This skill-course prepares you to participate in a German course at a university in German-speaking areas during the spring or summer holidays. It will help you choose and apply for a university or course close to your field of study, as well as prepare for the fieldwork you will be carrying out during your stay. This skill-course is not necessarily linked to your stay in German-speaking areas in the spring 2021; you can also take it if you plan to travel after the summer 2021.
Please note that due to the circumstances of COVID-19, there could be various situations, for example, if the German course at a university in German-speaking areas in the spring 2021 is not available, if the German course is available but the travel from Japan (or the country where the applicant is staying) to German-speaking areas is not permitted, if the German course will be offered and the travel from Japan (or the country where the applicant is staying) to German-speaking areas will be permitted but the dispatch of an applicant to the course is cancelled based on the decision of Keio University (as of September 2020, it is not known when the decision will be made. Please be aware that this decision may be put on hold until just before your departure), or if universities in German-speaking areas conduct an online German course.This semester, therefore, in parallel with the preparation for the German course abroad, we will build up our classes flexibly by offering contents for learning about German-speaking areas and brushing up your German reading skills. We also welcome those who have already participated in a German course abroad but would like to learn more about the German-speaking areas and brush up their German reading skills.
Usually, you can choose and participate in the German course which is held from the day after the last day of the final examination period of the academic schedule to the day before the start of the next semester, but as for the spring 2021, you will only be able to choose and participate in the courses which will start after the end of February due to the COVID-19. For specific dates, please contact Mr Meyer.