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UBC/Ritsumeikan TESL Certificate FAQs of 2 Revised: March 2017

JointTESLCertificateProgramFrequentlyAskedQuestions(FAQs)

Kyoto,Japanpdce.educ.ubc.ca/TESL

PROGRAM INFORMATION

PREREQUISITESLLED489(6credits)istherequiredprerequisitewhichmustbecompletedbeforeenrollinginLLED478C/96AandLLED399/96AofferedinKyoto. CREDITSLLED478C/96Aisa6creditUBCcourseofferedinJapanaspartofthejointTESLcertificate;LLED399/96Aistherequired3-creditpracticumcomponent.Thecreditsappearonyourtranscriptsuponcompletionofthecourses.http://lled.educ.ubc.ca/programs/tesl-certificateREGISTRATION RegisterinbothcoursesLLED478C/96AandLLED399/96AthroughtheStudentServiceCentre:https://ssc.adm.ubc.ca/sscportal/ On the day you are eligible to register, please email [email protected] to be registered in both courses LLED 478C/96A and LLED399/96A. COURSETUITIONThetuitionfortheKyotocourseisbasedonthecurrentUBCtuitionfeeschedulehttp://www.students.ubc.ca/coursesreg/tuition-fees-deposits/tuition-fees/

PRIOR TO YOUR DEPARTURE VISAContacttheJapaneseconsulatetoenquireifyouarerequiredtoobtainastudyvisaforJapan.Pleasehavecoursedatesandinformationavailablewhenyoucall.

JapaneseConsulateGeneral,Tel:604-684-58681177HastingsStreetWest,Vancouver,BCV6E2K3

STUDENTRECORDFORMThisformmustbecompletedbyallUBCstudentsattendingcoursesinJapan. Besuretoincludeanemailaddress.VisittheJointTESLCertificatewebpageandopenthe“KyotoProgram”tab.DownloadtheStudentRecordForm.Sendtheoriginal,completedformwiththecorrectlysizedoriginalphoto,assoonaspossibleto:

UBCFacultyofEducation(PDCE)1304–2125MainMallVancouver,BCV6T1Z4

YoumusthaveaLetterofInvitationfromRitsumeikanUniversitytopresenttotheJapaneseImmigrationofficialsuponarrival.PDCEand/orRitsumeikanUniversitywillforwardtheLetterstoyou.

UBC/Ritsumeikan TESL Certificate FAQs of 2 Revised: March 2017

ARRIVAL IN JAPAN ARRIVALDATEStudentsarerequestedtoarriveinJapanatleastonedaypriortothecoursestartdate. AIRPORTThenearestinternationalairportisKANSAIInternationalAirport(Osaka)àhttp://www.kansai-airport.or.jp/en/index.aspTRANSPORTATIONTherearethreemethodsoftransportationfromKansaiInternationalAirporttoKyoto:

• Train(JRWest“Haruka”ExpresstraintoKyotoStation)• Bus(KansaiAirportLimousinetoKyotoStationàhttp://www.kate.co.jp/pc/e_time_table/e_kyoto.html)• ShuttleTaxi(MKSkygatetaxiàhttp://www.mktaxi-japan.com/#!kyoto-kansai/c1duk)

o TheMKSkygatetaxiisadoor-to-doortransportationserviceo YoucanmakereservationfortheMKSkygatetaxionthewebsitepriortoyourdeparture

ACCOMMODATIONYouarerequiredtoarrangeandconfirmyouraccommodationforthedurationofyourstayandwerecommendthatyouconfirmthisasfarinadvanceaspossible.Pleasenotethatstudentswillberesponsiblefortheirownmeals.RitsumeikanUniversityhassuggestedthefollowingoptions:

DUOInn(Furnishedapartmentstylehotelclosetothecampus)Web:http://www.duo-inn.com/eg/index.htmTel:+81-75-465-8800Fax:+81-75-464-1110E-mail:[email protected]

SingleRoom(Atype):formorethan40days’stay4,104yenperday Therearealsoothertypesofroomsfortwoorthreepeople.Pleasechecktheirwebsiteformoreinformation.Andpleasenotetheyacceptcreditcard,however,theutilities-deposithastobepaidinJapanesecash.

SEEDinKyotoNijo(Short-termlodging("WeeklyMansion"),closetoJRNijoStation)Web:http://www.kyoto-seed.jp/englishTel:+81-75-822-4700Fax:+81-75-821-8650E-mail:[email protected]

SingleRoom(Atype):117,000yenforonemonthplusutilitycharge750yenperdayplusroomcleaningcharge11,000yen TwinRoom(Btype):153,000yenforonemonthplusutilitycharge1,000yenperdayplusroomcleaningcharge11,000yen Note:FreeInternetuseserviceisavailable Eachstudentissentanemailwithadditionaldetailspriortodeparture.Ifyouhaveanyadditionalquestions,[email protected].