The English Communication Department <Hongo Campus>
The Faculty of Foreign Studies is built around its English Communication Department. This department implements unique educational programs with small class sizes. The desire of the department is to support students as they work towards achieving their highest possible TOEIC® score. A variety of facilities, including an English chat lounge, help students stay motivated. The department encourages and nurtures English communication skills by providing a campus environment and exchange student programs in which students have opportunities to come into contact with native English speakers from many different countries. Moreover, computer information and communication technology education programs are provided that give students the skills they need to respond to and interact with the computer networks in today's society. This high-quality, computer-based education program maximizes each student's potential to acquire language skills and to prepare them for the future of their choice.
During their first year of the course, students are given extensive opportunities to acquire communication skills for their future. The basis for study is centered on the following four learning areas: improving English language skills, improving Japanese articulation, acquiring computer skills and creating a career plan. During the second year of the course, in order to effectively improve and enhance their English skills, students select a course from the four available specialty areas that best correspond with their life and career plans. Each of these courses is closely related to students' future career choices. Students therefore have the incentive to learn because they know that the studies they choose will have an influence on their future career path.