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Regulations concerning Registration Procedures, the Number of Credits
Required for Graduation, and Other Matters for Courses Offered by the Schoolof Language and Culture Studies of the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
March 19, 2019
Rule

No. 50Amended on January 13, 2021: Rule No. 2 of the School of Language and Culture Studies

Regulations Concerning Registration Procedures, the Number of Credits Required for Graduation, and Other
Matters for Courses Offered by the School of Language and Culture Studies of the Tokyo University of Foreign
Studies (established on March 27, 2012) shall be amended in its entirety as follows.

Article 1

PurposeThe purpose of these Regulations is to specify necessary details concerning registration procedures, the numberof credits required for graduation, and other matters for courses prescribed in the Regulations concerning
Courses Offered and the Number of Credits Assigned to Each Course at the School of Language and Culture
Studies of the Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (Rule No. 12 of 2012), in accordance with the provisionsof Article 29 and Article 44, paragraph 2 of the University Regulations of National University Corporation
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies (established on April 1, 1977; hereinafter referred to as the “University
Regulations”).
Article 2
1

Definition, etc.

In these Regulations, the following terms shall be defined as follows.
(1)"Major Language" means the language decided at the time of admission to the University.

(2)"Region" means the region decided at the time of admission to the University.

(3)"Non-module" means the method of taking the Major Language Courses in which students are required toearn ten (10) credits collectively through the courses of grammar, conversation, composition, reading, etc.
offered throughout the first year.

(4)"Module" means the method of taking the Major Language Courses in which classes are organizedaccording to the genre and difficulty level of grammar, conversation, composition, reading, etc. persemester and students earn one (1) credit each for each of them.

2

The registration procedures for Major Language Courses shall be as shown in the following table.

1Article 3
1

Major Languages

RegionRegistration Procedures for Major
Language Courses

EnglishNorthwest Europe, North America

Non-module

GermanCentral Europe

Non-module

PolishCentral Europe

ModuleCzech

Central Europe

ModuleFrenchSouthwest Europe

Non-module

ItalianSouthwest Europe

Non-module

SpanishIberia, Latin America

Non-module

Portuguese

Iberia, Latin America

Non-module

RussianRussiaNon-module

RussianCentral Asia

Non-module

ChineseEast Asia

Non-module

KoreanEast Asia

Non-module

Mongolian

Central Asia

ModuleIndonesianSoutheast Asia

ModuleMalaysianSoutheast Asia

ModuleFilipinoSoutheast Asia

ModuleThai

Southeast Asia

ModuleLaoSoutheast Asia

ModuleVietnameseSoutheast Asia

ModuleCambodianSoutheast Asia

ModuleBurmeseSoutheast Asia

ModuleUrdu

South Asia

Module

Hindi

South Asia

ModuleBengaliSouth Asia

ModuleArabicMiddle East

Non-module

PersianMiddle East

ModuleTurkishMiddle East

ModuleNumber of Credits Required for Graduation

Students shall earn one hundred and twenty-five (125) credits required for graduation as prescribed in Article
44, paragraph 1 of the University Regulations, according to the following course categories:(1) Foundation Courses

3 credits(2) Liberal Arts Courses

12 credits or more

(3) Language Courses38 credits or more
(4) Region Related Courses

6 credits or more

(5) Introductory Courses

6 credits or more

(6) Survey Courses 14 credits or more
(7) Major Courses

24 credits or more

(8) Graduation Project

8 credits(9) Related Courses 0 credits or more22Credits shall be counted in accordance with the provisions of Article 30 of the University Regulations.

Article 4

Course Registration Procedures, etc.

The year in which each course should be taken and the minimum number of credits required therefor shall be as
per the relevant Appendix shown below:(1) Appendix 1

Major language: English(2) Appendix 2

Major Language: German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian (Russian Area),

Chinese, Korean, Arabic(3) Appendix 3

Major Language: Polish, Czech, Mongolian, Indonesian, Malaysian, Filipino, Thai, Lao,

Vietnamese, Cambodian, Burmese, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Persian, Turkish(4) Appendix 4
Article 5

Major Language: Russian (Central Asia area)

Replacement of Major Language Courses under Language Courses, etc.

Students who have already earned the major language (excluding English) may take a part or all of the Major
Language Courses for the first or second year as designated courses specified separately.
Article 6
1

Restriction on Registration for Language Courses

Students shall not take any Major Language Courses under the category of the Language Courses for any major
language other than that decided at the time of admission.

2

Students shall not, in principle, take the GLIP English Courses, Foreign Languages Courses, or Regional
Languages Courses under the category of Language Courses in any of the following cases:(1) Enrollment in the GLIP English Courses, Foreign Languages Courses, and Regional Languages Courses by
a student whose native language is the relevant language; and(2) Enrollment in the Foreign Languages Courses and Regional Language Courses by a student whose major
language is the relevant language.

Article 7

Enrollment in Seminar Courses under the Category of Major Courses

Students shall be required to earn four (4) credits for Seminar Courses under the category of Major Courses intheir third and fourth years.
Article 8(Enrollment in Graduation Research Seminar Courses under the Category of Major Courses)

Students shall be required to earn four (4) credits for Graduation Research Seminar Courses in their fourth year
under the guidance of their supervising instructors.
Article 9

Graduation ProjectStudents shall be required to earn eight (8) credits for the Graduation Project by writing a thesis, etc. in theirfourth year.
Article 10

Related Courses

Credits earned under the Core Seminar Program of the School of Language and Culture Studies or the School ofInternational and Area Studies and credits earned at other universities may be treated as credits under Related
Courses.
Article 11

Teaching Courses

Students who plan to satisfy requirements to obtain teacher certification shall earn all required credits from thecourses listed in Appendices 5 to 8, including the courses stipulated in Article 66-6 of the Ordinance for
Enforcement of the Education Personnel Certification Act (Ordinance of the Ministry of Education No. 26 of31954).
Article 12

Course Registration Requirements

Students who take Non-module language for the Major Language Courses I under the category of Language
Courses shall not take the Major Language Courses II under the category of the Language Courses in the second
year if they have not earned ten (10) credits in the first year.
Article 13

Advancement Requirements

A student who has completed the courses as shown in the table below by the end of the second year shall be
determined to advance to the third year through deliberation by the Faculty Council of the School of Language
and Culture Studies.
Course Group, Course Category, etc.
Foundation Courses

Credits

Academic Literacy

1

Basic Seminar

2

Introductory Courses

6

Region Related Courses

6

Major Language Courses

15** With respect to the Russian as Major Language (Central Asia area), 15 units include the credits for Uzbek
as Major Language.
Article 14
1

Selection and Determination of Course of Study

Students shall select one (1) course of study from two (2) courses (Regional Studies and Trans-regional Studies)in the second year.

2

If the Dean of the School of Language and Culture Studies deems to be useful for education, students maychange the course of study already determined.

Article 15
1

Restriction on Course Registration

Students shall register for up to fifty (50) credits per year. However, this shall not apply to third-year transfer
students and students under the teacher-training curriculum.

2

Irrespective of the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if students earned at least thirty (30) credits in theprevious year, and the GPA for those credits is 3.0 or higher, they may register for up to 54 credits per year.

Article 16

Miscellaneous Provisions

Any matters not set forth in these Regulations concerning course registration procedures, etc. shall be prescribed
separately.
Supplementary provisions
1

These Regulations shall be effective as of April 1, 2019.

2

Notwithstanding the provisions of the Regulations as amended, the course registration procedures for thecourses offered and the number of credits required for graduation, etc. for the students who are already enrolled
as of March 31, 2019 shall continue to be governed by the provisions of these Regulations then in force.
Supplementary provisions
These Regulations shall be effective as of April 1, 2021.

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Appendix 1(Related to Article 4, item 1)

Year in which courses should be taken and minimum number of credits required
Major language: English

Global Liberal Arts Program

Course Group

Course Category, etc.

Foundation
Courses

Foundation
Courses

Liberal Arts
Courses

Liberal Arts Courses

Major Language
Courses
Language
CoursesAcademic Literacy
Basic Seminar

Major Language
Courses I
Major Language
Courses II
Major Language
Courses III

Foreign Language Courses Note 1
GLIP English Courses
Regional Languages CoursesCore Seminar
Program

Region Related
Courses
Introductory
Courses

Area Basics Courses
Introductory Courses

Survey Courses

Survey Courses

Major Courses

Lecture Courses, Seminar Courses
Note 3
Graduation Research Seminar Courses
Note 4

Graduation Project
Related Courses

Note 5

Year in which courses should be taken
First-year Spring Quarter, second-year
Spring Quarter
First-year Fall Quarter, second-year Fall
QuarterFirst-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter
First-year Spring Quarter, first-year Fall
Quarter
Second-year Spring Quarter, secondyear Fall Quarter
Third-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter
First-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter
First-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter
First-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter
First-year Spring Quarter to Secondyear Fall Quarter
First-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter
Second-year Spring Quarter to Fourthyear Fall Quarter
Third-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter
Fourth-year Spring Quarter, fourth-year
Fall Quarter
Fourth-year Spring Quarter, fourth-year
Fall Quarter
First-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter

Minimum number of credits required

Minimum number of credits
required
1 credit
2 credits
12 credits or more
10 credits
10 credits
8 credits
6 credits
4 credits or
more
Note 2
6 credits or more
6 credits or more
14 credits or more
20 credits or more
4 credits
8 credits
0 credits or more
125 credits

Remarks(i) Students may take the Major Language Courses only for the major language determined at the time of admission and shall not takeany other Major Language Courses.
(ii) Note 1

Students shall select one (1) language from Foreign Languages Courses and earn six (6) credits, including two (2) credits
or more for course B of the relevant language.

(iii) Note 2

Students shall earn four (4) credits by selecting the courses from Major Language Courses III, GLIP English Courses,
Foreign Languages Courses, and Regional Languages Courses.

(iv) Note 3

Four (4) credits or more for Seminar Courses shall be included.

(v) Note 4Students shall take Graduation Research Seminar Courses offered by their academic supervisors.

(vi) Note 5

Credits earned under the Core Seminar Program of the School of Language and Culture Studies or the School ofInternational and Area Studies and credits earned at other universities may be treated as credits under Related Courses.

5Appendix 2(Related to Article 4, item 2)

Year in which courses should be taken and minimum number of credits required
Major Language: German, French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian (Russian Area), Chinese, Korean, Arabic

Global Liberal Arts Program

CourseGroup

Course Category, etc.

Foundation
Courses

Foundation
Courses

Liberal Arts
Courses

Liberal Arts Courses

Major Language
Courses
Language
CoursesAcademic Literacy
Basic Seminar

Major Language
Courses I
Major Language
Courses II
Major Language
Courses III

GLIP English Courses
Foreign Language CoursesCore Seminar
Program

RegionRelatedCourses
Introductory
CoursesSurveyCourses
Major
CoursesYear in which courses should be taken
First-year Spring Quarter, second-year
Spring Quarter
First-year Fall Quarter, second-year Fall
QuarterFirst-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter
First-year Spring Quarter, first-year Fall
Quarter
Second-year Spring Quarter, second-year
Fall Quarter
Third-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter
First-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter

Regional Languages Courses

First-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter

Area Basics Courses

First-year Spring Quarter to Second-year
Fall Quarter

Introductory Courses
Survey Courses
Lecture Courses, Seminar Courses
Note 3
Graduation Research Seminar Courses
Note 4

Graduation Project
Related Courses

Note 5First-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter
Second-year Spring Quarter to Fourthyear Fall Quarter
Third-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter
Fourth-year Spring Quarter, fourth-year
Fall Quarter
Fourth-year Spring Quarter, fourth-year
Fall Quarter
First-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter

Minimum number of credits required

Minimum number of credits
required
1 credit
2 credits
12 credits or more
10 credits
10 credits
8 credits
6 credits
Note 14 credits or
more
Note 2

6 credits or more
6 credits or more
14 credits or more
20 credits or more
4 credits
8 credits
0 credits or more
125 credits

Remarks(i) Students may take the Major Language Courses only for the major language determined at the time of admission and shall not takeany other Major Language Courses.
(ii) Note 1

Students shall select one (1) language from GLIP English Courses or Foreign Language Courses, and earn six (6) credits
in total for the GLIP English Course, comprised of four (4) credits for course A and two (2) credits for course B, and six(6) credits for the Foreign Language Courses, including two (2) or more credits for course B of the relevant one (1)language.

(iii) Note 2

Students shall earn four (4) credits by selecting the courses from Major Language Courses III, GLIP English Courses,
Foreign Languages Courses, and Regional Languages Courses.

(iv) Note 3

Four (4) credits or more for Seminar Courses shall be included.

(v) Note 4Students shall take Graduation Research Seminar Courses offered by their academic supervisors.

(vi) Note 5

Credits earned under the Core Seminar Program of the School of Language and Culture Studies or the School ofInternational and Area Studies and credits earned at other universities may be treated as credits under Related Courses.

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Appendix 3(Related to Article 4, item 3)

Year in which courses should be taken and minimum number of credits required
Major Language: Polish, Czech, Mongolian, Indonesian, Malaysian, Filipino, Thai, Lao, Vietnamese, Cambodian,Burmese, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Persian, Turkish

Global Liberal Arts Program

CourseGroup

Course Category, etc.

Foundation
Courses

Foundation
Courses

Liberal Arts
Courses

Liberal Arts Courses

Major Language
Courses
Language
CoursesAcademic Literacy
Basic Seminar

Major Language
Courses I
Major Language
Courses II
Major Language
Courses III

GLIP English Courses
Foreign Language CoursesCore Seminar
Program

RegionRelatedCourses
Introductory
CoursesSurveyCourses
Major
CoursesYear in which courses should be taken
First-year Spring Quarter, second-year
Spring Quarter
First-year Fall Quarter, second-year Fall
QuarterFirst-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter
First-year Spring Quarter, first-year Fall
Quarter
Second-year Spring Quarter, second-year
Fall Quarter
Third-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter
First-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter

Regional Languages Courses

First-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter

Area Basics Courses

First-year Spring Quarter to Second-year
Fall Quarter

Introductory Courses
Survey Courses
Lecture Courses, Seminar Courses
Note 3
Graduation Research Seminar Courses
Note 4

Graduation Project
Related Courses

Note 5First-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter
Second-year Spring Quarter to Fourthyear Fall Quarter
Third-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter
Fourth-year Spring Quarter, fourth-year
Fall Quarter
Fourth-year Spring Quarter, fourth-year
Fall Quarter
First-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter

Minimum number of credits required

Minimum number of credits
required
1 credit
2 credits
12 credits or more

28 credits

6 credits
Note 14 credits or
more
Note 2

6 credits or more
6 credits or more
14 credits or more
20 credits or more
4 credits
8 credits
0 credits or more
125 credits

Remarks(i) Students may take the Major Language Courses only for the major language determined at the time of admission and shall not takeany other Major Language Courses.
(ii) Note 1

Students shall select one (1) language from GLIP English Courses or Foreign Language Courses, and earn six (6) credits
in total for the GLIP English Course, comprised of four (4) credits for course A and two (2) credits for course B, and six(6) credits for the Foreign Language Courses, including two (2) or more credits for course B of the relevant one (1)language.

(iii) Note 2

Students shall earn four (4) credits by selecting the courses from Major Language Courses III, GLIP English Courses,
Foreign Languages Courses, and Regional Languages Courses.

(iv) Note 3

Four (4) credits or more for Seminar Courses shall be included.

(v) Note 4Students shall take Graduation Research Seminar Courses offered by their academic supervisors.

(vi) Note 5

Credits earned under the Core Seminar Program of the School of Language and Culture Studies or the School ofInternational and Area Studies and credits earned at other universities may be treated as credits under Related Courses.

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Appendix 4(Related to Article 4, item 4)Year in which courses should be taken and minimum number of credits required
Major Language: Russian, Uzbek (Central Asia area)
Course Group Course Category, etc.

Global Liberal Arts Program

Foundation
Courses
Liberal Arts
Courses

Language
CoursesCore Seminar
Program

RegionRelatedCourses
Introductory
CoursesSurveyCourses
Major
CoursesYear in which courses should be taken

First-year Spring Quarter, second-year
Spring Quarter
First-year Fall Quarter, second-year Fall
Basic Seminar
QuarterFirst-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Liberal Arts Courses
Fall Quarter
First-year Spring Quarter, first-year Fall
Major Language Courses Russian I
Quarter
Second-year Spring Quarter to third-year
Major Language Courses Uzbek
Major
Fall Quarter
Language
Second-year Spring Quarter, second-year
Courses
Major Language Courses Russian II
Fall Quarter
Third-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Major Language Courses Russian III
Fall Quarter
First-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
GLIP English Courses
Fall Quarter
First-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Foreign Language Courses
Fall Quarter
First-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Regional Languages Courses
Fall Quarter
Foundation
CoursesAcademic Literacy

Area Basics Courses
Introductory Courses
Survey Courses
Lecture Courses, Seminar Courses
Note 2
Graduation Research Seminar Courses
Note 3

Graduation Project
Related Courses

Note 4First-year Spring Quarter to Second-year
Fall Quarter
First-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter
Second-year Spring Quarter to Fourthyear Fall Quarter
Third-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter
Fourth-year Spring Quarter, fourth-year
Fall Quarter
Fourth-year Spring Quarter, fourth-year
Fall Quarter
First-year Spring Quarter to fourth-year
Fall Quarter

Minimum number of credits required

Minimum number of credits
required
1 credit
2 credits
12 credits or more
10 credits
12 credits
4 credits

12 credits
Note 1

6 credits or more
6 credits or more
14 credits or more
20 credits or more
4 credits
8 credits
0 credits or more
125 credits

Remarks(i) Students may take the Major Language Courses only for the major language determined at the time of admission and shall not takeany other Major Language Courses.
(ii) Note 1

Students shall earn twelve (12) credits by selecting the courses among Major Language Courses Russian II, Major
Language Courses Russian III, GLIP English Courses, Foreign Language Courses, and Regional Language Courses.

(iii) Note 2

Four (4) credits or more for Seminar Courses shall be included.

(v) Note 3

Students shall take Graduation Research Seminar Courses offered by their academic supervisors.

(vi) Note 4

Credits earned under the Core Seminar Program of the School of Language and Culture Studies or the School ofInternational and Area Studies and credits earned at other universities may be treated as credits under Related Courses.

8Appendix 5(Related to Article 11)
Courses relating to school subjects and teaching methods (English)
Course categories, etc., in accordance with the Ordinance for Enforcement of Minimum number of credits
the Education Personnel Certification Act
requiredEnglish Linguistics
Specialized educational
contents relating to theschool subject concerned

Courses relating toschool subjects
and teaching
Teaching methods for the
methods
school subject concerned(including the use of
information andcommunication
technologies)

English Literature
English Communication
Understanding ofDifferent Cultures

20 credits in total, comprisedof 1 credit or more for each of
the course categories shown in
the left column from thecourses offered

For the English teaching methods course offered, 8 credits
for the Type I junior high school teaching certification,and 4 credits for the Type I senior high school teachingcertification.

* In the table above, for the certificate subjects for any language other than English, "English Linguistics" shall be read as "the Relevant
Linguistics," "English literature" shall be read as "the relevant Language Literature" and "English Communication" shall be read as"the Relevant Language Communication."

Appendix 6(Related to Article 11)
Courses relating to basic understanding of education, courses relating to teaching methods for moral education andthe period for integrated studies, student counseling and guidance, school counseling, and other matters, and courses
relating to educational practice
Course categories, etc., in accordance with the Ordinancefor Enforcement of the Education Personnel Certification
Act
Courses offered under the category
Credits
shown in the left column
Educational contents that need to be
Courses
included in the courses shown in theleft column
Educational philosophy and educationBasic Pedagogy 12
related history and thought
Significance of teaching profession andteachers’ roles and duties (including
The Role of the Teacher2
response to the concept of a “school asa team”)
Social, institutional, and managerial
elements relating to education
Courses relating (including response to linkage between Sociology of School Education2
to basic
schools and local communities and tounderstanding ofschool safety)
education
Mental and physical development andlearning processes of infants, children, Psychology of Learning2and students
Understanding for infants, children, andSpecial Needs Education
1
students with special needs
Significance of education curricula andmethods of curriculum formation
Curriculum Studies
1(including curriculum management)
Courses relating Theories of moral education and
Moral Education Guidance Studies
2
teaching methods
to teaching
methods for
Teaching methods for the period for
Teaching methods of extra-curricularmoral education integrated studies, Teaching methods
activities and the period for integrated
2
and the period
for extra-curricular activities
studies9for integrated
studies, student
counseling andguidance, school
counseling, andother matters

Courses relating
to educational
practice

Educational methods and techniques
Theories and methods of education
using information and communication
technologies
Theories and methods of student
guidance
Theories and methods of school
counseling (including basic knowledgeof counseling)
Theories and methods of guidance for
future courses and careers and career
education
Teaching practice
Teaching Practicum Seminar

Teaching Methods and Techniques（Including the use of information andcommunication technologies）

2

Student Guidance2

School Counseling2

Career Guidance2

Teaching Practice (Junior High Schools)

5Teaching Practice (High Schools)

3

Teaching Practicum Seminar (Juniorand Senior High Schools)

2

Appendix 7(Related to Article 11)
Courses required by the university
Course title

Courses required by the university

Credits

Basic Pedagogy 2

2

Sociology of Education 1

2

Human Science Studies 1

2

Mental Science 1

2

Mental Science 2

2

International Education 2

2

Moral Education Guidance Studies

2

Note 1 Students who plan to obtain Type I senior high school teaching certification need to earn 12 credits; those
who plan to obtain Type I junior high school teaching certification need to earn 4 credits.
Note 2 Students may use the following credits as credits under the category of “courses required by the university”
prescribed in Article 5-1, of the Education Personnel Certification Act:(i) Credits earned beyond the minimum number of credits required under the category of “specialized
educational contents relating to the school subject concerned”(ii) Credits earned beyond the minimum number of credits required under the category of “teaching methods
for the school subject concerned (including the use of information and communication technologies )”(This applies only to students who plan to obtain Type I senior high school teaching certification.)(iii) Credits earned beyond the minimum number of credits required by TUFS under the category of“courses relating to basic understanding of education” or the category of “courses relating to teaching
methods for moral education and the period for integrated studies, student counseling and guidance,
school counseling, and other matters”(iv) Credits earned by students who plan to obtain Type I senior high school teaching certification from
Moral Education Guidance Studies under the category of “courses required by the university”

10Appendix 8(Related to Article 11)
Courses prescribed in Article 66-6 of the Ordinance for Enforcement of the Education Personnel Certification Act(Ordinance of the Ministry of Education No. 26 of 1954)
Course title
Credits
Constitution 1 or Constitution 2
2Sports 1, Sports 2, Dance 1, Dance 2,
Courses prescribed in Article 66-6 of the Ordinance for2
Physical Training 1, Physical Training 2
Enforcement of the Education Personnel Certification Act(Ordinance of the Ministry of Education No. 26 of 1954) Information Skills 1 or Information
2
Skills 2
English A1 to A4, Major Languages
2(English) III-1 to III-4

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