Japanese

This course provides pratice in reading and understanding current materials such as newspaper articles and online news related to Japanese society and specialized fields of interest. The course provides students an opportunity to enhance their logical thinking and write approximately 4,000 characters on social issues in Japan of interest to them.

This course teaches the basics of programming as part of the field of informatics. Programming is used in many areas today, such as software development, automation, and data analysis, so understanding its fundamentals is very important. This course discusses algorithms, data structures, and control flow, and provides opportunities to practice coding, debugging, and basic software design. The course aims to build a solid foundation in programming that supports future learning and career growth.

This course provides the opportunity for students to experience cultural interactions and conflicts in Japanese society, especially in universities, and simulate how to respond to them.  The class then reads and discusses examples of Japanese society and culture then responds to a social issue through a written essay.

The course is designed to enhance kanji and vocabulary knowledge and to develop practical skills reading, writing, listening, and speaking Japanese with the goal of reaching the intermediate level. 

It is recommended that the following courses are taken in addition to this course:

Beginner high  
・Comprehensive Japanese for Beginners

Intermediate low
・Intermediate Japanese Ⅰ
・Intermediate Japanese Ⅰ Reading
・Intermediate Japanese Ⅰ Writing
・Intermediate Japanese Ⅰ Speaking
・Intermediate Japanese Ⅰ Kanji and Vocabulary

Using newspapers, magazines, and books as materials, this course broadens and deepens knowledge through speed reading Japanese text. 
 

UCEAP Keio students are not eligible to enroll as this is a year-long course starting in the spring semester.  This course is designed for students who are learning Russian for the first time. Over the course of one year, the course teaches the grammar necessary to read standard Russian texts.

This semester focuses on mastering the fundamentals of pronunciation and grammar, emphasizing pronunciation, stress, and intonation. In addition, the class acquires essential vocabulary, grammatical structures, and basic sentence patterns that form the foundation for reading comprehension and written expression. The goal of the course is to develop one's ability to read simple Russian texts independently using a dictionary and grammar reference.

Modern Japanese society is said to have emerged during the Edo period, in the 17th to 19th centuries. This course introduces Japanese society in the Edo period, chronologically, categorically (politics, economy, society, culture, etc.), and historically. Finally, the course touches on the transition from the Edo period to modern times in the 19th to 20th centuries.  

This is a listening and speaking course that improves conversational skills and listening comprehension by recreating daily social interactions. The course aims to provide opportunities to speak in lengthy sentences, and improve daily communication skills outside the classroom. 

This course explores international justice from the perspective of international political philosophy, covering a wide range of topics including peace-building and military intervention. It primarily considers the realization of justice from the perspectives of political ideology and human security, and provides detailed explanations of Syrian and Ukrainian issues. 

This course explores the rich and multifaceted concept of “education,” which operates on a different plane than concrete acts such as “telling-listening” or “showing-seeing.” Drawing on the intellectual legacies of scholars such as R.S. Peters, I. Scheffler, and Minoru Murai, the course adds and develops their foundational insights.