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Program Terms
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Summer
Program
Participants
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Undergraduate
(College)
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Graduate
(College)
Subject Areas
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Asian Studies
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Japanese
Language
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Theater
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Quick Look
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Location:
Kyoto, Nara, Iida, Nagano - Japan
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Language of Instruction: Englilsh, Japanese
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Academic Credit Available: Yes
Overview
The UMass Summer 2005 Japanese Language, Culture, and Theater in Japan Program offers academic instruction and credit in Japanese culture and language, at all levels from zero beginner to advanced, while students participate in local internships and receive training in traditional Japanese arts, in particular the traditional Bunraku puppet theater.
The 10-week program begins with 10 days in the Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, duriing which students experience the culture of the ancient capital cities and the urban Japan. The program then moves to the small city of Iida, located northeast of Nagoya at the foot of the mountains in the "Southern Alps" of Nagano Prefecture, home of the 1998 Winter Olympics, where students will live with Japanese host families, attend classes taught by University of Massachusetts faculty, participate in internships with local enterprises and organizations that help to develop fluency in both language and culture, and receive training in the traditional Bunraku puppet theater from members of the 300-year-old Imada and Kuroda Puppet Troupes.
In addition to time in Kyoto, Nara, Osaka, and Iida, the UMass Japan Summer 2005 Program includes overnight fieldtrips and day trips to Tokyo, the Izu Penesula, Gifu, Nagoya, and Matsumoto and one free week in mid-July during which students may travel independently in Japan or remain with their families in Iida.
The Program culminates with student participation in the 2005 Iida International Puppetry Festival, the largest puppetry festival in Japan with more than 150 troupes from Japan and around the world. Students will perform at the Festival, as well as assist as guides and interpreters, as approrpiate.
Academic Credit
Academic credit is available.
Credit issued by University of Massachusetts Amherst, Department of Asian Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Eligibility
University students or graduate students at any level from any country are eligible to apply.
Housing/Accommodation
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Homestay / Host Family
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Hostel
Hostels during the first 10 days and while on fieldtrips. Homestay for main portion of the program in Iida.
Program Costs
Program Fee for Non-UMass Students: $4300.(tentative total--check program website for final cost)
Costs
Include: Program fee includes: all accommodations except on independent travel, morning and evening meals with host families, tuition, instructional fees, fieldtrip travel, admissions.
Program fee does not include: roundtrip airfare to Japan, transfers from airport to beginning and ending points of program (Nara and Iida), weekday lunches in Iida, meals while on fieldtrips, books, personal expenses
Financial Aid
Yes.
The UMass Summer 2005 Program is eligible for support through Freeman Asia Awards Program and others.
Dates
Program Dates: June 1 ~ August 10, 2005
Application Deadline: February 20, 2005 or until the Program fills. Early applications will be considered as they are received. Check Program website for current capacity status of Program.
Deadlines
Application Deadline: February 20, 2005 or until the Program fills. Early applications will be considered as they are received. Check Program website for current capacity status of Program.
Contact
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Prof. Martin Holman
Department of Asian Languages and Literatures
400 Herter
Amherst, MA 01003
Tel:
413-545-4953
Fax:
413-545-4975
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