International Christian University - Summer
Courses
Please note that the course offerings
listed
below are subject to change depending
upon
1) the number of students accepted,
and 2)
their Japanese language abilities as
determined
by the placement test; there is no
guarantee
that all of these classes will be offered.
The following courses are offered during
the summer and all the courses are
basically
four-skills-oriented (reading, writing,
listening
and speaking):
- CI (Basic Japanese 1) This is an introductory course in Japanese
and is intended for students who
have no
previous study of Japanese. The content
of
the course includes pronunciation,
speaking
skills, listening practice, and reading
and
writing. Upon completion of this
course,
students should have acquired essential
grammar,
a basic vocabulary, kana and 100 basic kanji and be able to communicate in everyday simple
and practical situations. The focus
is on
situations directly related to the
student's
activities and surrounding environment.
C2 (Basic Japanese 2) A continuation of C1 or the equivalent.
Intended for students who have studied
Japanese
for at least 100 hours and have mastered
hiragana, katakana and approximately 100 kanji. It includes the second third of basic grammar
and approximately 150 kanji. The focus is expanded to the student's
contacts with other people.
C3 (Basic Japanese 3) A continuation of C2 or the equivalent.
Upon completion, students should have
acquired
mastery of basic contemporary Japanese
grammar,
vocabulary, a total of 400 kanji. With this foundation, students will be
able to express themselves in both
spoken
and written forms at a level necessary
for
simple daily life.
C4 (Intermediate Japanese 1) This course is for students who have completed
basic-level Japanese and have mastered
the
basic skills of listening, speaking,
reading
and writing. It aims at bridging Basic
and
Intermediate Japanese and achieving
a smooth
transition from Basic to Intermediate
Japanese,
and also at helping students establish
the
appropriate approach to Intermediate
Japanese.
Approximately 200 new kanji are introduced. At the end of the course,
students will be able to communicate
in basic
Japanese incorporating a fundamental
knowledge
of culture.
- C5 (Intermediate Japanese 2) A continuation of C4 or the equivalent.
Develops vocabulary, grammatical
structures
and expressions further, and trains
students
in the four skills so that they can
deal
in Japanese with practical matters
in their
academic as well as social life.
Approximately
200 new kanji are introduced. Students will be able to
read authentic materials with the
help of
a dictionary, and to express their
opinion.
- C6 (Intermediate Japanese 3) A continuation of C5 or the equivalent.
Aims at establishing a solid base
for students
to fully utilize Japanese in academic
as
well as social contexts. Approximately
200
new kanji are introduced. Non-Japanese students with
native proficiency in spoken Japanese
may
also be accepted. Begins with a review
of
kanji vocabulary at the elementary school level
and will build both reading and expressive
competence (writing and speaking).
Covers
jooyoo kanji, kango vocabulary and idiomatic expressions
and practice in oral presentation.
Students
who would like to take this C8 course
should
submit the Japanese Language Background
Questionnaire
along with the application forms.
ICU ACADEMIC CREDIT
The Ministry of Education (Monbusho) in Japan
does not permit Japanese universities
to
issue an official transcript with credits
earned for summer programs or for any
programs
outside the regular academic year.
However,
upon request, ICU will provide a Letter
of
Certification describing the amount
of work
completed and the level of performance
attained
for those who have successfully completed
any of the Summer Courses. Such letters will state that the Summer Courses
correspond in content, teaching method
and
discipline to university level courses
which
are assigned six academic units of
credit.
Normally students who have this certificate
of completion have no difficulty transferring
these units of academic credit to their
home
institutions.
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