Online Summer Program 2023

The Asian Studies Program is now accepting applications for the Special Online Summer Program 2023 (June - July).
The Asian Studies Program is a program for international students, focusing on teaching Japanese language and Asian Studies. We have received over 17,000 students from all over the world in almost 50 years of experience. This coming summer, we will continue to offer the online courses taught by our well-experienced faculty members, that also come with unique opportunities to participate in cross-cultural interactions with local Kansai Gaidai students.

This coming summer we will continue to offer the online courses taught by our well-experienced faculty members and the summer program will include unique and fun opportunities to interact with local KGU students.

Program Summary:

Summer Program Leaflet

  • Three to six-week course programs during June - July, 2023
  • Introductory Japanese courses (taught in Japanese)
  • Intermediate Japanese courses (taught in Japanese)
  • Virtual intercultural interaction with Kansai Gaidai local students

How to Apply:

You can reserve your spot by filling out the following application form no later than April 28, 2023. After the submission, we will contact you shortly with more detailed information.

Application form for the Summer Program 2023

Program Contents:

1
Japanese Language (Level 1/Level 2)
　
JPN Level: Introductory
No. of Lessons: 45 lessons
45 lesson is composed of 30 lessons (synchronous) and 15 lessons (on-demand)
Class Period: 6 weeks. June 12 (Mon) - July 21 (Fri)
Class Time: Monday – Friday 9:00am - 10:30am or 10:45am - 12:15pm (JST)
Credits: 5 credits
Fee: 75,000 Japanese yen
2.
Learning Kansai Japanese (Kansai Dialect)
　
JPN Level: Intermediate
No. of Lessons: 15 lessons
Class Period: 3 weeks. June 12 (Mon) - June 30 (Fri)
Class Time: Monday – Friday 9:00am - 10:30am (JST)
Credits: Non-credit (e-certificate)
Fee: 30,000 Japanese yen
3.
Business Japanese
　
JPN Level: Intermediate
No. of Lessons: 9 lessons
Class Period: 3 weeks. June 12 (Mon) - June 30 (Fri)
Class Time: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00am - 10:30am (JST)
Credits: Non-credit (e-certificate)
Fee: 15,000 Japanese yen
4.
Let’s Begin Learning Japanese
　
JPN Level: Introductory
No. of Lessons: 9 lessons
Class Period: 3 weeks. June 12 (Mon) - June 30 (Fri)
Class Time: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 9:00am - 10:30am or 3:00pm - 4:30pm (JST)
Credits: Non-credit (e-certificate)

Eligibility:

  • An applicant who is 18-year-old or above in a college / university. Or university graduate.
  • An applicant must have studied Japanese previously for Japanese Level 2, Learning Kansai Japanese and Business Japanese.
  • An applicant must have adequate English proficiency for Introduction to Japanese Culture.

Schedule:

  1. Course Notification with Payment announcement：May 12 (Fri)
  2. Payment Period: May 12 (Fri) - May 26 (Fri)
  3. Orientation：June 7 (Wed)
  4. Class Begins : June 12 (Mon)
  5. Deadline for Dropping Course: June 16 (Fri)

If you have any questions, please contact us at kgu-in03@kansaigaidai.ac.jp..

Note: Program contents may change without prior notice.