Hi everyone!
I'm researching language schools at the moment, intending to go in 2025 and during this research phase I've come across 別科 (ベッか) which is where a Japanese university has a separate Japanese language course.
The one I was looking it is part of Hokuriku University (Kanazawa) and two things stood out to me:
It's a lot cheaper than the usual Japanese language schools. This course is ¥700k the other ones are about ¥850k – ¥1100k
The schedule looks quite balanced between reading, writing, speaking, listening and research/project work, classes being 9 am to 3pm
The only thing is there is a lack of reviews, which is understandable as they may not be as well known as language schools.
My questions are;
Has anyone been to a bekka here, and if so what was your experience?
Would there be any downsides I'm not seeing to going to a bekka?
Can anyone recommend any other bekka? The information appears to be less intuitive to find on a Google search compared to language schools.
For context, I will be 31 when I go (female, if that matters), so I would be a good decade older than the traditional Japanese student, though I don't know how much I'd interact with them. I passed N4 in 2018 and haven't studied since tbh, just recently got back into it.
by whataledge