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Graduate School


Enrolment limit

 

Degree

Major

Enrolment limit

Department of Language Sciences

Masters
Japanese Language
8
Ph.D
Language Science
2

Schedule

 

Application period

Exam date Announcement of results

Masters, Semester 1 entrance examination(general, career, international student, internal)

September 15, 2016 - September 29, 2016
October 15, 2016
October 25, 2016

Masters, Semester 2 entrance examination(general, career, international student, internal)

December 15, 2016 - January 12, 2017
January 28, 2017
February 10, 2017

Masters, Semester 2 entrance examination(general, career, international student, internal)

February 13, 2017 - February 23, 2017
March 4, 2017
March 9, 2017

Ph.D entrance examination

January 30, 2017 - February 9, 2017
February 18, 2017
February 21, 2017

Outline

I. Masters Program

There are several entrance examinations for the Masters course: general exam, career exam (for those already in the workforce and for Japanese language teachers) and special international exchange student exam. All exams are held twice throughout the year—in October (first semester entrance examinations) and in February (second semester entrance examinations). This means there are two opportunities to take the test but you only need to pass it once. Regardless of which test you pass, the beginning of the academic year is April. Internal entrance examinations are available for KUIS undergraduate students and for KUIS graduates who have graduated within five years.

1. General Entrance Examination

To sit the general entrance examination, it does not matter what your university major is or whether or not you have experience outside university. It involves a written exam (specialist problems and English) and an oral exam. The content of the examination is outlined below.

(1)Written Examination

1. Specialist problems exam
This involves specialist short essay problems. One question will be revealed beforehand (a choice of 2 questions) and another question will be unseen prior to the test. The seen question will be sent to you together with the examination admission slip upon application. Please prepare by ensuring you are able to write between 700 and 800 characters. Notes cannot be taken into the exam. The exam is 90 minutes in duration.

2. English exam
The English exam is a reading comprehension exam 60 minutes in duration. Dictionaries are allowed. Proof of TOEFL 500, or IELTS5.0 scores (if the test was taken within the previous two years) will gain an exemption from the English examination.

(2)Oral Examination

Japanese Language Majors will conduct the exam in Japanese. The questions will be based on the contents of the previously submitted ‘Research Proposal’. The test is 20 minutes in duration.

2. Career Examination (for those already in the workforce)

As a rule, those who have at least three years practical experience outside university are exempt from taking the written examination and can instead write a short essay and sit the oral exam. This is offered as an opportunity for those who have a clear objective for enrolling, and know where they are headed after graduating, to learn and research at KUIS graduate school. The oral examination method is the same as the general examination.

3. Career Examination (for Japanese language teachers)

This examination is for those who have at least three years experience as a Japanese language teacher in either a Japanese or overseas education institution. It is for those who wish to take the Graduate School Japanese Language Major in order to improve their Japanese language teaching speciality, practical ability and qualifications. You may be exempt from the written examination, so a document screening and a Japanese oral examination (20 minutes per person) will be conducted.

4. International Student Examination

To be eligible to take this exam you must have graduated, or be close to graduating from a 4-year university and have passed Level N1 or Level 1 of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. The examination contains specialist problems and an oral exam. There are no English language examinations.

5. Internal Examination

This examination is for Kanda University of International Studies School of Foreign Languages students with high grades that, when converted, are a GPA of 2.6 or higher, or students who have graduated with such grades within the previous five years. This process involves short essays and Japanese oral examination (20 minutes per person).

II. Ph.D Program

This program is for those who possess a Masters degree or at least an equivalent qualification and who desire to pursue further research into linguistics or areas of language education. The selection process involves documents screening, an English examination and an oral examination.

Examination Subjects

I. Masters Program

1. General Entrance Examination

To be considered for selection you must pass document screening, a written examination (speciality area and English) and an oral examination.

Subject

Japanese Language Major

Duration

Written examination

English comprehension*1 *2
60 min
Speciality problems*3
90 min

Oral examination

Japanese oral examination
Approximately 20 min per language, per person
The examination committee will pose questions, mainly regarding the content of your research proposal.
  • *1Proof of TOEFL 500, or IELTS5.0 scores will gain an exemption from the English examination.
  • *2Dictionaries allowed.
  • *3The specialist problems will be short essays. One question will be revealed beforehand (a choice of 2 questions) and another question will be unseen prior to the test. The seen question will be viewable on the What’s New page during the period of application, so please prepare by ensuring you are able to write between 700 and 800 characters. Notes cannot be taken into the exam.

2. International Student Entrance Examination

To be considered for selection you must pass documents screening, a written examination (speciality area and English) and an oral examination.

Subject

Japanese Language Major

Duration

Written examination

Speciality problems*1
90 min

Oral examination

Japanese oral examination
Approximately 20 min per language, per person
The examination committee will pose questions, mainly regarding the content of your research proposal
  • *1The specialist problems will be short essays. One question will be revealed beforehand (a choice of 2 questions) and another question will be unseen prior to the test. The seen question will be sent to you together with the examination admission slip upon application. Please prepare by ensuring you are able to write between 700 and 800 characters. Notes cannot be taken into the exam. The exam is 90 minutes in duration.

3. Career Entrance Examination (for those in the workforce and for Japanese language teachers)

To be considered for selection you must pass document screening, a written examination (speciality area and English) and an oral examination.

  • Documents screening

  • Short essays (please refer to the Entrance Examination guide for themes)

  • Oral examination

Subject

Japanese Language Major

Duration

Language used in the oral examination

Japanese
Approximately 20 min per language, per person

Oral examination

The examination committee will pose questions, mainly regarding the content of your research proposal
  • * There are no short essay problems in the career entrance examination (for Japanese language teachers).

4. Internal Entrance Examination

To be considered for selection you must pass document screening, a written examination (speciality area and English) and an oral examination

  • Documents screening

  • Short essays (please refer to the Entrance Examination guide for themes)

  • Oral examination

II. Ph.D Program

  1. 1.Screening of research proposal, Masters thesis and other relevant essays

  2. 2.Foreign language exam (English). Dictionaries allowed (90min).

  3. 3.Oral examination (40 min).

TESOL Program

Foreigners who wish to enroll in KUIS must be residing in Japan.

CONTACT

PR Dept., Kanda University of International Studies

1-4-1, Wakaba, Mihama-ku, Chiba-shi, Chiba, 261-0014, Japan

TEL:(+81)43-273-1320(Mon - Sat 9:30 to 18:00)

FAX:(+81)43-273-1197

E-mail:prunit(@)ml.kuis.ac.jp

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