アカデミーオブランゲージアーツ（ALA)

こで勉強して本当に楽しい時間を過ごしてください。フロントのスタッフは、文字通りあらゆる面でお客様を全力でサポートいたします。アルバイトや正社員の仕事探し、日本での生活の悩みなど、授業も楽しいですよ！会話カリキュラムに重点を置いているため、生徒はより多く日本語で話すことができ、そうすることでほとんどの場合、日本語スキルを最大限に活用することができます。

か月間学生としてここに登録しましたが、本当に楽しい時間を過ごしました。

スタッフ自身が非常に忍耐強く、親切で、すべての詳細を整理し、私の旅をできるだけスムーズにしてくれたことに理解を示してくれました。本当にありがとうございます！

クラスメイトも先生も大好きでした！与えるものは得られるので、とても楽しく学ぶことができました。

入学を考えている人へ：毎日授業があり、各学期の終わりには試験があるため、かなり集中的なものになる可能性があることに注意してください（まあ、学校です）が、正直なところ、いつでもすぐに助けが得られます。みんなが私が日本語が上達して試験に合格することを応援してくれているのが伝わってきます（笑）。

私はすでに中級レベルに達しており、毎日非常に多くの内容を学習するため、ほとんどの知識が「定着する」かどうか疑問に思うこともありましたが、私の日本語は上達したと自信を持って言えます。漢字の読み書き、そして話すのがとても楽になりました…ありがとう!

くつかのスクールを比較した結果、ALAが自分に合っていると感じました。この学校は現実的で、生徒の状況に基づいて専門的なサービスを提供し、非常に効率的です。ハンさんとのコミュニケーションはとてもスムーズで、私の悩みにも丁寧に答えていただき、とても満足しました。今から資料の準備を始めて、できるだけ早く登録していただけると幸いです。ありがとうございます。

LAのスタッフと先生たちは、日本に来る前からずっと私をサポートしてくれました！
学校ではフレンドリーな雰囲気とお互いを尊重する雰囲気が感じられます。
クラスはあなたの日本語レベルに合わせて細かく分かれています！授業のペースは速くも遅くもありませんが、初めて日本のシステムで学ぶ外国人にとって、慣れるまでに1週間はかかりますが、その後は大丈夫です!
ALA はすべての留学生が必要とする援助とサポートであるため、私は強くお勧めします。

These guys discriminate against people with disorders like ADHD. They are completely igorant of the realities of the disorder and automatically deny anyone who has it. This is an absolutely archaic practice and they should be ashamed.

Now I am sure which school I should suggest to my friends. My weakness of Japanese has gone because of ALA. I had so many chances to practice the learned contents that right away. ALA is the best place to acquire practical Japanese. Teachers and staff are very supportive so you will not feel homesick ever!

Thank you all the staff! Staff helped me very much with my account and post office in Japan.
I am very thanks, thank you ALA. I will study hard!

先生達は優しいしスタッフの皆さんもたくさん助けられました！
クラスに関してまず毎日の日本語を習いました。 それとクラスは分かるやすいし皆んないつも話しそれに自分の日本語レベルだんだん増えてきました。
いつもありがとうございます^^ ala中美しい思い出を作りました, 素晴らしい友達を会いました。
将来でもう1回alaで入りたい:)

The overall quality of this school is very poor. They put students with very different levels in the same class, so some students are struggling to keep up while others are bored. The teachers tend to accommodate the low level students and expect the ‘better’ students to help the low level students. The courses are very intense, with a lot of memorization from 20-year-old textbooks, but very little is actually useful for daily conversation.

Most of the students who attend this school are not serious about learning Japanese. They come to class late and skip on a regular basis, chat on their phone and with each other during class, which can be quite disturbing sometimes. Some even sleep in class.

Even at the advanced level, most students cannot read or write Kanji, and are no where near fluent in speaking Japanese. A number of them cannot pass the N3 test.

There are a few good teachers at this school, but most of them just don't care. A few have told me straight up that my Japanese sucked and laughed at my mistakes. A number of the students have done the same. It's a terrible environment. Some of the office people are nice, but some are extremely rude.

If you’re serious about learning Japanese, don’t waste your time and money at this school.

おさらば、もう会いたくないよ！

HI this is not a review, I just want to ask where is a good place to stay when you are studying in this school.

I wish I had done a better research before enrolling in this school for 1 year. I wouldn't recommend it if you're an absolute beginner to Japanese language because the teaching style is quite fast, difficult and not very enjoyable in my opinion.

Lessons are fixed and teachers cover 2 lessons of the book every week, there are 2 exams a week plus lots of homework and quizzes every day. It's quite intense and it's a difficult situation for students who want to work part time and perform well at school. It's quite stressful.

Teachers always move onto the next lesson even if students don't completely understand the previous one. I hardly could keep up with the rhythm in class and even though I was doing well in the exams I didn't feel confident to use what we have learned in class because we didn't have enough time to use it and practice it before moving on.

In my class we had a different teacher every day so we had to adjust to a different teaching style every time. Out of the 5 or 6 teachers we had only 1 or 2 were clear and easy to understand so if an important lesson was taught by a not very good teacher we would have a hard time to study at home in our own and perform badly in the exams.

Maybe some students from other classes are satisfied with the school's methods but I'm personally a bit dissapoited. I feel that the school doesn't really focus on the student's needs and doesn't focus on teaching and practicing practical Japanese for everyday life situations.

On the good side staff at the reception are friendly and helpful.

I have been studying at ALA for just over 1 year now - with that being said I give ALA an overall excellent review.

I found things a bit difficult at first, and often found myself struggling in class and with Japanese - but being a foreigner and new to Japan; Japanese culture, Japanese language, and the gargantuan city of Tokyo, I think this is quite the norm.

I really did start my studies here from a ZERO Japanese exposure standpoint so yes it has been tough.

The classes themselves are quite long and they do cover ALOT of material and it is a fairly intensive Japanese school experience. To really stay on point one must prepare themselves to put in some study time after class most definitly. That being said though, there is good news. I think with as little as 1hr a day spent on studies and homework, students will be well prepared to handle things here. Myself personally I have been attending class (struggling a bit but still progressing very well!) and also I have plenty of time for my cafe part time job, Shibuya outings with my freinds and I'm also managing to hold down "somewhat" of a relationship with my new girlfriend.

My level of Japanese over the past year, although far from being " good" and no where near " fluent " definitly has grown substantially, and this really encourages me to continue with my studies. I will definitly be staying at ALA for another 9months (I plan to utilize my full 2 years of study potential here!)

The school is in a very central and convienient location. The teachers are all amazing and they really are " Alive" for lack of better words. We often go out for class lunch gatherings or to local Izakaya's after school and many of the sensei's are keen on joining us - which really is a cool way to learn about Japanese culture first handedly.

One problem that I have noticed is that in class we have so many differant ethnic backgrounds: sometimes we have people wanting to speak their native tounge (of course)

so a mashup of German, English, Korean, Chinese, etc speakers all wanting to learn Japanese whilst using their own native tounge does cause a bit of a headache at times. But it also does add to an overall interesting and sometimes really funny class experience.

This is getting quite long but I feel I should mention one other point!

Classes and teachers aside - I must also mention the school staff. The reception staff and principle of the school I personally believe go well above and beyond their duties, and truly do care about the well being of the students.

They are there to help with all international student LIFE needs much more than just applying to school life.

They have personally helped me on many occasions with minor problems to more complex issues (such as my bank account nightmare problem!) etc.

And I have a friend that one staff personally helped go to the hospital and helped her with a health issue she was having at the hospital. Very respectable in my opinion.

I don't know much about Japanese schools in Tokyo other than ALA, but without a doubt I would recommend anyone to check ALA out,

Cheers!

(PS- I'm not British: O)

The school is amazing in it's education and also the teachers and staff who work here are passionate and want to help the students no matter what issue it may be.

The classroom could need an update when it comes to the interior though. Looks a bit worn out and they would need a bit higher desks since it's very low for slightly taller students.

Also an open wifi would be nice even if I understand that they won't want you to use your phone during lessons but it is very helpful for dictionaries and looking up part-time jobs while in school. (They do have a laptop which the students can use but it's so incredibly slow we'd be better of with our phones)

I highly recommend this place to study as all the staff and teachers are super lovely and will go out of there way to help their students. They also give you support for finding part time jobs, extending your visa, opening a bank account etc. Only a few minutes away from Iidabashi station it can be easily reached from anywhere in Tokyo!