I did this subject overseas in Osaka at the start of 2023. It was only three weeks long, but honestly such a great experience. Alongside the daily lectures and tutorials, which were somewhat interesting, we were also staying with host families with which we could experience the dialects we were learning about, and we had language helpers - Osaka university students - which helped us learn more about slang and frequently used daily language. We also studied written vs spoken Japanese language in greater detail, which is helpful for the amount of academic language needed to help with later Japanese subjects. If you're able to get into the summer subject, I could not recommend it more.

Anonymous, Semester 1, 2023