Department of Applied Japanese

Objective

To match our national efforts for globalization and continuing needs for economic development, the program aims to develop students into business professionals with Japanese proficiency and global perspectives. In response to the introduction of Japanese into junior high and high schools island-wide as the second foreign language option, we strive to develop Japanese teachers for the secondary school. To help promote cultural, economic, international industry, and academic exchange between Taiwan and Japan, the program expects to produce language talents well versed in Japanese translation and interpretation.

Program features

Practice-based, the curriculum and instruction integrate language, commerce, and computer, putting a primary emphasis on students’ acquisition of Japanese competencies in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Courses featuring business-trade knowledge and computer skills training are also stressed. To confront future trade-economic development and technological integration, students obtain specialized knowledge and competencies from a variety of course offerings, such as science-technology, information science, business and economics, translation, Japanese teaching, Commercial Japanese, and Japanese culture & literature. Students are also encouraged to undertake overseas study trips during long breaks or seek practical training opportunities in Japanese companies, trading firms, financial institutions, publishing houses, newspapers, or the mass media in order to gain practical experience and solidify their professional knowledge and training.

Faculty

All faculties have a Ph.D. degree with an academic specialization in Japanese teaching, linguistics, business, literature, or education.

Career prospect

Graduates may serve as Japanese teachers, Japanese secretaries, sales representatives, Japanese interpreters/translators, professional editors, or civil servants in the foreign corps and government agencies.