Introduction to Japanese Program

The Japanese program aims to foster high-level talents in Japanese by having them become proficient in Japanese communication, broaden their horizon, and become efficient in management.

Upon graduation, students are expected to master Japanese language and become skilled in the professional world. They will possess fluent Japanese listening, speaking, reading, writing, and translation skills. They will have good communication, strong critical thinking skills, and creativity in relation to their field. They will also have good humanistic characteristics, strong practical ability, adaptability, and social responsibility. They can comprehensively apply their knowledge and skills in areas like international trade, education and culture while working in the positions of translation, international communication, business and management.

The Japanese program has opened these following courses:

oBasic Japanese

oJapanese Conversation

oJapanese Listening

oPracticum

oExtracurricular Practice

oAdvanced Japanese

oTranslation Theory and Practice

oBusiness Japanese

oBusiness Communication and Negotiation

oIntroduction to Japan

oJapanese Writing

oJapanese Newspaper Reading

oJapanese Sociolinguistics

oJapaneseLexicology

oJapanese Literature History

oJapanese Literary Work Appreciation

oJapanese Cultural History

oJapanese Reading

oJapanese Watching, Listening and Speaking

oJapanese Public Speaking and Debating

oJapanese Comprehensive Skills Development

oJapanese Grammar

oJapanese Interpreting

oJapanese Translation

oField Trip

oJapanese Listening Skills Practice

oJapanese Film Dubbing and Subtitle Translation

oJapanese Cultural Practice

oJapanese Poem Composition

oJapanese Drama Script Writing and Performing

oJapanese Extracurricular Reading and Report

oGraduation Internship and Graduation Project

oInternational Communication

oJapanese Frontier Discipline Lectures

oIntroduction to Japanese Literature

oIntroduction to Japanese Linguistics

oAcademic Writing and Research Methods

oBusiness Document Writing

oFinancial Japanese

oHistory of Sino-Japan Relations

oIntroduction to Japanese and Chinese Business Law

oJapanese Economy

oPrinciples of Management

oCross-cultural Communication

oEnglish Trade Correspondence

Introduction to Japanese Program

At Jiangnan University, Japanese has been taught since the early 1980s, but it was not until 2002 that the Department of Japanese was developed. Since then, the department has worked diligently to bring high standards to its programs and students.

At present, the department has 20 teachers. They include 3 associate professors, 13 lecturers, and 4 teachers from Japan. 7 teachers have doctoral degrees, 70% of whom have an overseas doctorate. In recent years, aside from perfectly completing the teaching tasks, the department faculty has been active in academic research and made great achievements. The department has hosted 6 provincial-level and above projects and various research projects. Every year, the department faculty publish a great number of research papers in national and international journals, academic monographs, and course books.

The program’s main courses includeAdvanced Japanese,Japanese Writing,Translation Theory and Practice,Business Japanese,Business Communication and Negotiation,Introduction to Japanetc.

In 2015, 6% of the graduates have studied abroad for further study while 21% did postgraduate studies at famous universities in China. The program graduates mostly will work in organizations such as the international trade department and companies in the Yangtze River Delta; foreign businesses; multinational companies; governments of all levels; international departments of companies and governments; universities and colleges; middle schools and primary schools, etc. They will work in the areas of foreign economics and trade, business management, Japanese translation and teaching etc.