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Quality Japanese courses - now fully online: The Online Center for Japanese Studies is the world's most flexible JSL program. It is the only online program offered by an accredited Institute in Japan. You can study from home, or at work, or anywhere... but OCJS is NOT a virtual school, and is NOT a dotcom. This is a key difference between Yamasa's OCJS and other online Japanese language learning sites - the OCJS is an integral part of one of the largest & most advanced "bricks & mortar" specialist campuses in Japan. The OCJS is not only very low cost and open entry, it also has a curriculum that is fully integrated with the intensive residential programs offered in Japan by The Yamasa Institute - Japan's leading center for Japanese language education.

Reasons for studying with the OCJS include...

(1) Self paced learning - Guided but self-paced, you can study at your optimum rate,

(2) Fully On Demand - You just Log in. No waiting. All resources are online,

(3) Fully Customizable - You can study what you want, how and when you want,

(4) Web Based and "Webcentric" - All software required is free and downloadable,

(5) Mobile - You don't need ANY desktop applications. It is browser based, so you don't even need to use your own computer,

(6) Technical Support - OCJS has a comprehensive tech support center that is available free of charge to enrolled students,

(7) Tutoring Support - Our full time professional faculty are with you online,

(8) Comprehensive Curriculum - All skills, all levels, fully transferable to Okazaki based residential programs,

(9) Language Neutral - Direct method teaching is used wherever possible,

(10) Low Cost - There is no special software, and no CD-ROMs that you have to buy. Tuition fees are as low as 5000 yen per year, OCJS developed study materials are free and open source,

(11) Open Entry - All you need is web access and a desire to learn,

(12) Fully Integrated - The programs are of a consistent length and content quality. They provide a coherent program of study. Each unit length is designed with an understanding of the transfer credit requirements of universities in various countries. Tests are transparent and secure, can be callibrated and compared with well-established analog tests such as the Japanese Language Proficiency Test, and are offered in conjunction with the program of study.