,750/lesson). Please kindly note that once your enrollment of the Survival Japanese Course is confirmed, it is not possible to switch to any course even you are willing to pay the price difference between different courses.

2. Mid-term cancellation or changing of your course is not acceptable.

3. Tuition should be paid in cash. It is non-refundable. The tuition fee of this course cannot be transferred to any other courses.

4. Teacher might change in a middle of a course due to unexpected reasons.

5. In the case of absence, you will not be able to make up the missed class.


7. This is a special promotional course which each student can only enroll the course for one time. Repeating this course is not feasible. If you would like to continue the Japanese study after the completion of this course, you can select among the group course, private course or intensive course depends on which one suit your study plan the most.

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Group Lesson (¥3,600/90 min. lesson)

Class Size

! The minimum is two and the maximum is four per class; the average is 2-3 students in a class.

Small class sizes give you maximum speaking practice!

Hours

Monday to Friday 8:00 am - 6:00 pm flexible (90 min./lesson)

6:20 pm - 7:50 pm (Fixed), 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm (Fixed)

Saturday 10:15 am - 11:45 am (Fixed), 11:55 am - 1:25 pm (Fixed),

1:35 pm - 3:05 pm (Fixed), 3:15 pm - 4:45 pm (Fixed)

! The days, times, and frequency (i.e. number of days per week) of the lessons will be fixed.

! There are no classes on Sunday.

Term: When does a new class start?

! A new class will be scheduled whenever there are more than two students at the same level who wish to start a

course. See page 2 for the procedure.

Group-Lesson Policy

1. Schedule (date, day, time) cannot be changed.

2. We do not accept mid-term cancellations.

3. Tuition should be paid in cash. It is non-refundable.

4. Teacher might change in a middle of a course due to unexpected reasons.

5. In the case of absence, you will not be able to make up the missed class. However, if you are absent, please study by

yourself or take a Catch-Up lessons (Not a supplementary class. 90 min., \6,750) to make up for the missed classes. If

there is a group lesson which is studying the same chapter, you can take that class for \3,600 a lesson.

6. If it’s difficult to complete the planned lessons in the predetermined time period, it may be possible to extend the

number of your term classes. In that case, one lesson will be an additional \3,600.


8. Group classes cannot be continued if there are fewer than two students.

9. In the event that mid-way through the term, a student(s) drops out having not paid for the full term, it is possible that

the entire class might need to be canceled if the remaining number of students is less than the minimum. Fees that

have been paid for any lessons remaining in the term will be refunded to the students who have already paid. MLC

requests your kind understanding should such an event arise.

10. If you are going to take the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, the applications are your own responsibility. MLC

cannot act as application representative.

Catch-up Lessons

1. Scheduling is flexible.

2. The cancellation policy for catch-up lessons is the same as for private lessons.

3. 1 Lesson (90-minutes) \6,750 (tax included)

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天気ですね。

そうですね。そうですね。

今日はロールプレイを

たくさんしましょう。

いいですね。

楽しそうですね。

いいですね。

私もそう思います。いい考えだと

思います。

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Beginner�s Course (¥3,600/90 min. lesson)

Eligibility

! This course is for those who are learning Japanese for the first time or who have studied a little in the past but do

not remember much. If you can speak Japanese a little, we ask you for checking your level of ability for appropriate

class placement. If no class that exactly suits your needs is currently available, your name will be on a waiting list.

Focus and Achievement Goals

! Focus is on conversation, but you will also learn how to read and write in Hiragana and Katakana.

! The study of Hiragana and Katakana

! Useful daily expressions

! Greetings, self-introduction, telling time, counting, shopping, using the telephone, coming, going, giving,

receiving, inviting, offering, requesting, asking for permission, expressing a wish, progressive verb forms etc.

! Vocabularies of more than 800 words, including 86 adjectives and 50 verbs

Tuition Fee (tax included) from 2006 Dec.

! Tuition fee: \3,600/90 min. (lesson-by-lesson payment is not accepted.)

! Total course fee: \115,200 \118,240 (textbook included)

! Group course schedule must be fixed in advance and cannot be changed afterwards.

! If you start in the middle of a course, \3,600 x lessons you missed will be deducted from your course fee.

Course Term Total number of lessons/hours

Payment schedule (textbook is not included) Prepayment 2 month installments

Two times

a week 4 months 32 lessons

48 hours \115,200

1st month \62,300

2nd month \55,000

Total \117,300

Three times

a week 2 months +

8 lessons 32 lessons

48 hours \115,200

1st month \62,300

2nd month \55,000

Total \117,300

! Payment: The initial payment should be made in cash or by bank transfer before the start of your course. We do not

accept credit cards.

! Registration fee: We do not charge a registration fee.

Textbook

! Japanese for Busy People Vol.1 (25 chapters, Published by Kodansha International)

Work Sheet and Homework

! You will receive about 200 handouts during the Beginner�s Course.

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Work Sheets Verb lists, adjective lists, etc. MLC original homework sheets

or

Kana version \3,040 Romanized version \3,040 With a free CD

Program of Study

Review Tests and Achievement Tests

! After finishing each chapter, you will take a review test during the next class.

! There are two achievement tests during the Low-Intermediate Course.

Hiragana and Katakana

! The study of Hiragana will start around at Chapter 6 in your textbook. After learning Hiragana, you will be introduced

to Katakana and will master both Hiragana and Katakana before finishing this course. Please note that Volume 2 of

your textbook is written in Hiragana and Katakana.

Class Chapter Grammar points

1 Useful daily expressions, Basic structures

2 1 “This is/isn’t ...”, “Is this ...?”, “of”

3 2 Telephone numbers, “what”, “1, 2, 3, 4.....9”

4 3 “from ... to ...”, “... o’clock”, “... minutes”

5 4 “this/that”, “10.....90”, “1,000yen”, “10,000yen”

6 5 Counter, “Please give me ...”

7 6 “come/go/return to...”, “when”, “alone”, “with”, “last week, this week ...”

8 7 “by means of”, “at (time)”, month, day of the month, day of the week

9 Review

10 8 “There is ...”, “There are ...”, “where”, “on, nearby ....”, “... and so on”, “nothing/no one”

11 9 “over there”, “one person, two persons ...”, “a lot, many”

12 10 Verbs, Object markers “o”, “every ...”

13 Review

14 11 Indirect object markers “ni”, “Why” “because”, “always, often, sometimes ...”, family name

15 12 Adjectives (present tense)

16 13 “give”, “receive”

17 Review

18 14 Adjectives (past tense)

19 15 “Let’s ...”, “Shall we ...?”, “Will you ...?”, “There is [an event/accident] at ...”

20 16 “Shall I ...?”, “I have ...”

21 Review

22 Verb te-form introduction

23 17 Verb te-form “..., and then ...”

24 18 Verb te-form “Please (do) ...”

25 19 “get on ... from ...”, “get off ... at ...”

26 20 Verb te-form “May I ...?”

27 21 Verb nai-form, “Please do not ...”

28 22 Verb te-form “be ...ing”

29 23 “live in ...”, “work for ...”, “know ...”, “sell”

30 24 “I’m good at ...”, “I like ...”, “I understand ...”

31 25 “I want to ...”

32 Review

Hiragana & Katakana work sheets, 27 pages

Achievement tests

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After finishing this course you will have

completed much of the program of study

required to pass N5 of the Japanese Language

Proficiency Test. Additional requirements to

pass N5 are covered by Japanese For Busy People Vol. 2 in chapters 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11,

and 12. Knowledge of about 120 Kanji

characters is also necessary.

Review test

Low-Intermediate Course Part 1 & 2 (¥3,600/90 min. lesson)

Eligibility Private Lesson Fixed

! This course is for those who have had at least 50 previous class hours of Japanese language study.

! Besides simple everyday conversation, candidates for this class should be able to make basic responses even if

they cannot fully and correctly express themselves yet.


! Main focus is on conversation, but writing and reading skills are required

! Using various verb forms.

! Using both polite and casual language and expressions in daily conversation.

! Using expressions of comparison (... yori ... no hou ga ...), experience（...ta koto ga arimasu）, advice（...ta hou ga

iidesu. ...nai hou ga iidesu.）, reported speech（... to itte imashita.）, thought（... to omoimasu）, etc.

Tuition Fee (tax included) Part 1 / Part 2 from 2009 Jan.

Course Term Total number oflessons/hours

Prepayment (textbook is not included)

Part 1

(Chapter 1 - 8)

Two times a week About 3.5 months (3 months + 1 week + 1 lesson) 27 lessons

40.5 hours \97,200 Three times a week

About 2 months (2 months + 1 week)

Part 2

(Chapter 9 � 15)

Two times a week 3 months 24 lessons

36 hours \86,400 Three times a week 2 months

! Tuition fee: \3,600/90 min. (lesson-by-lesson payment is not accepted)



! Payment: The initial payment should be made in cash or by bank transfer before the start of you course. We do not



Textbook



! You will receive about 100 handout sheets during the Low-Intermediate Course.

Work Sheets MLC original homework sheets Word lists, etc.

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\1,000

(\800 for MLC students)

Basic Kanji 120 (option)

\3,360 With a free CD

Program of Study

Chapter Class Grammar points

Part 1

1 1-4

(3.5)

�somewhere, anything, anyone...� (dokoka, nanika, dareka...) �I would like ...� (...ga ii desu.) Comparisons (...yori ...no hou ga ..., ...no naka de ...ga ichiban....) �try� (...te mimasu.)

2 4-7

(3.5)

�I would like to .. but...?.�(...tain desu ga....) Comparisons (...wa...yori ...., ...wa... de ... ichiban....) �choosing and decision� (...ni shimasu.)

3 8-11

(3.5)

Connecting noun sentences (...de, ...desu.) Connective form of adjectives (...kute, ...de) Completion and result (...te imasu.) �go to do ...� (...ni ikimasu.)

4 11-14

(3.5)

Plain present forms (Dictionary form, Nai-form) [verb] + ndesu. �...times per...� (...ni...kai)

5 15-17

(3)

Plain past forms (Ta-form, �Nakatta�-form) Experience (...ta koto ga arimasu.)

6 18-21

(3.5)

Adverbs (...ku, ...ni) �go, do something and return� (...te kimasu.) �should do, should not do� (...ta ho

＿

ga ii desu／...nai ho＿

ga ii desu.) �not yet� (mada...te imasen.) [adj./noun] + ndesu.

7 21-24

(3)

�before� ([dictionary form] + mae ni) �after� (...te kara) �when� ([noun] no toki, [adj.] toki)

8 24-27

(3.5)

�[adv.]+become� (...ku/ni narimasu) �when� ([verb] + toki) Plain froms of adjectives and of nouns (Oishii. Benri da. Ame da.) �I think ...� (...to omoimasu.) �... said� (...to itte imashita.)

Part 2

9 1-3

(3)

Modyfying the noun (Pat i＿

ni kita hito) Nominalizing sentences ([verb] + no)

10 4-6

(3)

(...node) Potential form (nomemasu, taberaremasu)

11 7-10

(3.5)

Volitional form (...u/yo＿

to omotte imasu.) Te-form indicating reason (...te/de) Quoted yes/no question (...ka/...ka do

＿

ka)

12 10-13

(3.5)

Expressing uncertainty (...kamo shire masen.) �when� (...tara)

13 14-17

(3.5)

Describing a change in state (...te kimashita.) �if� (...tara)

14 17-20

(3.5)

�when� (...tara...mashita.) Regret/completion (...te shimaimashita.) �if� (...ba)

15 21-24

(4)

�when, if� (...to) �have to� (...nakereba narimasen.)



! There are two achievement tests during the Low-Intermediate Course.

MLC Original Audio CD, 50 Short Dialogues

Achievement tests Review test


By the middle of this course you will have

sufficient knowledge of grammar to pass N5 of

the Japanese Language proficiency Test.

Please note that you are also required to study

about 120 Kanji characters to pass N5. To pass

N4, you will be required to learn most of

chapters in Japanese For Busy People Vol. 3 and study about 320 kanji characters.

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\100 BP2-06 level (25 min.) BP2-15 level (21 min.)

\100

High-Intermediate Course Part 1 & 2 (¥3,600/90 min. lesson)

Eligibility

! This course is for those who can get along in everyday conversation and can correctly explain themselves in

most situations.

! Candidates for this course should have knowledge of Japanese verb form. (Verb dictionary form, te-form,

nai-form, conditional-form, potential-form, volitional-form)


! The focus is on conversation. Also you learn 320 Kanji characters.(option)

! Using expressions of condition, leaving & taking messages, passive and causative.

! Using polite expressions required in business situations.

Tuition Fee (tax included) Part 1 / Part 2 from 2009 Jan.

Course Term Total number oflessons/hours

Prepayment (textbook is not included)

Part 1

(Chapter 1 � 7)


40.5 hours \97,200 Three times a week

About 2 months (2 months + 1 week)

Part 2

(Chapter 8 � 15)


40.5 hours \97,200 Three times a week About 2 months

(2 months + 1 week)







Textbook



! You will receive about 100 handout sheets during the High-Intermediate Course.

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Word lists, etc. MLC original homework sheets Work Sheets

\3,670 With a free CD \1,800

(\1,200 for MLC students)

Basic Kanji 320 (option)

Program of Study

Chapter Class Grammar points

Part 1

1 1-4

(4)

「～でしょう」、「～だろう」「～ようです」 (seems) 「～みたいです」 (seems) 「～そうです」（I heard）「～ておきます」

「[feeling] がします」「[time] がします」「[accessory] をします」「[occupation] をします」「[cost] します」

2 5-8

(4)

「～はずです」「～らしいです」 (seems) 「～そうです」 (looks) 「～のに」 (in spite of)

「さしあげます/いただきます/くださいます」「～という+[noun]」「～として」 (as)

3 9-12

(4)

「～ため（に）」 (cause) 「～ようになります」 (become possible) 「～ていきます」

「～せいで」「～おかげで」

4 13-16

(4)

「[verb]+ こと」 (Nominalizing sentences) 「～て/～で」「～ないで/～ずに」 (without ...ing)

「～てあります」「～ように」「～こそ」

5 17-20

(3.5)

「～ています」、「～ていました」「～くします」、「～にします」

「～ため（に）」 (in order to) 「～ながら」 (while)

6 20-24

(4)

「～ても」 (even if) 「～なくてもいいです」「～たり、～たりします」「～ことになります」 (to be decided) 「～ことにします」 (I decide) 「かきなおします」 (Verb + Verb)

「なら」「～にとって」

7 24-27

(3.5)

「～てあげます/くれます/もらいます」「～つもりです」「～ことになっています」 (rule)

Part 2

8 1-4

(4)

うけみ (Passive) [Volitional form] とおもいます。「～あいだ（に）」

9 5-8

(4)

しえき (Causative) しえきうけみ (Causative Passive) 「～たがっています」 (wants to ...)

10 9-12

(4)

けいご(1) (humble, respect) 「いらっしゃいます」、「うかがいます」、「まいります」・・・けいご(2) 「お～になります」、「お～します」けいご(3) 「ご/お～なさいます」、「お/ご～します」

11 13-16

(3.5)

「～ようにつたえてください」めいれいけい (Plain imperatives) けいご(4) うけみけいをつかったけいご

12 16-19

(3.5)

「（～は）～からです」 (reason) かきことば (Written Styles)、はなしことば (Spoken Styles)

13 20-22

(3)

「なんにんも」「～しだい」「～たばかり」

「～じゃなくて」「わけ」「～たところです」

14 23-25

(2.5)

「～まして、～」「もうしあげます」

15 25-27

(2.5)

「～ば～ほど」「～ほど～ない」



! There are two achievement tests during the High-Intermediate Course.

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You should have the ability to pass N4 of the

Japanese Language Proficiency Test in the

middle of this course. Please note that you are

required to know about 300 Kanji characters to

pass N4 examination. To pass N3, you will need

to know about 650 kanji characters. To pass N2,

you will need to know 1000 � 1300 kanji

characters.

Review test Achievement tests

Pre-advanced Course Part 1 & 2 (¥3,600/90 min. lesson) Eligibility

! This class is for those who know the grammar points of Japanese For Busy People Vol. 1, 2 and 3, have a confident

grasp of everyday conversation, can fully express themselves, and can logically explain their opinions.

! Candidates for this course should know over 300 Kanji characters.


! The focus is on conversation. Also you learn 650-1000 Kanji characters.

! Comprehending long written passages.

! Using idiomatic expressions and smoothly communicating with Japanese people.

Tuition Fee (tax included) Part 1 / Part 2 from 2006 June

Course Term Total number of lessons/hours Prepayment per part (textbook not included)

Once a week 6 months 24 lessons, 36 hours \86,400 Two times a week 3 months 24 lessons, 36 hours \86,400

Three times a week 2 months 24 lessons, 36 hours \86,400 ! Tuition fee: \3,600/90 min. (lesson-by-lesson payment is not accepted)






Textbook, Work sheet, Homework, Test

! INTERMEDIATE JAPANESE (Published by The Japan Times) and WORKBOOK

Program of Study

Class Chapter Content and Function

Part 1

1-3 1 Introduction

4-6 2 Greeting

7-9 3 Studying abroad / Requesting

10-12 4 Home-stay / Asking for a permission

13-15 5 At a university / Question, Asking for a advice

16-18 6 At a restaurant / Ordering, Quoting

19-21 7 Recreation / Inviting, Being invited

22-24 8 Looking for a part time job

Part 2

1-3 9 Gift / giving and receiving

4-6 10 Traveling / Reserving and buying a ticket

7-9 11 Problem with host family / Complaining and apologizing

10-12 12 Sickness / Complaining of the condition of a illness

13-15 13 Japanese language experience / Expressing personal experience

16-18 14 Japanese woman / Expressing personal opinion

19-21 15 Internationalization and friction / Explaining

22-24 Review

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\1,570 \3,360 \3,360

Kanji in Context (option)

Advanced Course Part 1 & 2 (¥3,600/90 min. lesson)

Eligibility

! This class is for those who can read 500-1000 Kanji characters. This course is for those who would like to be able to

read newspapers, documents, magazines and books.


! The focus is on conversation, reading, writing and Kanji.

! Reading newspapers, magazines and books. Reading, summarizing and discussing newspapers, magazines and books.

Tuition Fee (tax included) Part 1 / Part 2 form 2006 June

Course Term Total number of lessons/hours Prepayment per part (textbook is not included)

once a week 4 months 16 lessons, 24 hours \57,600

Two times a week 2 months 16 lessons, 24 hours \57,600

Three times a week 1 month＋

4 lessons 16 lessons, 24 hours \57,600







Textbook, Work sheet, Homework, Test

! 中級から上級への日本語 Authentic Japanese: Progressing from Intermediate to Advanced (by The Japan Times)

Program of Study

Class Chapter Contents

Part 1

1-3 1 ひと味違う自己紹介

4-6 2 間取りの本当の意味

7-9 3 ｢買う｣楽しみ

10-12 4 不思議な習慣

13-16 5 地球を守る

Part 2

1-3 6 心と体のバランス

4-6 7 今どきの大学生

7-9 8 日本の会社に入るまで

10-12 9 日本の子供たち

13-16 10 男と女

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\3,360


\1,890 \2,940

Intermediate Business Japanese Course Part 1 & 2 (¥3,600/90 min. lesson)

Eligibility




! The focus is on conversational expressions that can be used in actual business situations.

! Using idiomatic expressions and communicating smoothly with Japanese people in a business context.

! Learning 300-500 Kanji characters. (option)













Textbook, Test

! ビジネスのための日本語 (Published by 3A Corporation)

Program of Study


Part 1

1-4 1 紹介 Introduction

5-8 2 あいさつ Greeting

9-12 3 許可 Permission

13-16 4 依頼 Requests

Part 2

1-4 5 誘い Inviting

5-8 6 電話 Telephoning

9-12 7 アポイントメント Appointments

13-16 8 提案・申し出 Proposals and Offers of Help

With a free CD \2,940

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Pre-advanced Business Japanese Course Part 1 & 2 (¥3,600/90 min. lesson)

Eligibility



! This class is for those who can read 300-700 Kanji characters.



! Negotiating and giving presentations in Japanese in a business context.

! Learning 500-1000 Kanji characters.













Textbook, Test

! 商談のための日本語 (Published by 3A Corporation

Program of Study


Part 1

1-4 1 説明 Explanation

5-8 2 意見 Opinion

9-12 3 賛成 Agreement

13-16 4 反対 Objection

Part 2

1-4 5 結論 Conclusion

5-8 6 説得 Persuasion

9-12 7 クレーム Claim

13-16 8 プレゼンテーション Presentation

\2,940 With a free CD

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\3,360


Advanced Business Japanese Course (¥3,600/90 min. lesson)

Eligibility

! Learners should be at N2(old Level 2) of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test or its equivalent.

! This class is for those who can read about 1000 Kanji characters.



! Using expressions and phrases that are thought to be indispensable for business on a functional and situational basis.

Tuition Fee (tax included) from 2010 April

Course Term Total number of lessons/hours Prepayment per part (textbook not included)

Once a week 6 months 24 lessons, 36 hours \86,400 Two times a week 3 months 24 lessons, 36 hours \86,400

Three times a week 2 months 24 lessons, 36 hours \86,400 ! Tuition fee: \3,600/90 min. (lesson-by-lesson payment is not accepted)






Textbook

! 実戦ビジネス日本語会話 (Published by 3A Corporation)

Program of Study


1-2 1 アポイントメント

3-4 2 業務引き継ぎ

5-6 3 面会して交渉する

7-8 4 個人客からの苦情（１）

9-10 5 個人客からの苦情（２）上司に引き継ぐ

11-12 6 トラブル処理（１）

13-14 7 トラブル処理（２）上司への報告

15-16 8 謝絶する

17-18 9 インタビュー・取材

19-20 10 議論する

21-22 11 プレゼンテーション

23-24 Review

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\2,940

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Japanese Language Proficiency Test Preparation Course


! The Japanese Language Proficiency Test will be held both in Japan and abroad to evaluate and certify the

proficiency in Japanese of non-native speakers. Please see http://www.jlpt.jp/e/index.html for details.

Focus

! To pass JLPT N1, N２1, N３ and N4 and N5. (If you would like to take the N5 exam, we recommend that you

take the regular Beginner�s Course and Low-Intermediate Course Part 1)

Tuition Fee (tax included) ¥3,600/90 min. lesson from 2009 Mar.

! If you start in the middle of a course, the fee for the lessons you missed will be deducted from your course fee.

! Payment: The initial payment should be made in cash or by bank transfer before the start of your course. We do not



! After a level check, depending on students� needs and the time remaining until the next exam, we will choose

a textbook.

Course Term and tuition

Once a week 2 months (Total 8 lessons)

\28,800

Twice a week 1 month (Total 8 lessons)

\28,800

2 months (Total 16 lessons)

\57,600

Three times a week 1 month (Total 12 lessons)

\43,200

2 months (Total 24 lessons)

\86,400

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Kanji Study ● We recommend that you study with MLC original, the Basic Kanji 120 (\1,000→\800 for MLC students),

Basic Kanji 320 (\1,800→\1,200 for MLC students) or KANJI IN CONTEXT (\3,360) for which MLC has

prepared test sheets.

● 20 (or 10) characters are covered each week.

Tests cover groups of ten, twenty, fifty and one hundred.

Kanji Level Check

Kanji study plan

Tests

まいあさざんぎょうおそかいしゃ

しけんう

こびょういんつい

まいにちれんしゅ

お

捨てて

金拾いました

好き取って

前寝た

乗って降りました

98

れんしゅう -1

-1

SAMPLE

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Location maps Before you come, please make an appointment.

From JR. Yamanote Line Meguro Station Take the stairs in the center of the Yamanote Line platform. As soon as you exit, turn left to the west exit, go up the

stairs. Go to the left and cross the street to the right, then walk straight ahead for about 150 meters. We are on the 3rd and 4th floors. It takes about 2 minutes from the station, so if you have walked more than that please call us.

Go to the left. Cross to the right. Walk straight. Entrance

From Namboku Line, Mita Line and Meguro Line Meguro Station As soon as you exit to the street level, turn left and walk about 150 meters to the first traffic lights. Across the

street to the right side at the traffic lights and walk down the street for about another 30 meters. We are on the 3rd and 4th floors. It takes about 2 minutes from the station, so if you have walked more than that please call us.

To the street level Turn left. MLC is that way! Entrance

MLC Meguro Language Center Address: NT Bldg. 3F and 4F, 1-4-11 Meguro Meguro-ku Tokyo 153-0063

TEL: 03-3493-3727 Email: [email protected]

http://www.mlcjapanese.co.jp

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