East Asian Languages and Lits - Study Abroad in China & Japan

Study Abroad in China & Japan

Forms for Degree Credit for Off-Campus Study can be found at:W&L Office of International Education [Official source for administrative procedures and University policy applicable to all foreign study.]

General information for one-year and one-term study in China and Japan is given below. We strongly advise that after reading this page you talk with one of the following faculty members. Planning ahead is strongly recommended. Be sure to discuss with a faculty member the procedure for gaining pre-approval of transfer of language and literature credits for recommended programs. Transfer credit approval for non-recommended programs is not guaranteed. All pre-approval of credits for CHIN, JAPN and LIT (Literature in Translation relating to China or Japan) courses must have the signature of the Dept. of EALL Head.

China: Professor Fu, Red House     Rm 16 x8829
          Prof. Chang, Red House      Rm 16 x8829

Japan: Professor Ujie, Red House    Rm 13 x8901

For Spring Term in Japan, a six-credit six-week W&L course, see the box to your right.

One-Semester and One-Year
Recommended Language Programs in China:

CET Academic Programs (Beijing, Nanjing, Harbin, Hangzhou)
http://www.cetacademicprograms.com/

ACC, Associated Colleges in China, Beijing
http://www.hamilton.edu/academics/acc

Center for Chinese Language and Cultural Studies, National Taiwan Normal University
http://www.mtc.ntnu.edu.tw/

One-Semester and One-Year
Recommended Language Programs in Japan

International Christian University (ICU), Mitaka, Japan
http://www.icu.ac.jp/

On a spacious and wooded campus in the suburbs of Tokyo, International Christian University is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan. Famous for its bilingual education since its founding in 1953, ICU attracts many students from around the world as well as Japanese returnees from abroad, which makes it unique and cosmopolitan. ICU has been a leader in the field of Japanese language educaiton for foreign students since its founding. Its Japanese Language Programs, JLP, attempts to meet the various needs and levels of its students. This program has a formal exchange agreement with W&L.

Kansai University of Foreign Studies (Kansai Gaidai), Hirakata, Japan
http://www.kansaigaidai.ac.jp/asp/

Kansai Gaidai is located in Hirakata City between Kyoto and Nara, the capitals of ancient Japan, and Osaka, the second largest city in Japan. It was founded in 1945 to foster international education in Japan, carry out student and faculty exchanges, and promote cultural contacts and mutual understanding with other countries. It has an enrollment of about 9,000. Since 1972, it has offered as Asian Studies program strongly emphasizing Japan and designed for undergraduate students from abroad. This program has a formal exchange agreement with W&L.

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Study Abroad in China & Japan

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