What is included in the program fee

Tuition Traditional Japanese Culture workshops Field Trips (Kyoto, Hiroshima, Himeji) Airport pick up fees

(University- Kansai International Airport) Liability Insurance Accommodation fees (including utilities)

Airfare Daily expenses Travel insurance*

*Participants are obliged to take out travel

insurance on their own covering them for

accident, illness and financial loss while

abroad

What is NOTincluded in the program

March 1, 2017 - March 31, 2017

¥290,000

Website http://www.kwansei.ac.jp/c_ciec/c_ciec_012237.html

KGU is located in Uegahara, Nishinomiya City,

roughly halfway between the two cities of

Osaka and Kobe (from the campus to either city takes

less than an hour via train). Students can enjoy this

convenience while also taking in the beautiful natural

surroundings of the Uegahara campus.

symbolizing the school's aim to guide its members and students to master

their inner gifts to serve their neighbors and the world at large.

Center for Japanese Language Education (CJLE), Kwansei Gakuin University

1-155 Uegahara Ichiban-cho, Nishinomiya, Hyogo 662-8501 JAPAN

With the aim to educate young minds based on Christian

principles, Kwansei Gakuin has since grown into a leading private

comprehensive and integrated educational institution consisting of

a university, junior college, junior and senior high schools, elementary

school and kindergarten.

Now residing in 7 campuses, including Nishinomiya, Sanda, Takarazuka

Osaka, and Tokyo, Kwansei Gakuin values inclusiveness for students

from all backgrounds.

Kwansei Gakuin (KG) is one of the most prestigious

private schools in Japan, founded in Kobe in 1889 by the

American missionary, Reverend Walter Russell Lambuth.

Fill in the online application form from the KGU website.

We will notify you of the result of your application and the

next steps you will need to take in the application process

to your registered email address by April 10, 2017

2017.5.22 ～ 6.24 (33nights)

Through this program, students will be

able to spend 5 weeks focused on learning

Japanese and discovering Japanese culture

with friends from all over the world. It is aimed at

Upper-Elementary Japanese language students and will

include Japanese language courses as well as Japanese

culture courses through workshops conducted in Japanese.

✔ Learn with context

Students can practise the skills they aquired in language classes during

the cultural sessions with their Nihongo Partners.

✔ Learn through workshops. Experience, see and feel the real Japan!

Students will take part in field trips to Kyoto, Hiroshima and Himeji and

experience a homestay weekend.

the ancient capital of Japan, with its famous shrines and temples or the floating

shrine of Miyajima?

How about trying your hands at making Japanese sweets and other traditional

Japanese crafts? The workshops will give students a chance to learn about the

elements of culture and apply newly acquired skills, allowing them to deepen

their understanding of Japanese culture.

We hope students have a fruitful encounter with the Japanese language and culture. cjle_jimu@kwansei.ac.jp

http://www.kwansei.ac.jp/c_ciec/c_ciec_008201.html

Osa

Mon Tue Wed Thrs Fri Sat Sun

5/22 5/23 5/24 5/25 5/26 5/27 5/28 Language Culture

1st period

9:00-10:30Arrive in Japan Orientation

Japanese Japanese Japanese

2nd period

10:40-12:10Welcome party

Japanese Japanese Cultural Exchange

3rd period

13:30-15:00

Japanese Japanese Japanese

5/29 5/30 5/31 6/1 6/2 6/3 6/4

1st period

9:00-10:30

Japanese Japanese Japanese Japanese Japanese

2nd period

10:40-12:10

Japanese Japanese Japanese Japanese Cultural Exchange

3rd period

13:30-15:00

Japanese Cultural Exchange Japanese Japanese

6/5 6/6 6/7 6/8 6/9 6/10 6/11

1st period

9:00-10:30

Japanese Japanese Japanese Japanese Japanese

2nd period

10:40-12:10

Japanese Japanese Japanese Japanese Cultural Exchange

3rd period

13:30-15:00

Cultural Exchange Japanese Japanese

Host Family

pickup

Return to

dorms

6/12 6/13 6/14 6/15 6/16 6/17 6/18

1st period

9:00-10:30

Japanese Japanese Japanese Japanese Japanese

2nd period

10:40-12:10

Japanese Japanese Japanese Japanese Cultural Exchange

3rd period

13:30-15:00

Japanese Cultural Exchange Japanese Japanese

Japanese

6/19 6/20 6/21 6/22 6/23 6/24

1st period

9:00-10:30

Japanese Japanese Japanese Japanese

Language 52

Japanese

Language 55

(speech presentation)

2nd period

10:40-12:10

Japanese Japanese Japanese

Language 50

Japanese

Language 53

Japanese

Language 56

(speech presentation)

3rd period

13:30-15:00

Japanese Cultural Exchange

Session 51

Final exam 54

Total

Classes 56 14 70

Class Hours 84h 21h 105h

WEEK

5Return home 720 90

Closing ceremony

Farewell party

Field Trip

(Hiroshima)

Japanese Culture

Japanese Culture

Field Trip

(Himeji)

Japanese Culture

Japanese Culture900 630

WEEK

4

WEEK

3

Weekend

Homestay

Weekend

Homestay

900 90

WEEK

2900 180

Teaching Hours

Field Trip (Kyoto)

Japanese Culture

Japanese Culture

WEEK

1540 270

Course Curriculum

Class Hours

*Content is subject to change Class Hours

This course is for students who

have achieved the Japanese

Language Proficiency Test

(JLPT) N5-N4 level / CEFR A2

level.

Students are expected to have

knowledge of basic verb

conjugation such as Dictionary

form, Nai form, and Te- form

before they start the program.

Program Duration

May 22nd - June 24th

Language Classes

90min. 56 classes 90min. 14 classes

Culture Classes Total

6300min. / 105h

Qualifications

University dormitories:

Twin rooms (5 minutes walk from our university)

Accomodation

Grading Criteria At the end of this program, students will sit a final examination and in

addition will be required to give a short speech in Japanese. Other

materials submitted during the course will also be evaluated. Evaluation: homework and tasks, quizzes, participation, final examination

Minimum: 10 students

Maximum: 30 students

Number of Participants

Using the Genki II textbook, students

will learn to understand and speak

Japanese using upper elementary

level expressions and sentence

structures.

Students will be paired up with

Nihongo Partners (Japanese language

partners). They will practice what

they have learned in class by using it

in real life situations. Students will

gain firsthand experience of Japanese

culture with help from their Nihongo

Partners.

This class gives students an overview

in Japanese on Japanese culture

(cuisine, pop culture, anime,

traditional rites, etc.) .

By studying various topics, this class

provides students with a broad

knowledge about Japan and offers a

basis for further studies on Japan.

Experience traditional Japanese

culture such as Noh theatre,

calligraphy and making Japanese

sweets, etc.

Field trips are part of the course.

All students must participate in the

field trips to Kyoto, Hiroshima and

Himeji.

On the third weekend, students will

have an opportunity to experience a

homestay with a Japanese host

family.