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Today's Contents:
1. The first bits: Travel destinations, Origami, Free Japanese Classes, OCJS passwords
2. Course information.
3. Student Interview: Jostein Edvardsen.
4. In the News: Hybrid motors
5. Japan Guide: Sanjusangendo
6. About The Yamasa Institute for Japanese Studies.
7. Subscription Information.
1. The first bits.
Jon Walden (Admissions Coordinator) is currently slaving away in Korea, so this newsletter is from Declan. Please note that as Declan also has to check the admissions email, replies may be a little slower than usual. Also, as I thought the format of the newsletter needs a bit off sprucing up, this issue also introduces a new section called "In the News". Another "mysterious" new section will be added in about a month.
(a) Things to do:
First trip on the schedule is next Saturday September 21st to Kyoto. Only 6,600 yen including tax with all transport, all admission fees (doesn't include lunch). Destinations include Sanjusangendo, Ginkaku-ji, the Path of Philosophy, Nanzen-ji, and Heian Jingu
(b) The long awaited Online Center:
The Online Center for Japanese Studies is finally up and running and can be accesssed at http://www.yamasa.org/ocjs/. Passwords can now be obtained through our new secure server. A big thank you to everyone who assisted, for full information on updates to the Online Center please click here.
Students who have studied (or are currently studying) at Yamasa from April 1st 2002 will be able to access the online school and kanji dictionary using your student I.D. number as your user name and your date of birth as your password. The date of birth will be 6 figures, for example, if you are born on the 4th of October 1969 then your password will be 691004.
(c) Japanese Language Proficiency Test application:
Please that applications for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test held in December every year in Japan are now closed.
(d) Other bits:
Jon Walden
Admissions Coordinator, International Office
The
Yamasa Institute - Aichi Center for Japanese Studies
1-2-1 Hanehigashimachi
Okazaki
Aichi Japan 444-0832
Tel: +81 (0) 564 55 8111
Fax: +81
(0) 564 55 8174 (admissions)
Fax: +81 (0) 564 55 8113 (student
affairs)
Email: Admissions
Email: newsletter@yamasa.org
URL: ../../../../acjs/
URL: ../../../../acjs/network/
2. Course Information
Accommodation
Most of Yamasa's accommodation is full although there are some rooms available in the Student Village from this time. Accommodation from October is now extremely limited and homestay accommodation is full until late October. There are usually some last-minute changes, so check with Admissions for information or see the availability file for details. Please note that accommodation is not reserved until we have received in full the tuition fees for your chosen course.
Accommodation in apartments in the annexe of the Rec World Hotel (near Daijuji Temple) will be used whenever Yamasa's accommodation becomes full. The prices for the "1K-Single" and "2K-Shared" room options have been discounted and are now the same price as the Student Village. For more information on the apartments in the Rec World Hotel annexe, please see the following pages:
../../../../acjs/english/hotel.html (for accommodation description)
../../../../acjs/english/tankisei.html (for price list of accommodation)
Message from Yukiko Iijima (Housing Officer): Please also note that it is extremely important that you rank your accommodation preferences clearly. Upgrades are possible in the event of cancellations - so if your first preference is a single room in the village, select "Village single" as first choice, "Residence U" as your second choice and so on.
Long-term Courses:
Student Visa: Applications for the October 2002 student visa have closed and we are now accepting applications for the April 2003 start. Please note that we will take into account a number of factors when considering a student visa application including age, academic background, nationality and so on - automatic acceptance of a student visa application is not guaranteed. If you need more information about dates, please check the deadlines for the student visa listed in each course in the program catalogue. If you wish to apply for the April 2003 start please contact Admissions for more information.
Short-term courses:
| Discovery Tour starting on October 18th - itinerary at: ../../../../acjs/english/programs/discovery_20021018.html Contact Admissions for details. There are still a few places available - join a very small private tour: There are still a number of places available - join a very small private tour: Includes Includes Okutono Jinya, Tsumago, Tenryu Gorge, Takisanji, Asuke, Nara - Todaiji, Nara Park, Obara Washi, Kii Peninsula, Kino Matsushima cruise, Ise Grand Shrines, Atsuta Jingu, Tokugawa Art Museum, Kyoto - Ryoanji, Nijo Castle, Kunizakari Sake, Tokoname, Yoshihama Ningyou, Denpark, Sekigahara battlefield site, Hikone Castle, Genkyo-en Garden, Lake Biwa cruise - Chichibu island, as well as many other locations. |
Other Discovery Tours all have vacancies - contact Admissions for further information. Tour dates for next year are available at ../../../../acjs/english/programs/discovery_dates.html
All SILAC programs have space from September 19th but accommodation is very limited. Contact Admissions as soon as possible for information.
The AIJP, AJSP, and Acceleration Format 1 and 2 programs are all full until January 2003.
3. Student Interview: Jostein Edvardsen
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| Jostein Edvardsen |
Jon managed to catch Jostein after lessons during his first full week in the SILAC program.
Jon: How's the course going so far?
Jostein: I had to learn hiragana
and katakana on the first weekend so.......
Jon:.......the pace of the course is fairly quick?
Jos: Yes, but not more than I can handle. It is an intensive course so I have to expect it.
Jon: Why are you studying Japanese?
Jos: I have an interest in Asian culture, the mix between Western and Asian cultures, for example Hong Kong, Singapore etc. Also as an architectural student Tokyo is one of the most interesting 'urban laboratories' in the world and an interest to Western architects.
Jon: Had you studied any Japanese before you came to Japan?
Jos: No. there are Japanese courses in Norway but I was too late to sign for the programs in Trondheim. I knew konnichwa and that was about it.
Jon: How did you find out about....
Continued at ../../../../acjs/network/english/newsletter/student_int_33.html
4. In the News: Hybrid Motors
"In the News" is new section of the newsletter developed from part of the OCJS. It aims to help you improve your understanding of articles in contemporary Japanese print and web media. Articles are from a wide range of sources including business, fashion, music, lifestyle, entertainment, crime, politics, international relations and so on. All articles are printable, and are accompanied by streaming audio files of the article being read at normal speed by male and female native speakers. Furthermore there are questions from the OCJS faculty that will help you confirm your reading or listening comprehension skills. (If you are an advanced learner, you may wish to attempt the questions after first listening to the audio link only, and then read the article to test your listening comprehension skills).
In addition, by using the link generator of the OCJS online dictionary with its definitions and kanji animations, you can easily check the meaning of new words, and also the stroke order of any Kanji that are new for you. The titles of the links below ARE NOT translations of the headline accompanying the article (we don't want to give beginner level students too many hints to the answers), but are indicative of the subject field.
Article for this edition is...
Toyota Motor, Nissan Motor and Hybrid Car Technology
5. Japan Guide: Sanjusangendo
In December 1994, this temple was designated as World Heritage by UNESCO. Ryoanji (Temple of the peaceful dragon) is in the northwest section of Kyoto, not far from Kinkakuji. This is a temple belonging to the Myoshinji school of the Rinzai branch of the Zen sect. The earliest temple recorded on this site dates from 983, though it was originally the estate of one of the branches of the Fujiwara family during the Heian period. After serving as the retirement home of an emperor it became a temple known as Tokudaiji (also referred to as Enryuji).
Continued at ../../../../japan/english/destinations/kyoto/sanjusangendo.html
6. ABOUT THE YAMASA INSTITUTE'S AICHI CENTER FOR JAPANESE STUDIES
The Yamasa Institute is committed to providing high-quality education in the Japanese language. We are a non-profit organization, a part of the Hattori Group. We are accredited by Association for the Promotion of Japanese Language Education - APJLE, accreditation number B302 - and "the only Institute in the Mikawa region with the appropriate programs, systems, curriculum and facilities required for quality Japanese language education" according to the Ministry of Justice. Further, in recognition of the excellent quality of our programs, we are in the top tier of 'Appropriately Authorized Japanese Language Education Institutes' - in fact, the only school in the Mikawa area with this prestigious recommendation. For full details see the accreditation section on the homepage at ../../../../acjs/english/accreditation.html
7. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION
You are being sent this newsletter because at some time you contacted the Yamasa Institute's Aichi Center for Japanese Studies through email, or you contacted an internet-based Japanese language information service which forwarded your email to us. If you do not want to receive further issues of this newsletter, please send a message to unsubscribe@yamasa.org with the word "unsubscribe" in the title. We apologize for any inconvenience.
(c) 2002 The Yamasa Institute Aichi Center for Japanese Studies
1-2-1 Hanehigashi-machi
Okazaki Aichi Japan 444-0832
Tel: +81 (0) 564 55 8111 Fax: +81 (0) 564
55 8113
URL: ../../../../acjs/
Email: Admissions