A guide to Tokyo Galaxy’s Optional Subjects Curriculum to achieve your goals of studying abroad

Tokyo Galaxy Japanese Language School introduced the Optional Subject Curriculum about 20 years ago, and since then we have been providing various kinds of lessons for international students with various purposes so that they can enhance their experience of studying abroad in Japan.
We ask our current students about the contents they would like to study, and offer about 80 optional subjects each semester out of about 130.
Students with a Japanese ability of JLPT N2 level or higher are taking comprehensive Japanese classes for the first and second period, and optional subjects for the third and fourth period.
We will show you our lists of recommended optional subjects for each type of student’s objective.

Objective of studying in Japan 1
I want to be fluent in conversational Japanese!
Recommended subjects

• Learning Japanese through TV dramas
• Learning Japanese through romance
• Advanced conversation to enrich your power of expression
• Intensive lessons on keigo (polite expressions)
• Applied pronunciation
• Debates and free conversation
• Basic “Business Japanese”
• Learning Japanese through TV programs

Objective of studying in Japan 2
I want to pass the JLPT N1 level with a good score!
Recommended subjects

• Reading novels by Keigo Higashino
• JLPT N1 level listening preparation
• Study Japanese through news
• JLPT N1 level comprehensive preparation
• JLPT N1 level grammar preparation
• Japanese trivia

Objective of studying in Japan 3
I want to go to a Japanese vocational school!
Recommended subjects

• Applied pronunciation
• Learning Japanese through confectionary
• Expand your vocabulary
• Learning Japanese through cooking
• Japanese for tourism
• History of Japanese
• Training to write beautiful characters

Objective of studying in Japan 4
I want to pass the entrance exam of a Japanese university!
Recommended subjects

• EJU preparation
• Essay preparation
• Interview preparation
• Basics of economics
• Writing a thesis (basic class)
• From short composition to essay

Objective of studying in Japan 5
I want to enter a graduate school in Japan!
Recommended subjects

• How to write a research proposal
• Writing a thesis (basic class)
• TOEIC preparation
• Presentation techniques
• How to gather information from lectures and news programs

Objective of studying in Japan 6
I want to find a job in Japan!
Recommended subjects

• Writing business documents (applied class)
• Reading business magazines and newspapers
• Japanese society on TV
• Business keigo (applied class)
• Techniques of job hunting

Tokyo Galaxy also offers many optional subjects other than the ones introduced here.
We have an environment where you can study intensively according to your field of interest so that you can achieve your purpose of studying in Japan.
International students who have studied Japanese in their home country and have qualified JLPT N1 level will be able to deepen their knowledge about Japan and continue their study with interest for a whole year.
Moreover, by taking classes in various subjects, you will meet many teachers and friends in your class, which will make your life in Japan more enjoyable.
If you start studying in Japan at Tokyo Galaxy, where you can build solid skills of Japanese and devote yourself to studying with no chance to be bored, you will soon find yourself achieving your goals.