It also supports a number of outreach activities. Language Training Stanford's faculty in the Department of Asian Languages offers a broad range of courses in Japanese, Chinese, and Korean language, literature, and linguistics. Courses in classical and modern languages are taught from the elementary through the dissertation levels for language specialists and students in other disciplines who want to gain facility as a research or communication aid. Stanford conducts an intensive language program during the summer quarter which allows the student to cover in ten weeks of concentrated study as much work in Chinese or Japanese as is done in a regular academic year course. Both of these outstanding programs offer advanced courses to students who want to have intensive language training overseas.
Admission is competitive.
Students concentrating on East Asia may receive credit for work completed at either Center. In addition, students may apply to attend the Kyoto Center for Japanese Studies or the Stanford Center for Technology and Innovation in Kyoto. The Kyoto Center is run by a consortium of U.S. universities for undergraduates majoring in Japanese studies. Classes include advanced language, history, literature, and social sciences and are taught by both Japanese and American faculty. The Stanford Center for Technology and Innovation offers work in Japanese Studies to Stanford undergraduates, particularly in engineering and science, whose course loads normally preclude concentration on Japan.