{"id":24,"date":"2018-02-23T17:34:13","date_gmt":"2018-02-23T08:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bunka-bi.ac.jp\/?page_id=24"},"modified":"2025-06-04T15:34:44","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T06:34:44","slug":"feature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bunka-bi.ac.jp\/en\/school\/feature\/","title":{"rendered":"FEATURE OF B.I.L."},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"Message from the President\"<\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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Gather! Citizens of the Earth<\/strong><\/div>\r\n\r\n
All of us who live on this planet are \"Citizens of the Earth.\"
\r\nThere are three main important endeavors for Citizens of the Earth: first, to protect the precious lives of others; second, to have humility born out of the understanding that our lives are sustained by nature; and third, to develop communication skills in order to understand other people wherever they may come from in the world.
\r\nFor 41 years while I was working as an NHK broadcaster, I searched for the kind of Japanese that would touch people's hearts. I always wondered if the Japanese I used could really be a good example, especially for those international students who have come to Japan from overseas and are trying to learn Japanese through the medium of TV or radio.
\r\nThe Bunka Institute of Language has an excellent location, being situated in the center of the international city of Tokyo. It can boast of a class-based advisory system run by full-time faculty staff, course books and course materials that have been uniquely developed, a student support service provided by experienced staff, and fully-equipped student houses. In addition, it has an academic environment where international students can comfortably partake in international student life.
\r\nI hope that all of our international students build a good foundation as Citizens of the Earth and become active across the globe.<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n
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The Bunka Institute of Language is part of Bunka Gakuen, an educational foundation with a long history and a solid educational infrastructure.<\/strong><\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Japanese language learning through communication with people from other cultures<\/div>\r\n
\r\nThe main characteristics of language learning at the Bunka Institute of Language lie in its learning environment. The institute uses a homeroom system, so students spend a lot of time together with one teacher. Students interact and learn together with classmates from a range of different countries. They can enjoy camping trips amid Japan\u2019s abundant nature, together with fellow students, teachers, and institute staff. All students participate in school events and festivals. As well as Japanese language ability, all of these things help craft superior communication ability and a wealth of multicultural experience. After graduation, our students go down a range of different paths\u2014some continue to further education, some find employment, some return to their home countries\u2014but they all take away with them a confidence fostered here at B.I.L.\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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We collaborate with the three other schools at Bunka Gakuen<\/div>\r\n
\r\nBunka Gakuen University offers study in fields including fashion, design, interior design, tourism, and psychology. Bunka Fashion College, a vocational college, and Bunka Fashion Graduate University are two of the best-known fashion education institutes in Japan. Students studying at the Bunka Institute of Language can also take exams in order to go on to study at any of the schools within Bunka Gakuen.\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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Features of B.I.L.<\/h3>\r\n
Japanese language education at BIL is based on a curriculum using BIL\u2019s original textbooks, and classes are divided according to the Japanese ability of each student. Full-time teachers who teach as qualified Japanese language teachers are also assigned to each class as a homeroom teacher. They offer academic advice and give individual counseling on the personal problems of the students.
\r\nStudent houses directly managed by BIL are available, so students can lead a comfortable life in Japan.<\/div>\r\n\r\n
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The History of Bunka Gakuen<\/h3>\r\n\r\n
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April 1919<\/td>\r\n\u201cThe Namiki Women\u2019s and Children\u2019s Dressmaking Store,\u201d\r\nthe predecessor of the Educational Foundation Bunka\r\nGakuen, and \u201cthe Women\u2019s and Children\u2019s Dressmaking\r\nSchool\u201d established.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
June 1922<\/td>\r\n\u201cBunka Sewing School\u201d opened.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
June 1923<\/td>\r\nSchool name changed to \u201cBunka Sewing School for Women.\u201d<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
October 1936<\/td>\r\nSchool name changed to \u201cBunka Fashion College.\u201d<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
April 1950<\/td>\r\n\u201cBunka Women\u2019s Junior College\u201d established.\r\n(Predecessor of \u201cBunka Gakuen University Junior\r\n College\u201d)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
April 1964<\/td>\r\n\u201cBunka Women\u2019s University\u201d opened. (Predecessor of\r\n\u201cBunka Gakuen University\u201d)<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
April 1980<\/strong><\/td>\r\n\u201dBunka Institute of Language\u201d opened.<\/strong>
\r\nStarted with three courses: English Language Program,\r\nJapanese Language Program, and French Language Program.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
March 1981<\/td>\r\nSchool flag design adopted.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
December 1981<\/td>\r\nSchool badge design adopted.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
October 1982<\/td>\r\nThe Japanese Language Program certified as the first\r\ninstitute to be chosen by the Ministry of Education,\r\nCulture, Sports, Science and Technology as a Japanese\r\nlanguage school for government-sponsored students going\r\non to vocational colleges. Welcomed 14\r\ngovernment-sponsored students from Thailand, South\r\nKorea, Fiji, Palau and Papua New Guinea.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
April 1984<\/td>\r\nReorganized to three courses: English Course\r\n(Communication Course, Business Course), Higher\r\nIntensive English Course, and Japanese Course.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
April 1986<\/td>\r\nReorganized to Japanese Department with three courses:\r\nCollege Preparatory Course, Japanese Language Teacher\r\nTraining Course, and Business Course.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
April 1988<\/td>\r\nJapanese Department restructured into Japanese Course,\r\nJapanese Language Teacher Training Course, and Business\r\nJapanese Course.
\r\nReorganized English Course and Higher Intensive English\r\nCourse to English Department with four courses: English\r\nCourse, Business English Course, International\r\nSecretary Course, and Higher Intensive English Course.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
April 1990<\/td>\r\nReorganized Japanese Course and Business Japanese\r\nCourse in Japanese Department into College Preparatory\r\nCourse and Business Course in Japanese Department.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
March 1998<\/td>\r\nNew school building completed.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
April 2006<\/td>\r\nEnglish Course, Business English Course, International\r\nSecretary Course, English Extended Program and Business\r\nCourse merged, and became International\r\nInterpretation\/Translation Course (English,\r\nJapanese-Chinese, and Japanese-Korean\r\nInterpreter\/Translator Training Courses).
\r\n\u201cBunka Fashion Graduate University\u201d opened.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
April 2014<\/td>\r\nBusiness Japanese Interpretation Course newly\r\nestablished.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
April 2017<\/td>\r\nInternational Interpretation\/Translation Course\r\nabolished.
\r\nReorganized as Japanese Language Course, Japanese\r\nLanguage Teacher Training Course, Business Japanese\r\nInterpretation Course.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
May 2017<\/td>\r\nJapanese Language Teacher Training Course accepted by\r\nthe Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs as\r\n\u201cappropriate training for Japanese language teaching\r\nstaff.\u201d<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n
May 2025<\/td>\r\nThe Japanese Language Teacher Training Course has been registered with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as a registered training institute for Japanese-language teachers and a registered practical training organization.<\/td>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/table>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"Message from the President\" Gather! Citizens of the Earth All of us who live on this planet are \"Citizens of the Earth.\" There are three main important endeavors for Citizens of the Earth: first, to protect the precious lives of others; second, to have humility born out of the understanding that our lives are sustained by nature; and third, to develop communication skills in order to understand other people wherever they may come from in the world. For 41 years while I was working as an NHK broadcaster, I searched for the kind of Japanese that would touch people's hearts. I always wondered if the Japanese I used could really...","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2660,"parent":583,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"tags":[],"wps_subtitle":"SCHOOL INTRODUCTION","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bunka-bi.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bunka-bi.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bunka-bi.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bunka-bi.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bunka-bi.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/www.bunka-bi.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2775,"href":"https:\/\/www.bunka-bi.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/24\/revisions\/2775"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bunka-bi.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/583"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bunka-bi.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bunka-bi.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bunka-bi.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}