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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 wish 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 who wish to work for a Japanese company in the future. The goal is to promote the basic Japanese language skills necessary for admission to 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 up to 6 credits from the courses that foreign students are allowed to enroll in. However, this only applies to students with a Japanese language skills equivalent to JLPT level N2 or above.
Off-Campus Cultural Study Trips and Training
The university offers off-campus cultural study tours to deepen students' understanding of Japanese history and culture, as well as Japanese industry and business. During the off-campus cultural study tours, students will visit historically relevant areas in Kyoto as part of their Japanese language studies to improve their conversation skills while learning about Japanese culture.
* These courses are scheduled and are subject to change.
ACCOMMODATION
Dormitory arranged by Kyoto Women's University
Students must abide by the dormitory rules during their stay.
Completion Requirements
Students in this program are required to register for at least 10 Japanese language courses (10 credits) and one related course (2 credits) per semester. In addition, students are required to attend all classes in which they are enrolled.
The passing grade for each of the above courses is 60 out of 100. Kyoto Women’s University will issue a certificate upon completion of all requirements.
Japanese Language Program application page
Only students who are enrolled (graduated from) at a university that has an agreement with Kyoto Women's University are eligible to apply.
Students who wish to apply for the Japanese Language Program should apply to the person in charge (teacher) at the university where they are enrolled (graduated), obtain a recommendation, and then submit the application documents on this page.