Japan

Japan: Intensive Language Programs

ILP at International Christian University
ILP at Japanese Language Institute

ILP at International Christian University

The ILP at International Christian University (ICU) is for students who will spend the academic year at ICU or the University of Tsukuba. The ILP consists of approximately 20 hours of intensive language instruction per week for six weeks at the basic, intermediate, or advanced level. Classes are conducted in the morning. Afternoons are devoted to field work, individual study, laboratory work, and consultation with instructors.

In addition to the ILP, students participate in the Cultural Enrichment Program. This program consists of field trips and cultural events that present various facets of Japan through visits to factories, financial institutions, temples, and parks, and through demonstrations of traditional Japanese arts. The program includes a weekly series of Japanese films and lectures by ICU professors-in-residence and other specialists in the Tokyo area.

Optional ILP trips are planned by ICU for weekends (participation is not required). In past years these trips have included a visit to Mt. Fuji, a day of Zen meditation, and a night of Kabuki. Costs range from about $20 to $50 per trip.

ILP at Japanese Language Institute

The ILP at the Japanese Language Institute (JLI) is for students who will be doing their course work at Doshisha, Hitotsubashi, Keio, Kyoto (canceled after 2007-08), Osaka, Sophia, and Tohoku.

JLI is located in central Tokyo, near Shinjuku, and has a long and distinguished history of language teaching. During the six-week ILP students attend language instruction classes for about four hours a day, Monday through Friday. Students meet in small groups that may occasionally convene in larger sections to discuss topics such as seminar presentation, report writing, and lecture note taking. Instruction is complemented by the use of language tapes and video.