Program At a Glance
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Asian Societies, Cultures, and Languages
ASCL Japanese LSA+ Osaka
Osaka, JapanInformation Session
The Osaka Japanese LSA+ Information Session with Dennis Washburn, the faculty director leading the Summer 2025 program, will be on Tuesday, October 15, 6:00pm in Room 314 Anonymous Hall.
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
During the summer of 2025, ASCL will offer the Japanese LSA+ Program in Osaka, where participating students will take Japanese 22, 23, and the Director's Course taught in English. Osaka is Japan's second largest city and known for its amazing food, vibrant mercantile culture, and its status as the "mecca of comedy" in Japan. The group will take trips to areas of cultural and historical significance, including Tokyo, Kyoto, and the site of the first official US-Japan encounter: Shimoda. For a country of the size of California, the cultural differences in these locations will be striking. People speak different dialects, their mannerisms are distinct, and you will notice that the Osakans are by far the friendliest (and most outspoken) of all Japanese.
Enrollment Information
About 16 students are selected for the program.
For more information about applying for this program, see our webpage on How to Apply & our FAQs under section 2 (How to Apply: Application)
THE STUDY ABROAD EXPERIENCE
ACADEMIC PROGRAM
Faculty Director
Dennis Washburn Professor of Comparative Literature, Asian Societies Cultures and Languages, & Film Studies Curriculum
ASCL | 69.24 | 90:
Japan at the Margins: Place and Displacement in Postwar Film and Fiction (taught in English)
Prerequisites
With B grade average or permission of the instructor in:
ASCL | 10.03 (Offered in Spring 2025):
Introduction to Japanese Culture
JAPN | 1:
First-Year Courses in Japanese
STUDENT LIFE
Students live in shared, self-catered apartments/flats equipped with kitchen facilities for preparing meals. Students should expect to share a bedroom and bathroom with other students. All students committed to this program will complete a housing preference form for shared housing and roommate placements.
For more information, please see the department website.
Financing Your Program
Tuition and Fees
The fees charged by the College for a Dartmouth-sponsored off-campus term of study include regular tuition charges for a term at Dartmouth, service fees, as well as the specific costs established for each off-campus study locale. In many programs, the room and board costs tend to be higher than for a term in Hanover. You can view a budget sheet for each program by clicking on the appropriate term under "Financing Your Program". The cost of transportation to and from the site is the responsibility of the student.
Financial Aid
In order that all qualified Dartmouth undergraduate students may have the opportunity to take part in off-campus programs, the College endeavors to adjust its normal financial aid awards for students already receiving aid. Tuition and expected family contribution for Dartmouth's off-campus programs are the same as for an on-campus term.
Students are responsible for purchasing their own plane tickets and, in many cases, meals. Often, families find that they owe less for billable items for study away terms but will instead use more of their expected family contribution towards indirect costs such as the flight and meals. For help sorting out who pays what and how, contacting the Financial Aid office is often advisable.
Financing your program | Financial Aid | Scholarships | Budgeting & Costs
Program Resources
Department Contact
Hope Rennie Program Administrator