Japanese

This is a beginning Japanese langauge course designed for students who have never studied Japanese before. The course teaches the basics of Japanese language and focuse on communicative competence in speaking, listening, reading, and writing. 

By the end of the course, participants are expected to:

• Use common phrases in daily communication; 
• Exchange simple information and engage in familiar topics; 
• Talk about personal information, experiences, and simple comments in Japanese; 
• Read simple texts and notices written in hiragana, katakana and simple kanji, and
• Write phrases and sentences using simple expressions and words from model texts.

After providing a comprehensive overview of Korean history from ancient times to the modern era, this course focuses on the Joseon Dynasty (1392–1910) and examines its historical characteristics in terms of politics, society, and economy. Building on this understanding, the course seeks to gain insight into Korea’s traditional culture and society within East Asia, as well as the challenges of modernization. 

This course equips students with the basic facts about the Japanese economic developments and economic policies, as well as the basic economics theories required to analyze these facts.
 

The course first reviews basic concepts such as GDP, business cycle, economic growth, inflation/deflation, as well as fiscal, monetary, and structural policies. Then, the course provides an overview of the economic history of the postwar period, analyzing special features of the Japanese economy, as seen from the business cycle and economic growth aspects. The problems that economic policies at that time tried to address, and whether they were successful in dealing with the problems, will also be discussed. Finally, the course addresses the future of Japanese economy: the outdatedness of the current Japanese economic system; stagnated economic productivity; the deterioration of fiscal situation, and the negative impacts of aging and declining population. 

This course illustrates mastery of disc throwing techniques as a foundation for enjoying flying disc as a lifelong sport. The course also covers the rules of Ultimate, including self-officiation, to cultivate a spirit of fair play.

This course is designed for international students who have passed the Japanese Language Proficiency Test N2 level. It focuses on developing the Japanese language skills necessary for university life through a variety of practice activities, such as speeches, presentations, discussions, and role-playing.

Eligibility: B1 level in the CEFR/JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education (N2 in the JLPT). Ability to read about 750 basic kanji is recommended (equivalent to having completed K300).

By the end of this course, students are expected to:
・Have gained guidance for living a meaningful study abroad life by discussing career development.
・Have improved their Japanese expression skills and build interpersonal relationships.
・Have developed problem-solving skills.

This course is for Upper-intermediate Japanese students to obtain fundamental Japanese listening skills needed for attending university classes and daily life. 

Eligibility: B1 level in the CEFR/JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education (N2 in the JLPT).
By the end of the course, students are expected to:
- understand lectures and conversations that are complex in terms of both content and language.
- take more effective notes.
- summarize the heard information and discuss the topics with classmates.

This course is intended for beginning students to acquire daily survival level of Japanese comprehension and speaking skills. The course does not cover hiragana or katakana. 

Eligibility: Students who have studied no Japanese. 

The objectives of this course are as follows: A1 level in the CEFR/JF Standard for Japanese-Language Education.

• Understand and correctly use basic greetings and set phrases.
• Speak about things around oneself and interact with others using combinations of simple phrases. 
• Understand simple informative texts and brief passages about familiar topics.

This advanced Japanese course is designed to improve communication skills needed on a business setting. A theme concerning Japanese culture and society is chosen in context of "business" and students are split into groups to engage in activities, discussion, and group work concerning the selected topic. The course aims to widen student perspectives and deepen their knowledge regarding various issues related to Japan and Japanese society, while acquiring skills needed in a Japanese business setting. The program offers various theme courses and students may take multiple sections. 

This course is intended for those who are learning Russian for the first time. Starting with alphabet and pronunciation, the course discusses what kind of country Russia is and what kind of language Russian is, as well as Russian culture.  

This course aims to improve badminton knowledge and skills to the next level. In addition to gaining basic physical strength, the course also focuses on enhancing basic badminton strokes and acquiring offensive and defensive techniques by doing technical practice and game practice in parallel.