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- Japanese Language Program (15 Weeks)
Japanese Language Program (15 Weeks)
The International Center of Kyoto Women's University has newly established a Japanese Language Program starting in the fall semester of 2018. This Japanese language program is designed for students who are enrolled in or graduated from overseas universities with which Kyoto Women's University has an agreement, and who are eager to study Japanese language, culture, and society at a Japanese university, or who wish to study at Kyoto Women's University, a Japanese university or graduate school, or to work for a Japanese company in the future. The purpose is to foster the basic Japanese language skills necessary to enter Kyoto Women's University or other Japanese universities and graduate schools.
From FY2024, we have established a class for graduate students with Japanese language skills equivalent to N1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test to develop more advanced Japanese language skills necessary for Japanese studies, etc.
PROGRAM CONTENTS
Japanese language courses
8:50 - 10:20 and 10:35 - 12:05 from Monday to Friday
Subsidiary courses
13:00 - 14:30 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday (TBA)
(Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced class)
"Study of Japanese Society I & II"; "Japanese Culture and Society I & II", and "Academic Japanese Language I & II"
(Advanced Japanese language class)
"Japanese Traditional Culture A & B" *, "Communities in Japan A & B" *
*Limited to Advanced Japanese language class students
Courses open to overseas students
Among the courses offered by Kyoto Women's University, you can take courses worth up to 6 credits out of the courses that overseas students are allowed to enroll in. This applies, however, only to students with a Japanese language ability that is equivalent to JLPT Level N2 or above.
JAPANESE LANGUAGE COURSES
Beginner class
[Eligibility] Level N4 of the Japanese-Language Proficiency Test (JLPT); Level A2.1 of JF Standard/the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). Absolute beginners are not admitted.
Intermediate class
[Eligibility] Level N3 of JLPT; Level A2.2 of JF Standard/CEFR
Advanced class
[Eligibility] Level N2, N1 of JLPT; Level B1.2, B2.1 of JF Standard/CEFR
Advanced Japanese language class
[Eligibility] Level N1 of JLPT; Currently enrolled in or graduated from a master’s degree program
Courses open to overseas students
Students may enroll in courses available at each faculty if they take such courses during their free time in the afternoons.
Off-campus cultural study tours and training
The university offers off-campus cultural study tours to deepen students' understanding of Japanese history and culture, as well as an understanding of Japanese industries and corporations. During off-campus cultural study tours, students will visit historically relevant areas of Kyoto as part of their Japanese language studies, so that their conversation skills will be improved while learning about Japanese culture.
* These courses are planned and are subject to change.
* These courses are planned and are subject to change.
ACCOMMODATION
A dormitory arranged by Kyoto Women's University
Students must abide by the dormitory rules during their stay.
Students must abide by the dormitory rules during their stay.
Students in this program must register for at least 10 Japanese language courses (10 credits) and one related course (2 credits) during a semester. In addition, students are required to attend classes in all their registered courses.
The passing score is 60 out of 100 for each course stated above. Kyoto Women’s University will issue a certificate on completion of all requirements.
The passing score is 60 out of 100 for each course stated above. Kyoto Women’s University will issue a certificate on completion of all requirements.
Japanese Language Program application page
Only students enrolled (graduated from) in a university that has an agreement with Kyoto Women's University can apply.
Students who wish to apply for the Japanese Language Program should apply to the person in charge (teacher) of the university they are enrolled in (graduated from), obtain a recommendation, and then submit the application documents on this page.
Students who wish to apply for the Japanese Language Program should apply to the person in charge (teacher) of the university they are enrolled in (graduated from), obtain a recommendation, and then submit the application documents on this page.
ID/password is required.
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