Students Comments
Rick(Canada)／
Intermediate, 2 lessons/week Group Lessons
Brian(USA)／
Intermediate, 2 lessons/week Group Lessons
Marta(Spain)／
Advanced Business, 2 lessons/week Group Lessons
Martin(Sweden)／
Elementary, 2 lessons/week Group Lessons
Giorgio(Italy)／
Intermediate, 6 lessons/week Private Lessons
Keren(UK)／
Elementary, 6 lessons/week Private Lessons
Genevieve(Philippines)／
Elementary, 6 lessons/week, Private
Rick(Canada)／Intermediate, 2 lessons/week Group Lessonsp
- Q1: Why did you choose ILS to study Japanese?
- ILS was recommended to me by another student.
- Q2: How do you like ILS (what do you like about it?)
- I enjoy studying at ILS. One of the best points about it is its flexibility. The staff are always trying to accommodate your requests and arrange classes to meet your schedule, which is very important for busy professionals living in Tokyo. In addition, the price of lessons and materials are very reasonable; great value for money!
- Q3: Do our lessons help your life in Japan? How?
- Students at ILS can choose from a variety of classes. Whether you are studying for the Japanese proficiency exam or to improve your daily conversation I think the things we study in class contribute to making our life in Japan more enjoyable.
- Q4: How well are you progressing with the help of ILS?
- My classes at ILS have maintained and in many cases improved my Japanese language ability.
Useful materials provide me with the opportunity to continue to improve my proficiency both inside and outside of class.
Brian(USA)／Intermediate, 2 lessons/week Group Lessons
- Q1: Why did you choose ILS to study Japanese?
- I choose ILS because my work friends recommended your school.
- Q2: How do you like ILS (what do you like about it?)
- I like ILS because the teachers are friendly and the lessons are fun. At your school, I feel comfortable speaking Japanese the best I can!
- Q3: Do our lessons help your life in Japan? How?
- Studying at ILS definitely has helped my life in Japan. I feel more confident with my Japanese since I started.
I feel more confident at work, when I go shopping, and when I'm talking with Japanese friends. - Q4: How well are you progressing with the help of ILS?
- Even though I only have two hours of class a week, I have noticed a large improvement in my Japanese over the past two years.
Thank you ILS!!
Marta(Spain)／Advanced Business, 2 lessons/week Group Lessons
- Q1: Why did you choose ILS to study Japanese?
- ILS was recommended to me by a friend who had studied at the school.
- Q2: How do you like ILS (what do you like about it?)
- ILS has many good points!
-The small class sizes mean I have plenty of opportunities to speak with the other students and the teacher.
-As my classmates come from all over the world, I can learn about the culture of other countries at the same time as learning Japanese.
-The teachers are great! Their explanations are easy to understand, and their answers to my questions are always precise.
-All the staff at the school are very friendly and good-natured.
-The school is located in an apartment building, so you can relax as you would in your own home.
-The school takes up one whole apartment in an apartment building, so you can relax as you would in your own home.
-There is lovely tea and coffee!
-If for any reasons you cannot attend your scheduled class, you can call up and cancel your lesson; this allows you to fit your lessons into your schedule even when problems arise. - Q3: Do our lessons help your life in Japan? How?
- My Japanese is steadily improving, and is particularly helping me in business scenarios.
- Q4: How well are you progressing with the help of ILS?
- I study vocabulary and expressions that are used when doing business, and I find I can now easily understand conversations at my company.
Martin(Sweden)／Elementary, 2 lessons/week Group Lessons
- Q1: Why did you choose ILS to study Japanese?
- A friend at office recommended ILS. I took the free "trial lesson" and decided to keep going.
- Q2: How do you like ILS (what do you like about it?)
- The staff is very friendly, it's very convenient for me (walking distance from the office), the teaching quality is excellent and has the right objective (main focus on conversational skills) for me. All in all ILS's Japanese classes are excellent value for money and lots of fun! The fact that I can combine it with work is also a necessary requirement. ILS has shown great flexibility and understanding when there are time conflicts with work.
- Q3: Do our lessons help your life in Japan? How?
- I moved to Japan with my wife when she joined IKEA. I had no Japanese language skills and very limited experience of the country before that. For me learning the language is the most important thing to have a good life in Japan. I also hope that I will be able to work in Japanese in the not too distant future. That would greatly improve my effectiveness at work also.
- Q4: How well are you progressing with the help of ILS?
- I've taken a little less than 100 lessons (during roughly one year's time). During that time I've gone from zero to a level where I feel that fluent conversational skills are within reach. I now have confidence to speak Japanese with non-English speaking colleagues and that make work so much more fun.
Giorgio(Italy)／Intermediate, 6 lessons/week Private Lessons
- Q1: Why did you choose ILS to study Japanese?
- When I was looking for a Japanese language school, I was looking for a place where I can learn:
a) at my own pace (so group lessons wouldn't have fitted to me) at a reasonable price.
b) Flexible Lesson Schedule
c) Flexible subjects and learning patterns - Q2: How do you like ILS (what do you like about it?)
- I found that features in ILS, that's why I enjoy it. Moreover, it is located in a very good position, Lidabashi station is a connecting center for many Tokyo transportation lines.
- Q3: Do our lessons help your life in Japan? How?
- I realized how my Japanese language ｃ has improved right before leaving Japan, that is how I could communicate freely my ideas to Japanese people and understand their customs better, travel alone and manage in everyday life.
- Q4: How well are you progressing with the help of ILS?
- Unfortunately, lack of time has made me quit my study, but I hope to start it again soon.
Keren(UK)／Elementary, 6 lessons/week Private Lessons
- Q1: Why did you choose ILS to study Japanese?
- I choose ILS because it was close to my apartment and work. Also it's very reasonably priced and I like the fact that there is a maximum of 4 students per class.
- Q2: How do you like ILS (what do you like about it?)
- I really like ILS because not only are all the teachers very welcoming, and friendly, they are also highly professional and good at their jobs. Besides this, their parties are always fun!
- Q3: Do our lessons help your life in Japan? How?
- When I first started taking classes at ILS over a year ago, I could speak very little Japanese, which made me feel some what isolated from the world around me. Now I have the ability to converse in Japanese, I have been able to make Japanese friends and can communicate with other local people, and as a result I feel a part of the local community.
- Q4: How well are you progressing with the help of ILS?
- See above also, Since I began taking private lessons, I feel my conversation ability has much improved. Having the chance to speak a lot more has really helped me.
Genevieve KOIZUMI(Philippines)／Elementary, 6 lessons/week, Private
- Q1: Why did you choose ILS to study Japanese?
- At first I really don't have any plan of studying Japanese because I have always come to the idea that studying language will cost me a thousand of yen, until I accidentally saw the website of ILS. I got interested to it. The school offers an affordable& reasonable lesson fees. But what really caught my attention was the schools limited class size, a group of not more than 4 students which I think is the perfect way to study especially for the newcomers of he language.
- Q2: How do you like ILS (what do you like about it?)
- ILS has been very warm & friendly atmosphere which is very conductive to learning. They also have friendly staffs & teachers around. The method of teaching are creative, systematic, and properly structured. That is why studying Japanese here makes it more easier and fun.
- Q3: Do our lessons help your life in Japan? How?
- I am realy enjoying the benefits of studying the language because I am already gaining he confidence in expressing myself in Japanese. I can go to shops or anywhere I want to, talking in Japanese without asking for anybody's help. Now I am able to communicate with other Japanese friends although I am not yet good at it but at least slowly but surely I am getting there.
- Q4: How well are you progressing with the help of ILS?
- In just a matter of 7 month, my friends and husband notices my progress, it and only shows that studying here at ILS is such a big improvement. What more if it's 2 years or 3 ? It is you to personally find out!
Nationalities of students at our school
As of February 2007, 309 students were enrolled in our school
