Japanese Language School

Since 1984

Teaching Japanese Comes to us Naturally... After all, we are the oldest Japanese language teaching school in Bangalore. In our twenty-five years of existence, while our competitors were either trend watchers or trend followers, we have been trendsetters in adopting the latest techniques that best suited the need of Indian students. The Japanese Language School (JLS) established in 1984, and is the first organized Japanese language institute in Bangalore. The basic and advanced programmes of the school were put together by the late H. Ganesh, a Japanese teacher; Japan expert and educator of great repute. It was his idea to develop a Japanese language syllabus exclusively for the Indian student, using Indian language fundamentals. As he had noted, Japanese, fortunately, is not the worlds most difficult language, especially for an Indian. The myth about its complexity may be attributed to the Japanese themselves, who find it rather difficult to learn foreign languages..... With Japanese, the pronunciation is relatively easy, and the grammar is akin to that of most Indian languages. But what makes Japanese apparently complicated is that, As a language, its vocabulary is naturally different from any Indian / European language. JLS has been serving the Indian industry, students and general public for 25 years, and his trained over 15000 individuals in south India (mainly Bangalore). In this capacity JLS can take justifiable pride in playing a vital role in bringing India and Japan closer. THE COURSES JLS courses are designed to meet the fundamental objectives of learning this language, namely to obtain the vocabulary and grammar of Japanese, to comprehend Japanese, to communicate in day-to-day social situations, to demonstrate ones interest in Japan her culture, people and life, and to make business contacts and friends. The faculty of JLS has been trained to guide the student to understand important Japanese customs and behavioral norms, both on business and social fronts. 1. Conversational Courses

The Basic programme is purely a spoken course designed to familiarize the students with phonetic, syntax, semantics and a vocabulary of about 1000 words. The programme places special focus on grammatical, topical and situational subjects. 2. Japanese Language Proficiency Test Courses JLPT N5, N4, N3, N2 and N1 JLPT Courses are recognized by the Japanese government and follow a specified syllabus as prescribed by them. The first and simplest of these courses is the JLPT N5, which includes basic elements of grammar a vocabulary of 1000 words and 100 Kanji characters. After completion of this course, a

student can take up the JLPT N4 course, which includes more advanced grammar, a vocabulary of 1500 words and 300 Kanji characters. Students will be able to comprehend and participate in day-today conversation and write simple sentences in Japanese script. The JLPT N3 course includes a vocabulary of 3000 words and 600 Kanji characters. The JLPT N2 course is still more advanced and includes a vocabulary of 6000 words and 1200 Kanji characters. Students, who successfully complete this course will have the ability to read, write and converse Japanese with relative ease, and even work in a Japanese business environment without difficulty. The last and most advanced of the JLPT courses is the N1 course. This includes a vocabulary of 10,000 words and 2000 Kanji characters. This course assures the student a command over the language sufficient for all business dealings and language levels that even permit education at a Japanese University. Details of JLPT Level 1 course can be obtained on enquiry. TEACHING METHODS For Basic Conversation courses, JLS provides students with specially developed textbooks written in Roman alphabets in the same way it is done the world over. Textbooks are supplemented by reading material, home assignments and CDs. For JLPT courses, additional material is provided to students for learning basic script which is later followed by prescribed textbooks and CDs. Thanks to years of experience, JLS has created teaching methods that best suit Indian students helping them to complete courses in shorter time spans than would ordinarily be required by

beginners. The faculty also guides the students at every stage to understand important Japanese customs and behavioral norms. CORPORATE PROGRAMMES JLS also undertakes in house teaching programmes for corporate groups of 1215. Many reputed organizations have been availing of this facility, in addition to deputing their staff members to the school for regular classes. Some of the leading organization that have availed of JLS corporate language services include Amco Batteries, Ashok Leyland, BFL Software, Birla 3M, BPL, IBM Global Services, IIM Bangalore, Infosys Technologies, Mico Industries, Sasken, Tata Consultancy Services, Texas Instruments, Toyota Kirloskar, TVS Motors, Wipro etc. CERTIFICATES The Japanese Language School Certificates have been widely recognized by the industry and have helped many students in ensuring employment prospects with companies dealing with Japan, and also as preparatory qualifications to acquire greater proficiency in the language. Presently JLS and its sister concern Lotus& Chrysanthemum Consultancy offer numerous value added service offerings including Indo-Japanese Cross Cultural Awareness, Export Trade Liaison, Translation and Interpretation assistance, Ohara Ikebana classes, and English Classes for the Japanese.

TEACHING PROGRAMMES
Basic Conversation course No of Hours Timings Frequency Examination Course Fees++ Intermediate course JLPT N5 No of Hours Timings Frequency Examination Course Fees++ Intermediate course JLPT N4 No of Hours Timings Frequency Examination Course Fees++ Intermediate course JLPT N3 No of Hours Timings Frequency Examination Course Fees++ Intermediate course JLPT N2 No of Hours Timings Frequency Examination Course Fees++ ++ Fees for the change. * Fees include CDs and text books. 80 Based on students request Once or twice a week JLPT exam conducted by Japan Foundation Rs. 13000/-* 80 Based on students request Once or twice a week Mid tern & Final (written) Rs. 11000/-* 80 Based on students request Once or twice a week JLPT exam conducted by Japan Foundation Rs. 9000/-* 40 Based on students request Once or twice a week Mid tern & Final (written) Rs. 7000/-*

80 Based on students request Once or twice a week JLPT exam conducted by Japan Foundation Rs. 15000/-*

Leading Organizations that have availed of our Corporate Language Programmes Amco Batteries Ltd* AOL * Apex Technologies Pvt. Ltd* Ashok Leyland Ltd.* Atria Hotel*BFL-Software Ltd* Birla 3M Ltd* BPL Ltd* Bharat Earth-Movers Ltd * Bharat Electronics Ltd* IBM India Ltd* Hewlett-Packard* HMT Ltd* Indian Institute of Management* Infosys Technologies Ltd.* Kirloskar Electric Co. Ltd* Mascot Systems Pvt. Ltd* Mico Industries Ltd* Motor Industries Software Ltd* Motorola Ltd* NIIT* Plexion Technologies* RelQ Software Pvt. Ltd* Sasken Ltd* Sonata Software Ltd* Sony India Pvt. Ltd* Tata Consultancy Services Ltd* Tata Elxsi (India) Ltd* Tata Information Systems Ltd* Tata Infotech Ltd* Tata Unisys Ltd* Texas Instruments Ltd*Titan Industries Ltd* Toyota Kirloskar Motors* TVS Electronics Ltd* Kennametal Widia (India) Ltd* Wipro Infotech Software & Services* Wipro GE Medical Systems Ltd* Wipro Ltd* VXL Instruments Ltd* Yokogawa India Ltd. CONTACT Address: Japanese Language School, 79/2 Nandidurga road, Benson Town, Bangalore 560032. Website: http://www.japaneselanguageschoolindia.com/, http://www.lotusandchrysathemum.com/ Email: landc@airtelmail.in Landline: 080 4204 8232/ 4123 5399 Mobile: 99006 80970