Purpose

Master the Japanese language skills required for educational and research activities at university.

 

Target students

International undergraduate students (mainly 1st years) and exchange students.

 

Points to note when taking courses

● International students can use Academic Japanese credits to fulfil Foreign Language credits.

※Foreign Language: a foreign language other than English

● All colleges: Students can take the Academic Japanese course from the 1st semester (from April) ⇒ It is recommended that international students take Academic Japanese.

 

Academic year 2023 1st semester

Class Title	Time	Target	Teacher
Academic Japanese I (General)	Monday 4	1st years: all colleges	Yongsu An
Academic Japanese IIA (General)	Monday 4	1st years: all colleges	Miyako Semba (part-time)
Academic Japanese IIB (Academic Writing)	Monday 2	1st years: Humanities, Education, Agriculture	Yukiko Seo
Academic Japanese IIB (Academic Writing)	Monday 3	1st years: Science, Engineering	Miyako Semba (part-time)

Academic year 2023 2nd semester

Class Title	Time	Target	Teacher
Academic Japanese I (Applied)	Friday 5	1st years: all colleges	Kayoko Aoki
Academic Japanese IIA (Applied)	Friday 5	1st years: all colleges	Yoko Ikeda
Academic Japanese IIC (Expressions)	Thursday 4	1st years: all colleges	Yuichi Matsuda (part-time)

● Placement tests:
Below standard →　Students must take the Academic Japanese I credit.
Above standard →　Students cannot take the Academic Japanese I credit.
● Students can take multiple courses of the same genre if they have different class titles.
● Credits that exceed the required number of credits are elective credits.

Cross-cultural Communication course criteria

When taking Academic Japanese as a Foreign Language

College	Subject	Required credits	Course pattern	Course info
Humanities and Social Sciences	Humanities	5	・Academic Japanese(4 credits)＋Cross-cultural Communication (1 credit) ※International students who have taken 4 credits of Academic Japanese can take another Foreign Language as an elective from their 2nd year onwards.
	Social Sciences Law, Economics and Management	3	・1st years: Academic Japanese (1 credit)＋Cross-cultural Communication (1 credit) ・2nd years：Cross-cultural Communication (1 credit) ・1st years：Academic Japanese(2 credits)＋Cross-cultural Communication (1 credit) ・1st years：Academic Japanese(2 credits)　2nd years：Cross-cultural Communication (1 credit) ・1st years：Academic Japanese(2 credits)＋Introductory Foreign Language (1 credit) ・1st years：Academic Japanese(1 credit)＋Foreign Language I (2 credits) ・1st years：Academic Japanese(3 credits） ※If more than 3 required credits are taken in Academic Japanese or Foreign Language, they will be elective credits.
Education Science Agriculture		2	・1st years：Academic Japanese(1 credit)＋Cross-cultural Communication (1 credit) ・1st years：Academic Japanese(1 credit) 2nd years：Cross-cultural Communication(1 credit) ・1st years: Cross-cultural Communication (1 credit) 2nd years: Cross-cultural Communication (1 credit) ※If more than the required number of credits are taken in Academic Japanese or Foreign Language, they will be elective credits. 　 E.g. 1st years: Cross-cultural Communication (1 credit) ＋ Academic Japanese (1 credit) ＋ Academic Japanese (1 – 3 credits as electives)
Engineering		2	・1st years：Academic Japanese (1 credit)＋ Cross-cultural Communication (1 credit) ・1st years：Academic Japanese(1 credit) 2nd & 3rd years: Cross-cultural Communication (1 credit) ・1st years：Cross-cultural Communication (1 credit) 2nd & 3rd years: Cross-cultural Communication ※If more than the required number of credits are taken in Academic Japanese or Foreign Language, they will be elective credits. E.g. 1st years: Cross-cultural Communication (1 credit) ＋ Academic Japanese (1 credit) ＋ Academic Japanese (1 – 3 credits as electives)