Japanese

Students may apply for admission and for funding until midnight EST on January 31, 2025.

Admission and funding opportunities will be limited to classes that did not fill during priority admission and to scholarships and fellowships that were not fully awarded during priority admission.

Students may continue applying for admission, without funding, during rolling admission.

During Rolling Admission, students may apply for admission to the Language Workshop for self-funded study (or study funded by organizations other than the Language Workshop).

Admission remains competitive. Students who apply for full classes will be waitlisted. Students come off the waitlists in order of merit, not in the order of application.

After this date, there will not be time for non-IU students to get through Workshop acceptance, IU admissions, and IU enrollment before their course begins.

IU students may continue to apply, since they do not need to go through IU admissions.

After this date, there will not be time for non-IU students to get through Workshop acceptance, IU admissions, and IU enrollment before their course begins.

IU students may continue to apply, since they do not need to go through IU admissions.

The final date for IU students to apply to the Language Workshop is midnight EST on the last Thursday before their class begins.

BCS, Czech, Hungarian, Polish: May 15

Azerbaijani and Kyrgyz: May 22.

Arabic (all levels), Chinese 1, Russian 1 & 2: May 29

All other courses: June 5

Japanese Level 1 provides beginners a solid introduction to the language, equivalent to the 1^st-Year curriculum in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Indiana University.

Students who complete the course successfully will reach a proficiency of Intermediate Low or better. They will be able to communicate in day-to-day situations, will be able to read and write effectively on familiar topics, and will have a solid foundation for further study or travel.

The program introduces Japanese culture through authentic materials and media, as well as real-life activities and structured interactions with speakers of Japanese.

Japanese Level 2 is designed for students who have elementary proficiency in the language and want to develop their speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. It is equivalent to the 2^nd-Year curriculum in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Indiana University.

Students who complete the course successfully will reach a proficiency of Intermediate Mid or better. They will be able to function effectively in a Japanese-speaking environment; will be able to understand and work with authentic materials, including news, videos, podcasts, chats, stories, articles on familiar topics, etc.; and will have a solid foundation for travel or advanced study.

The program introduces Japanese culture through authentic materials and media, as well as Japanese-language activities and structured interactions with Japanese speakers.

Japanese Level 3 is designed for students who have intermediate proficiency in the language and want to develop their speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. It is equivalent to the 3^rd-Year curriculum in the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Indiana University.

This course is designed for students with Intermediate Mid proficiency who want to develop more advanced speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills. Students who complete the course successfully will reach Intermediate High proficiency. 

Working with authentic materials showcasing Japanese culture, students will improve their mastery of the linguistic and cultural skills they need in order to function effectively in a Japanese-speaking environment. They will be able to understand news, videos, podcasts, chats, stories, literature etc. with ease, and to interact confidently with native speakers in a wide range of contexts.

The program introduces Japanese culture through authentic materials and media, as well as Japanese-language activities and structured interactions with Japanese speakers.

Funded through an award from the U.S. Department of Education to the IU Center for International Business Education and Research, the CIBER scholarship supports students of IU's Kelly School of Business who study in the Language Workshop.

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The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies provides scholarships for undergraduate women planning international careers to study in the Language Workshop. Scholarships provide whole or partial tuition.

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The Department of Education provides scholarships for summer study in the Language Workshop. This program is administered by units other than the Language Workshop. Interested students should apply directly to the FLAS program.

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The Hamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies provides scholarships for study in the Language Workshop. This scholarship is aimed especially at students who are not eligible for any of the above programs.

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