Okayama University (Okayama Prefecture)
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Okayama University (Okayama Prefecture) Okayama University offers fascinating programs on practical pedagogy in collaboration with schools in the community on the basis of its long-accumulated wisdom ◇ University overview ◇ Outline and characteristics of the course ◇ Accommodations (1)Characteristics and History for Teacher Training Students Okayama University has four dormitories for Okayama University was founded in 1949 on (1) Characteristics of the Course: The first 6 months focuses on the mastering international students. They are all conveniently the basis of its predecessor, Okayama Medical of Japanese language and culture for the beginners and in the remaining one located within about 5-10 minutes walk from the College and Sixth High School, which were year trainees have a teaching-training to achieve the aims of own specialties. Tsushima Campus, main campus of the University. founded in 1922 and 1900 respectively. It now (2) Number of Students to be Accepted: up to 12 Teacher trainees have a priority to reside in one of has 11 faculties and 8 graduate schools and is (3) Outline of the training course: the dormitories for the first one year of the training. one of the biggest national universities in Japan. ○ Preparatory Japanese Language Education The rent and utility bills are as follows. Besides the One of its characteristics lies in its emphasis ・From October to March, for 6 months, Preparatory Japanese Language is dormitory admission fee of 30,000 yen (once upon on international exchanges. The Center for taught at the Center for Liberal Arts and Language Education, totaling 600 arrival), the fees of electricity, water and gas will be Liberal Arts and Language Education provides hours. charged. Japanese language courses to International ・Different classes are prepared depending on the student’s proficiency ・Kuwanoki Dormitory Students and the Center for Global Partnerships level and their use of Chinese characters in their mother tongue. Rooms : 142 Rent : 14,000-16,000 yen/month and Education supports their living in Japan. ・Supplementary Course is provided for each level. ・International Student Shared House Okayama University has made exceptional ○ Teaching Training Rooms : 30 units Rent : 23,000 yen/month efforts to contribute to the attainment of SDGs. [1 Year Course] * Every unit consists of a common room and In December 2017, Okayama University was ・Academic supervisors make research plans according to the interests and 4 private rooms. presented with the “SDGs Partnership Award” Japanese language ability of teacher trainees through interviews. Teacher ・International House in the first Japan SDGs Awards selected by the trainees take courses on campus and educational practicum at the neighboring Rooms : 18 Rent : 27,000 yen/month SDGs Promotion Headquarters of the Japanese elementary and secondary schools in line with their research plans and ・Fukui Dormitory government. Okayama University was the sole purposes. Rooms : 21 Rent : 28,000 yen / month national or public university to receive the award. [1 Year and a Half Course] * Rent is subject to change. ・ Number of Students (as of May 1, 2018) ・Teacher trainees can take Teaching Training Course from October, if * Dormitories are no smoking in all locations whether Undergraduate students : 10,157 academic supervisors allow the exemption from Preparatory Japanese shared areas or private rooms. Postgraduate students : 2,988 Language Education for teacher trainees by October. * If spouse of trainees lives in Okayama prefecture, * Teacher trainees may have an interview with their prospective academic trainees cannot stay at the dormitory. (2)International exchanges (as of May 1, 2018): supervisor in advance. International Exchange Agreement: ○Participatory Subjects such as Field Trips and Regional Exchanges ◇ Contact 41 Countries 307 University ・Participatory subjects such as school visits and international exchange Teacher and Student Supporting Group, programs at elementary and secondary schools in Okayama are provided. (3) Number of International Students & , teacher Graduate School of Education, Okayama University trainees (as of May 1, each year) ◇ Follow-up for graduates Address: 3-1-1 Tsushima-naka Kita-Ku Okayama 2018: International Students : 710, Okayama University founded Okayama University international Alumni Postcode: 700-8530 teacher trainees : 2 Association in October 2011. The Okayama University International Alumni Phone: +81-86-251-7588 Fax: +81-86-251-7586 2017: International Students : 685, teacher trainees : 1 Association will serve as a way to disseminate information between alumni E-mail: [email protected] 2016: International Students : 602, association members and International students at Okayama University in URL: http://www.okayama-u.ac.jp teacher trainees : 3 addition to providing alumni who do not belong to the association a way to stay We have been accepting one to eight teacher connected with Okayama University. Okayama University hold Super Global trainees from abroad every year since 1980, Homecoming Day and have a place of exchange for alumni and international totaling 156 trainees from 19 countries. students. Okayama University(No.38) ◇ Course Description, Number of students to be accepted, Qualifications and, etc. Name of Graduate School of Education department Number of Name of Qualification and requirement for students, Course code E-mail Teaching field(s) Course description Language students to adviser number of students in past 5 years be accepted Analyses of Teaching Method of The Japanese It is needed to be able to read, write, speak and listen 38001 Norio TANAKA [email protected] Japanese Education Japanese Language Japanese. It is needed to be able to read, write, speak and listen 38002 Kohei IDO [email protected] Japanese Language Analyses of Expression of Japanese Language Japanese Japanese. It is needed to be able to read, write, speak and listen 38003 Takumi KIMURA [email protected] Japanese Literature Analyses of Japanese Modern Literature Japanese Japanese. 1 Japanese Language Teaching Method and Curriculum of The It is needed to be able to read, write, speak and listen 38004 Mayumi UKIDA [email protected] Japanese Education Japanese Language arts Japanese. It is needed to be able to read, write, speak and listen 38005 Satoshi TSUCHIYA [email protected] Chinese Classics Analyses of Chinese Classics Japanese Japanese. Satomi It is needed to be able to read, write, speak and listen 38006 [email protected] Japanese Language Analyses of Japanese Language Japanese MATAYOSHI Japanese. World History (particularly German history or Japanese, English, It is required to be able to speak Japanese, English, or 38007 Yosuke IIDA [email protected] History of Europe 1 relations between Europe and Asia) German German. 38008 Hiroshi OE [email protected] Law Jurisprudence Japanese 1 It is needed to be able to read ,write and speak Japanese. Monetary economics and other fields of applied 38009 Masanori OHKUMA [email protected] Applied Economics Japanese or English 1 Sufficient proficiency in English or in Japanese economics Training about geography of Japan and geography Japanese, English, It is required to be able to speak Japanese, English, or 38010 Tsutomu KAWADA [email protected] Human Geography 1 education German German. Toshinori Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction of Social Studies It is needed to be able to read and speak Japanese or 38011 [email protected] Japanese, English 1 KUWABARA Education Education English. South Korea 1 h_takada1978@okayama- Western History of Political Thought and Political It is needed to be able to read, write and speak Japanese 38012 Hirofumi TAKADA Political Science Japanese, English 1 u.ac.jp Philosophy or English. Nobuhusa It is needed to be able to read and speak Japanese or 38013 [email protected] Physical Geography Tectonic Geomorphology and Natural hazard Japanese、English 1 MATSUTA English 38014 Hiroshi MIYAZAKI [email protected] Ethics Moral education based on ethics Japanese 1 It is needed to be able to read, write and speak Japanese. It is needed to be able to read ,write ,speak and listen 38015 Ryosuke MURAI [email protected] Japanese History Japanese medieval history Japanese 1 Japanese. Social Studies Curriculum and Instruction of Social Studies It is needed to be able to read, write and speak Japanese. 38016 Hidekazu YAMADA [email protected] Japanese 1 Education Education (History Education) Indonesia 1 Mathematics 38017 Yasuhisa HIRAI [email protected] Teaching arithmetic in elementary level Japanese, English 1 Speaks Japanese or English. Education Masakazu Mathematics Theories of understanding and classroom design 38018 [email protected] Japanese, English 1 Speaks Japanese or English. Philippines 2 OKAZAKI Education in Mathematics Education Noboru 38019 [email protected] Analysis Functional Analysis Japanese, English 1 Speaks Japanese or English. NAKAMURA Masaki 38020 [email protected] Geometry Topology Japanese, English 1 Speaks Japanese or English. NAKAGAWA Michitaka 38021 [email protected] Algebra Number Theory Japanese, English 1 Speaks Japanese or English. MIYAUCHI 38022 Kento NAKADA [email protected] Algebra Representation Theory, Combinatorics Japanese, English 1 Speaks Japanese or English. 38023 Mitsuo IZUKI [email protected] Analysis Real Analysis, Complex Analysis Japanese, English 1 Speaks Japanese or English. Development