As the world has become one under one roof due to the development of information media and the revolution in communication, the need for knowledge about other countries, including languages, is increasing day by day. The fundamental direction of our department is to provide beneficial opportunities and enable students who wish to connect with the world and pioneer their career paths through France and the French language to acquire essential knowledge and tools.

With this in mind, our department's curriculum has been developed. In the first and second years, the focus is on a general cultural understanding along with language education—particularly speaking and listening—which is fundamental to all social activities. In the third and fourth years, students deepen their language skills while cultivating knowledge of various French cultures and regions, including literature and linguistics. Additionally, for students interested in economics, a linked major in European Trade is available, allowing them to study European trade with a focus on France.

To hone and apply knowledge of language and culture in the field, our department dispatches exchange students and short-term language trainees annually to our sister-school partners, the University of Orléans and the University of Avignon in France. Separately, many of our students study in Europe every year after applying for and being selected for the university-sponsored overseas experience program in Europe.

Department events designed to provide an experience of the French language and culture include biennial plays in the original language and a night of poetry and chansons held every autumn. Held without interruption since the department was founded in 1979, this festival serves as a venue for learning and meeting for both students and alumni.

Through these diverse educational programs, the goals and vision pursued by our department are clear. It is to cultivate French-related professionals who possess not only cultural and regional knowledge of France but also an international perspective, based on practical language proficiency, and who meet the demands of the times and contribute to society.