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The Faculty of Foreign Language Studies configures general liberal arts, specialized and other necessary courses in a systematic manner in order for the students to acquire the knowledge and skills, abilities to think, judge and express themselves, and proactive attitudes according to the Diploma Policy of the Faculty.

• Educational Contents:

  Liberal Arts:

  1. The Faculty aims to develop students' study skills, communication skills and media literacy by preparing introductory courses that foster their academic interests.
  2. The Faculty aims to nurture students' overall abilities as people by preparing general education courses on personal development studies that focus on developing students' knowledge, vision and flexibility in thinking necessary to play an active role in society.
  3. The Faculty aims to develop students' international/global mindset by preparing global courses that foster their abilities to understand different cultures, think from the others' points of view, and promote cross-cultural communication.

  Specialized Courses:

  1. The Faculty aims for the students to acquire a high level of operative ability in foreign languages and specialized knowledge and skills by using systematically configured lectures, exercises and practice.
  2. In the first year, the Faculty offers introductory courses to help students acquire Kansai University's fundamental "Think and Act" academic philosophy. In addition, English and Chinese as the major languages are taught in a concentrated manner from the first year to enable students to thoroughly improve their language skills in small classes, and at the same time "plus one" languages such as German, French, Russian, Spanish, Chinese, Korean and English are also offered.
  3. In the second year, the compulsory Study Abroad Program nurtures students' "zest for living". The Faculty offers specialized courses related to the five programs in the third year onward to improve their language proficiency, and also to develop multilateral thinking and problem-solving skills through understanding both of their own and different cultures.
  4. In the third and fourth years, the Faculty provides a wide variety of courses in the specialized programs of (1) Language and Communication Education, (2) Language Analysis, (3) Area Studies, (4) Intercultural Communication, and (5) Interpretation and Translation (1) Foreign Language Education, (2) Area Studies, (3) Intercultural Communication, (4) Interpretation and Translation and (5) International and Regional Cooperation. Moreover, the Faculty offers the opportunities to access the essence of Kansai University's "Think and Act" academic philosophy through Preparation for Graduation Project and Graduation Project in small classes.

• Evaluation of Learning Achievements:

  Levels of acquisition of knowledge and skills will be assessed by the integration of the analysis of the GPA, language proficiency tests, and various academic behavior surveys.

  1. As for the abilities of thinking, judgement and expression summarized as the "Think and Act"capabilities, the Faculty evaluates by the tally of the competency survey of Kansai University, and the graduation product submitted at the graduation.
  2. As for proactive attitudes, the Faculty evaluates them by the tally of various student surveys.

The Faculty of Foreign Language Studies accepts candidates who have the following (a) knowledge and skills, (b) abilities of thinking, judgement, and expression, and (c) proactive attitudes according to the Diploma and Curriculum policies of the Faculty:

• To have acquired sufficient knowledge and skills learned through the high school curriculum, and have advanced operative skills of Japanese and foreign languages and fundamental knowledge necessary for understanding multiculturalism, in particular, through their learning of Japanese and foreign languages, geography, history, and civics.
• To have the foundation of the capabilities of "Think and Act" to absorb new knowledge through studying foreign languages and deepen their understanding of international issues; also to have strong willingness to experience direct contact with people from various cultural backgrounds, and to have capacities and attitudes related to the "zest for living" such as flexibility and assertiveness.
• To have strong willingness to learn proactively while facing the real world and become front runners in the global community through learning foreign languages.