• Total units 48 Units
  • Areas of interest Asian Languages, Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Asian Studies, Language Studies, Linguistics
  • Major code JPLN-MAJ
  • Academic career Undergraduate
Japanese Linguistics Major

Description

Japanese Linguistics covers all aspects of linguistics as they pertain to the Japanese language—from issues in phonetics, phonology, and syntax to sociolinguistics, the history of the Japanese language and its teaching as a foreign language. A Japanese linguistics major provides students with a solid foundation upon which to develop interests in the Japanese language, its use and its structure. The Japanese linguistics major is designed to complement the Japanese language major. Knowledge of the Japanese language is required for some but not all courses in the Japanese linguistics major. Students are expected to have some familiarity with the Japanese language to be able to complete the major.

 

    Learning Outcomes

    Upon completion of a Bachelor degree with a major in Japanese Linguistics, graduates will be able to:

    1. Collect, organize and analyze linguistic dataUnderstand and analyze the link between language and various dimensions of culture.
    2. Understand the social functions of language and the roles they play in culture.
    3. Form hypotheses about Japanese language structure/language use and test those hypotheses against new data.
    4. Demonstrate a deep understanding of processes of language change and variation, and the role of language in reflecting and constructing social identities.
    5. Demonstrate a knowledge if issues in Japanese language policy and be able to take a role in the discussion of such issues
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    Requirements

    Major Requirements

    This major requires the completion of 48 units, which must include:

     

    12 units from completion of the following course(s):

    Code Title Units
    LING1001 Introduction to the Study of Language 6
    LING2028 Japanese Linguistics 6

    6 units from completion of the following course(s):

    Code Title Units
    LING1002 Language and Society 6
    LING2003 Grammar of the World's Languages 6
    LING2010 Sounds of the World's Languages: Phonetics and Phonology 6

    A minimum of 18 units must come from completion of courses from the following list:

    Code Title Units
    JPNS2024 Japanese Grammar and Expressions 6
    JPNS3012 Teaching Japanese: Content 6
    JPNS3013 Japanese - English Translation 6
    JPNS3014 Teaching Japanese: Method 6
    ASIA2001 Language in Asia and the Pacific 6
    ASIA3012 Readings in Asian Societies and Histories 6
      LING 3013: Advanced Japanese Linguistics

    A maximum of 12 units may come from completion of courses from the following list:

    Linguistic (LING) or Language Studies (LANG) courses

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