Six South American Teachers Visit Naganuma for a Half-day Training
On February 17, six South American teachers of Japanese descent visited Naganuma for a half-day training. They came to learn about the teaching methodology being used in private Japanese language schools. This training at Naganuma is part of a three month training program titled ‘Teaching of Japanese as a Heritage Language’, being sponsored by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) . The main body of the three month training was arranged by the Association of Nikkei & Japanese Abroad in Yokohama.
The trainees received lectures from the school’s principal Mr. Suzuki and Ms. Michiko Kojima, Head of Educational Development Dept. They also had a chance to visit the classes. They seemed very impressed with the natural flow of the conversation practice based on the Naganuma method and also how the lessons were conducted without using any other languages but Japanese. |
 The trainees received explanation on Naganuma’s pronunciation correction system. |
Status of Residence: Ryugaku and Shugaku visas will be combined into Ryugaku visa.
Beginning on July 1st, 2010, there are new regulations related to unification of Ryugaku and Shugaku visas. All students who wish to study at a Japanese language school from July 2010 onwards will need to have Ryugaku Visa status. (For students who enter the school before July 1st, 2010, the previous laws remain in place and it is possible to come with a Shugaku visa.)
Our graduate of 1994, Mr. Hwang Palsu, was invited to the “Talk Show by Our Graduates”
A talk show was held on February 10 inviting Mr. Hwang Palsu , a graduate of 1994, presently working for the Korean Embassy in Tokyo as the guest speaker. His hobby is ‘Exploring Tokyo’ and he is now studying to obtain the certificate of Tokyo City Guide exercising his excellent Japanese ability. The talk show was hosted by the school principal Mr. J. Suzuki for 40 minutes at lunch time and attracted more than 50 students and teachers. |
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Our teacher participates as a lecturer at an open workshop
On February 13 and 14, Ms. Yasuko Takatsu, the head teacher of the Naganuma’s private lesson teaching team, participated as a lecturer in an open workshop titled ‘EPA and the foreign candidates for nurses & care workers in Japan – the background, the actual situation and issues on EPA scheme’ which was organized by the Intercultural Communication Institute of Kanda University of Foreign Studies. The workshop attracted more than 130 general participants. Ms. Takatsu is currently teaching Japanese as a tutor to the Indonesian and the Filipino candidates for care work.
Japanese language training to Filipino care worker candidates will be broadcast on TV Feb. 4
Ms. Yasuko Takatsu, Head Teacher of private lessons and evening lessons at Naganuma, together with her three Filipino care worker candidates students, was interviewed by a TV station. The program is scheduled to be broadcast on Feb. 4. Commissioned by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, our school dispatches a teacher to nursing-care facilities to provide Japanese training to care worker candidates from Philippines and Indonesia who are here under the Economic Partnership Agreement of the two countries. Ms. Takatsu is now in charge of this program.
| Date/Time of broadcast: | 11:00pm February 4 (Thur.) |
| Broadcast station: | TV Tokyo (digital channel 7) |
| Program Title: | World Business Satellite |
| Note: | -The program is in Japanese. -They make a partial appearance in the program. |
Scored highest marks in EJU(2009, 2nd session)
Three Naganuma students gained highest scores in the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU, 2nd session) which was conducted in November 2009.
・Mathematics 194 points: 2 students from Vietnam
・Japan and the World 198 points 198 points: 1 student from Korea
Congratulations!
5 Students have been selected for Naganuma Study Grant.
5 best students have been selected based on their grades, attendance and
contribution to the class
in spring and summer terms 2009.- The next Nagauma Study Grant: We will choose 5 students judging from grades, attendance and contribution to the class in autumn term 2009 and winter term 2010.
OUR STUDENTS SCORE THE HIGHEST IN THE EJU !!!
Our students from the University Preparation Course received the highest marks! in the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU) held on June 21, 2009.
| Japanese language section | 395 points (a Koriean student) |
Mathematics Course 2 |
194 points (a Vietnamese student) |
Pass the New JLPT with Top Marks!
One of our teachers, Kaori Ueki, co-authored a phrase book targeted to advanced level learners of Japanese and it went on the market in May, 2009.
| Title: | 「超級表現＋使える名句」(Highly Advanced Expressions + Useful Famous Phrases) |
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| Authors: | Setsuko Matsumoto, Yoshiko Sakuma, Kaori Ueki (Ms. Ueki is the teacher of Naganuma School) |
| Publisher: | Unicom |
| Price: | 2,300 (excl. tax) |
| Bookstore: | Now on sale at Bonjinsha and other large stores |
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A new school name is adopted due to change in the corporate body as of April 1.
Former name: The Tokyo School of the Japanese Language, the attached school of the Institute for Research in Linguistic Culture
New name: The Naganuma School, Tokyo School of Japanese Language
We have taken this opportunity to renew our website.
