Classes of the Japanese Language and Japanese Affairs

All classes are basically offered in Japanese. KCUFS offers two courses, Upper Elementary and Intermediate. All students will take a placement test and be divided into small groups based on Japanese language proficiency. Small class sizes are designed to promote improvement in the four skills, speaking, listening, reading and writing in Japanese. Each 90 minute class will meet eight times per week.

	Upper Elementary Course	Intermediate Course
Course Info.	This course is targeted at students who have acquired elementary-level grammar and vocabulary through more than approximately 150-hour learning. It is appropriate for those who aim to pass the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N4 and who have finished studying with elementary textbooks such as Minna-no Nihongo Shokyu I and Genki Ｉ.	This course is targeted at students who have acquired basic elementary grammar and vocabulary through more than approximately 300-hour learning at least. Some classes are aimed at students' passing JLPT N3/N2. This course is appropriate for those who have already finished studying with elementary textbooks such as Minna-no Nihongo Shokyu II, Genki II and Yokoso!

Classes Offered in Both of the Courses Above

	Class Info.
Kanji Class	It is taught with example sentences how kanji are used as vocabulary. For elementary students, the classes are contrived so that students can learn kanji pleasantly and naturally by means of images and stories.
Japanese Affairs	Various Japanese culture and customs are introduced in Japanese with the help of Japanese student supporters. (Examples of the topics are Japanese cuisine, Japanese flower arrangement, calligraphy, Japanese high school students' life, kendo, sumo and so on.)

Regular University Courses

KCUFS has five departments: International Relations, English Studies, Russian Studies, Chinese Studies and Spanish Studies. International students can take regular courses of the five departments and study with Japanese students. The courses cover Law, Commerce, Economy, Education, Psychology, Languages, Linguistics, Literature, Culture and History.

Field Trip

In order to deepen international students' understanding of the Japanese culture and history, field trips mainly to sights in or around Kobe city are conducted regularly. (Click here for more info.)