One-on-one lessons with professional instructors to strengthen foreign employees' speaking skills
Online Japanese language education for foreign employees
If your company employs foreign employees,
do you have any of these problems with your employees' Japanese?
- We want our foreign employees to work for a long time as potential future leaders, not just a workforce.
- Our Japanese employee is teaching Japanese, but does not know how to teach it properly.
- We want to train employees' Japanese language skills, but we can't spend much money on it.
It is often the case that hired foreign employees have JLPT N1 or N2, but surprisingly cannot speak Japanese well.
This is because the JLPT is a "listening" and "reading" test and does not test speaking ability. It is the same as many Japanese who cannot speak English well even if they score 700 or 800 or higher on the TOEIC test.
The only way to improve your conversational ability is to speak more and more, but if you are not confident in your speaking ability, you tend to become more and more reluctant to speak at work for fear of making mistakes, which is a vicious cycle.
SuraPera Japanese training services from will solve your problems!
SuraPera is an online Japanese language school for individuals who want to learn Japanese language and culture. You can easily take Japanese lessons anytime and anywhere as long as you have an environment where you can use Zoom.
Japanese language training for foreign employees at SuraPera is arranged for companies while maintaining the same ease of SuraPera, and provides high-quality one-on-one Japanese lessons at a low price to foreign employees working at the company.
SuraPeraFeatures of Online Japanese Language Training for Foreign Employees in Japan
Instructors are basically fixed, customizing lessons to fit the learner's needs.
There is no fixed course or curriculum at SuraPera. Your instructor will assess your Japanese level at the first lesson (free of charge) and arrange subsequent lessons according to your individual needs. We will focus on the areas that you want to improve in order to develop your practical skills.
At SuraPera, we have a large number of instructors with various backgrounds. We will select the instructor best suited to your occupation, desired class schedule, goals, and the like.
One-on-one lessons allow for intensive training of conversation skills.
Group lessons have the advantage of building relationships among learners and keeping them motivated, but they inevitably limit the opportunities for individual conversation. In addition, it is difficult to achieve a high learning effect for everyone if there are differences in Japanese language levels or if there are differences in the number of lessons taken due to work commitments.
By devoting as much time as possible to speaking, learners can effectively train their Japanese conversation skills.
One lesson lasts 25 minutes and can be taken anytime and anywhere, so you can balance work and learning.
SuraPeralessons are 25 or 50 minutes each. You can continue your steady learning by using your spare time during working hours. You can take lessons not only during the daytime, but also at night, on holidays, or at any other time that suits your schedule.
Lessons can be taken online, so you don't have to choose where you work. You can have employees who are already working, or hired personnel take lessons intensively before they come to Japan.
High Quality Lessons at Low Cost
| Categories | Company A | Company B | Company C | SuraPera |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Instructor | Qualified instructors only | Qualified instructors only | Both qualified or unqualified instructors | Qualified instructors only |
| Lesson content | Fixed courses | Custom-made courses | Custom-made courses | Custom-made courses |
| Lesson style | Group | One-on-one | One-on-one | One-on-one |
| Fee | 4,400 yen (50 min.) | 4,620 yen (50 min.) | 1,000 to 5,000 yen Varies depending on the instructor | 2,860 yen (50 min.) |
Lesson Fees
| Number of lessons per month | Fee (25 min. lesson) |
|---|---|
| From 1 to 29 lessons | 1,430 yen (including tax) |
| More than 30 lessons | 1,320 yen (including tax) |
Customer Voices
Company A (Business: Systems)
Our employees were able to ask their instructor questions, so they could solve things on their minds. Although they took lessons for a short period of one month, they now feel less nervous when speaking Japanese.
Plan: 3 learners x 4 lessons x 1 month
Company B (Business: Machie design)
We appreciate that the lessons can be taken online, so employees who are stationed at distant clients or who have not yet started working at the company can also take the lessons.
Plan：8 learners x 4 lessons x 6 months
FAQ
- QIs there a pre-level test?
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There is no level test; the instructor will assess the learner's Japanese level at the first lesson (free of charge) and arrange subsequent lessons accordingly.
- QIsn't 25 minutes per lesson too short?
- A
Although 25 minutes may seem short, it has the advantage of allowing you to concentrate throughout the lesson. Also, the most important factor in improving your language skills is continuity. Taking short lessons without gaps between them is more effective than taking long lessons every once in a while. If you book consecutive time slots with the same instructor, you can take lessons of 50 minutes, 75 minutes, and so on.
- QWhat happens if I can't take the lesson at the reserved time due to work or other reasons?
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If you cancel at least 24 hours prior to the lesson start time, no cancellation fee will be charged. Cancellations made after that time will incur a 100% cancellation fee.
- QWhat do I need to take lessons?
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You will need a PC (or smart device) with internet access, an email address, and the Zoom app; if your PC does not come with one, you will also need a webcam and headset.
- QCan I take a course even if I live outside of Japan?
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Yes, you can take the course online, even if you live outside of Japan. It can also be used as pre-employment training.
- QWhat is your payment method?
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At the end of each month, we will calculate the number of lessons taken and prepare an invoice, so you can pay by bank transfer.
Flow of Service Usage
- Contact Us
Please fill in and submit the following form or contact us by phone.
- Hearing of Requests and Preparation of Quotations
We will prepare an estimate after hearing the number of learners, time frame, goals, budget, etc.
- Contract
- Issuance of Accounts
You will provide us with a profile of the learner and we will issue a login account for the system.
- Proposal of Instructors
We will select and suggest an instructor that best fits the learner's occupation, desired class schedule, goals, and the like.
- Reservation of First Lessons
If the proposed instructor is acceptable, we will reserve the first lesson. Upon reservation, a Zoom meeting URL for the lesson will be sent to the learner's e-mail address.
* After the second appointment, reservations must be made by the learner.
- Participation in First Lessons
At the time of the appointment, the learner accesses the Zoom meeting and takes the lesson.
- Billing and Progress Reports
At the end of the month, we will count and bill the number of lessons for all of your company's learners. At that time, we will submit a progress report of the lessons.
