Introduction: SILAC programs are offered all year round with Summer, Autumn (Fall), Winter and Spring Inter-sessions. The courses offer the most flexible intensive environment for learning Japanese available in Japan. There are 26 start dates per year to select from and a total of 234 options. You can study for 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12 weeks in duration, or start long term studies in SILAC and then transfer to Acceleration or AIJP after you receive the student visa. In summary, SILAC offers not only high quality with an intensive schedule, but also total flexibility.

On the right hand side of this page there are links to each feature of this program. These links are also located at the end of each file. Please read through each file and also the FAQ. If you ever have any questions, please contact us.

Comprehensive: The Short Intensive Language Acquisition Courses (SILAC) are taught by the Yamasa Institute's Extension (Aichi Continuing Education). In addition to schedule flexibility unrivalled in Japan, the program offers better value through being both more intensive - with 23 classes per week plus an optional culture program as well as having a highly concentrated minimum of 6-9 proficiency levels between absolute beginner and intermediate level alone. In fact, Yamasa provides more levels for this one program alone than many APJLE schools are able to provide for all of their programs combined. Even if there is only 1 student at a beginner level - we provide the full 23 class per week schedule. The maximum class size is 25% less than the recommendations of the APJLE. If the number of students at the same level at the beginning of any 2 week module exceeds our maximum class size (even by one one student), we divide the class immediately into two smaller classes. This means that you will not only learn more, and learn faster, but also that your classmates will be of a proficiency level much closer to your own than in almost any other program in Japan.

Yamasa's SILAC programs give students the opportunity to experience studying Japanese while living in Japan and practising in a full immersion environment. It offers the opportunity not only to study the language, but also to personally experience a wide range of cultural activities. SILAC participants have the opportunity to experience Japan's traditional past as well as its modern hi-tech present.

During your vacation you can experience a quick improvement in your Japanese proficiency. With Yamasa's affordable "at-cost" tuition prices, why not join us and brush up or dramatically improve your listening and speaking skills. No previous study of Japanese is required for participation. Students are able to start at their own level between absolute beginner and intermediate and quickly improve their skills at the lowest possible cost a quality program can provide.