The transfer of the Embassy of Japan from Makati to its new chancery in Roxas Boulevard in 1997 brought an end to the 28-year existence of the JICC-Nihongo Gakko (Japanese Language school of the Embassy). After a careful selection process, then JICC Director Sususmu Tanaka eventually requested the Philippines-Japan Friendship Foundation, INc. (PJFF) to continue its work of promoting Nihongo education in the Philippines, this time under Filipino management, control and direction. Thus in 1997 the PJFF organized the Nihongo Center Foundation, Inc. (NCFI), the corporate vehicle that will continue the work of the JICC-Nihongo Gakko. Nihongo Center or NCFI carried with its name the legacy of Nihongo Gakko as far as the excellent nihongo training is concerned.
2. Period / Hours per week: Five months / 3 hours per week (64.5 hours)3. Examination: Mid-term and Final exams4. Audio - visual teaching aids: Cassette tapes, Beta, and VHS tapes
B. SEMI-INTENSIVE COURSE (READING AND WRITING in 2.5 months)
1. Type of Courses
Elementary 1- Covers lessons 1 ~ 10 of "Minna no Hinongo"- Kanji: 50 characters / Vocabulary around 400 words
2. Period / Hours per Week Five months/ 6 hours per week (Elem.1: 68hrs. / Elem.2: 64hrs.)3. Examination: Mid-term and Final exams4. Audio-visual teaching aids: Cassette tapes, beta and VHS tapes
C. SHORT COURSE (CONVERSATIONAL COURSE)
1. Type of Courses:
Nihongo Kaiwa 1- Conversational Japanese- Romanized Japanese is used- Covers lessons 1 ~ 8 of Japanese for Busy People
2. Period / Hours per week: Two months / 3 hours per week (24 hrs)3. No Exam4. Audio-visual teaching aids: Cassette tapes, beta and VHS tapes
D. SPECIAL COURSES
Type of Courses:
Survival Japanese 1- Aim: To prepare Filipinos for Technical Training in Japan.- Simple conversasion- Vocabulary: around 600 words- Covers lessons 1 ~ 8 of "Survival Japanese 1"- Total Course Hours: 48
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