Informasi fakultas | Faculty of Foreign Language Studies | Seinan Gakuin Univ...

With a smartphone, you can instantly access information from all over the world, and voice translation is even possible now. If you were asked what the point of learning a foreign language is in these times, what would your answer be? Having been asked the same question over and over again, I thought back to my school days. I had complex feelings about the fact that I had never accomplished anything on my own, so I decided to study in the United States. I was greatly influenced by the young American man I met there. At first, my English wasn't very good and I couldn’t communicate as well as I wanted to. However, as I gradually started to gain confidence in expressing myself using English, I was able to have more serious interactions with him-even confrontations. We fought and made up many times. Through such ordinary daily moments, I was able to deepen my understanding of different cultures and values. One day, my friend suddenly decided to go to a conflict zone to get involved in conflict resolution activities. I really wanted to know what he was thinking. My time in the US was an experience where people with different birthplaces, upbringings, native languages, and even destinies met by chance and connected emotionally. I realized that the more you learn about international issues such as poverty, conflict, and disasters through your friends, the less they will be just someone else's problem. My experience made me ask myself: “What can I do? What kind of life do I want to live?” Learning a foreign language made me realize my potential that I hadn’t understood before. Why not find hope in the possibility of learning a foreign language (such as English, French, or Japanese as a foreign language) and changing your inner self at the Department of Foreign Language Studies? Now is the time to Unlock Your Potential.

The Department of Foreign Language Studies aims to unlock students’ potential by developing their practical language skills and by cultivating their expertise in a broad range of foreign language-related studies.
In their first year, students concentrate on improving their English ability by strengthening and applying the four core skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening, and on beginning the study of French.
A flexible curriculum allows students to draw on all three subject areas to create an individual program of study that will both broaden their interests and deepen their expertise, in preparation for advanced individual research in third and fourth-year seminars.
In addition to Seinan Gakuin University’s foreign exchange programs and short-term overseas language and professional skills training programs, the Department of Foreign Language Studies also offers four exclusive overseas study programs, as well as a partnership with Tokyo University of Foreign Studies. These programs allow students a wide variety of opportunities to put their learning into practice, and to expand their experience of foreign language studies both in Japan and around the world.
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