ALC Press Inc.Ichigaya Bldg., 4-2-6 Kudankita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0073, Japan

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Making everyone'sdreams come trueALC is a language education companydedicated to those wishing to ...

This is an age where we can feel a sense of worldwide unity, transcending national

borders. Believing in the vision of such a future, ALC has been championing its mission

of “Networking for Global Communication” for more than 40 years. The company started

with the publication of “English Journal,” a monthly language magazine, followed by the

release of “1000-Hour Hearing Marathon,” a correspondence course for those wishing to

perfect their command of English. ALC has continued to extend its goods and services,

providing a complete range of study styles to meet the needs of all generations, levels

and purposes. The company is committed to continually creating new study content, tools

and support materials, and helping learners to fulfill their dreams by further enhancing its

product lineup.

... learn and teach English in a natural and fun

way

... have anexcellent

command ofEnglish beyondexam-oriented

language

... developour capabilitiesas internationalprofessionals

... actively engagein a global forum

…acquire practical English skills

... become teachers of Japanese working in Japan and

overseas

Correspondence courses to develop children's and elementary school English instructors.

Development of elementary school/children's English instructors ▶ P.

Operation of “ALC Kiddy CAT English Schools” where approximately 10,000 children study English. Offering materials to learn English in anentertaining way.

Children’s English schools and English tuition for children ▶ P. 8

Web-based training over the Internet or on intranets.

E-learning ▶ P. 4

A wide variety of reference books for students,including the popular “Kikutan” and “Yumetan” series.

English for high school students ▶ P. 7

Native bilingual teachers offer English lessons online.

We offer comprehensive support for elementary / junior high / high school students and families with children.

Correspondencecourses andbooks for Japaneseinstructors.

Japanese instructor education ▶ P. 9

Japanese as a foreign language ▶ P. 9

English learning materials for specific purposes such as science, medicine and economics.

ESP (English for Specific Purposes) ▶ P. 7

Extensive support for TOEIC® test-takers.

TOEIC® test preparation ▶ P. 7

A variety of materials to support the developmentof speaking and listening abilities using a range of themes.

General English ▶ P. 7

OnLine English ▶ P. 4

Assessments designed to precisely evaluate speaking ability using telephone testing and face to face interviews.

English speaking tests ▶ P. 7

Study Abroad ▶ P. 5

Japanese languagelearning materialsand Japanesespeaking tests.

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Supporting businesspartners

Websites

Seminars/Events

Study Abroad

As part of the bi-directional communication between learners (including members) and ALC, the company sponsors about 100 seminars and events every year. The themes of these events vary from study methods to instructor development and obtaining

Members Support

For many years, ALC’s membership organization has supported people who want to realize their language dreams. The company offers a complete and exclusive range of services to members, including the member website and a journal, supporting language studies and cross-cultural exchanges.

Supporting learning and beyond

ALCOM WORLDhttp://alcom.alc.co.jp/

A language study community site,bringing to life the idea of “Networking for Global Communication.” Everyone can participate in clubs that offeropportunities to discuss interesting news from around the world in English, or exchange their impressions of books.

You’ll be able to find the study tools that suit you best! We have a variety of correspondence courses and books you can choose from according to your level of English and your purpose. For those who aren’t sure about their level of English, we have a test to check your English ability. Free Japanese-English / English-Japanese online dictionary “Eijiro on the WEB,” free exercises for the TOEIC test, and lists of useful English expressions. The site gets more than 2 million unique users each month.

Find the study kit that suits you best!

“ALC”http://www.alc.co.jp/

Ever-evolving English/Japanese database search engine“Eijiro on the WEB”

“Eijiro on the WEB” provides Web-based access to an English-Japanese/Japanese-English database with over 1.95 million entries. The service is popular with students, businesspeople and English professionals.

* “Eijiro” is a registered trademark of Sachiko Michihata.

Delivering more convenient language learning tools to more people.The development and availability of new electronic devices and media have greatly changed our lives over the past few years. Immediately embracing such changes, ALC has worked steadily toward developing study content tailored to the many different lifestyles of learners.

Supporting learning and beyond.In the process of learning, you will reach many points where you want to take the next step, or feel you havereached a plateau in learning.Through its websites and seminars, ALC offers information and support to enable you to make the right choice and

Proposing new products, leveraging our established networks of authors and publishing business clients.

Planning

Respond ing to var ious market ing needs using survey data collected from members and Internet users.

Marketing surveys

Developing new study contents from existing books, correspondence courses, CDs and DVDs for release across a wide range of media.

Product development and production

Conducting effective promotion activitiesutilizing magazines, the Internet and social media.

Advertisement and sales promotion

Electronic dictionariesProviding popular titles such as the Kikutan and Yumetan series(English learning materials) on a wide variety of market leading electronic dictionaries, used by a broad range of learners from high school students to business professionals.

E-learning “ALC NetAcademy2”Web-based training over the Internet or on intranets.

OnLine English “ALC OnLine English”You can take an English lesson whenever and wherever you want.

Smart phones and tablet devicesApplications for the iPhone, as well as for Android and Windows 8.

E-booksOngoing digitization of popular books.

We offer comprehensive support for elementary / junior high / high school students and families with children.

“ALC Study Abroad Center”http://studyabroad.alc.co.jp/

We offer services related to studying abroad for students of all ages as well as families with children. Weprovide free counseling, help with the application process and follow-up service and programs including summer/winter camp, academic year programs, parent-child programs and order-made group study tours.

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English for adult learners

Monthly publications •“ENGLISH JOURNAL”

ENGLISH JOURNAL, first published in 1971, is a leading English study and information magazine that enablesreaders to master English whilebroadening their general knowledge.

Books •Preparation for the TOEIC® test

The TOEIC® test serves as an evaluation standard for English ability at many corporations. ALC publishes TOEIC preparation books for students at various levels of English ability.

•ESP (English for Specific Purposes)

ESP stands for English for Specific Purposes. People working internationally often need a command of English vocabulary and purases specific to certain subjects. ALC offers ideal materials for learning English in specialist fields such as science, medicine and economics.

TSST Creative Speaking Course

•“SST” “TSST” and the “Creative Speaking Course”

ALC hosts the “Standard Speaking Test (SST),” an English interview style test for the assessment of functional speaking ability. This test was jointly developed with the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL). Also, based on the same assessment standard as that of SST, ALC developed the “Telephone Standard Speaking Test (TSST),” an automated English test administered over the telephone. In addition, ALC offers the “Creative Speaking Course,” a set of lessons focusing on improving performance on the SST and TSST.

Correspondence courses •“1000-Hour Hearing Marathon,” etc.

The 1000-Hour Hearing Marathon correspondence course is one of ALC's most established and popular publications, selected by over 1.2 million people since it began in 1982.The “Hearing Marathon” series is just one of a variety of titles offered by ALC, along with courses to prepare for the TOEIC® test and improve speaking ability.

•General English

ALC publishes many books for efficient and effective Englishlearning. Many have become hits, including the “Okitekara Nerumade” (From waking till sleeping) series that has sold more than 2 million copies and the “Kyukyoku (Ultimate)” series based on ALC’s carefully researched and selected “SVL 12,000” Standard Vocabulary List.

•English for high school students

ALC publishes materials for both entrance exam preparation and development of communication ability, including “Kikutan” and “Yumetan.”

“650-Plus Marathon Course for the TOEIC® Test”

“Revive Your Basic English Skills”“1,000-Hour Hearing Marathon”

English speaking tests & lessons

ALC offers support to improve speakers’ command of the language with “useful and real” English.

English materials and publications

As a pioneer of “authentic” English education, ALC has a comprehensive lineup of correspondence courses and publications for a wide range of interests, age groups, leverls and purposes.

English for high school students English for Specific “SST” “Hearing Marathon” “ENGLISH General English Preparation for TOEIC® tests

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ALC develops teachers who can share the fun of English learning with children.

Professional development for instructors of elementary school and children's

From infants to elementary school pupils ALC develops enjoyable study materials, issuing magazines for teachers of children's English and hosting correspondence courses.

Children’s EnglishThere are over three million foreign people studying Japanese around the world.ALC offers Japanese instructor training materials, for those wishing to teach Japanese to foreign learners, and Japanese speaking tests.

Japanese

Correspondence course • “ALC Training Course for Teaching English to Children”

Books • Monthly “Kodomo Eigo,” etc.

This course gives participants the knowledge and skills to teach English to children. Certified by the nonprofit organization “J-SHINE” it also opens the path to acquiring certification as an elementary school English instructor.

ALC publishes a wide range of books (English for children) for English teachers who are working at English schools and elementary schools.

“ALC Training Course for Teaching English to “Angel Course”

“ALC Kiddy CAT English “ALC’s 2000-Word Picture Dictionary for

ALC helps establish environments where children can naturally have contact with English and master “useful” English.

Children’s English schools and English learning for

Schools • “ALC Kiddy CAT English Schools”

“ALC Kiddy CAT English Schools” are providedfor two- to twelve-year olds across Japan, with instruction provided by well-qualified reaches. At present, there are about 1,000

Books •“ALC’s 2000-Word Picture Dictionary for Kids”

A wide variety of materials are available including “ALC’s 2000-Word Picture Dictionary for Kids” based on ALC’s carefullyselected “Standard Vocabulary List 2000 forKids” and the “Kikutan Kids” series, in whichchildren practice saying words set to

Correspondence courses • “Angel Course,” etc.

Many English courses for children are offered,including the “Angel Course” for ages up to threeyears old (since their brain development makesthem especially receptive to language learning), and “Hearing Marathon Junior Sirius” for elementary school pupils.

“Angel Course”

“Hearing Marathon Junior Sirius”

J-SHINE is founded with the purpose of “supporting the prevalence and development of English education at elementary schools” in

About J-SHINE

“Gokakusurutameno” Series JSST“NAFL Japanese Instructor Education

ALC supports the professional development of Japanese teachers around the world.

Japanese instructor education

ALC broadens language horizons for non-native speakers studying and working in Japan.

Japanese study

Correspondence courses • “NAFL Japanese Instructor Education Program,” etc.

More than 70,000 people have taken the “NAFL Japanese InstructorEducation Program.” It comprehensively covers a range of skills needed for the Japanese Language Teaching Competency Test, and offers the optimal content for people aiming to be teachers of the Japanese language.

Japanese Speaking Test •JSST （Japanese Standard Speaking Test）

Books •“Dekiru Nihongo” etc.

ALC publishes preparation books for the Japanese LanguageProficiency Test, and Japanese study books for a wide variety ofpurposes and audiences.

The Japanese Standard Speaking Test (JSST) is an interview test administered overthe telephone for the assessmentof functional speaking ability in Japanese. Japanese ability is assessed by analyzing such elements as vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation to measure the test-taker’s ability toconverse. The test is utilized at domestic and internationalcompanies as well as universities and colleges.

Books •“Gokakusurutameno” Series, etc.

ALC publishes many preparation books for the Japanese Language TeachingCompetency Test and also about teaching methods for Japanese teachers.

Comprehensive solutions for corporate global human-resource development

ALC Education Inc.ALC supports companies and educational institutions in the development of global human-resources responsible for international business. ALC has a proven track record, having offered distance learning, e-learning, language training, cross-cultural training, overseas training and management training, to over 3,000 companies.

Company Overview

Company name: ALC Press Inc.Location Headquarters 　　　Ichigaya Bldg., 4-2-6 Kudankita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0073, Japan

Established: November 2011 (Founded in April 1969)Capital : ¥100 millionBusiness Activities:● Planning, production and sales of educational materials for distance learning● Planning, production and sales of language learning related publications (monthly magazines, books)● Planning, production and sales of e-learning educational materials● English / Japanese speaking-ability diagnostic services● Holding customer-service events, such as test-preparation courses

President: Akira Yasujima

No. of employees in group: 294, including 215 ALC employees (as of the end of January 2016)

GroupPublishing and language-education content development

ALC Press Inc.ALC develops, produces and markets a variety of products related to language study, such as distance-learning educational materials, language learning related publications (monthly magazines, books) and e-learning educational materials. We also offer English and Japanese speaking tests and related services such as test-preparation courses.

　　Tokyo Headquarters　　 2nd Floor Ichigaya Bldg. 4-2-6 Kudankita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0073, Japan　 TEL 03‐3238‐2870 (Main)

The ALC Group is comprised of two companies which demonstrate a high level of expertisein their respective fields.Working closely together, we develop and provide a wide range of products and services.

　　Tokyo Headquarters　　Ichigaya Bldg., 4-2-6 Kudankita, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0073, Japan TEL: 03-3356-2710 (Administrative Office)

TEL　　Nagoya Branch 4th Floor Central Noda Bldg. 1-10-35 Higashisakura, Higashi-ku, Nagoya 461-0005, Japan　　　 TEL: 052-971-8320TEL 　Osaka Branch 12th Floor NM Plaza Midosuji 3-6-3 Awajimachi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-0047, Japan TEL: 06-6204-4567TEL Fukuoka Branch 3rd Floor Kamiyo Tenjin Bldg. 4-10-10 Watanabedori, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka 810-0004, Japan TEL: 092-737-3535TEL

　　Daigo Office　　5th Floor Ichigaya Daigo Bldg., 1-10 Gobancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0076, Japan

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ALC Education Inc. supports thedevelopment of global business professionalsALC Education Inc. is an ALC group company that embodies the vision of “Networking for Global Communication.”Building on ample experience and a successful record in language material development that ALC has established over more than 40 years, ALC Education offers total solutions for global human resources to a diverse community of companies and educational institutions. ALC Education offers a comprehensive range of courses for all career paths, to enable the successful development of global human resources and management. Professional training and correspondence courses meet the needs of business professionals at every step of the career ladder, from new and experienced employees to executives and senior management. The company provides extensive support for the globalization of education for educational institutions, based around the e-learning systems “ALC NetAcademy2” with rich content such as ESAC (English Study Advisor’s Certificate), global vision training, Faculty Development (FD) training for teachers and faculty members in English and support for non-Japanese students.

For incorporated schools

•ALC NetAcademy2Over 80 percent of national universities as well as about 400 educational institutions have used this system.

•Self-learning support programsWith diversifying English studies, the role played by English study advisers, who give advice on how to study and how to make a learning plan, has become more and more important for acquiring English skills. ALC established the “English Study Advisors’ Certificate (ESAC)” system in 2005 and supports self-learning through ESAC-certified English advisers. These advisers can give expert advice in order to develop Japanese learners’ command of English.

•Class support programsAddresses a wide range of needs such as improving TOEIC® test scores, communication practice and business writing training for corporate human resource development.

•Textbooks and training aidsSupports teachers with a comprehensive lineup of graded materials designed to encourage comprehension and production of authentic English language.

For corporations

•Correspondence coursesOur correspondence courses have been adopted by more than 3,000 companies as part of their self-development systems and training for new employees.ALC Education offers a comprehensive lineup of courses to meet different purposes such as preparing for the TOEIC® test and improving speaking ability.

•English communication trainingOffers opportunities for the comprehensive development of communication skills required by global professionals. This includes areas such as Business English communication, presentation skills and more.

•Management trainingThe Global Management Program is offered by highly qualifiedand experienced global management consultants to developJapanese global managers, core human resources and local staff. To maximize the opportunities for development, many companies have utilized our broadband learning courses. These allow learners to participate in online business management courses held by experts and famous lecturers.

•Overseas trainingIn order to accelerate the development of global human resources, overseas training courses are offered. These meet a wide range of learning objectives, from leading business schools to language schools overseas.

•English speaking tests (TSST)TSST is a tool to measure speaking ability in English conducted over the telephone. The number of companies employing the test has been growing rapidly to meet the need for testing English communication ability.