Coming to Japan on the JET Programme offers an ideal opportunity to improve your Japanese, whatever your ability. You will have a great deal of time to study and of course put that study into practice. You will find that your every day life becomes more satisfying as your are able to communicate with those around you more effectively and understand what is around you. There are a number of options available to you should you wish to study. You can study on your own, take private lessons or take an official language course as outlined below. |
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The Association of International Education also have a website with extensive details on studying Japanese both in Japan and abroad.
MATERIALS & RESOURCES
You will be able to buy a wide range of Japanese Language Learning materials in Japan in the English Language bookstores listed in InfoZone. It may prove cheaper to bring these materials with you before you come to Japan as they can often be expensive. If you are taking things on seriously you will need a standard dictionary, grammar dictionary and course books and these usually add up to a fair outlay. This is why the CLAIR Japanese language course is ideal.
THE ELECTRONIC DICTIONARY
Beginner or advanced, the electronic dictionary is a vital tool to those who want to learn Japanese and be able to translate on the move. They are compact too at just 140x5x26.7 mm (closed) and 230g in weight.
One very useful tool for your studies is the electronic dictionary. There are a wide range of brands and models available but mostly they are meant for Japanese people to use. The Canon Wordtank however is recognised as the most useful electronic dictionary and allows you to quickly and efficiently search through an English-Japanese dictionary, A Japanese-English dictionary, a Japanese language dictionary and a Japanese character dictionary (410,000 entries). You can also switch between English language and Japanese language operation modes making it very easy to use. |
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The basic Canon WordTank model allows you to quickly and efficiently search through an English-Japanese dictionary (128,000 words), A Japanese-English dictionary (79,000 words), a Japanese language dictionary (118,000 words) and a Japanese character dictionary (410,000 entries). Operation is made easy with easy to use search functions and you can switch between an English and a Japanese operation mode. |
