A place of learning for all ages and experience. Individualized support to expand your potential.
Our study counselors constantly monitor each student's learning status and provide individualized career guidance. Students can effectively improve their English skills with an optimal study plan.
This is a one-year course to relearn the four English skills of reading, listening, writing, and speaking from the basics. Students will have many opportunities to practice the phrases they learn in class and experience the joy of speaking English.
Those who have blanked out after graduating from high school or working experience who have reached retirement age can also join us.Those who wish to study intensively in one year can adapt their language skills and objectives.
Some students go on to higher education within Kanda Institute of Languages, while others find employment or transfer to universities. The English Basic Training Course will further broaden your career path.
Students who have good grades and attendance in their classes and pass an internal review may transfer to the second year of the English major course of study.
Some students go on to two-year courses other than the English major course, or use the basic English language skills they have acquired to find employment or enter other universities.
Students meet with a study counselor on a regular basis. The counselor will provide extensive advice on the best learning methods for each individual student, as well as develop a plan to help them achieve their goals for the future.
Students will learn how Japanese culture, such as Japanese food, anime, and fashion, is communicated around the world in English, and develop the ability to communicate about Japan in English.
Students will learn the basic pronunciation system of English in a practical way. Students will learn how to pronounce "vowels" and "consonants" that are typical of English, as well as "rhythm" and "intonation.
Basic English Training Course, 1 year
Shindo Imamura
Graduated from Toyonan High School, Tokyo
Passed the second-year on-campus transfer admission for the English major course
When my university entrance exams didn’t go as planned, my homeroom teacher recommended KIFL. I did consider enrolling in the English Major Program right away, but I felt that the “internal transfer to the English Major Program”—an intermediate step—would allow me to steadily improve my skills while keeping my goal in sight, so I chose the English Foundation Program. This program brings together students of various ages and English proficiency levels.During breaks, I’d see students trying their hardest to speak English even if their grammar wasn’t perfect, as well as students who already had a high level of English proficiency. Seeing them motivated me time and again to push myself harder. My older classmates, who were also aiming for internal transfer, and I would compete with each other on our TOEIC® scores, which kept us all inspired.I really felt my progress in listening, in particular. When I first enrolled, I could barely understand the English spoken by foreign instructors. As I took weekly quizzes, I remember how, after about three months, I gradually began to feel that I could “hear” the English—a sensation that still sticks with me today.
When you hear “Foundation Program,” you might imagine that you’ll only be learning the basics. But in reality, many classes are held jointly with students from other courses, creating an environment where you can seriously improve your English skills while drawing plenty of inspiration from those around you. I have now transferred into the second year of the English Major program—which was my original goal—and am aiming to advance to Kanda University of International Studies, our sister institution.At university, I plan to aim for a TOEIC® score of 800 while also taking on the challenge of learning Korean, a language I’ve long been interested in. I recommend this course to anyone who is undecided between the English major and other options but wants to focus on English first and study it thoroughly.
Students can choose from a variety of paths, such as entering the 2-year course at Kanda Institute of Languages, transferring to the 2nd year of the English Major Course, or applying to universities.
