Summer Program in Advanced and Classical Japanese (Kyoto; 1 Mar; June 1-July 14)

The Kyoto Consortium of Japanese Studies (KCJS) is pleased to announce its new Summer Program in Advanced and Classical Japanese. This six-week program offers intensive training in advanced and classical Japanese for highly motivated undergraduate and graduate students who have completed three years of Japanese or the equivalent. Eight points of credit are awarded on a Columbia University transcript upon completion of the program.

Language instruction will be provided by the regular faculty of KCJS,
which is now in its 20th year as a highly successful junior-year-
abroad program in Kyoto, and by visitors from member schools of the
KCJS consortium. For the summer of 2009, Introduction to Classical
Japanese will be taught by Professor Jamie Newhard of Washington
University in St. Louis.

Classes will be small, with 5-7 students in each of the three sections
of modern Japanese, and an anticipated 10-15 in classical Japanese.
Field trips, guest lectures, and other activities that utilize Kyoto's
rich cultural resources complement classroom instruction.

In 2009, the program will begin on June 1 and end on July 14 (just
prior to the Gion Festival). The program fee is $3,750, and limited
financial support is available from KCJS; the program should also be
eligible for summer language support for graduate students. The
application deadline is March 1, 2009.

For further details about the program, please visit http://kcjssummer.columbia.edu