English for International Studies (EIS) in the Department of International studies enhances your English listening, speaking, reading and writing skills, as well as academic skills to think critically, make presentations, and participate in debates to further your studies.  After graduation, these skills will serve as a foundation for becoming a positive force in the international and local communities.

English for International Studies offers eight courses to be taken during the first, second, and third years. These courses are challenging but quite enriching. If you take these courses seriously, they will enable you to communicate well in English.

The program is built upon Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL), a European approach that combines the learning of language with that of subject matter. Therefore, you do not simply learn English as it is but use English to strengthen your knowledge of topics in cultural studies, international relations, and economics. In these classes, you use authentic materials provided by overseas organization and news media and engage in a wide range of activities to enhance your overall communication skills.

The input material used for learning is obtained from a wide range of sources and focuses on, for example, issues associated with sustainable development goals (SDGs) and social inequality. You will learn and practice strategies to understand various topics, which will be useful in continuously developing your language skills and in supporting lifelong learning.

To develop your communicative skills in English, classes require active participation in discussion, debate, speech making, and presentation. The classes also provide you with ample opportunities to learn and practice strategies to write essays and research papers. Communicating in a language other than one’s own nurtures challenging spirit and empathy toward others which in turn will heighten intercultural communication skills.