Current Students

January 31, 2024 Update

Regarding Course Registration for the Spring Semester 2024

Dear ILA students,

 The course registration information for the Spring Semester 2024 is as follows:

  【Important】New academic calendar starting with DO Week

 Please note that a new academic calendar will be introduced from the Spring Semester 2024. Under the new academic calendar, basically, you will have 13 in-person classes and two on-demand video sessions for a total of 15 sessions. During the first week of the semester (called “Doshisha Opening Week” or “DO Week”), you are expected to access the on-demand video URLs from each syllabus and work on the assignments as instructed in the video.

In ILA courses, the second on-demand session is held between Weeks 6 and 9. You will have the opportunity to view the second on-demand session in addition to attending the in-person lecture, effectively participating in two lectures during one of those weeks. Please carefully check the second on-demand session’s week in each course’s syllabus. The semester ends in Week 14.

 【Example】 ILA course scheduled the second on-demand session in Week 6

Week 1: On-Demand+Assignments (no in-person class)
Week 2: In-Person
Week 3: In-Person
Week 4: In-Person
Week 5: In-Person
Week 6: In-Person
Week 6: On-Demand+Assignments
Week 7: In-Person
Week 8: In-Person
Week 9: In-Person
Week 10: In-Person
Week 11: In-Person
Week 12: In-Person
Week 13: In-Person
Week 14: In-Person
Week 15: No class (course ends in Week 14)

For details of DO Week, please check the university official website.Academic Calendar from 2024 

Important Dates of Course Registration

 < Advanced Registration for ILA Introductory Seminars >
March 25 (Mon) 10 a.m. to March 29 (Fri) 1 p.m.
Please refer to the following PDF file entitled “Advanced Registration for ILA Introductory Seminars for the Spring 2024 Semester (For Current Students) “　Advanced Registration for ILA Introductory Seminars for the Spring 2024 Semester (For Current Students)

< Additional Registration for ILA Introductory Seminars >
April ３ (Wed) 1 ｐ.m. to April ４ (Thu) 1 p.m.
Students are able to apply for additional registration for the ILA Introductory Seminars via the following Microsoft Forms, if needed.　＊Your ID and password for Doshisha University are required to log in to the application.　【Forms】 Additional Registration of Introductory Seminar for the Spring 2024 Semester

< Registration for Foreign Language Courses >
April 5（Fri） 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.and 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Location: Ryoshinkan Building RY205 (In person)
*Please drop by the ILA Office beforehand to obtain the registration permission letter. For further details, please refer to the DUET message entitled “外国語教育科目の登録相談に出席予定の学生へ”.

< Registration for courses offered by the Center for Japanese Language and Culture (CJLC) and the ILA course “Basic Japanese”  >
he Japanese Language Placement Test is mandatory in order to register for courses offered by the CJLC -such as “Japanese Language Course”, “Lecture Courses in Japanese Studies” and “Lecture Courses in International Studies”- or the ILA course “Basic Japanese”, regardless of your Japanese level. For further details, please refer to the following PDF file entitled “Japanese Language Placement Test for the Spring Semester 2024”.　Japanese Language Placement Test for the Spring Semester 2024

< DO Week (The first on-demand video class period) >
April 4(Thur) to April 10(Wed)
*Please access on-demand video URLs from the syllabus website.　The Syllabus Website

April 8(Mon) 10 a.m. to April 9(Tue) 5 p.m.
Location: DUET

< In-Person Classes Begin >
April 11(Thur)


We will let you know about further updates regarding course registration for the Spring Semester 2024 via DUET message and/or the ILA Private Website. Therefore, please be sure to check your DUET account and the ILA Private Website regularly.

 *For your information, the ILA Student Handbook, Course List, Course Timetable, etc. for Academic Year 2024 will be available on the ILA Private Website, from March 15.

 Have a safe and nice spring break.

 Sincerely,

The ILA Office