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LBAT-Japan 2008

• Location Beppu (Oita Pref.) Tokyo
• Duration 5/76/18
• (Beppu 5/76/3, Tokyo 6/36/18)
• Application Fee 150 (not refundable)
• Program Fee 4,450
• Summer Session Tuitions Fees (Check Bursars
• Website http//www.bursar.gatech.edu/student/tui
  tion/Summer_08/Summer08-AllFees.pdf )
• Application Deadline Feb. 15, 2008
• Apply early at OIE site (www.oie.gatech.edu)!
• First payment Deadline Mar. 1, 2008 (1,000)
• Second Payment Deadline Apr. 4, 2008 (3,450)
• All payments are posted on your school account.
• Co-directors Kimiaki Yamaguchi Masato Kikuchi

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Program ContentsVery Intensive

• You will take 3 Japanese classes for a total of
• 9 credit hours in 6 weeks. All applicable to
  major/minor/certificate.
• JAPN 3691 Technical Scientific Japanese
• Instructors Kimiaki Yamaguchi and Tokyo Tech
  faculty
• JAPN 3692 Business Japanese
• Instructors Dr. Kikuchi Kimiaki Yamaguchi
• JAPN 3693 Japan Today
• Instructor Kimiaki Yamaguchi
• You will have three classes daily, Monday
• through Friday except on field trip days.

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Program ContentsVery Fun

• Weekend trip to Nagasaki, weekend farm-stay,
  school and factory visits, Beppu hot spring tour,
  etc.
• You will have opportunities to do cultural
  activities such as tea ceremony and calligraphy,
  and have intercultural communication experience
  with host campus students.
• We will also have laboratory visits (e.g.
  robotics lab) at our host university.

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Program Requirements

• You must have taken at least JAPN2002 or
  equivalent with at least a B in Chapter 2 Test,
  have good attendance record, and be in good
  academic standing. (If you are in JAPN 3001/3002,
  you need to maintain a B average.)
• You need to self-study as much content of JAPN
  3001 and 3002 as possible if you have only
  completed JAPN 2002 (or JAPN3001) by the end of
  Spring 2008.
• If you are currently taking JAPN 2001 or 2002,
  consult Kimiaki Yamaguchi for further
  information.
• Maximum number of participants 20

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Cost

• Application Fee 150 (non-refundable)
• Program Fee 4,450
• Summer Session Tuitions Fees (See Bursars
• Office Website for the rates)
• The program fee includes accommodation,,
  textbooks, full coverage and repatriation
  insurance, and ground transportation for
  program-sponsored mandatory activities.
• It does not include air fares (international
  flights to/from Japan and domestic flights in the
  U.S. and Japan), meals (est. 800900). Small
  meal subsidy will be provided to as long as you
  follow the rules such as curfews.

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Scholarships

• STARS Assistantship (Ask at OIE) (500)
• Campoamor Between 400-500 depending on the of
  applicants (Download application recommendation
  forms at http//www.modlangs.gatech.edu/student_re
  sources/scholarships/ and submit them to Dr.
  Britta Kallin.)
• Hope Scholarships applies. (If you are planning
  to use Hope Scholarships to pay for the LBAT
  program, you need to let us know so that your
  payment can be deferred until the scholarship
  money becomes available.

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Local Rules

• Curfew (1100p.m.)
• You will be participating in a very
  intensive language program. You should be
  spending a lot of time studying, not drinking,
  playing video games, etc. Furthermore, places we
  will be staying at are facilities for students
  and trainees. Therefore, you must observe our
  curfew. If you break this rule, you lose your
  meal subsidy and will be reported to Dean of
  Students. If you break this rule twice, you will
  be asked to withdraw from LBAT (and return to
  Atlanta).
• Alcohol
• The legal drinking age in Japan is 20. If
  you get a hang over or cannot show up in time for
  classes and field trips, due to late night
  drinking, we consider that you are not interested
  in participating in LBAT any more. We will report
  it to Dean of Students as well.

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More Local Rules

• Bath Shower time
• In the dormitory of APU (Ritsumeikan Asia
  Pacific University) the hours you can take a bath
  (or shower) is limited.
• Others (Common sense courtesy rules)
• When you go to Japan on the LBAT program,
  keep in mind that you are representing Georgia
  Tech. Our school will be judged on the basis of
  your behavior. Behave well. Do not touch a fire
  alarm or a fire extinguisher unless in an
  emergency. Do not make loud noises in public
  places. Being considerate to others is very
  important in Japan.

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• We will meet in front of the bus information desk
  inside International Arrival Lobby at Fukuoka
  airport at 910p.m. on Wed., May 7. Since will
  take the last bus to Beppu, make sure to arrive
  at our rendezvous point on time. If you are not
  there (for whatever reason), we will leave there
  without you. If you are flying to Fukuoka from
  Narita (New Tokyo International) airport, the
  last flight you can take to catch this last bus
  (to Beppu) is ANA (All Nippon Airways) 2143
  leaving Narita at 545p.m. (Please note that the
  airline schedule may change.)
• You are responsible for obtaining your own plane
  tickets. When you book and purchase Japanese
  domestic flights, you can get substantial
  discounts, using Visit Japan program. To take
  advantage of this program, you must send your
  proof of residence (copy of your drivers
  license) and the ticket number of your
  international flight your travel agent.

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• When we move from Beppu to Tokyo, we will be
  traveling together on the same flight. Make sure
  book and purchase a ticket on our designated
  flight. We are currently planning to take the
  1205 flight (JAL 1786) from Oita airport to
  Haneda (Tokyo) airport. (Again the airline
  schedule is subject to change.) We will let you
  know the exact flight number by the end of Feb.,
  2008.
• If you are planning to travel in Japan, using JR
  pass, after the LBAT program, you must purchase
  it before you leave the U.S. Ask your travel
  agent.

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Accommodations

• Beppu (May 7-June 3)
• Except the last few days, you will live in a
  single room in one of the APU dormitories.
• During the last few days, you will move to a
  different dorm and have to share the room with
  one or a few participants.
• Tokyo (June 3-June 18)
• You will be staying at AOTS (Association for
  Overseas Technical Scholarship) Tokyo Training
  Center located in the northeastern part of Tokyo.
  You will be staying in a single room during the
  entire stay in Tokyo.
• You need to commute (about 1 hour if you walk
  like Japanese commuters) by subway/train to
  commute to Tokyo Tech.
• Prepaid bus/train cards will be provided to cover
  the train fares for commuting.

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Required Orientations (Check our FAQ site for
updates)

• If you are accepted into the program, you must
  attend mandatory OIE meetings (Part I and Part
  II) For the dates, time, and place of these
  meetings, check http//www.oie.gatech.edu/e
  vents/
• In addition to these two meetings, we will
• be holding two orientation meetings for
  LBAT Japan. Your attendance in these meetings is
  mandatory.

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Any Questions?

• If you have any questions regarding 2008 LBAT
  Japan, please contact Dr. Masato Kikuchi
  (kikuchi_at_gatech.edu) or Kimiaki Yamaguchi
  (kyamaguchi3_at_mail.gatech.edu).
• LBAT Japan FAQ page (http//japanese.gatech.edu/lb
  at/)
• will be updated when more specific
  information becomes
• available. Please visit it regularly.