The written scripts of hiragana, katakana, and kanji are also taught in this course. Classes meet Monday through Friday. Practice sessions meet three times a week. Oral and written quizzes will be given throughout the course. Mid-term and final examinations are required, as well as a speaking test at the end of the term.
Students spend one month working on an independent research project.
This is the student's opportunity to select a subject of special interest and to pursue it in depth. These projects may be approached through a variety of academic disciplines, and will be developed in consultation with a faculty advisor. Although the faculty carefully supervise the planning of the project, emphasis is placed on student initiative in both the design and the execution of the work. The project will culminate in a final paper, which is presented when the student returns to Honolulu at the conclusion of the program.