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Courses

High-quality Courses in over 50 Languages and Dialects

For over 25 years since its foundation in 1986, ICC has been offering high-quality courses in more than 50 languages and dialects to individual students as well as to corporate clients. Whether you wish to improve your career options, to study or travel abroad, our high-quality courses will focus on ensuring you acquire the language skills that are relevant to your goals. They will build your fluency and confidence by helping you apply the structures and functions of the language to meaningful and practical situations. ICC courses are tailor-made and adaptable. We will listen to your needs, create suitable learning solutions, and adjust and modify them where and when necessary. All courses are conducted by highly-experienced and enthusiastic native instructors using a proven teaching method and excellent teaching materials. All classrooms are equipped with computers which allow instructors and students to access authentic materials via the Internet.

Our Private Lessons (One-to-One) system offers you total flexibility. Semi-Private lessons (Very small groups) are also available for students who wish to study with family members, work colleagues or friends. You can start a course at any time, and schedule your lessons how and when you like. Lessons are available from 7:00am to 10:00pm, 7 days a week, all year long. Instruction can take place in our school rooms, in your office, or in your home. All ICC schools are conveniently located, just about a 5 minute walk from major train or subway stations. All courses are monitored throughout using questionnaires, and are acted upon by our professional staff wherever appropriate.

ICC has also been offering excellent corporate language programs to major corporations and governmental institutions. Our impressive clients’ list includes the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry Of Defense, the Police Department, the Pentagon, Sony, Panasonic, Shiseido, Shell, Siemens and Chanel, to name just a few. Upon request, a trial lesson can be arranged at your convenience.

Corporate Programs

 

General Language Courses

The General Language Courses, conducted by highly-experienced and enthusiastic native instructors, are perfect for those who want to improve their language proficiency across the four skills. Although the focus is on improving your ability to communicate effectively in all kinds of situations, the communicative work will also be underpinned by a systematic approach to grammar, vocabulary development, and skills work. The curriculum and materials are tailor-made for each individual. Our courses will not only enable you to communicate effectively in the target language, they will also give you the tools to address the specific cultural issues arising from working, studying or traveling in a different culture. See more...

Survival Travel Language Courses

The Survival Travel Language Courses are perfect for those who plan to travel abroad and wish to acquire or improve their communicative skills in a short time. The focus will be on improving your ability to communicate effectively in all kinds of situations that you might encounter during your travel. Our courses will not only enable you to communicate effectively, they will also give you the tools to address the specific cultural issues arising from being in a different culture. When planning your course curriculum, the time you have, your level, your expectations, your learning style and budget will be taken into account. See more...


Business Language Courses

Whatever your objective might be, ICC will plan and deliver a course designed around your level and needs. Although the key focus will be to develop your communicative fluency, accuracy, and confidence within a business context reflecting your specific working environment, language work will be strengthened by a systematic approach to grammar, vocabulary development, and skills work. The courses, conducted by highly-experienced and enthusiastic native instructors, focus on all kinds of business situations, including meetings, presentations, negotiating and social contacts. Our programs will not only enable you to communicate effectively, they will also give you the tools to address the specific cultural issues arising from working or studying in a different culture. See more...

Overseas Relocation Language Courses

Since its founding in 1986, ICC has been providing high-quality Overseas Relocation Courses, in more than 50 languages. The aim of these courses is to help students communicate effectively with customers and colleagues in the language of their host country. These Relocation Courses are suitable for students who are planning to move to another country for personal or corporate reasons and want to integrate themselves into the local community. Whatever your objective might be, ICC will plan and deliver a course designed around your level and needs. Although the key focus will be to develop your communicative fluency and accuracy, language work will be strengthened by a systematic approach to grammar, vocabulary development, and skills work. These courses, conducted by highly-experienced and enthusiastic native instructors, focus on all kinds of situations, including meetings, presentations, negotiating and social contacts. The courses will not only enable you to communicate effectively in the target language, they will also give you the tools to address the specific cultural issues arising from working or studying in a different culture. See more...

Language Courses for Executives

Whether you are a company president or an executive building language skills to qualify for a promotion, ICC offers special language courses, in all major languages to help you upgrade your business language terminology, vocabulary and comprehension. Through lively, student-centered, interactive simulations and role plays, students learn to communicate confidently and effectively in the target language. Each course is customized specifically to suit your level, professional needs and goals. The main components of these courses include how to write business emails, conduct successful business negotiations, give successful business speeches and presentations. By understanding and speaking a language fluently and correctly, and by acquiring knowledge and understanding of the target country’s culture and customs, you attract and build trust with your international customers more effectively. See more...

Language Courses for Diplomats

Since its founding in 1986, ICC has been providing high-quality language programs in more than 50 world languages to foreign embassies, as well as to many other Japanese and foreign governmental institutions. The courses are designed especially for foreign diplomats, attaches and other officials stationed in Japan, or for Japanese officials to be dispatched abroad. The courses main aim is to help students acquire the communicative language skills required in their professional field, such as effectively conducting discussions, diplomatic negotiations and interviews, and giving speeches and presentations. These courses will not only enable the students to communicate effectively in the target language, they will also give them the tools to address the specific cultural issues arising from working in a different culture, such as social relationships, management styles, teamwork, and communication styles. See more...

Language Courses for Military Linguists

ICC provides excellent culturally based intensive language courses for linguists from the Japanese and U.S. military, and other security and defense related agencies. We offer beginners, intermediate, advanced, and refresher courses, at all our schools. The programs include instruction in the history, culture and current events of the nations in which the languages are spoken. All classrooms are equipped with computers which allow instructors and students to access authentic materials via the Internet. As a first-rate language services provider, our aim is to help the students improve all their language skills, especially their communicative skills, get higher scores in their chosen tests, enhance the security of their nations and succeed in their careers. See more...

Language Corses for Police Linguists

ICC provides excellent culturally based intensive language courses for linguists from the Japanese and U.S. police, military, and other security and defense related agencies. We offer beginners, intermediate, advanced, and refresher courses, at all our schools. The programs include instruction in the history, culture and current events of the nations in which the languages are spoken. All classrooms are equipped with computers which allow instructors and students to access authentic materials via the Internet. As a first-rate language services provider, our aim is to help the students improve all their language skills, especially their communicative skills, get higher scores in their chosen tests, enhance the security of their nations and succeed in their careers. See more...

Language Courses for Kids

ICC, for more than 25 years since its foundation in 1986, has been offering high-quality courses for kids of different ages, in Japanese, English and all other major languages using an effective teaching method and excellent teaching materials attractive to children. We have designed special courses to meet the level and specific learning needs of each kid. Students will obtain the confidence of speaking the target language and become interested in it. Our teaching materials also cover listening, speaking, reading and writing skills in order to help kids get ready for their language studies in primary school or junior high school and prepare for all kinds of language proficiency exams they wish to take. See more...

Language Courses for Returnees

“If you don't use it, you lose it" the old saying goes. If you don't continue to use the language you have acquired overseas, you very quickly forget how to speak it. Our Language Courses for Returnees in all major languages, conducted by highly-experienced and enthusiastic native instructors, enable the students not only to maintain their speaking and listening ability in the target language, but also, through the continued reinforcement of vocabulary and grammar, to further develop their existing language skills. See more...

Test Preparatory Language Courses

ICC can provide Test Preparatory Language Courses in all major languages for students who require a language certification to enhance their CV for studies or for professional purposes, in Japan or abroad. You can study towards all major exams such as the TOEIC, TOEFL, JLPT or DALF, to name just a few. Preparing for one of the language proficiency tests is an ideal way of improving all your language skills in the target language. These courses, conducted by highly-experienced and enthusiastic native instructors, follow a structured curriculum that covers a wide range of language knowledge and skills, and focuses on relevant content, a lot of practice, and improving specific exam techniques, in order to help you achieve superior results in your chosen exam. See more...

Language Courses for Specific Purposes

Possessing effective language communication skills is a vital part of any business success story. Combining expert advice, a flexible approach and high-quality instruction by highly-experienced and enthusiastic native instructors, ICC can design a course in all major languages to suit your level and specific needs. Our courses will not only enable you to communicate effectively in the target language, they will also give you the tools to address the specific cultural issues arising from working, studying or travelling in a different culture. See more...

Intensive Language Courses

ICC offers half-day or full-day intensive courses for students who want to become proficient in the target language within a relatively short period of time. These courses, conducted by highly-experienced and enthusiastic native instructors, are an ideal way to learn the basics of the language or refresh and improve your existing language skills. The course curriculum is specifically created with each student in mind and can be adjusted to suit each individual’s level, needs or schedule. These courses will not only enable you to communicate effectively, they will also give you the tools to address the specific cultural issues arising from working , studying or travelling in a different culture. See more...

Corporate Language Programs

Our comprehensive range of programs, in more than 50 languages and dialects underlines our recognition of the diverse needs of our individual students and our corporate clients. As one of Japan’s leading providers of language services, ICC continually strives to offer the highest levels of customer service, best value and enjoyment to its clients. ICC language programs are all tailor-made and adjustable. We will listen to your needs, analyze them, create a suitable program for you, and adapt and modify it where and when necessary. Our programs will also provide a sound understanding of business culture, etiquette and protocol. ICC is extremely privileged to have a top-notch team of instructors. Whether you would like your employees to improve their communication skills with clients, to improve their communication within the company, to train them to be relocated abroad, we truly believe that ICC is your best choice. You can start a course at any time, and schedule your lessons how and when you like. See more...

On-site Language Courses

ICC can dispatch highly-experienced and enthusiastic native instructors to your office or home so you do not have to stress about travelling to one of our schools. Learning with members of your family, colleagues or friends with a similar level and goal can be an ideal and enjoyable way to keep you motivated. Combining expert advice and a flexible approach, ICC can design a course in all major languages to suit your specific needs. Our courses will not only enable you to communicate effectively in the target language, they will also give you the tools to address the specific cultural issues arising from working , studying or travelling in a different culture. You can start a course at any time, and schedule your lessons how and when you like. See more...

Course Procedure

1. The Initial Conversation

In our first conversation, we will ask you about your aims and expectations in order to find out as much as possible about key issues, such as why you want you learn, how you want to learn, what you hope to achieve, how much language you already have, how much time you'd like to commit, and other important issues.

2. The Proposal

After discussing the details, we will create a proposal which will reflect our understanding of your needs. The proposal will include course format, course content, course duration and price. The proposal is a framework which you are able to refine to meet your schedule and specific learning circumstances.

3. The Trial Lesson and Level Test

Once the proposal is agreed upon, we will contact you to discuss training location, times, durations and other important details. Suitable instructors will then be selected and fully briefed prior to the first lesson. Upon request, a trial lesson and a level test can be arranged at your convenience, before the start of the course.

4. At the Beginning of the Course

In the trial lesson or in the first lesson, your instructor will get a clearer idea of your linguistic strengths and weaknesses, your learning style and what your priorities are. Together, we will draw up a course plan which will focus on what you want to be able to do with the target language and what you will need to cover during the course in order to achieve your goal.

5. During the Course

During the course, your instructors will assess your strengths, your weaknesses and your learning style on a regular basis, and adapt the teaching method and materials accordingly in order to maximize your language acquisition. You will also have the full support of our dedicated staff throughout your course, and we will collect regular feedback from you, responding where necessary.

6. At the End of the Course

The end of the course will include a full review of what you have learnt, a final assessment test to find out where your strengths and weaknesses lie, and some suggestions on what you can do to maintain and improve all the acquired language skills.


How long will it take me to learn a foreign language?

That will depend on a number of factors, including the relative difficulty of the language you wish to learn, whether you’ve studied the language (or a similar language) before, your level of motivation in learning, and the amount of time you are willing or able to spend practicing between classes. Please call us, and one of our advisors will be happy to discuss your situation and make recommendations.


Approach and Methology

Lessons will generally follow an integrated skills approach. Classes will focus on functional and notional areas, and then work on the language skills required to achieve competence in those areas. These will typically consist of a mix of structural, lexical and cultural items, including work on question forms, politeness phrases, appropriate intonation, and phrases to attract attention. The instructors will always follow an active learning approach, engaging their students in the target language. The content of the lessons has to be relevant to life outside the classroom, and to students’ specific needs. Language needs to be used in authentic and useful ways.


Instructors

 

Our courses are conducted by well-trained and enthusiastic native　instructors. We sincerely believe that the success of our schools ultimately depends on the quality and efforts of our staff and instructors. It is with this idea in mind that we hire only high-quality native instructors that are well-experienced, friendly and dedicated to their work. Most of our instructors have studied, worked and taught abroad, and are therefore able to respond to any individual student’s or any organization’s particular needs, using a proven teaching method and excellent teaching materials. Depending on your level and objective, typical classroom activities might include role-plays, discussions, and other enjoyable language practice.


Types of Lessons

Private Lessons　（One-to-one instruction）

Our One-to-One system, designed around your schedule and learning preferences, offers you total flexibility and guarantees you make the maximum progress in the time that you have. Each class is specifically crafted following thorough needs analysis and level testing with each student. Instruction plans and teaching materials are researched and tailor-made for each individual.

Semi-Private Lessons　（Two to five students in a class）

Semi-Private Lessons are available for corporate clients and for students who wish to study with family members, work colleagues or friends. Each class is delivered on a cost-effective basis. Each student follows a rigorous needs analysis and level testing process to ensure the language instruction plan will work for everyone. The emphasis will typically be on developing communicative skills in the target language. However, instruction can be adapted to different professional or private needs.

Group Lessons （(Classes of more than five students）

As for Semi-Private Lessons, Group Lessons are available for corporate clients and for students who wish to study with family members, work colleagues or friends. Each class is delivered on a cost-effective basis. Each student follows a rigorous needs analysis and level testing process to ensure the language instruction plan will work for everyone. The emphasis will typically be on developing communicative skills in the target language. However, instruction can be adapted to different professional or private needs.


Testimonials

Please read what our students and clients say about us:

“ICC was very accommodating and responded to my specific language needs. Unlike other language schools, ICC had a less ridged approach to language instruction and allowed the student to articulate specific language objectives and modify them as appropriate. This, in conjunction with lesson plans that adapted to specific student strengths and weaknesses, enabled me to advance my speaking and listening abilities far beyond expectations. ICC is particularly appropriate for students who are enthusiastic about language learning and are willing to take a proactive role in their language studies.” Geoff Goodman, US Department of Defense


Free trial Lessons Available

Trial lessons can be arranged at your convenience, in our school rooms or on your organization’s premises. Trial lessons for major language (Japanese, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese and Korean) are free of charge. However, there is a trial lesson charge of \5, 000 for all other languages. Upon enrolment, this amount will be deducted from your school fees.