Nihongo Kobetsu Shido Taiou
Private Japanese Tutoring Service
MARBLE
Face to face / Online
by professional teachers
Many children grow up in more than one language, such as Japanese for school and friends, other languages at home. Do you think these children will be able to acquire enough Japanese as long as they speak a lot of Japanese every day with their teachers and friends at school?
In fact, that is often not enough.
According to a bilingual education theory, though the "living language (basic interpersonal communication skills)" will be acquired in 1 to 2 years, the "academic language (cognitive academic language proficiency) " requires 5 to 7 years or maybe more. And to develop this academic language, exposure to daily-life Japanese is not enough; it is necessary to ensure that students have the opportunity to read and write sentences that use complex syntax and abstract expressions.
At MARBLE, lessons are designed by a specialist who has been involved in Japanese language education at universities for many years with specialized knowledge about both Japanese language and language acquisition. In addition, they have also received training from an instructor who has completed the instructor trainer course at the Agency for Cultural Affairs' "Teaching Japanese for Children" before teaching children.
This enables us to provide effective and well-planned instruction that combines our expertise in the Japanese language itself and language acquisition with the considerations and perspectives necessary for Japanese for children.
For your Children's future, let's lay a solid foundation in the Japanese language.
Programs of Japanese for Children
1. Let's play in Japanese (face-to-face / online)
Group of more than 4 people
Let's speak a lot of Japanese while playing quizzes and games. Ask questions, answer questions, share your thoughts, and talk a lot.
Time: Please contact us.
Location: Near Toyocho station or Online (Please contact us for more information)
2. Private lessons (face-to-face / online)
We diagnose your child's Japanese level, set goals every six months, and provide a systematic course design. We use fun quizzes and games to enable children to acquire Japanese naturally and efficiently. Using the school textbooks, reading, and writing practice is placed important part of this session. We aim to develop their ability to study in Japanese.
3. Let's read books
(Face-to-face / Online)
This is a program for reading picture books and stories. First, let's enjoy stories. Then, have a lot of fun thinking about the feelings of the characters, expressing your thoughts, and imagining what will happen next. Keep a record of your reading in a “reading journal.”
4. Japanese with family (face-to-face)
Brothers and sisters or parents can learn together in this program. This is recommended for those who are studying Japanese with their family.
We will introduce the Japanese language used in daily life and Japanese lifestyle and culture. By choosing a theme such as "shopping" or "visiting", parents and children can have fun communicating in Japanese and improve their Japanese for daily life.
Let's have fun learning together as a family.
Levels and the Goals
To evaluate the level of Japanese proficiency, the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT), N1~ N5, is common. However, this is for adults, not for children. In the case of children, the process of acquiring Japanese language skills to adapt to school and daily life is different from that of adults, as they also establish their own identity and acquire more advanced Japanese language skills to lead their lives.
For this reason, MARBLE has adopted the Dialogic Language Assessment (DLA), developed by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to measure children's Japanese language proficiency in order to determine the level at which they are adapting to school and life. This is a nation-wide framework that can be shared with schools and other support staff. In this assessment, as shown in the table below, the three stages of support needed to participate in school are "initial support," "individualized learning support," and "independent learning with support," and each of these stages is further divided into two, resulting in six stages of Japanese language proficiency.
At MARBLE, a fourth stage, the "Advanced" stage, has been added which aims to foster more advanced learning language skills, and goals are set for each of these stages. Please use this as a reference when discussing your study plan.
Steps for
necessary suport
DLA stage
Advanced : aim to acquire academic language skill
Level: Support in school is no longer necessary.
Goal: To develop more advanced literacy, an understanding and presenting logical, abstract, or scientific content in Japanese. JLPT preparation is included in this level.
Independent learning with support（DLA Stage 5-6）
Level: There are few problems in school life but some in studying.
Goal: Learn more Japanese vocabulary and phrases so that the school studies will proceed smoothly. Improve especially "reading ability" and "writing ability" by reading, expressing the opinion, and writing essays.
Individual learning support (DLA Stage 3-4）
Level: Can participate in school activities in Japanese to some extent.
Goal: Acquire a lot of basic vocabulary and phrases while incorporating games and activities. Aquire not only basic vocabulary but also rich expressions such as metaphors and abstract expressions.
Initial support (DLA Stage 1-2)
Level: Elementary. Learn how to write and read hiragana, katakana, and simple kanji. Learn slowly starting with important phrases in daily life and school life.
Goal: Enjoy learning Japanese. Eliminate your weaknesses and learn to use what you learn with confidence in your daily life.