PRESS RELEASE
10th Dec 2007
DISTANCE EDUCATION COURSE FOR JAPANESE LANGUAGE S&N Hayakawa Enterprises Pvt Ltd, Chennai started by Ms. Jasmine Hayakawa , a native Japanese to teach Japanese Language through Professional Native Japanese teachers for Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT). JLPT has four levels – JLPT Level 4 is for beginners and JLPT Level 1 is for advanced learners. The company has been approved as Japanese Language School by Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC), New Delhi which gives 50% reimbursement on Tuition fees on successful completion of JLPT Level 4/ Level 3 exam for Engineering Graduates and also students pursuing Software courses viz. BCA, MCA, M.Sc (IT) etc. They are also approved Japanese Teachers for Anna University as recommended by Embassy of Japan, New Delhi. Currently they are teaching Japanese language for nearly 2,500 students at various levels. As Multi National Companies focus Indian Youth to develop and manufacture their products in India, there is great demand for bilingual Engineers. Japan, the second largest economy in the world, is one such country which focuses on India to develop their products and services. Ever since the commencement of its operations in India in 2005, S&N Hayakawa Enterprises has been steadily expanding its operations from Chennai to Kanyakumari by providing Professional Native Japanese Teachers to clients such as TVS Lakshmi Vidya Sangham School at Madurai; SASTRA University, Thanjavur; Anna University, Chennai; VelTech Group of Institutions, Chennai; Crescent Engineering College, Chennai, Sri Jayendera Swamigal Silver Jubilee Hr Sc School, Tirunelveli etc
This year the Governments of India and Japan have been celebrating the Festival of India in Japan and Festival of Japan in India to commemorate Indo-Japanese Friendship year. The Government of India wants to achieve minimum 30,000 Japanese learners at the beginner’s level and to achieve this target, S&N Hayakawa Enterprises has commenced Distance Education Course by developing software in India – a multimedia interactive “Hayakawa’s Learn Japanese CD” through Professional Native Japanese Teachers, for the first time in the World, to prepare students for Japanese Language Proficiency Test Level 4 which helps them to learn the following: Japanese language has 3 different characters – Hiragana to write native Japanese origin words; Katakana to write foreign origin words & Kanji (Chinese character to denote words). The CD contains 165 Digital pages which include stroke orders with pronunciation for Hiragana, Katakana and 140 Kanji Characters to meet the JLPT Level 4 requirement. Also the book published by Hayakawa contains 20 lessons in conversation pattern and each sentence is given in transliteration and meaning in English which corresponds to the sentences in the Book. Contact classes are conducted at Chennai for 5 days (total 20 hours) to enable the reader to have interaction with Professional Native Japanese on the first Sunday of every month. The time and venue will be intimated separately. The cost of undergoing Japanese Language course for JLPT Level 4 through Distance Education is as low as Rs.2, 980/- per student and the students can appear for JLPT Exam conducted by Japan Foundation on the first Sunday of every December at Chennai. The company is also commencing classes for JLPT Level 4 to Level 1 with Professional Native Japanese at their centre on 9th Dec 2007. Interpretation and Translation services are undertaken for the benefit of the Companies. Students are provided Job Assistance after they successfully complete the JLPT Level 3 examination.
Dr. Navaneetha Krishnan said that as per NASSCOM study states that more than 200000 engineers are required every year for Japanese Industry which focuses on India for their manpower required. A report of Japan Bank for International cooperation ranks India second among promising countries for business development in medium terms. In the computer hardware – software area alone Japan intends to expand its business from the present US $ 18 billion to US $ 100 billion in the next couple of years. Even free lancers in Translation and Interpretation on contract basis will be in great demand, within India too with prospects of heavy pay packets (with Rs.1,00/- per day of work) The CD as released by Mr. Yoshinori Yakabe Consul – Consul General & Japan Chennai and the first C.D was presented to Mr. K.V.D Kishore Kumar Director Veltech Group of Institutions in the presence of Dr.Navaneetha Krishnan Advisor. Ms.Noriko Hayakawa – Chairman Ms.J. Hayakawa M.D SLN. Hayakawa Enterprises. The course fee for Distance Education costs Rs.6630/- presently with 70% discount it costs Rs.2980/- per individual which includes Text Book, CD & contact classes of 20 hours. (4 hours per day for 5 days) For further details – please contact. Mr. Srinivasan – 93855 33101 Dr. Navaneetha Krishnan – 94448 01804. www.hayakawa.in or www.learnjapanese.in (Phone: 044 26541117)