Japanese Language School vs Uni/Vocational School with Japanese Language Course

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   **Japanese Language School vs Uni/Vocational School with Japanese Language Course**

   Hi everyone, I’m currently preparing to go to Japan to learn Japanese for 1~2 years.

   Would you rather suggest me to go to a Japanese Language School, or a University/Vocational school with a Japanese language course?

   I’m thinking both pros and cons, as language schools are more focused and experienced in teaching Japanese, but I won’t have enough exposure to Japanese Community,

   While in University/Vocational school their focus are more split and not particularly focused in teaching Japanese, but I can train my social skills by making friends with the Japanese there, join additional classes, and join extracurricular activities with students there. (Yokohama Design College is an example for this)

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2. TUFS and Kansai Gaidai (and probably a couple of other unis) have Japanese Studies (in English w intensive Japanese language classes) as subjects, maybe that would be an option?

3. What is your goal and do you already have a bachelor’s?

4. It really depends on what your goals are.

   If your only goal is learning the language, it doesn’t make a lot of sense to pay university prices for language school results.

5. What’s your goal for afterwards?
   A language school does not provide any certifications that you’d be able to use towards a work oriented status of residence (although JLPT N1/N2 can get you some points towards HSFP).

   While a university degree in Japanese is probably not going to help you find a good career, it will at least satisfy the bare minimum requirements for teaching English.