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I'm glad to share my experience with the school, which has both positives and negatives.Pros:- Convenient location near Namba.- The two English-speaking staff members are occasionally helpful.Cons:While I appreciate the school for helping me pursue my dream of living in Japan, my experience was far from pleasant:- Lack of Resources: No textbooks are provided, only daily handouts that create unnecessary waste.- Language Barrier: Besides the two English-speaking staff, communication is entirely in Japanese, leaving many students confused, even at higher levels.- Teaching Quality:Most teachers lacked effective teaching skills. Only a couple were liked by my classmates and me.- Inconsiderate Staff:After an extended hospital stay due ti a surgery I had. I returned to find my lead teacher threatening deportation if I missed more classes, despite prior notification to the school. This lack of empathy was shocking, especially from the principal's wife who was my lead teacher.- Disruptive Environment:Some upperclassmen behaved poorly, leaving behind trash and showing disrespect. Many students were disengaged, sleeping in class or playing games.- Ineffective Learning:I learned more useful Japanese from locals than from the teachers. Hospital staff taught me practical phrases and kanji while I was recovering.- Job Support Issues:While the school helped me find a job, I was not informed about the delayed payment schedule, leading to financial stress. My employer was surprised the school hadn't clarified this.- Opportunities for Staying in Japan:A recruitment session wasted an entire day of classes, only to result in spam emails.Overall, I believe many students share my concerns. Some even preferred their jobs over the school experience, where they felt more supported and valued.I rated this experience two stars, primarily because of the exceptional Suzuki-sensei, who truly deserves better. I hope this feedback is helpful for prospective students.
The good:+ 1. JLPT focused.+ 2. Teachers are always available and ready to help.Before discussing the demerits I'll expand on the good ones.1. If JLPT is your goal, it's an ok school. If you follow the classes and study at home you should be able to pass the test (as I'll point out later, the demerits will partly invalidate this point.)2. Some teachers are not only really good at teaching, but also in conveying Japanese culture through their lessons.The bad:- 1. Poor organisation.- 2. Lack of enforcement or contrast to correct certain widespread behaviours that are detrimental to other students (more on that later, bear with me).- 3. No textbooks are given to the students.Let's expand on these points:1. People with almost no proficiency in any field will show up in N2 or N1 class because "they asked to" (thinking that in doing so they will get better and instead understanding nothing and slowing down the others). In short: people with abysmal levels of vocabulary and grammar are allowed to be in higher classes even after failing JLPT exams or tests in the school itself. Good luck making any advance when in N2 class you have to sit through katakana tests, N4 grammar lectures, or speaking practices with everyone just staring at each other without knowing what they have been asked. This school is a free for all, really.Finally about point 1, the classes are too big, meaning that there are too many people. By the end of my stay, the N1 class had reached almost 30 people, resulting in a slog every single time we had to do anything and reducing the time in which you can actively practice your Japanese having to wait hours for your turn.2. This point is deeply intertwined with the previous one. 90% of the students seem to have the mentality of being tourists and using the school to secure a valida VISA. In all the classes I've been, very few people were actually listening to what was happening, studying or even understanding what was going on, resulting in an incredible slowing down of classes and days of almost zero progress. Students will also ignore the school request to let them know in advance if they need to be absent and so when they come back, the whole class has to partake in a lengthy lecture explaining why we have to let them know and how bad it is for our attendance ratio to not come to school (and this is the ONLY point that they regularly enforce. I suspect because it's also bad for their reputation)."But that's not a school demerit! It's the students' fault!" I hear you say already, and you would normally be right, except that the school doesn't enforce ANYTHING ELSE, not only in asking the students to change class out of respect for other people that actually want to study and gaining something, but also to pay even the slightest of attention during classes. Instead you have literally people sleeping, playing videogames, listening to music with their earphones or scribbling on the notebook and teachers say absolutely nothing."But they payed for the school! They are entitled to do what they want!" I also hear you say. Well, here's the thing: I also payed for the school. So yes, it is true that people are entitled to use (or waste, in this case) their money and time how they see fit. What they're NOT entitled to do is to waste other peoples' time and money with their choices. So yes, it is also the school's fault for not acknowledging these problems, or acknowledging them and deciding to do nothing.Last but not least: when there are students that are able to scramble a sentence in Japanese, many times they will talk in a very disrespectful way (talking to them with slurs or very low Japanese used with friends or relatives), and the teachers will also not correct them or enforce some proper use of Japanese.3. I can't speak for beginner-level classes (that I HOPE they get some textbooks), but higher classes get only copies that are a nightmare to file and consult properly. The only book that was given to us actually had to be given back to the school when we were done with it.
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072-224-3554 |
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[月火水木金] 9:00～17:20 |
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| 評価 |
3.1 |
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周辺のオススメ
I would like to apply at your school but I don’t know where to contact your academy. Please helpUpdate: I have mailed Ms. Joana already,just waiting for the reply. I also asked my agency to contact your school representative.Thank you