The first term of RIFA's English Classes were held from September last year and the latter term from January this year. The participants enjoyed studying English with a male New Zealander. The content of the beginners' class is conversations to talk with foreign people who visit or stay in Japan. The students in the intermediate & advanced class tried a high level of English in which they thought of a topic and gave their own opinions about it every time.

It was an introductory English class which was not so ubiquitous. With the Canadian teacher's rhythmical teaching, one hour seemed to pass quickly. The participants were tense a little with answering questions based on the examples by turn or thinking of their homework because of the first English class after their graduation, but they enjoyed the seven-time class in the warm and joyful atmosphere with handmade cake for someone's birthday or chocolate for the Valentine's Day.

Foreign residents living in or out Ritto keep coming to RIFA's Japanese class on the second and forth Saturday from 10:30 to 12:00. They are from Peru, Brazil, China, New Zealand, the U.S. A., Vietnam, and others, and study hard, finding time to spare during busy daily lives. The people who support them are volunteers registered at RIFA. It is also a good chance for both to study with unexpected questions. They deepen the bonds of friendship, accumulating knowledge one by one.

RIFA lecture for Japanese instructors on "How to teach Japanese"

There were much more applicants than the fixed number from in or out of Ritto. Ms. Hisako Stao took charge of "How to teach beginners," Ms. Kazuyo Tomikawa "How to teach intermediate level of students, and Ms. Kimie Nagaho "How to teach intermediate level of students and summary." There were many people who participated for the first time in this kind of the class and they all listened attentively.
They reassured that Japanese is really difficult with the words to be respectful, to be humble, to be polite and to be beautiful.