Japanese language education
In our Japanese language education business, Renaissance Japanese Language Academy (formerly, Japanese Language Center) offers a "Japanese language teacher training course (e-learning)" that corresponds to the 420-hour curriculum required to obtain the new national certification of "registered Japanese language teacher" to be established in 2024, for the purpose of training Japanese language teachers who teach Japanese to non-native speakers of Japanese. We also provide Japanese language training for foreign employees using our unique and established method of "teaching Japanese in Japanese.”
Business details
- Offering Japanese language teacher training courses (e-learning)
- Japanese language training for non-Japanese people using our original method
- Operating the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test preparation course
Features/Business Deployment
Teaching the Japanese language to non-Japanese people absolutely involves helping them to understand Japanese culture overall. It is more than just teaching a language. As globalization advances and the importance of multicultural synergies and international exchange are increasingly stressed, the Japanese Language Center (now, Renaissance Japanese Language Academy) was born from the desire to enable people to understand Japanese culture through the use of the Japanese language.
- Japanese language teacher training courses (e-learning)
Notification Acceptance Number: R05021013041 -
A Japanese language teacher teaches Japanese language, culture, and lifestyle to non-native speakers of Japanese.
The number of people studying Japanese overseas has reached approximately 3.79 million people (in 2021, according to the Japan Foundation), and the demand for Japanese language teachers is increasing at an accelerated pace in Japan as the system for accepting foreign workers is strengthened with the introduction of the specified skilled worker program in 2019.
This course meets the 420-hour curriculum standards of the Agency for Cultural Affairs' guidelines for "training deemed appropriate as a requirement for Japanese language instructors" and has been accepted for registration. About 70% of the course content is theory subjects, which are studied through e-learning, while the practical subjects and teaching practice are taught in person, so students attend school to study them. The teaching practice includes practical online classes, so that students can acquire comprehensive skills by simultaneously learning the theory and practice required of Japanese language teachers, and those who complete the course will be able to work as Japanese language teachers at schools notified by the Ministry of Justice and other schools in Japan and abroad.
- Japanese language training for non-Japanese
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Renaissance Japanese Language Academy's Japanese language training program for foreigners has a reputation for enabling students to acquire useful Japanese in about half the time it normally takes to learn the language through our unique teaching method of “teaching Japanese in Japanese.” We provide Japanese language education tailored to various needs, such as "I want my foreign employees to learn Japanese" or "I want to conduct Japanese language training.”
- Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test Preparation Course
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The Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test is one of the qualifications recognized for becoming a "Japanese language teacher" who teaches Japanese to foreigners. Passing the test certifies that you meet a certain level of knowledge and ability required to become a Japanese language instructor.
In July 2023, a decision was made on the "Results of Selection of Private Examinations for Consideration of Transitional Measures for Registered Japanese-Language Teachers," and it was decided that those who have passed the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test will be exempt from the examination they must take to obtain the national certification as a "registered Japanese language teacher" until FY2023. We will reconsider the implementation of this course for the next year.