MLO 5: Cultural Internalization and Language Immersion
Students demonstrate that they have actively immersed themselves in authentic Japanese cultural and linguistic environments and have internalized the language and cultural experience, from which they have developed a personal understanding and new perspectives of the community.
WLC's Japanese program has exchange agreements with Dokkyo University, J.F. Oberlin University, Chuo University, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Toyo University, and Okayama University. In addition, through CSU International Programs, you can study at Waseda University and Tsukuba University.
Students demonstrate that they have actively immersed themselves in authentic Japanese cultural and linguistic environments and have internalized the language and cultural experience, from which they have developed a personal understanding and new perspectives of the community.
WLC's Japanese program has exchange agreements with Dokkyo University, J.F. Oberlin University, Chuo University, Nagoya University of Foreign Studies, Toyo University, and Okayama University. In addition, through CSU International Programs, you can study at Waseda University and Tsukuba University.
At Okayama University, I studied as an exchange student in the EPOK Program. In this program, we took Japanese language classes taught in Japanese, and the school offered special curriculum taught in English to EPOK students. One of the courses I took while in Japan was "Study of Japan", which served as a field-trip class as well as an opportunity to experience Japanese culture first hand. In addition to visiting cultural landmarks like the Shizutani School (the world's first public school) or climbing the stairs to Konpira-gu, we also were extended opportunities to visit a Japanese high school and elementary school and interact with the students there. We were also offered a chance to do a home-stay for a weekend; that is, to stay at a Japanese family's home as a guest, to fully immerse in the culture. While it was not a lengthy stay by any means, I feel that meeting a Japanese family and dining with them really expanded my understanding of the culture, and my culinary experience of Japan also increased as a result.