If an American student went to Japan as a foreign exchange student what school would thye be put in if they?

Question

didn't know any Japanese?

Answer 1

First of all, you need to learn what foreign exchange student programs mean. The programs are called "exchanges" because universities in the U.S. have sister universities in Japan and they trade off their students, or a University Exchange occurs through special programs such as Rotary International Ambassadorial Scholarship.

To become a foreign exchange student, you must be a currently registered university student in good academic standing in the U.S. In addition, you must meet the eligibility criteria for foreign exchange students. In general, such programs require at least two years of college-level coursework as well as two years of university-level foreign language training. Go to your school website for more information about foreign exchange student programs.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_exchange_program

http://eap.ucop.edu/

http://www.rotary.org/foundation/educational/amb_scho/index.html

If you don't speak Japanese at all, don't meet the eligibility criteria, but want to be a university student in Japan, you need to find and apply to universities by yourself. Much less prestigious colleges accept such students. Check out the URLs below, which have the lists of universities and schools for foreign students in Japan.

http://www.jasso.go.jp/links/links_sj_e.html

http://murasakishikibu.co.jp/jls/

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Answer 2

If an American went to Japan as a foreign exchange student, I think s/he would need to be able to speak at least some Japanese. There are several good international schools in Japan, but they use the same curricula as North American schools, so there wouldn't be a lot of point to the exercise.
I've been teaching at a private junior high in Osaka, Japan for almost 20 years. We get exchange students every year from the US, Canada, Australia and sometimes from European countries such as Germany. ALL of the exchange students speak at least some Japanese -- how else would they understand what's going on in the classroom?