The program has an on-site Resident Director who is responsible for overseeing academic, student, and administrative matters for the consortium as well as teaching one course each semester. The Resident Director is a faculty member from one of the sponsoring universities. Students are required to take intensive language training and two courses in Japanese studies each fifteen-week semester. Japanese Language Training. The Japanese language program emphasizes the development of speaking and reading skills.
Language classes meet two hours per day, five days a week.
The Program can accommodate students who have had one to four years of prior language training. The Japanese language teachers are native speakers with graduate training in Japanese linguistics or the teaching of Japanese as a second language. Japanese Studies Courses . The Japanese studies courses provide a broad introduction to Japanese society and culture. Japanese studies courses meet three hours each week.