Master of Arts in Japanese Pedagogy
Specialization in Japanese Language Pedagogy

Program Requirements
A student is admitted to a one-session M.A. programme if the Department and School of Graduate Studies are satisfied that all entrance requirements have been met (see SGS Calendar, Degree Regulation). The requirement for a one-session M.A. is normally four full graduate courses.

A student with exceptional background may be required to do two full graduate courses and a thesis, instead of four full graduate courses, which can be completed during one
academic year plus one summer.

Requirements/Criteria for Admission
For all Candidates:

Exceptional candidates who have not had these background courses may be admitted conditionally. They are required to take these courses before they begin their graduate work. They are in addition to normal admission requirements.

For non-native speakers of English:
TOEFL score of 600 and T.W.E. score of 5.0 or its equivalent.

For non-native speakers of Japanese:
Proficiency in Japanese
Speaking: minimum ACTFL scale of Intermediate High School or its equivalent. Candidates may submit formal testing results through ACTFL, or EAS faculty can give oral interviews.

Listening, Reading, and Writing: Candidates may supply proof that they have passed the Second Level of the Japanese Language Proficiency Test by the Japan Foundation.

Course of Study
A total of 4 full courses or 2 full courses plus a thesis are required.
At least two courses in Japanese language pedagogy and linguistics.

Mandatory Courses:

• EAS 1351Y Japanese for Instructional Purposes/K. Nakajima
• EAS 1349Y Pedagogical Grammar of Japanese/Visiting Professor

Elective Courses:

• EAS 1150Y Reading and Major Research Paper/ Staff
• EAS 1300Y Special Topic of Japanese Studies/Staff
• EAS 1350Y Topics of Japanese Sociolinguistics/K. Nakajima

2. One or two full courses may be selected from the Department of Curriculum, Graduate Department of Education (formerly Ontario Institute for Studies in Education).
3. One full course may be selected from the Japanese Studies courses in Department of East Asian Studies.

Enrolment in the Program:
Approximately - 5

Deadline for application:
Canada & U.S.A - June 1
International - April 15

General Enquiries
Professor Kazuko Nakajima, Program Coordinator
Department of East Asian Studies
University of Toronto
130 St. George Street
Toronto, Ontario M5S 3H1

E-mail: nakajima@epas.utoronto.ca
Voice: 416/978-1959
Fax: 416/927-7825