POINTS
Learning Points
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Study counselors create a study chart for each student. We always keep track of the students' learning status and provide individualized career guidance.
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from the basics
This is a one-year course to relearn the four English skills of reading, listening, writing, and speaking from the basics. Students will have many opportunities to practice the phrases they learn in class and experience the joy of speaking English.
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Some have blanks after graduating from high school, and others are experienced working adults who have reached retirement age. We provide generous support for each student, and those who are anxious about "learning at school" can also learn according to their own objectives.
TOPICS
Course Topics
Not only students who go on to higher education within Kanda Institute of Languages, but also students who find employment or transfer to universities.
The Basic English Language Training Course will further broaden your career path.
Students who have good grades and attendance in class and have obtained a TOEIC? score of 500 or higher or a Level 2 of the Practical English Proficiency Test by December are eligible to transfer to the second year of the English Major Course. Some students may choose to enter a two-year course other than the English Major Course, or use their basic English language skills to find employment or enter another university.
Career paths
PICK UP CLASSES
Class Introduction
Study Counseling
Students meet with a study counselor once a week on a regular basis. The counselor will provide extensive advice on study methods suited to each individual student, as well as formulate a plan necessary to achieve future goals.
Japan Studies
Students will learn how Japanese culture, such as Japanese food, anime, and fashion, is communicated around the world in English, and develop the ability to communicate about Japan in English.
English phonetics
Students will learn the basic pronunciation system of English in a practical way. Students will learn how to pronounce "vowels" and "consonants" that are typical of English, as well as "rhythm" and "intonation.
Click here for the curriculum of the Basic English Training Course
Recommended for those whose parents are foreign nationals, those who have been abroad for a long time, and international students. Click here for more information about Japanese Language Support Course
Sample timetable (2nd semester of 1st year)
MESSAGE
Faculty/Student Messages
TAKANO WATANABE
Dr. Takano Watanabe
Aoyama Gakuin University
B.A. in English and American Literature, Faculty of Letters
By solidifying your basic English skills, you will greatly expand your future possibilities.
We have seen many students who, as a result of our advice to improve their study habits, have dramatically improved their English skills and gone on to four-year universities or passed certification exams. I would like to put this experience to good use. In the English Basic Training Course, students will acquire the English language skills necessary to obtain a TOEIC? score of 500 points, and will thoroughly strengthen the foundations of the four skills of English. By strengthening your basic English skills, you will greatly expand your future possibilities.
MAYA OKAMOTO
Maya Okamoto
English Basic Training Course 1 year
Tokyo Metropolitan Shoyo High School
Passed the Practical English Proficiency Test Level 2
The best way to improve your English is to learn while having fun. It was a year in which I changed from being "bad" at English to being "good" at it.
This department is perfect for those who "like English but are not very good at it. Grammar and pronunciation are taught carefully from the very beginning. What I have seen the most improvement in is my listening ability. When I first enrolled, I could hardly understand the conversations of foreign teachers, but now I can understand most of them. My favorite class is "English Phonetics. First, we thoroughly learn how to pronounce words correctly, and then we practice speaking rhythmically like a foreigner using long sentences. They teach you how to use your tongue in great detail, so I became much more confident in my pronunciation. When words I knew appeared and I could understand the content, I began to enjoy English more. In this way, I steadily built up my studies and passed the Eiken Level 2 test in December. In the future, I would like to pass the Pre-1 level. In the "study counseling" session, the teacher not only gives advice on study methods, but also provides advice on career paths. Through conversations with the teachers, I was able to recall my childhood dream of becoming a nursery school teacher. In order to further strengthen my English skills, I will be entering another department at Kanda Institute of Languages in the following year. After graduation, I would like to become a teacher and convey the joy of learning English to children.
CAREER
Qualifications and Main Career Paths
Aimed Qualifications
Students will obtain a TOEIC? score of 500 or higher, a Practical English Proficiency Test Level 2 or higher, and other necessary certifications according to each student's objectives.
Main career paths
Students can choose from a variety of career paths, such as entering the 2-year course at Kanda Institute of Languages, transferring to the 2nd year of the Kanda Institute of Languages English Major Course, applying to universities, or taking a working holiday.
MESSAGE
Messages from Graduates
His TOEIC? score, which was 235 at the time of enrollment, is now 800.
After transferring to a university, I would like to try studying abroad.
I first fell in love with English when I was in junior high school. However, I was not an avid student, and in my third year of high school, I failed the third level of the English Proficiency Test, which is considered to be the level required to graduate from junior high school, and I felt a sense of crisis. Still, I had a clear goal of improving my English skills, so I applied to Kanda Institute of Languages because I knew that if I enrolled in the school, they would "do something about it. I envisioned a path that would allow me to carefully relearn English in the Basic English Training Course, then move on to the English Major Course, and finally transfer to a university. After enrolling in the school, I found that I was able to establish a good study habit as I completed many assignments. I received guidance on how to study at the "study counseling" sessions, and I found a method that I could continue to study without difficulty. I had heard that the amount of study was very heavy, but from my point of view, it was a good thing. My understanding of grammar, which I was particularly anxious about, deepened, and the holes I had left in junior high and high school were steadily filled in. In addition, I voluntarily worked on improving my vocabulary, and my TOEIC? score jumped from 235 to 685. As my English skills improved, I grew to the point where I could openly converse with anyone, including foreign teachers. I actively visited ECL, where I could interact with international students, and enjoyed daily conversations in English. In April 2023, I achieved my dream of transferring to a university. The biggest reason why I was able to realize my original plan was that I was able to learn English from the very basics. I have nothing but gratitude to my teachers.
English Basic Training Course March 2022 Graduation
English Majors Graduating in March 2023 (2nd year intramural transfer)
Kyohei Kobayashi
Matsudo Minami High School, Chiba
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Accepted as a second-year transfer student in the Department of International Management, College of International Management
