Coordinates: 34°55′34.49″N137°9′45.79″E / 34.9262472°N 137.1627194°E
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| Type | Private language school |
|---|---|
| Established | 1989 |
| Students | approx. 150 |
| Location | Okazaki , Aichi , Japan |
| Website | www.yamasa.org |
The Yamasa Institute (Japanese: YAMASA言語文化学院) is a private Japanese Language school located in Okazaki, Aichi Prefecture.
Japanese is an East Asian language spoken by about 128 million people, primarily in Japan, where it is the national language. It is a member of the Japonic language family, and its relation to other languages, such as Korean, is debated. Japanese has been grouped with language families such as Ainu, Austroasiatic, and the now-discredited Altaic, but none of these proposals has gained widespread acceptance.
A language school is a school where one studies a foreign language. Classes at a language school are usually geared towards, for example, communicative competence in a foreign language. Language learning in such schools typically supplements formal education or existing knowledge of a foreign language.
Okazaki is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
The Institute began language instruction in 1989, [1] and was founded through the Hattori Foundation, [2] a philanthropic educational organization established in 1919. The Yamasa Institute is one of only 17 accredited Japanese language schools in Aichi. The school originally occupied one floor of the “Yamasa II” office block, but has grown to incorporate most of the building.
The Institute is accredited by the Nisshinkyo, the governing body established by the Japanese Government (Ministry of Education Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Justice) and education providers. They also have programs which issue student visas.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a cabinet-level ministry of the Japanese government responsible for the country's foreign relations.
The Ministry of Justice is one of the cabinet level ministries of the Japanese government. It is responsible for the judicial system, correctional services, household, property and corporate registrations, and also serves as the government legal representatives. The ministry also houses the Immigration Bureau.
The school conducts instruction in a wide range of courses relating to Japanese language and culture, with its main programs being the SILAC (short acquisition) options and the AIJP (intensive) courses.
The school accommodates approximately 150 students during peak time in the Northern Hemisphere summer holidays. Since its inception, Yamasa has provided Japanese language tuition to students from over 80 countries. [1]
The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's North Pole.
The school also provides housing to almost all students, and runs an extensive Homestay programme with families in the Okazaki and Mikawa regions. [3]
Homestay is a popular form of hospitality and lodging whereby visitors sleep at the residence of a local of the city to which they are traveling. The length of stay can vary from one night to over a year and can be provided for free, in exchange for monetary compensation, in exchange for a stay at the guest's property either simultaneously or at another time, or in exchange for housekeeping or work on the host's property. Homestays are examples of collaborative consumption and sharing. In cases where money is not exchanged in return for lodging, they are examples of a barter economy or gift economy.
