“ichi go ichi e”   One Meeting, One Chance

Are you a fan of manga and anime?

A Japanese film buff?

Do you appreciate the elegant beauty of the tea ceremony?

Are you curious about the culture that created judo, karaoke, and Hello Kitty?

Cultural immersion without a plane ticket:
Monday, June 22-Friday, July 10.

Three full weeks of serious fun and serious study at San Diego State University’s College of Extended Studies.

Interest in studying Japanese language and culture continues to
grow among U.S. college students. You’re in the excellent position of having a major head start. You can spend three weeks this summer immersed in learning Japanese language and culture – and earn college credit for it.

If you can demonstrate your keen interest and your academic skills, we’re interested in enrolling you in the 2009 Japan Studies Academy for Gifted Youth. We’re looking for high school students with a GPA of 3.0 or above, but you don’t need any previous knowledge of Japanese language or culture.

We’ve designed this three-week academy to be the closest you can get to cultural immersion without buying a plane ticket.

You will tackle one of the following college-level language programs:

• Section I is open to students with absolutely no background in Japanese.
  
• Section II is geared toward students taking Japanese in high school.
  
• Section III is designed for students who speak Japanese with their families

You’ll attend interesting seminars, lectures, readings, films, and discussion groups, workshops, and cultural activities related to Japanese history, culture, literature, religion, foreign policy, business, language, and education. Sounds like a lot? It’s total immersion!

Our exploration together will be broad and comprehensive. We’ll focus on all kinds of different topics – anime and pop culture, modernization, regional relations, wartime Japan, Japanese Americans in the U.S., art and architecture, Buddhism and Japanese life, business etiquette, Koto and Shakuhachi music, Taiko drums, origami, calligraphy, flower arrangement, and more…

For more information about the program, please contact Professor Yoshiko Higurashi, who is the director of the Japanese Language Program at San Diego State University’s Department of Linguistics and Asian/Middle Eastern Languages. She can be reached by email at yhigurashi@mail.sdsu.edu or by phone at (619) 594-1005 (direct line) or (619) 594-5268 (the department).

Noncredit Schedule No. 09SUJA 99739 NF
Dates: Monday-Friday, June 22-July 10, 9-11:50 am (No class July 3)
Location: SDSU Extended Studies/Gateway Centers, corner of Campanile Drive and Hardy Avenue.
Fee: $869, $895 after May 1 (Price includes $75 material fee).

Schedule Number 09SUJA 99739 NF is Closed

Extension Credit Course No. Japanese X296 (three units)
Schedule No. 09SU 75950 G
Fee: $216 for credit option. Must be taken with noncredit course 09SUJA 99739 NF

Schedule Number 09SU 75950 G is Closed