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Where to Call
OSAKA YWCA College
11-12 Kamiyama-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-0026
TEL.06-6361-2955
FAX.06-6361-2997
college@osaka.ywca.or.jp
The Japanese-Language Summer Intensive Course
Outline and characteristics
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★ This is a three week short term concentration course.

★ You are able to experience Japanese culture through the optional programs.
  
★ This course offers homestay opportunities.

Details of the courses
Terms July 20 ( Fri. ) to August 9 ( Thu. ) 2012.
Total hours 54 hours
Class hours ( days of the week, hours ) Monday to Thursday 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Friday 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Others There is no class in the afternoon of the last day of the term ( Thusday, August 9 ) due to the course completion ceremony and a party.
Guidelines for applicants
Regular number of studentsThe class consists of 5 to 10 students.
Application procedures * Submit the application form ( with a photo attached ) by July 6 ( Fri. ).
* Students who hope to stay with a Japanese family need to contact us and submit a prescribed form of application by June 29 (Fri.).
* Consult us in case where you need an application form for admission.

*Click here to download application form
  application form (PDF) /  application form (word)
Application deadline By July 6 (Fri.)
( As for a home stay, by June 29. )
Time of reception Monday to Friday 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ( closed on Sundays and holidays )
Where to call and to make application OSAKA YWCA College
11-12 Kamiyama-cho, Kita-ku, Osaka-shi, Osaka 530-0026
TEL.(06)6361-2955 FAX.(06)6361-2997
Others * Information in prescribed forms of application will be drawn upon by our head office and Japanese-language teachers.
Hereafter, on the basis of this, we will send to you information on the Japanese-Language Course.
Process to entrance into school and opening of the course
1. Application for the level check test, submission of the application form for admission
2. Delivery of the entrance fee and the enrollment fee.
3. Placement test
4. Placement Decision
5. Opening of the course
Schedule of Placement Test July 17 ( Tue. ) 2012. 10:00~
Study expenses, etc.
Entrance fee, Tuition fee Entrance fee : 10,500yen, Tuition fee : 64,000yen
How to deliver fees Deliver the entrance fee, the tuition fee, etc. at the start of the course.
The term of delivery It is required to deliver an entrance fee and a tuition fee by July 13.(Fri.)
Expenses for course materials 3,000yen
Others Once the tuition and other fees are delivered, they cannot be refunded except when the course cannot be opened.
But in case you inform us your cancelation by the day before class start, we will refund tuition fee.
The expenses include consumption taxes.
Optional Program
・ Schedule:Tuesday 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

・ Contents(Plan) : experience of art of calligraphy / viewing of Bunraku puppet show / experience of wearing a yukata or a light cotton kimono for summer / Making and eating "okonomiyaki", typical taste of Osaka! / visit to a disaster control center

・ Expenses : needed separately
Homestay Program
(1)Application requirement
1.Understand and be able to agree with the purpose of the homestay program.
2.Must be enrolled in the Osaka YWCA Japanese Language Course.
3.Must have accident insurance.

(2)Submission Deadline
By June 29

(3)Duration of homestay
Up to 3 months

(4)Cost
・Homestay application fee: 12,000yen
・Homestay fee: per week 15,000yen, per day 2,200yen
*Including breakfast and dinner.
*The applicants is responsible for transportation fees to and from school, lunch, telephone, medical and personal expenses by the applicant him/herself.

(5)Others
There is a limit of number. Once the number of people is fulled, we may close the application.

Other pieces of information
* Those participants from the first day who have attended more than two thirds of the course will be given a course completion certificate.

* This course does not constitute the ground for acquisition of a study visa.

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