Japanese Language Course Overview
Japanese language courses are provided at the International Student Center in accordance with each student's proficiency in Japanese. The Japanese language courses are organized according to the following three categories:
- Intensive and semi-intensive courses;
- Ten-week standard Japanese courses;
- Special purpose and skill-based courses.
The outline for the Standard Japanese courses and optional kanji classes can be found here.
Calendar 1st trimester Mid-April to early July (10 weeks) 2nd trimester Mid-September to late November (10 weeks) 3rd trimester Early December to early March (10 weeks) For further information, please contact: Japanese Language Instructors' Office, International Student Center, Phone: +81-29-853-6242/2472/6067/6062. Detailed information regarding the Japanese-language courses is also available on the ISC web-site, Japanese language section, at http://www.intersc.tsukuba.ac.jp/japanese/
Note: Students are placed at an appropriate level course on the basis of their performance in a placement test. This level is not based on the amount of students' knowledge of Japanese, but on their ability to perform in Japanese and their communicative skills, and therefore, it does not necessarily correspond to the number of hours they have studied prior to coming to Japan.
In addition to these Japanese language courses, various introductory courses in Japanese history, society, arts, and science and technology are offered for international students throughout the campus. These courses are taught in simple and easy-to-understand Japanese. All JTP students are encouraged to take these courses as well.
