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Faculty of Foreign Studies |
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Can Students Learn at University? |
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Learning a foreign language is the core ingredient
to gaining a global vision.
All of the students from the first year, learn English, Chinese, or Spanish
as their primary foreign language.
In addition, students may also earn credits in English, Chinese, Spanish,
Indonesian, French, and Korean as a second foreign language.
From the second year, students focus their study on the Division of English
Language, the Division of Chinese Language, the Division of Spanish Language,
or the Division of Liberal Studies.
From the third year, students choose their course of study depending
on their interests or future career plan and take part in specialized
seminars for a small number of students.
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| Some reasons for choosing Department
of Foreign Studies at Setsunan |
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Small seminar classes allowing individual attention |
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Different language levels are recognized and catered
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Practical English, Chinese, and Spanish ability stressed |
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English, Chinese, and Spanish classes tailored to suit students' abilities |
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Outside qualifications (TOEIC & Chinese Kentei Test & Spanish Kentei
Test) undertaken to improve future employment possibilities |
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Study abroad programs organized by and greatly encouraged
bythe university |
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Opportunities to learn about global issues |
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Information provided by the university on qualifications
needed for jobs in the mass media, international organizations, travel,
teaching and the arts |
| Tutorial & Seminar Classes |
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Small classes |
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Focused lessons encouraging positive learning |
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Students study how to collect, analyze, research, process
and present information |
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the first year: |
| Basic Seminar I |
University research skills are taught including note-taking
and information collection to enable positive participation in university
classes. |
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| Basic Seminar II |
Presentation skills are developed in English, Chinese, and Spanish and
students can enjoy learning the language and culture background. |
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the second year: |
| Pre-Seminar I, II |
Students develop their own research interest guided
by their seminar teacher. Various research articles, books and
fields are examined in class to assist students in finding their
own field of interest. |
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the third year: |
| Seminar Class |
Students work with a teacher whose research is of interest
to them, and carry out their field work and study, analyzing and reading,
and finally present their data in written form. |
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the fourth year: |
| Graduation Seminar Class |
Students work closely with their teacher to research
their field of interest in more depth and develop their own ideas
to produce a graduation thesis. |
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International exchange activities which
are part of the study abroad system
Students are encouraged to study abroad from their second year. The schools at which students can take part in long-term study programs include Washington University and University of Alabama in the US; Sheridan College in Canada; Southern Cross University and Flinders University in Australia; Beijing Jiaotong University and Tongji university in China; and University of London in England.
We are planning to launch a partnership with Universidad de Guanajuato
in Mexico for Spanish majors beginning 2007.
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Other Projects
Lectures and Speech & Vocabulary Contests
In addition to regular classes, various international events are held
each year to raise students' global awareness. Every year there is
a lecture series which features international speakers who discuss
various historical and cultural topics. There are also speech contests
for students in several languages. Setsunan students have done especially
well in recent nation-wide Chinese speech contests. Vocabulary contests
in English are also open to all of the students.
English party & Rokko English camp
An English party is held mainly for freshmen to get acquainted with
friends and teachers in English. The Rokko English camp is a two-night
and three-day camp among interested students and teachers where English
is the only communication language during the camp for using English
on everyday level.
On-site cultural experience & knowledge
Students are given chances to visit museums, historical sites and
other cultural points of interests to gain practical experience and
knowledge.
Internships
Students extend the resources of the department through partnerships
with community agencies and organizations to develop and improve knowledge
and skills with a career interest. |
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