We develop students’ abilities in Japanese listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translating.
We develop students’ humanities competencies and ability of independent thinking.
We develop students’ understanding in state of Japan, and help to eventually become talents with international perspectives.
We support students in developing cross-field specialties by implementing the programs of minors and double majors.
Small class sizes. Students are placed in 3 different classes due to the last two digits of their student ID number: one is for those who has a remainder of 1 when divided by 3, another is for those who has a remainder of 2, and the other is for those who can be divided exactly. Since courses like communication and exercise need more interaction between students and teacher, as well as the time for teacher to check students’ homework, we arrange these courses into small size so as to enhance our teaching quality.
Courses in our department are divided into two categories, “Basic courses” and “Core courses”, so as to develop students’ abilities in five language skills progressively.
International academic events are held frequently in our department. We hope to enhance our students’ learning through those rich contents and diverse interaction with foreign teachers and students.
In order to provide clearer guidance for students to explore or involve themselves in cross-discipline courses, and to build up more solid and diversified "academic knowledge" for career development or graduate school, we encourage each academic unit to set up field specializations. Each module consists of four to five courses, with approximately 12 to 15 credits.
Our department has planned three modules of specialties in "Japanese Literature and Culture," "Japanese Language Education," and "Japanese Translation," which are expected to be implemented from the 111th academic year.
For more information on the courses, credits and learning objectives of each specialty fields, please click on the names of the three fields of on the top of this page.
Core Relation:
Japanese Literature and Culture |
Level 1 General Theory Foundation Course
●Japanese Culture (1) (2) These courses are studies of the historical changes and the overall social and cultural context of Japan from ancient times to modern times. |
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Level 2 Advanced General Theory Course
●History of Japanese Literature(1) Students will learn about the development, characteristics, and important literary ideas of pre-modern Japanese literature, build a basic knowledge of Japanese literature, and establish their fundamental knowledge for the study of Japanese literature. |
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Level 3 Basic Literary Works Appreciation Course
●Readings in Japanese Literary Masterpieces (2) Students will learn how to appreciate the works of writers in various genres by understanding their biographies, history backgrounds, and the actual reading and analysis skills of their texts. |
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Level 4 Advanced Literary Works Appreciation Course
●Readings in Modern and Contemporary Japanese Literature (1) Through text reading and analysis, students will learn the differences between Japanese oral language, literary expression, and literary style, and learn the unique features of Japanese expression such as subtlety and euphemism. Meanwhile, students will also be able to realize the influences brought by the interaction among modern Japanese, Taiwanese and Chinese writers. Through text analysis and group discussions, students will gain insight into problematic points, develop analytical skills, and strengthen the spirit of teamwork. ●Readings in Classical Japanese Literature (1) The course will begin with the identification of written notation and part of speech of words, and then move on to the study of classical grammar, the reading of classical literature, and the analysis and discussion of the beauty of classical Japanese literature. |
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Japanese Language Education |
Level 1 Basic Language Course
●Japanese Syntax (2) This course provides students with a comprehensive study of Japanese grammar (words) and syntax (sentences), and develops a basic grammatical framework for the Japanese language, as well as enhancing the correctness of Japanese usage. |
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Level 2 Language Theory Course
●Introduction to Japanese Linguistics (1) (2) Students learn the basic theories related to the nature of the Japanese language, such as phonetics and phonology, context, vocabulary, grammar, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics, and strengthen the basic logical concepts of linguistics to develop the ability to analyze and do the research on the Japanese language and to establish the ability to use the Japanese language in teaching. |
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Level 3 Educational Theory Course
●Introduction to Japanese Language Education Students learn the history, background knowledge, and theoretical framework of Japanese language education. |
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Level 4 Practical Application Course
●Japanese Language Teaching Methodology Students will study various types of foreign language teaching methods, the use of teaching materials and teaching aids, and the design of assessments and tests, and will practice teaching in class to strengthen the link between theory and practical application. ●Practical Japanese Communication Students will be trained in writing letters, organizing content, oral expressions, and presentation skills, which can be applied to academic research presentations and oral expressions in the workplace. |
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Japanese Translation |
Level 1 Basic Japanese Translation Course
●Japanese Translation (I) (1) and (2) Students will learn how to translate in Japanese with different text types and special expressions through various types of trial translations, and gain an in-depth understanding of the characteristics of the Japanese language, the differences between Chinese and Japanese language expressions and cultures, and develop basic translation skills in Japanese translation. |
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Level 2 Advanced Japanese Translation Course
●Japanese Translation (II) (1) and (2) Students will learn the correct expression of Japanese through various types of trial translations, and gain a deeper understanding of the characteristics of the Japanese language, the differences between Chinese and Japanese language expressions and cultures, and further develop their professional ability in Chinese to Japanese translation. |
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Level 3 Practical Japanese Translation Course
●Japanese Interpretation (1) and (2) The teaching material covers short sentences, conference speeches, and videos on various social issues. Students will practice step-by-step interpretation and simultaneous interpretation in a professional interpretation classroom. |
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Level 4 Applied Japanese Translation Course
●Japanese Interpretation (II) The teaching materials encompass short sentences, conference speeches, and various social topics in videos. Utilizing a dedicated interpretation classroom, students engage in step-by-step consecutive and simultaneous interpretation exercises. ●Japanese-English Translation (I) Through translation exercises between English and Japanese, students enhance their language proficiency in both English and Japanese, gain an understanding of language expression and cultural differences in English and Japanese, and cultivate talents in multilingual translation. |