DEALL offered SPEAC (Summer Intensive Language Program) for Levels 2 and 4 Japanese in Summer 2026. Through this intensive, immersive program, students complete in just eight weeks material that is typically taught over the course of a full academic year. This summer, twelve students embraced the challenge, significantly strengthened their Japanese proficiency, and concluded the program with smiles and a well-earned sense of accomplishment.

Japanese is a great language to learn in Ohio, as Japan is the top direct investor of the State of Ohio, and there are close to 70,000 jobs in Japanese companies throughout Ohio. For more information about the benefits of studying Japanese in Ohio, go to https://news.osu.edu/ohio-state-panel-focuses-on-attracting-international-businesses-to-buckeye-state/.

If you are interested to learn Japanese at Ohio State, please visit our website at https://deall.osu.edu/programs/undergrad/japanese