Learning and Curriculum | Showa Women's University

learning and curriculum

Starting in April 2025, the Department of English Language and Communication will be reorganized and renamed "Department of International Liberal Arts".

For applicants in 2025 and after,Department of International Liberal Arts Please check the page.

INDEX

Learning

Learning in the Department of English Language and Communication

4 year steps

1Annual

In small classes based on proficiency level
Strengthen your English skills

2Annual

Showa Boston and certified study abroad destinations
Take courses and experience different cultures

3Annual

Major/Special Program
Research expertise through

4Annual

Through four years of study,
Completed graduation thesis and graduation project

Specialized areas you can study

Culture/Language

Three pillars: culture, language, and education.We explore the cultural background, social structure, customs, and mental movements of the people who live in English literature, texts, and images.Through research into the history, sounds, vocabulary, grammar, and meaning of English, you will deepen your understanding of language itself and the relationship between humans and language.Learn about English education for junior high schools, high schools, and children.

International communication

Business Communication focuses on the communication skills needed to survive in the business world.Media Communication explores how to use various media effectively.

Power gained through learning

Advanced English Literacy
Independently using English
Ability to play a role in a team
Ability to solve problems
Ability to express one's own opinion
Attitude to accept diversity and cooperate

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum

Developing human resources who can play an active role in the world with advanced English proficiency and expertise

English classes are organized by proficiency level to improve your English skills in everyday and academic contexts.While studying abroad in Boston, you will not only develop your English proficiency in small classes, but also improve your English communication skills through community activities, field trips, and interactions with local residents and students.After studying abroad, she will use English to study subjects in her specialized field and acquire more advanced English skills.Students will take introductory courses in their specialized fields before studying abroad, and after studying abroad, they will pursue specialization according to their own interests.Students develop the ability to ask their own questions and explore things from multiple perspectives, and complete their graduation thesis and production.

English Communication Department Curriculum 01

*This table shows only major subject names.Course names, etc. are subject to change.

syllabus

Pickup

Steadily improve your English skills through studying abroad and learning in the department

TOEIC® L&RScore data (2022rd year students in 3)

TOEIC® L&R score data

TOEIC®L&R is an English test that can be used when job hunting.Students in this department take the TOEIC®L&R exam free of charge three times a year to check their English proficiency.Through daily classes in the department and studying abroad, students are steadily improving their scores.

Number of students who obtained each score of IELTS™ exam　

IELTS™ is a four-proficiency English language test required for studying at overseas universities. You can apply for an accredited study abroad program by obtaining an IELTS 4 score.Many students in our department who aim to study abroad accredited or to earn a degree are focusing on studying for IELTS™.Our department supports learning through IELTS™ workshops and classes.

Children's English Education/Junior High School English License

In this department, it is possible to obtain a middle school and high school teaching staff license, and there is also a children's English education program where students can earn credits in designated subjects and receive a university certificate upon graduation.You can acquire the basic knowledge you need to acquire when teaching as an English teacher.

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Contributing to the community in English

"Contributing to the Community with English" is a class that teaches how to use English in the real world through collaboration with NPOs and companies. In 2022, together with students from Temple University Japan Campus, we helped a long-established kimono store in Yamagata City promote inbound tourism, and were introduced in multiple local media.

Project

Project-based learning

Showa Women's University conducts project-based learning in which students use their specialized knowledge to come up with solutions to problems that have no answers.
The department incorporates project-based learning in classes, exercises, and seminars.

Questions without answers
Utilizing our expertise
think of a solution

[Project-type collaborative internship] Yatemiruppe Tateyama Project

[Project-type collaborative internship] Multi-generational exchange through gourds!Oimachi project

[Project-type collaborative internship] Promoting citizen participation in support for Sakura Girls Secondary School (Tanzania)

Graduation Theses

graduation research

Graduation research theme example

Teaching methods to increase motivation for junior high school students to learn English
LGBTQ+ and Britain: What 'Maurice' can tell the world
Feminism in Japanese History
Ghosts in British Literature
Origin of idioms containing fruit names
Gender Bias and Disparity in Employment and Its Causal Relationship to Language

*Excerpt from 2023 graduation thesis